Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Doing the show from Dave's hotel room at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in Ontario, California, Dave and John talk through their experiences at the show, then segue into discussing different ways to get DVD video onto your computer, iPod and more.

Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple's latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how not to do it!), and moving your swap partition. Additionally, announcements from TiVo and Google round out this week's show.

Recorded on Halloween night, John and Dave come to you hopped up on candy to talk about a ton of stuff. Dave reviews the Video iPod, John and Dave answer a bunch of listener feedback, and they talk through the details of their podcasting setup, including the hardware and software they use and how it all works.

To say that this show is chock full of info is an understatement! John and Dave continue their tour through the terminal, discussing shells, public key encryption and various other nuances. The meat is in the tips this time, though, with great info about authenticating as a priviledged user, setting up automatic login via SSH, and an awesome audio comment detailing how to use regular expressions!...

This week, John and Dave fire up the terminal and walk through some of their favorite utilities, focusing on the basics. Included are little tips to make your trips to the terminal easier, and Dave even details a way to change the default reader for MAN pages. Check it out, and be sure to catch next week's follow-up where they dig even deeper.

John and Dave focus their advice (and that from the listeners!) towards those of you who have switched from Windows or are thinking of doing so -- but don't shy away if you're a long time Mac user, because there's info there for you, too! Plus, Dave even gets in a good rant about overzealous Mac-oriented virus protection companies.

The mailbag is the seed of conversation this week as John and Dave dig in and spend the whole show answering your questions! Topics range from cleaning up your drive, resetting your Mac's firmware, iChat AV bugs and more!

Travel-related Gadgets are the topic of this weeks' Gab between John and Dave. These two self-professed geeks talk through their favorite toys to use when traveling. They also talk through some news items from the week, including some poignant tips about the latest dotMac upgrade.

Dave and John cover a variety of topics this week including reviewing the iPod nano, discussing their current podcasting setup, catching up with some listener feedback, and a few other surprises for you!

John and Dave wrap up their conversation about file sharing, giving lots of alternative options to allow you to send files to friends and colleagues across the Internet. Additionally, some discussion on screen sharing and remote control, as well as some more listener feedback. Enjoy!

Sending large files across the Internet isn't always easy, and Dave and John go through some options for doing this today. Then it's straight to the mailbag, sharing some great tips sent in by listeners, including an awesome app for creating audio comments.

Back to their normal setup, and sounding as good as ever, Dave and John go through a ton of reader feedback and audio comments. This show is *chock* full of great hints and tips, including talk about the Mac Geek Gab podcasting setup, undeleting, software update, Safari usage, defragmenting, and more. Enjoy!

After suffering through yet more broadband problems with John's cable modem, Dave and John get a Geek Gab out, albeit a day late. Dave's chiming in from Austin, Texas, and he and John talk about their favorite ways to keep their Macs running smooth, and how to tell when it's not! John also wraps up his Apple tech support experience for us all, as well.

Due to a broadband outage, John and Dave go low(er) tech this week, at least in terms of the recording methods. That said, the show is still a geek gab, and is anything but low tech! John and Dave talk about their favorite hardware and Dave even gets a great rant about cell phones.

John gets back from vacation and tells us all about his experiences figuring out the wireless base station and SMTP server at the vacation house -- this chat includes lots of great tidbits for anyone ever traveling with a computer, including a few ways of finding your local mail server. Additionally, Dave and John respond to reader comments from last week's show, and Dave has a few pleas for YOU g...

John's heading off for vacation, so the show comes early this week. Today's topic is shareware, and John and Dave talk through a few of their favorites, plus one recommended by a listener.

John's PowerBook went to AppleCare (and came back) this week. As such, John and Dave discuss AppleCare and what you should do when you're sending your machine off. Additional discussion includes a few clarifications on the hub vs. switch conversation and the Volt/Amp discussion, both from last week's show.

Back from Macworld, Dave finds lightning struck his home and office network and talks about what to do to make sure this never happens to you. That leads to quite a few tangents where John and Dave explore various topics, including their overall take on Macworld Expo Boston 2005.

Macworld Expo Boston is the stage for this podcast. John and Dave report their findings and experiences straight from Beantown, talking about products, events, and feedback from the show floor.

John and Dave dig into the mailbag this week to answer your questions. Topics range from helping a user through the Finder, talking more about Mactel and what it means to you, a follow-up on WiFi/AirPort security, and a Macworld preview.

Bluetooth is this week's main topic with Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun. They chat about cell phone connections, headsets, and other related peripherals. Additional points of interest: iTunes 4.9 tidbits, and high speed internet access.

This week, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you talking about wireless/airport connections, focusing on base stations, options available, and methods to secure them properly.

This week, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton chat about their favorite ways to get and listen to podcasts (and more!). If you're listening to the Mac Geek Gab directly in your browser, you'll definitely want to check this out, and even if you're not you may get something more out of it!

Today marks the release of the inaugural edition of TMO's first foray into podcasting, TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab. This podcast features two long-time TMO staffers -- Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun -- talking about the benefits of defragmenting your hard drive (and the best way to do it!), a focus on Mac OS X Tiger's widgets (and how to manage them), and discussion of some great utilities for your M...