Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave and John are back with a huge show this week, absolutely packed with questions, answers, tips, and cool stuff found. First it's helping Safari find its shadow, then solving some screensaver timing issues caused by Mountain Lion. John bought a new (cheap!) router that seems to work great, so he discusses that, too. Then it's some follow-ups to why your Mac's name might appear multiple times on your network, plus some advice for spreading your iTunes library around. And it wouldn't be the same if your geeks didn't answer a question about their own MGG App. All this and more, right here, for you, for free. Download today and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Namebench Network Utility OpenDNS Monoprice 8 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Switch John's new Monoprice 802.11N Router Map Your Wi-Fi Coverage with NetSpot SMA Connector MCS Index UPnP NAT-PMP Port Map Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12″ 1-1.5 GHz Fan Convection Garbage Truck Bark Grown Plug-in 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).

It's true, the Mac Geek Gab iOS App is out! Hear all about it from John and Dave, plus, of course, all your questions answered, Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. You can't beat this, folks. Download the episode today (it's free, as always) and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! SPONSOR: BitSuites: From concept to deployment, from backend to frontend. BitSuites builds complete software solutions for iOS. They built our Mac Geek Gab app, get in touch with them today to find out about having them build yours, too. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Hands-on with the new iPhone, iPod touch & nano Review of Apple's new EarPods Magic Mouse How do optical mice work? Bluetooth: How to set up your Apple Wireless Mouse or Magic Trackpad Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB Bonjour Sleep Proxy Set a static DHCP reservation Voyager by NewerTech Drive Genius Universal Drive Adapter TuneSpan Show User Library Directory in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion & 10.8 Mountain Lion WindowSeat iOS App – $US4.99 BookMacster – US$22.95 Herald 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).

It's Sunday morning, and John and Dave are here to help you get the most out of your Mac-filled week. The show starts with some quick questions about solving identity confusion (on your Mac, anyway), hiding login items, and diagnosing an odd noise. Then it's time to start digging deeper into Network issues, auto-logout problems, and your geeks even talk about the best way to manage archives. All this plus a great bunch of tips, too. Can't beat it. Download today 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: John's Garage Band Party AutoFS Primer drutil 10.5: Limit size of Time Machine backups on Time Capsule Bypass GateKeeper temporarily nslookup dig Mac OS X 10.6: Using Network Diagnostics tail Sugarsync Crash on Mac OS X 10.7 – Lion POSIX POSIX Permissions Calculator Secrets Disable automatic application termination in OS X OS X Mountain Lion: Set up guest users – Discusses Find My Mac's relation to guest users – 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).

It's been a while since John and Dave have done a dedicated Cool Stuff Found show, and tonight's is chock full of so many great things your wallet will hurt. Don't worry, your two favorite geeks have put some freebies in there, too. Who says you need to spend money to have Cool Stuff? Well… not ALL the Cool Stuff! Download and enjoy! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Apple enhances Wi-Fi Diagnostics in Mountain Lion DigitalColor Meter WireShark Nmap – Free Network security scanner Description of Mac OS X Processes by name Rubbernet CloudFTP Monoprice 8-port Gigabit Switch iperf JPerf on Mac Java 1.7 Zero Day Exploit Unlikely to Impact Mac users A Better Finder Attributes AppSwitch ControlPlane Sock It To Me DropItToMe TuneSpan Google Chrome 1Password LastPass Toggle Between Open Documents in Pages Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Matias Tactile Pro 3 – Clone (and improvement on) the Apple Extended Keyboard Matias iRizer OS X Lion (and later) Will Inherit Your Backup History 10.5: Reconnect Time Machine backup after drive swap DockStar MobilePodcaster Yoink IFTTT – IF This Then That Twittelator Neue Oracle Patches Java Zero-Day Vulnerability GIMP GIMP Native for Mac APC BackUPS 550 – 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 pack the mailbag full, Dave and John answer your questions. This show starts out with your two favorite geeks running through some quick questions, solving some of those pesky little problems. Then it’s highlights from the MGG Crew Forums this week (check ‘em out if you haven’t visited already!), and then some longer questions. Topics this week include understanding Mountain Lion in the Mac App Store, Extending Wireless Networks across the house, sharing iTunes remotely, and more. Download and listen. It’s free! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Battery Life Comparison between 10.7.4, 10.8, and 10.8.1 Mail headers disappeared in 10.8.1 LogMeIn TeamViewer NETGEAR PowerLine 200 Mbps kit – US$109 at Amazon Streambaby Strange Hungarian Certificate in Keychain Access Apple Root Certificate Program Removing compromised system root certificates SheepShaver Zamzar Documents To Go How to add a computer or iOS device to iTunes Match Sophos AntiVirus for Mac TR-08 – CIRCL automatic launch object detection for Mac OS X WhatSize OmniDiskSweeper Mac OS X: Setting up Login, Startup items DaisyDisk USB 3.0 What is Thunderbolt? iStat Menus Hardware Growler on The Mac App Store – 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).

With their mailbag overflowing (well, virtually so… with bits spilling everywhere!) Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun come to you again this week to answer as many of your questions and share as many of your tips as is possible in this (overstuffed) hour-long show. Covering general topics like backups and Windows switchers, there is certainly something here for everyone. Plus, you know how your two favorite geeks are — they'll take something that seems like it’s very specific to one listener and turn it into a learning opportunity for everyone. Tune in, download, 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: ActiveSync LDAP JAR (file format) Find Any File Enable UI Scripting Keyboard Maestro for scripting AppleScripts and Multiple Clipboards KeyRemap4MacBook GraphicConverter Exchangable Image File Format (EXIF) ExifTool Starcraft for Mac Apple Boot Camp Parallels Desktop for Mac VMWare Fusion for Mac OS X Safe Boot – A good troubleshooting step Onyx YASU – Yet Another System Utility Maintidget Mac 101: Dashboard Dashboard Widgets – 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).

It’s Sunday night, which means it’s time to start your week with Mac Geek Gab. Dave and John answer your questions, they share some fantastic tips about Mountain Lion, and Dave discusses his findings with the Synology DiskStation DS412+. All this and MUCH more on this episode of your Mac Geek Gab. Download today for free! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Pimp Your Screen lets you customize the look of your device with specially designed backgrounds, icon skins, app shelves and more.   Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Lion DiskMaker Mountain Lion: About Gatekeeper iTunes Match Remove Missing Songs from iTunes TrackSift TuneUp How To Recreate The iTunes Library file Senuti Dave’s Interview with Fading Red’s Brittany Tarvin Understanding Home Sharing SuperSync Synology DiskStation DS412+ DLNA Plex CrashPlan Snapz Pro X Skitch Set up your Mac as NetBoot Server Thunderbolt RubberNet – 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 kick off this week’s show with a healthy dose of Cool Stuff Found. Then it’s time for a little discussion about the future of Mac Geek Gab Premium (and what a future it will be!). Following that are answers to your questions … lots of ‘em, too. Download today (the show’s free to listen to!) and enjoy. Sponsor: PDFpen for iPad 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: Boom QuickTime volume control in the Finder Zorro Macsk which is $200 at Amazon 10.7: Monitor your Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Diagnostics iStumbler Wireshark (Yasu) Yet Another System Utility System Status for iOS System Activity for iOS TunnelBear OpenVPN Cloak Radio Clock for Mac Sonos SUB Lion DiskMaker Non-destructive repartitioning OS X Apple Store selling Thunderbolt to FireWire adapters Lantronix xPrintServer Home Edition Reset SyncServices …as if it were a swarm of bees… (don’t touch the SyncServices folder directly) – 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 back in his normal studio (after a stunning success with the mobile setup last week, we might add!), and he and John get right to it. Obviously Mountain Lion gets its fair share of attention this week, but other stuff is happening, too, and your geeks answer ALL of your questions. Download and enjoy today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode SMARTReporter Monitor Your Hard Drive With Drive Pulse SpinRite TeamViewer LogMeIn Citrix GoToAssist Mail.app and Gmail Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM Installing Safari 6 (Lion and Mountain Lion) Re-enables Autofill Preferences iStat Menus MenuMeters OS X Mountain Lion OS X Mountain Lion Technical Specifications Mac Roundtable 2012.07.28 Episode #113 About incompatible software (Mac OS X v10.6, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion) Roaring Apps App Compatibility Table Signature Profiler Growl How to Integrate Growl with Notification Center Mountain Lion: About Power Nap Mountain Lion: Backing Up to Multiple Time Machine Drives MAMPApache, MySQL, PHP on your Mac Printopia AirParrot – 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 have a great show this week, answering questions about setting Mail’s default sending account, enabling Photo Stream without a computer in the mix, understanding why OS X manages your Address Book the way it does, diagnosing both sleep issues AND runaway process issues, and much, much more. Plus, there’s another timely summer, lightning-related discussion thrown in, as well. Don’t miss this one, folks! Download and enjoy today. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Archived – Mac OS X: Mail – How to change the default account and “From” address How to get iCloud, Windows XP and Outlook to work together iCloud 1Password LastPass Hiyooo! Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode Uninstall applications installed from packages Sparkle The Nifty MiniDrive SuperDuper! Smart Sleep OptiBay Drive Kit Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Mac Geek Gab Stream and (NEW) Chat Mibbet Widget Manager Colloquy Adium – 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).