Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

John and Dave kick off this week finishing up some extra Cool Stuff Found that just didn't fit into last week's show (but was so good they couldn't skip it!). Then it's onto a new series of your questions and tips. Highlights include managing printers for multiple users, accessing your Library folder on your cloned disk, working around firewalls the nice way, and answering the question: just how secure IS your email? All this and more — just press play and enjoy! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more.  Sell your used Apple products at Gazelle.com and make it easier to trade up to the latest devices! Sponsor: CrashPlan: Automatic, offsite, data backup. You're data's protected and accessible by you – anytime, anywhere. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Compress PDFs better than Apple's Built-in Methods XQuartz Wireshark NitroHTML Browserling Lightkeeper Pro LED Keeper (for LED lights) AppGear Elite CommandAR NetSpot v2.0 Lantronix xPrintServer Using PrintCentral and WePrint to Print from your iPad WePrint for Mac Free Email Certificates Lord of the Rings calendar on your Mac The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

Dave's freshly back from vacation (by only an hour or so), and what does he do? He calls his friend (and podcasting cohort), John F. Braun, syncs up with all the folks in the Mac Geek Gab chatroom and together they blast out this Cool Stuff Found episode just for you! Download, tune in, and enjoy! Sponsor: Disc Label: Stretch your holiday budget with a little of your own creativity. Custom CDs and DVDs of music and photos, with great-looking labels and cases, make wonderful gifts. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Slope iPad Stand Hardware Growler (new!) Cobook XtraFinder TotalFinder Path Finder Macworld/iWorld Star Trek into Darkness Harman BT Lexar USB Flash Drives Lexar Echo MX 128GB Seagate GoFlex Drives Moom VirtualBox Parallels VMware Arrange Briss Xmarks MacTracker Mac SE/30 Apple //c CoverScout Lockitron MikeGyver's iRemote Control Waze Indigo Home Automation Software Restore iTunes 11's Sidebar BetterSource CheckerPlus DiskFailure Boxcar Notification SMARTReporter The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

John & Dave are at it again. This may be the last show until December 9th given Dave's travel schedule, and he and John do their very best (as always!) to deliver the goods: the answers to your questions, the tips you have ready, and even some special stuff they've cooked up on their own. Topics include copying App Store-purchased apps to other Macs, checking mail on iOS, disabling sound on your Mac, how geeks shop for hard drives, and much, much more. Tune in (translation: download now!), press play, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac App Store licensing and copy protection, explained ~/Library/Application Support/[app folder] (to inspect and perhaps delete items for traditional apps) ~/Library/Preferences/ (to inspect and perhaps delete preferences for traditional apps) ~/Library/Containers/ (to inspect and perhaps delete items for app store apps) Trough How to force-quit iOS Apps iPhone Battery Tips What does (awdd) mean How to disable sound via kernel extensions Soundflower OpenDNS Click of Death SMARTReporter DrivePulse Drobo RAID Synology Diskstations Drobo 5N RAID Allure of the Seas How to send mail using telnet Sender Policy Framework iPad Mini MacBook: How to remove or install memory MemTest USB 3.0 Can cause Wi-Fi Interference The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

John and Dave are joined by a special guest (hint: it was “bring your kid to work” day at TMO Towers East) for this week's edition of Mac Geek Gab. As usual, it's your questions answered, your tips shared, and Cool Stuff Found is being squirreled away for a special upcoming CSF show in December! iCloud sharing, iTunes Match fixing, Calendar Jumping … all of this and more discussed — and solved — on this week's show. Download today and listen. It's free! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: John's Instagram Dave's Instagram Bump Mac Basics: Preview Grab AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Leopard/Snow Leopard Lingon Buffalo WZR-D1800H Router (this is the one Dave uses as his primary gateway) Find Out Who’s Messing with Your Drive with fseventer Knox How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image in Mac OS X 10.3 or later iTunes Match The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

This week, as per usual, Dave and John dig right into the mailbag for you, answering your questions and sharing your tips! Answers to your questions run all over the map, including fixing when you can't email a PDF, resolving login items that just won't stick, how to eject disks on the new MacBook Pros, solving missing free space on your hard drive, and much, much more. Download today, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more.  Sell your used Apple products at Gazelle.com and make it easier to trade up to the latest devices! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: CleanGenius Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode YASU OnyX Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces processor speed when battery is removed while operating from an A/C adaptor gfxCardStatus Contacts Cleaner Gift recommendation: Apple 5th Gen iPod Touch drutil Automator Keyboard Maestro Calculus “do shell script” in AppleScript Stocking Stuffer: The Nest Earbud Case / Earphone Protector & Winder DiskDoubler Drive Genius Data Rescue DiskWarrior The other Data Rescue Drobo 5D Drobo Mini Java plugin users on Mountain Lion nudged firmly toward Oracle The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

Nothing old, this week! Yep, that's right — this week's Mac Geek Gab podcast finds Dave, John, and Pilot Pete going through topics and issues they've never discussed in the previous 422 episodes. They talk about using clamshell mode, how to use OnyX properly, running Fusion Drive on older Macs, issues with USB-powered drives and Time Capsules, Skype vs. Little Snitch, and MUCH more. Download today — it's free and you'll love it. We promise! Sponsor: PDFpen from Smile: Effortlessly edit your PDFs. Add text, images and signatures, combine and split PDFs, reorder and remove PDF pages, and fill out and save PDF forms. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Fruit Juice Using your MacBook (Pro) in Clamshell Mode Onyx About Safari Secure Certificates Create your own Fusion Drive on unsupported Macs TRIM for SSDs Resetting SMC Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 Pacifist Code Signing Guide imo.im Little Snitch Secrets OS X PrefPane Monolingual (but listen to the show, please, before you decide to use this!) NuPower Notebook Battery RichardSolo 1800 Battery Pack Day After Hurricane Sandy 10-30-2012 Code Red Emergency Communications Network Monoprice 5000mAh Battery Pack The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

Dave, John and Pilot Pete are back in action with this week's show. They start off with some quick answers and quick tips, including a often-used but much-hidden iOS scrolling trick. Then it's off to diagnose some deeper networking issues, figuring out why some default apps won't launch, and more. Then they finish up with some Cool Stuff Found, which you won't want to miss. Check it out — it's free and you can download today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac mini (Late 2012) and iMac (Late 2012): About Fusion Drive iExplorer Bluetooth OBEX Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume Xcode iPhone Configuration Utility CaneCast CrashPlan Carbonite iperf jPerf Search Google for “ip” to see your external IP address WireShark Cloak VPN X11 and OS X Mountain Lion OS X: About OS X Recovery Apple Lisa Macintosh XL KansasFest Apple iMac Hard Drive Replacement Program D-Link DWL-2200AP Routers used (no link available) RadioLabs 2.4GHz Backfire 14 Antennas SplashTop The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

John, Dave and, yes, Pilot Pete come together to share as much Mac knowledge as they possibly can in “just about an hour.” Moving from iOS Battery Life help to AppleScript walkthroughs, your favorite Mac Geeks have a lot to teach you this time around. Enjoy and download today, it's free! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: AirPort Utility 6.x: Share a USB hard disk on your network Replacing Apple Time Capsule HDD What is awdd How to start up in single-user or verbose mode in OS X Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition AVG Anti-Virus Free ClamAV GeekBench XBench OS X Mountain Lion: If “You need to restart your computer” appears iCloud: Managing your iCloud storage Hardware Growler DOCSIS Cable Modem Status Page Jabra Cruiser SoundGecko F-Sim Shuttle Simulator for iOS The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

You fill up the mailbag, Dave and John give their all to answer everything that comes in. Listen to this week's episode to learn about finding files, solving freezes, why Mail might be slow, managing spam, using Siri to create reminders and how to kill zombies (the process kind, anyway!). All this and more… download today, it's free! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more.  Sell your used Apple products at Gazelle.com and make it easier to trade up to the latest devices! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Maine Snow 1 Maine Snow 2 FileFinder NeoFinder Lexar Echo MX Backup Drive (128 GB) iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library How to Clean Up and Rebuild Apple Mail Data IMAP IDLE Fix a Slow Mac App Store How to Restart a Frozen Mac from Your iPhone (or other Mac) The new MGG Premium is live! The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

Dave and John are at it again, bringing their brand of informational and witty tips, tricks and Cool Stuff found to you on this fine Sunday morning (or whenever you choose to listen!). There's more here than we can list, folks, so just… listen! Download today (it's free!) and enjoy! Sponsor: PDFpen for iPhone from Smile: Don't wait to get back to the office to edit your important PDFs! Sign contracts, make changes, fill out applications, and more. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac Geek Gab Crew Forums OS X Mountain Lion: Restart your computer automatically Super Squirrel OS X Lion: Set your Mac to log out when not in use 10.4: Sleep and wake IR-equipped Macs via the remote AR Drone iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number Everything you wanted to know about charging your iPhone or iPad Time Machine Scheduler – Mentioned in the show, but we're not sure about it How to Monitor Your Mac’s Time Machine Backups with Terminal TimeMachineEditor A Layman's Guide to the IPv6 Transition A Great Primer to The OS X Terminal Wi-Fi High-Gain Omni Directional RP-SMA Antenna (-9dBi) iStumbler SMA Connector Replacing Apple Time Capsule HDD The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).