Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Back from Macworld | iWorld, John and Dave dig into the mailbag to share your tips, your Cool Stuff Found, and then to answer your questions. You don’t want to miss this one, folks! Download it today for free. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Macworld | iWorld How to Skip DVD Previews and Get Straight to the Movie Disney FastPlay & EasyFind Menu FAQ OS X Lion: About FileVault 2 Mac OS X 10.6 Help – About FileVault AES Instruction Set /Library/QuickTime, ~/Library/QuickTime (location of plug-ins which may cause audio/video issues) Air Dictate CardMunch Mac Helpmate ed Regular Expression Varnish Mountek MT-5000 Clingo Universal Vent Mount CFMulti CompactFlash Type II to Eye-Fi™ + Multi-Card Adapter Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit Eye-Fi Direct Mode Re-downloading Lion Drobo – 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 recorded this live on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Macworld | iWorld allowing audience members to come up with questions to try and stump the geeks! Peppered in between questions were Cool Stuff Found picks from the visits John and Dave each made to the show floor. Tune in, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac is simply the seamless, intuitive, fast way to run Windows and Mac applications side by side, without rebooting. For listeners of this special Expo episode, use coupon code “Macworld” for US$10 off. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: AirStash CloudFTP (stated price of $69 was if you contributed to Kickstarter project) Pocket Informant iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases AppDelete /Library/Logs/Diagnostic Reports (directory where misbehaving apps may place an error log file) Western Digital Demonstrates Its First Thunderbolt Drive iSSH Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Mac OS X 10.7 Help – If you don’t have permission to use a disk Blue Tiki Audio Hijack Pro Wiretap Studio Piezo Soundflower Call Recorder Lantronix xPrintServer Allows iOS Devices to Use Network Printers iStumbler AirRadar Map Your Wi-Fi Coverage with NetSpot – 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).

Today’s show features your two favorite geeks, Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun, first sharing some tips about managing your iCloud backups (and how to exclude items from them) and seeing — and controlling — which graphics card your Mac uses. Then it’s on to ansewring listener questions about manipulating hidden startup items, iWeb hosting alternatives, battery issues and much, much more. Support your two favorite geeks’ efforts and subscribe to Premium today! It’s just US$25 for 6 months, getting you two extra episodes permonth. Subscribe, download, press play and enjoy. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: TripIt Cirque du Mac 9 Scheduled for Friday, January 27 at Macworld | iWorld How to Manage Data Backups with iOS 5 and iCloud MobileMe to iCloud Transition Gives You 25GB Storage Until June 30th, 2012 gfxCardStatus /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports (may contain .crash,.shutdownStall,.hang,.spin reports) /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons, ~/Library/LaunchAgents, ~/Library/LaunchDaemons (location of launchd .plist files) Lingon Ten ways to replace iWeb and MobileMe hosting Pair Networks DreamHost Cyberduck Sandvox The Karelia iMedia Browser OpenDNS Prizmo NeatReceipts Dymo CardScan Personal Business Card Reader StreamToMe Spanning Tools for Mac Zoom It ScreenFlow Mac 101: QuickTime Player ControlPlane – 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 your fellow Mac Geek Gab listeners have TONS of tips to share today. Highlights include managing Lion’s resume, dealing with Apple Customer Relations (versus AppleCare), what to do to ensure a successful clean Lion install, fixing missing icons in your Dock, and flashing your new iMac’s DVD drive to ensure full ripping speed. All this and more in today’s (free!) episode of Mac Geek Gab. Download and enjoy! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound (and don’t cost a fortune). You can’t get better sound for your iPod or iTunes! Get 10% off with coupon code: MGGTEN   Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: killall Dock (enter in terminal, may fix Dock and app switching issues) Utilities | Audio MIDI Setup (may fix strange audio device behavior) Paste Plain Text with TextExpander OS X Lion: Disabling Resume, One Program at a Time Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM Fink FinkCommander MacPorts Homebrew Xcode Boomerang for Gmail Cirrus Insight TeamViewer CloudApp Carbon Copy Cloner HandBrake VLC Media Player RipIt Increase DVD Ripping Speed by Removing “Riplock” Liquipel HzO iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty eers MagFolio for iPad 2 Solving Gmail Password Rejection in Mail.app Setting up Google Sync with your iOS device – 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 out at CES and he talks about the cool stuff found on the show floor (and elsewhere!) there. Then he and John are off to the races, answering your questions about controlling a Mac with your iPad or iPhone, manually decrypting a FileVault 2 partition, troubleshooting a slowing Handbrake, organizing content on a dual drive system, and much, much more. Download today (it’s free) and enjoy. Sponsor: Yojimbo is Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Gazelle is THE place to get cash for your used gadgets. Visit gazelle.com and just have some fun figuring out what your old stuff is worth!   Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: 2012 International CES Liquipel: Waterproof iPhones Without a Case CES 2012: Intel promptly responds to ‘fake DX11 demo’ goof-up ESCORT Live! Cobra iRadar Sphero Sharkfin Apple Remote Desktop 3 Mac OS X 10.6 Help – Sharing the screen of another computer iSSH Mocha VNC Lite Mocha VNC Using Disk Utility to unlock or decrypt your FileVault 2-encrypted boot drive Unlock or decrypt your FileVault 2-encrypted boot drive from the command line Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Instructions Set – Rev 3 Understanding Recordable and Rewritable DVD Lingon wetransfer.com zend.to allardsoft.com Drive Genius 3 Aperture Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics TextWrangler PlistEdit Pro iWork ‘09 Pages: .doc Support – 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 first Premium episode of the year sees Dave and John dig in right out of the gate, answering questions about Lion’s Finder displays, managing energy saver settings automatically, three different questions about the Time Capsule and tons (and tons!) of Cool Stuff Found. All for you, Premium listener. What? You’re not yet a Premium listener? Well, sign up today and change that. Just US$25 for 6 months of extra episodes and full archives, all while supporting your two favorite geeks! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: The Karelia iMedia Browser Soocial Komodo Edit Eclipse How to set up keyboard shortcuts in iOS 5 Mac OS X 10.7 Help – Text pane of Language & Text preferences 10fastfingers Lion Tweaks Launchpad-Control Launchpad Cleaner FreeMemory Fake LogMeIn TeamViewer QuickCal Fantastical Clipboard Cleaner Mac OS X 10.6 Help – Solving problems with keychains Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Cydia VirusBarrier TuneSpan – 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 the new year doing their favorite thing and yours: answering your questions and sharing their tips about the Mac and other Apple products. This show’s full of great stuff, as usual, including a discussion about iTunes Match (and solving some quirky problems therein), fixing Safari when it’s got you down, tips on sending large files and much, much more. Download today (it’s free!) 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: Notification Center iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Hits the Web Safari 5.0 for Mac Help – Resetting Safari Firefox Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Skitch Flyspeck 3 Webarchive Yousendit DropSend MediaFire sendspace SendBigFiles iTunes Match TuneUp DiskWarrior Drive Genius Total Recall Data Rescue About the SD and SDXC card slot Waze Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone Rotate Mac Screen Orientation D-STAR – 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 round out 2011 with this fantastic Premium episode of Mac Geek Gab, discussing using Dropbox to sync preferences (and the associated pitfalls), setting ain important, always-synced mailbox on your iOS devices, virus protection strategies for those running Windows apps, centralizing your media libraries and much, much more, including some great Cool Stuff Found. Subscribe today for just US$25, download, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: UPS My Choice National Change of Address RedLaser Symbolic Linker Yojimbo fseventer Eliminating a Word macro virus ClamXav LDAP OS X Lion Server (includes Address Book Server) Address Book Server Address Book X LDAP Starting OpenLDAP on Mac OS X Client Dropbox SugarSync Box Pogoplug Usage tips for the Leopard media browser Yoink Hitachi Travelstar 7200 RPM Drives Week Cal for iPhone Genius Scan Genius Scan+ Prizmo DocScanner CardStar – 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 start today’s show by sharing some very useful tips and tricks that you can use in the Finder. Then it’s off to the mailbag to discuss topics including how to better manipulate PDFs, troubleshooting a pixelated Mac display, Calendar sharing, and even a discussion about DMCA notices received from your ISP. Then it’s Cool Stuff Found including tips for Safari, navigating traffic and and iOS settings. All of this and a LOT more on today’s episode. Download now… it’s free! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound (and don’t cost a fortune). You can’t get better sound for your iPod or iTunes! Get 10% off with coupon code: MGGTEN Sponsor: Hover: Domain Names made simple. Visit hover.com/mgg for an additional 10% off. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac 101 : The Finder (Lion) Mac OS X v10.6: Mac 101 – Finder and the desktop TotalFinder ForkLift About integrated video on Intel-based Macs Mac mini: How to remove or install memory Intel Mac mini Q&A (with video on how to get at RAM) AppleJack Memtest OS X iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? simplenote Plex Waze – 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 have put together a fantastic show today, including some (more!) discussion on email management, tricks for truly conquering iCloud, properly extending your WiFi networks, and then the geeks tell you their favorites of all the cases they’ve tried on all their various iDevices and Macs! All this and more in today’s freely-available Mac Geek Gab podcast. Download, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: Audible: Get a 14-Day FREE Trial of AudibleListener® Gold And 1 Free Download only with this, special MGG link Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Gazelle is THE place to get cash for your used gadgets. Visit gazelle.com and just have some fun figuring out what your old stuff is worth!   Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: IMAP iCloud Calendar, Mail and Contacts Gmail Sending mail from a different address (Gmail) X-BeenThere – Common email header which contains your email address when the To: field doesn’t, useful for filters and rules Get mail from other accounts (Gmail) Using filters (Gmail) Windows Migration Assistant for Lion Mac OS Lion – Migration Assistant non-functioning on Windows 7 NETGEAR Network Powerline & Coax Products Sena Cases FabShell Burton for iPhone 4S/4 Zero Chroma Griffin Elan iPhone cases FitFolio Cover for iPad 2 Magellan Premium Car Kit Bracketron Universal GPS Window Mount Magellan RoadMate Disney Clip Case & Screen Guard, iPod touch 4G Animal Antibacterial Screen Guard – 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).