Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

It’s time for another Cool Stuff Found episode, and John and Dave deliver for sure! Some great things, including a replacement for the discontinued Visual Hub! Definitely download, tune in, and absorb this one! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Save on the SquareTrade iPhone Warranty – extra $5 off for podcast listeners, reflected on checkout page – 2 years of accident coverage for dollars per month Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Doublebar Video Monkey 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Kit Auto Mute Airport Location CosmoPod Safari 5.0.1 Enables Extensions Support [Updated] Safari Extensions Gallery LucyPhone for iPhone Preventing camera lens condensation? NETGEAR Powerline for Work and Play NETGEAR Powerline for High Performance HDRtist – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

John and Dave kick off August with a show that combines your feedback about previous topics with their answers and thoughts about new topics. Subjects covered include Mail tips, securing your backups (in some very creative ways!), managing videos, and more. Definitely check it out! 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. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Turkey Derrick Plans (2:00) Dave’s Turkey Derrick Pictures including the Derrick with iGrill and the Derrick with Cones iGrill (4:58) Mackie MRMK3 Studio Monitors – Sponsor (7:55) iPhone 5s: Using Touch ID (14:50) iCloud: Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain (21:00) How to Store Secure Notes Without Using 3rd Party Apps 1Password (24:55) LastPass (25:00) Google 2-Step Verification (25:55) OUI Lookup Tool (30:00) WEP Warning KisMAC (35:30) Change MAC Address on your Mac (36:40) Netspot (39:45) How to Setup and Extend a Wi-Fi Network (44:05) iStumbler (45:15) AirPort Extreme dd-wrt (enhanced router firmware) (1:05:05) Buffalo 802.11ac Router that Dave Has ASUS Routers (1:08:42) 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) and Applr.

Dave and John answer some great questions today, including how best to have Time Machine only backup a fraction of your hard drive, fixing some permissions problems, securely shipping your hard drives and sensitive data, what to disable when you visit a hotel (or public hot spot) and more. Subscribe today, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Time Machine OmniDiskSweeper Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner TinkerTool System Release 2 LogMeIn Using and troubleshooting Back to My Mac in Mac OS X 10.5 10.5: How to use screen sharing remotely and securely PGP Whole Disk Encryption TrueCrypt How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image in Mac OS X 10.3 or later – 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.

Straight from the weekend into a show just for you, John and Dave have LOTS to cover today, including your tips and suggestions for a few previously-discussed topics, then it’s onto a Time Machine question, 10.6.4 troubleshooting, iCal digging, and more. Subscribe to this feed for free 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 THE place to get cash for your used gadgets. Use coupon code macgeek for an additional 5% on your return from Gazelle.com Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: M1Active 520 USB Font Management in Mac OS X Pacifist Onyx 10.5: Use multiple Time Machine disks for redundancy Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Tom’s Hardware – Hard Drive Performance Charts – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

John and Dave are back with an action-packed (and info-packed!) show just for you. Lots of mail questions (both on the Mac and on the iPad!), troubleshooting Fonts, RAM, and a whole lot more! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Configuring Mac OS X for Multiple Displays Creative Xmod Audio Hijack Pro Arial Black Mac 101 : Font Book GefenTV Wireless for HDMI (5 GHz Radio Technology) GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz Wireless PC to TV Converter InternetVue 2100 Can My Mac and T-Mobile G1 (Google Android) Phone Sync? A simple fix for broken Mail.app rules Topic : Remove unwated e-mail addresses from Mail suggestion Mac OS X 10.6 Help : Keeping Time Machine backups secure TrueCrypt Make Time Machine backup secure? – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

Dave and John answer your questions and solve your Mac (and iPad, and iPhone, and…) problems! Topics today include finding (and removing) that pesky Safari wallpaper, best ways to begin programming on the Mac (and iPhone, and iPad, and…), best practices for migrating to a new machine, and getting your media directly to your iPad or iPhone, bypassing your Mac. Subscribe today (just $25 for 6 months) and enjoy all this extra Premium content from your two favorite geeks! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: “Use image as desktop” image location Quickly lock your screen Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa (Pragmatic Programmers) Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (3rd Edition) Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK Learn Objective–C on the Mac Learn Cocoa on the Mac Apple Developer Programs REAL Studio DropBox GoodReader iPad Artists: Avoiding Accidental Gestures Lingon – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

Dave and John answer your questions and share your tips (and their tips) with topics including lightning (and what it means to you and your computer), issues updating third-party software, understanding error numbers, solving time machine problems and more! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: iMac G5: Troubleshooting when your computer won’t turn on iMac G5 Power Supply View program installation details sparkle Opposing View: Little Snitch is Awesome if Used Well Little Snitch, ZoneAlarm, Outbound Firewalls, Blech! Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP Error about unit type conversion occurs when running an AppleScript in Photoshop (Mac OS X 10.6) Startup Mode Selector Download Flash and Video 0.1 Snapz Pro X CamTwist errno.h – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

John and Dave end out June with this packed Premium episode. Topics include AppleCare advice and discounts, setting your own shortcut keys, advice for Mac consultants, and more! If you’re not already subscribed, it’s just $25 for 6 months of additional content from your two favorite geeks! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Create Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts Update Expired Podcasts v2.0 Cronnix MacBook RAM Upgrades (pre-2009) AppleCare (via Small Dog) AppleCare (via L A Computer Company) AppleCare (via Amazon) Apple Store for Education Marco Polo Earth911.com Free Apple Recycling – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

The mailbag overfloweth, and your geeks do their best to get through it and answer all your questions, including emptying pesky trashes, printing to non-bonjour print servers, external projector display issues, helping revive a sick Mac Mini, and lots, lots more! Subscribe, download today’s episode (it’s free now!) 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: GoToAssist® Express: Instantly view and control customer computers with secure, easy-to-use GoToAssist® Express. Try it FREE for 30 days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Lucyphone You can’t empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Mac OS X v10.6: Mac 101 – Printing Open Default Window (via Peter at Stairways Software) Keyboard Maestro Setting up multiple displays as an extended desktop Setting up multiple displays to show the same image Installing Mac mini (PowerPC) PRAM Battery TextWrangler – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

The Cool Stuff Found has simply piled too high, which means it’s time for an episode just chock full of all these tips, apps, and tidbits that will undoubtedly help make your Mac and Apple-centric computing life a better place. Download today and enjoy! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Sponsor: Gazelle THE place to get cash for your used gadgets. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts Inside iPhone 3.0: Enhanced controls for podcast & audiobook playback Account Switcher Lucyphone Gethuman KeyRemap4MacBook fruux XShelf Talkie iAnnotate Web2PDF BetterZip Seagate Momentus XT HDD/SSD Hybrid BookGem Gmail – Adding a custom ‘From’ address 10.6: Disable and enable Rosetta via Terminal Tweaking Mac OS X Sysctl Values emacs vi BBEdit – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.