Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave and John kick off the week with another show filled with answering your questions and helping you solve your problems. Your two favorite geeks discuss various topics include how best to migrate iTunes data from one Mac to another in order to preserve the sync states of your various iDevices, the current state of virus protection, problems ejecting disks, how to get iTunes to work happily with your firewall, and much, much more. Cool Stuff Found has a few notable entries in this episode, too. Download today, tune in and enjoy! 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: iPhone 4S Apple Recycling Program Optimum Wi-Fi iOS: Understanding ‘Erase All Content and Settings’ iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder Parallels Plesk Panel Anti-Virus Powered by Kaspersky VMware Parallels Clam AV AVG About Code Signing Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6: About the Application Firewall Why doesn’t Drobo FS show up on Drobo Dashboard, but yet all other Drobo devices do? Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts SuperDuper! iStat Menus CursorFinder – 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 take a departure from their normal course today to share their memories of Steve Jobs and how he impacted their lives, both separately and together. While this is a Premium episode, John and Dave have decided to simply release it to all for anyone who wants to listen and join in. Stuff mentioned: Steve Jobs Passed Away at 56 Years Old Seven Years of Live Keynote Coverage Diversi-Dial GBBS Steve Jobs Narrates Unaired “Crazy Ones” Ad (Thanks to listener Steve Hammond for the link! The original one linked in the TMO article has since been removed).

John and Dave kick off October with this great show talking about how to set up a dual Time Machine setup, tweaking your junk mail settings, fixing apps that don’t want to run, sleeping an iMac with insomnia, and 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. 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: TMO Live Events Twitter Feed Amazon Intros Kindle Touch ebook Reader Amazon Rocks ebook Reader Market with $79 Kindle Amazon Officially Announces Kindle Fire Tablet for $199 Worldwide Photowalk – New York, NY United States (Red Hook, Brooklyn) Red Hook Photo Walk 2011 MarcoPolo AirPort Location Helping Mail identify junk mail SpamSieve Mac Insomnia? Use pmset To Discover The Reason Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode How to Repair User-Level Permissions in Mac OS X Schedule mounting of a Firewire HD? Synchronicity Carbon Copy Cloner SuperDuper! Disk Utility’s hidden talents Mac OS X: How to Lock Files You can’t empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash Content Management System Expression Engine Apache Subversion Microsoft Visual SourceSafe CVS – Concurrent Version System WordPress Drupal Joomla! Plone Mambo HyperOffice Dropbox – How do I undelete files or recover old versions of files? iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization Contacting Apple 1Password – 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 Hamilton and John F. Braun come to you in today’s Mac Geek Gab to help solve listeners’ problems, including why files sometimes don’t stay in the Trash Can, confirming you have enough RAM, working with Lion’s full screen mode, and much, much more. Download today (this episode’s available at no charge!), press play, 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 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: Mac OS X 10.4 Help – Removing files from your computer MacKeeper File Signatures Data Rescue 3 FileSalvage 7.0 MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This OWC Data Doubler OptiBay Drive Kit Mac OS X: Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor Mac Pro SSD and Hard Drive Combo: How and Why Apple Further Restricts Upgrade Options on New iMacs Ergo Depot Medium Duty Adjustable Height Desk Intel-Based Apple Portables: Identifying the right power adapter and power cord—US OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery How to reset User-Level Permissions in Mac OS X (it’s not as easy as you think!) OmniDiskSweeper – 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 start today’s show answering listener questions about Lion’s new versioning features and what that means for the way you interact with documents for affected apps. Then it’s off to migration land, helping a few users with their issues doing so. Cool Stuff Found helps to solve the new Spotlight-order issue in Lion for some, and for others helps to migrate from iWeb to WordPress. As always your two favorite geeks do their part by explaining these answers in such a way that translates the overly-technical into far more understandable language. Download today! 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: OS X Lion : About Auto Save and Versions Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac Thunderbolt ExpressCard Moving a Time Machine Backup to a Time Capsule SuperDuper! Font Book 101 TRIM Safe to delete /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches? TRIM Enabler for Lion Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Alfred iWeb to WordPress Looking for free iWeb hosting? Here’s how to use Dropbox as your host turntable.fm 10.7: Enable AirDrop on Macs without supported wireless hardware GIMP for Mac OS X – 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).

September’s second Mac Geek Gab Premium episode launches right into things with John and Dave helping listeners with questions about Spotlight filtering (including where it does and doesn’t apply), Mail issues (including attachments not auto-saving and rules going inactive), and a listener’s daughter who solved the spinning beachball her dad kept experiencing! All this and more on this very special Premium episode. Join now for just US$25 and get this episode and 2 extra episodes per month for 6 months. Support your two favorite geeks today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: MacBook Air Thunderbolt MacBook Pro Onyx 10.4: Use Access Control Lists for fine-grained control TinkerTool System Release 2 Mac OS X: Resetting the SyncServices folder AirPort 5.0 Help – Directing network traffic to a specific computer on your network whatismyip LogMeIn My Support Profile – 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 time having passed since Lion’s release, John and Dave and the entire Mac Geek Gab community have been pooling their knowledge about the benefits — and pitfalls — associated with the Snow Leopard-to-Lion upgrade process. Dave and John share some of the latest information here today, as well as some tips about tweaking your Lion-upgraded Mac to behave better. Additionally there’s some great Cool Stuff Found included, as well as listener questions answered. Download today and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone, buy now for just US$39.99. 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: Mac OS X: Do not remove or modify the SyncServices folder Show A Message When The Screen Is Locked In Mac OS X Lion MobileMe: Email account specifications Attach AppleScripts to Mail.app rules DHCP Mac OS: How to release and renew a DHCP lease Font Book 101 Name Munger – 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 back after their schedule hiccup last week due to Hurricane Irene, and they’ve got a whirlwind show for you all today! Lots of great questions came in over the past couple of weeks, including controlling Lion’s desktop order, moving from Aperture to iPhoto, diagnosing Apple Mail.app problems, resolving iOS app quirks, and much, much more. Listen today (it’s free!) and enjoy learning from your two favorite geeks. 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. Now includes robust page-numbering tool. For a limited time you can use coupon code GEEK11 for 20% off! 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: Mission Control preferences How-To: Move Photos From Aperture to iPhoto POP RFC SMTP RFC IMAP RFC Use TCP Port 587 For Mail Submission iMac WebDAV RFC WebDAV box.net webdav.org DropDAV SoundHound IntoNow TRIM Support Enabler TRIM Enabler for Lion Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive TokenLock reduxcomputing-proximity – 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 back in action after Tropical Storm Irene blew through, and they’ve got a great show to kick off September for you. Premium all the way, your two favorite geeks start by talking about calculating free space properly, Lion tips, and Dave talks about his new experience with Sonos units. Subscribe today for just US$25 and you’ll get this episode and at least two extra episodes per month for 6 months. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Clear MiFi DD-WRT NOAA Newer NuPower Batteries Richard Solo 1800 with Cable Dropbox SugarSync Dolly Drive df -h (display free disk space terminal command) Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic Re-downloading Lion iStumbler Air Radar 2 Sonos – 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 back at it, this time with August’s second Premium episode. There are more great Lion tips here than you can shake a stick at, including some hidden Mail shortcut keys, information about Time Machine doing local backups, seeing recent documents per Application, and more. Then your two favorite geeks answer your questions about putting alternate OS installations on external disks, the benefits (and nuances) of FileVault 2, iCloud and how it will impact your Music and Photo Lives, and much, much more. Subscribe today for just US$25, and get this episode and access to everything in the Archives, too! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Java for OS X Lion Apple Mail in Lion: Include related messages in Conversations Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review – Mobile Time Machine How much bandwidth does Dropbox use to sync files? Google Public DNS Proxy server Xlog Instagram iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor Picturescue Eye-Fi View Eye-Fi Direct Mode Eye-Fi Pro X2 Lets Your Digital Camera See the World of WiFi Eye-Fi Desktop Application Beta Adobe Photoshop Express iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library OS X Lion: About FileVault 2 10.7: Enable Time Machine encryption on Lion – 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).