Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Swap files, Human Clocks, Voice over IP, BitTorrent, port forwarding, and nondestructively resizing partitions on your Mac's hard drive are all covered in this episode and more! Listener feedback drives the topic list this time around, and all YOUR questions are answered.

This special edition show features an interview with Ray Zeisz from Vertex Zero. Ray is very much the cable modem geek, having spent years working in that industry, and was kind enough to join us for a special interview, going in-depth on a lot of the issues we've been discussing as of late. Thanks Ray!

Dave (with his MacBook Pro) has survived Apple's Boot Camp and he and John discuss his experience and what it means to you, and even more listener feedback is answered.

Back from his trip, Dave talks about life on the road with the Intel MacBook Pro; the conversation of keyboard shortcuts and keyboard control continues; the cable vs. DSL discussion heats up, and John and Dave both share their favorite travel tips. All this, and more... subscribe (for free!) today.

Recorded on the MacBook Pro from a hotel room in Austin, Texas, Dave and John go through some additional listener feedback covering keyboard shortcuts, alternate methods to transfer files to .Mac, and a follow-up on sending e-mail while traveling. Plus a great rant about DVRs!

Your questions, their answers! This weeks's show features John and Dave going through the mailbag, answering questions and offering insights about processors, networking, optimizing your Mac, and more. One of the best episodes yet! Plus: iChat... with TABS!

Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun dig deep into the world of cable modems and broadband connections, giving you exactly what you need to know to make yours work the right way for your network.

John and Dave talk through the various bits of information presented in Mac OS X's Activity Monitor, which information matters, which doesn't, and how to make sense of it all. Discussions include managing your Mac's memory, virtual memory, hard drives, and processor utilization.

Dave's Intel-based MacBook Pro arrived last week, and he and John talk through some of the initial thoughts and findings, including speed of both Intel and Rosetta applications, battery life, compatibility, and more. Reader feedback in this episode covers encrypting files, iPhoto archiving, and deleting applications. Subscribe, listen, and enjoy!

In their "over the hill" 40th episode, John and Dave talk about viruses on the Mac, discuss the shipping status of the MacBook Pro, and answer some listener feedback. There are some great rants in here by John and Dave, plus this show sees the return of the Geek Wish List! Don't miss it!

Dave and John spend some time discussing Xgrid and distributed computing in general. Listen in for their guide to getting started with Xgrid and also what you can expect once you're up and running. All this and more on today's episode of the Mac Geek Gab!

Our favorite Mac geeks, John Braun and Dave Hamilton dive in this week to talk about how to configure persistent search (and what it is!), better podcast management with Cast Away, and answer a slew of your questions and queries, as well. Download, press play, and enjoy!

John and Dave spend some time discussing two of their favorite new applications, Apple's iPhoto '06 and Bare Bones Software's Yojimbo, then answer some listener feedback and address some various topics. And hey, this week's show features a special guest gabber -- listen to find out more!

Dave and John answer your questions, talk about the implications of the new Intel macs, and issue a warning for users of Quickbooks 2006. All this, and more, in this week's edition of the Mac Geek Gab!

Still at Macworld Expo, John and Dave talk through some of their favorite things from the show floor.

From the Macworld Expo Podcast stage, John and Dave talk through their thoughts about the announcements made at the keynote, give away some prizes, and provide some juicy tidbits.

Safely tucked away in a hotel room in San Francisco, John and Dave talk about their thoughts for the Expo, traveling, and more. Check out this pre-show soundcheck for tastes and tidbits of what's to come later this week!

Today's Macs do a lot more than the original Mac ever did, and some of that stuff happens without you knowing it. John and Dave start this conversation with some of the things they watch on their Macs to make sure nothing is happening that shouldn't be. Dave also found a semi-solution to his dream podcasting setup, and talks through the details of that, as well!

When your Mac won't boot, Dave and John have some of the answers! This week's show finds our hosts talking through all they steps they would take to revive a sick Mac, including different troubleshooting utilities, tips and tricks, plus where to send it when all else fails.

The new iMac is the focus of tonight's show. Both Dave and John had a chance to review ths iMac separately, and this episode is their first chance to talk through their experiences. Lots of juicy info here beyond the iMac too, for all to enjoy!

John and Dave spend time going through listener feedback, with a bit of a focus on podcasting and audio recording-related questions. Additional notes include additional backup tips, and a few mini-rants about random seasonal topics.

John and Dave spend the entire show answering YOUR questions, including their favorite backup strategies, setting the Windows workgroup name, and some iTunes tips, including one from a listener.

John and Dave talk through their wishlists for the holidays... things they wish they had, things they wish existed, and more! Join Dave and John for this great show, then send in an audio comment with YOUR wishes!

Dave and John talk through their favorite ways to take, manage, view, and edit photos. Listen for details on things like easy photo editing, uploading to Flickr, discussion of other photo tricks and more!

As promised to their listeners, nay viewers, Dave and John put together a short vidcast, optimized for the video iPod. Dave and John talk briefly about the Portable Media Expo, and discuss the agenda for the next audio cast, to be posted shortly.