Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 540: A Blizzard Between Two Geeks

15 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Yet another New England snowstorm, and yet another Mac Geek Gab. John and Dave brave the snow (though most of it fell between them) to bring you ans...

MGG 539: Cool Stuff Found

08 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's Cool Stuff Found! Yes, it's true, Dave and John bring you another action-packed Cool Stuff Found podcast full of, well, all the cool tips, tricks...

MGG 538: Pre-Game With The Geeks

01 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Your two favorite geeks celebrate this day where they get to do one of their favorite things: geek out about all this Mac, Apple and Tech! There might...

MGG 537: The Moral to the Story is Never Fun

25 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Thunderbolt booting, repair pricing/strategies, unreliable Apple TV connections, Skype microphone recommendations and monitors that make your Mac cras...

MGG 536: Tangentially Speaking, It’s All Relevant

19 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave are here to help. First it's Rob with his over-coffeed MacBook Air (hold the sad trombones!), then Kaz with screen capture advice, helpi...

MGG 535: Trash Talking Geeks

12 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from CES and he & John have an overflowing mailbag to get through. System layout, Mail, SSDs and more are discussed. Download and enjoy! S...

MGG 534: New Year, New Questions, Same Geeks

02 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's the same week but it's a new year and your two favorite geeks are at it again. Topics in this week's show include changing window size defaults, ...

MGG 533: Schrödinger’s Boson

30 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For this last show of the year Dave and John talk about Dave's iMac repair (it was the graphics card, but took a lot to get there, and Dave benefitted...

MGG 532: Blowin’ Up The Spammers!

22 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Yep, another one of Dave's iMacs is having boot problems. It's mayhem! That's OK, he and John talk through possible resolution and also when not to ...

MGG 531: Dual Networks, Wi-Fi Jitters, Boot Failures & More

15 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Boot failures abound, system fonts go FUBAR, and Wi-Fi has the jitters. Never fear, John and Dave are here to help and talk through all this and more....

MGG 530: Chasing Those Pesky Incrementing Hostnames

07 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Eliminating Yosemite's Incrementing computer names, the real skinny on Yosemite and third-party SSDs, which codecs to use for creating your own stream...

MGG 529: Baby, It’s Cool Stuff Found Outside

30 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's fresh off of a cruise ship (RC's Oasis of the Seas) and he and John have a pile of Cool Stuff Found for you today. Let's see how much your two ...

MGG 528: Everything’s Broken (and Your Geeks Fix It)

16 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Third party DNS risks, Yosemite email issues, Comcast's hotspot concerns and managing large Dropboxes on systems with smaller SSDs are just the tip of...

MGG 527: It’s Hard to be Offensive When You’re a Geek

09 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from MacTech, the studio iMac has a new power supply, and he and John are rocking and rolling at full strength! Topics covered include lea...

MGG 526: Neutrons Have Their Own Dance

02 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Yosemite is a new OS, and with that comes oddities. Thankfully your two favorite geeks are here to help. Mail issues are plaguing many listeners and J...

MGG 525: Wi-Fi Isn’t Always Friendly … Or Consistent

26 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Yet another crazy week for Apple users. Apple Pay launched, iOS 8.1 was released, all kinds of new stuff came out. John and Dave talk through all of t...

MGG 524: Cool Stuff Found & Yosemite Notes

19 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave have been attending all sorts of press events lately, collecting and researching for Cool Stuff Found. That combined with everything sen...

MGG 523: Three Mikes and Two Geeks On Mics

12 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Network issues nipped the tail end of last week's show, but your geeks made it through regardless. This week John and Dave go through running iPhoto f...

MGG 522: Sometimes Networks Just Fail

06 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave start by helping answer your questions about iOS 8 Cookies, Bubbbles, Newsttand and Stocks. Then it's on to answering your questions abo...

MGG 521: Crash Reports (and Hovercrafts) are Full of Eels

28 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's got both an iPhone 6 and an iPhone 6 Plus, so he and John discuss that, but then it moves quickly on to your questions. Topics include: iOS 8 F...

MGG 520: Wrapping Up Tech Week With iOS 8 & More

21 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's been iPhone week. It's been server migration week. It's been tech week (in more ways than one!), and your two geeks are here, ready to roll and w...

MGG 519: Aspect Ratios Are Fun & AT&T Next is Probably Better For You

14 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's fresh back from Cupertino (and fresh from ordering a new iPhone), and he and John talk through the events of the week plus answer your question...

MGG 518: Larrys Have Problems (That Geeks Can Solve)

07 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

iCloud Notifications, Burning CD tracks, securing network devices, backing up your NAS and much, much more. All of this in today's Mac Geek Gab episod...

MGG 517: Random Access Gab

02 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Two geeks. Your question. Answers. Tips. How can you go wrong? You can't, unless you don't listen! Wanna learn the best way to swap an SSD in – and ...

MGG 516: Cracklin’ Rosie Isn’t Just a Song

24 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Well if you're not listening to this show, it's because you're busy reading this text, isn't it? And if that's the case, it's time to stop reading a...

MGG 515: Geeks Out of Their Brains on the 515

18 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to rock, your two geeks are on the question train this week, answering yours and posing some of their own to each other. Topics include how to l...

MGG 514: IPv6 Fun & Defining Cruft!

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Your two geeks spent time digging into IPv6 this week — in two different ways — so they could tell you everything they've learned. IPv6 is somethi...

MGG 513: Lucky Number (Five-)Thirteen with Cool Stuff Found

03 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from his Phishing Expedition and he and John jump right into Cool Stuff Found. More docking solutions, more mailbox solutions, Control C...

MGG 512: Two Zero Zero Hexes Your Favorite Geeks

24 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating their 200th show (in hexadecimal, anyway!), your two favorite geeks dig deep this week to help solve issues regarding remote management, s...

MGG 511: Geeky Tangents Are Good!

20 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Searching Gmail from the iOS Mail app usually fails, and the guys tackle that for you. Did you know that Keynote files often store extra stuff you don...

MGG 510: Talking To Your Technology While You Travel

13 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway) and that means lots of travel. It also means some really interesting travel-related technology pr...

MGG 509: WiFi Answers with Wi-Fi Guru Alf Watt of iStumbler

08 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Alf Watt, developer of iStumbler and also formerly of Apple's Wi-Fi group, joins John and Dave today to answer all of your (and their!) Wi-Fi concerns...

MGG 508: Lightning Cable Longevity, Gmail Replacements & More

30 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's considering leaving Gmail and he and John discuss options. They also talk about Lightning cable longevity and what to do to protect yours (hint...

MGG 507: Blow It Out To Cool It Off

22 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Got dust? You've probably got heat, too. Your favorite geeks – and fellow listeners – have your advice for you. How about managing a NAS drive and...

MGG 506: Nine Years, Two Geeks and Hundreds Of Thousands of Listeners

16 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This past Friday marks 9 years of Mac Geek Gab, and your two favorite geeks are at it and stronger than ever. Download and/or press “Play” on toda...

MGG 505: WWDC Dissected – What it Means For Users

09 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard about the WWDC keynote, but you haven't heard a deep dive from the sessions yet. This year Apple loosened up the NDA such that attendees ...

MGG 504: Cool Stuff Found on Friday!

30 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Giftttdy, Desktopper, Sips, Packet Peeper, HWMonitors, Threema. What do they have in common? Well, they're all Cool Stuff Found, of course, and your ...

MGG 503: Don’t Panic … and Don’t Get Caught!

25 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave wrap up the weekend by first talking about another great upgrade you can add to your few-year-old Mac: a Thunderbolt Dock. Your two favo...

MGG 502: Teri, Terry, Larry & More!

19 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John come out of the weekend with a great show for you today to kick off your week. Some quick follow-ups to clarify a few lingering SSD ques...

MGG 501: Peeling Back The Onion In Many Ways

12 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave have recovered from the 500th celebration and it's time to get back to work! Answering your questions as well as sharing the geeky path ...

MGG 500: Geeks and Listeners Celebrate The Last Nine Years

04 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John, Dave and Pilot Pete come together with several long-time Mac Geek Gab listeners – yes, you! – to discuss what's changed since MGG started, b...

MGG 499: Bidding Farewell to the Four Hundreds

28 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John, as promised, follow-up today on their SSD upgrade discussion, going through the issues and questions you've had since they introduced t...

MGG 498: Encryption for Everyone, Choosing Wi-Fi Channels & More

21 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off the week with a Monday show (after kicking back all weekend) and start with what they do best: answering your questions and sha...

MGG 497: How To Be a Consultant & Cool Stuff Found

13 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off this Sunday's show with a discussion about upgrading your older Macs with SSDs, the first in a series about the topic. Then it'...

MGG 496: Beware When Sharing the Bus

06 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave are back from Macworld with lots of things to report on for you. And, of course, they have your questions to answer, as those piled up...

MGG 495: Three Geeks Caught on The Show Floor of Macworld/iWorld

29 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John … and Pilot Pete … appear live in public together for the first time to record Mac Geek Gab 495 on stage at Macworld/iWorld 2014. Th...

MGG 494: Webcam Tweaks, iTunes Clean-up, Using Mics with iOS & More!

21 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave come to you on Friday this week, just to get ahead of their Macworld/iWorld travels for next week. This show sees your favorite geeks ...

MGG 493: Finder Tips, Display Tips, Syncing Solutions & More!

16 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John blast off on Sunday morning with a few quick tips and answers, including changing the Finder's default search (to what it should be), ...

MGG 492: Sunday Morning Sleep-Deprived Geek Jam

09 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave started their Sunday morning recording this show for you. When do you listen? Anytime you like, that's when! In fact, come and post in t...

MGG 491: Don’t Forget to Purge

02 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John wrangle your messages out of their overflowing mailbag to bring you this, today's show. Topics include some creative ways to purge messa...

MGG 490: 5GHz Isn’t Always Faster … But It Usually Is

23 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave come off the heels of a Cool Stuff Found show (and an interview show!) to get back to answering your questions. First, though, are the r...

MGG 489: Getting Geeky with Paul Kent about Macworld / iWorld 2014

19 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Your two geeks are joined by long-time Mac Geek Gab friend, Paul Kent, to talk all about the upcoming Macworld / iWorld 2014 show. Learn how the confe...

MGG 488: Cool Stuff Found

17 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, folks, it's time. We know these episodes get expensive, so we do our best to include Cool Stuff at all price levels, including free. Subscribe,...

MGG 487: A Day In The Life of Two Mac Geeks

09 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John have quite the show teed up for you today. First, lightning season is almost here and it's important to think about your surge supressi...

MGG 486: Touch Download And Enjoy This Super Bowl O’ Great Mac Tips

02 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kickoff your Sunday morning with all the power of a Super Bowl full of Wheaties! Want to mix Time Machine backups with other data on the...

MGG 485: Jim Tanous Talks Movie Ripping and Management

27 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave are joined by TekRevue's Jim Tanous (aka MGGJim here at TMO). Jim's been managing his movie library digitally for years, and he talks th...

MGG 484: Mavericks Gets a Bad Rap … For a Reason

19 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave dig into the mailbag once again for you, dear listener, and answer your questions. Didn't get your question answered? It's because yo...

MGG 483: Sometimes Your Mac Lies to You

13 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from CES and he and John have all that to discuss as well as a full mailbag. Want to know about USB ports not being the same? Want to le...

MGG 482: A Herculean Effort by Your Two Favorite Geeks

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off the new year a little early, just before Dave braves the snow and heads to the airport to (hopefully) fly out to Vegas for NMX ...

MGG 481: One Last One and The Year is … Finished!

29 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave get together one last time for 2013, answering your questions and solving your problems, but also talking through a bit of the highlight...

MGG 480: When In Doubt, Roll Back!

23 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

It might be the holidays, but John and Dave are still at it, answering your questions and sharing all the juicy tips and apps and products they've fou...

MGG 479: iCloud Syncing, Mail Solutions & Dave Tried a Kindle Fire HDX

15 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John coninue their holiday-fueled fervor, recommending as many cool things as they can while simultaneously (in harmony) answering your quest...

MGG 478: Cool Stuff Found AND Your Questions Answered

09 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend the show is split right down the middle: Cool Stuff Found on one side and Your Questions Answered on the other. Download today, press pla...

MGG 477: Because It Was Time For a Wi-Fi Episode

01 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

What exactly syncs to my iCloud Keychain? How do I secure my Wi-Fi Network? How do I increase my Wi-Fi signal strength? Which wireless router should ...

MGG 476: Apple Syncs More to iCloud Than You Might Think

24 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Your two favorite geeks. Talking to you. For an hour. Or more. About your favorite tech. What is there not to love about that? Join John and Dave to...

MGG 475: Geek Challenges, Applr App Discovery and More!

18 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Today John and Dave are joined by special guest, Michael Johnston, of Applr and We Have Communicators fame! Michael comes on the show to talk about Ap...

MGG 474: Tech, Travel and Shopping Tips, Limiting Your Data Usage & More

11 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John sync up today, first talking about some cool things your two favorite geeks have been using, enhancing your traveling and shopping life...

MGG 473: What’s Using the Cellular Data on my iPhone? And More!

04 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off their Daylight Saving Time shoes and go Standard today. But there's nothing Standard about this episode (unless you count kille...

MGG 472: Mavericks, Gmail, Activity Monitor, Ethernet and Offline Google Maps

27 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John wrap up this crazy week by digging into Mavericks, helping you understand why you should (or shouldn't) install it, and what to do after...

MGG 471: Managing Digital Audio From Your Mac & More!

20 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Your questions answered, that's what John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton are up to during today's episode of Mac Geek Gab. As always, you've filled the ma...

MGG 470: Cool Stuff Found

14 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John dig in to Cool Stuff Found this morning… and boy is there a lot to go through! Follow your two favorite geeks as they share their and ...

MGG 469: Get Your Own Email Domain, Save a Headache

06 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

For this week's episode, John and Dave are here again to answer your questions and share their tips. Some key topics covered include solving a pesky M...

MGG 468: Too Much Information Can Be a Good Thing

29 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John come out swinging today, hacking away at your problems, solving your dilemmas, sharing your groovy ideas, and ensuring that everyone is ...

MGG 467: iOS 7 Tips, iTunes 11.1 Podcast Help, & More!

22 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave are back at it, this time with not only answers to your questions, but a quick primer on iOS 7 for those of you that have updated or are...

MGG 466: Water Is Best Kept In a Bottle

15 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off this Sunday morning helping a few of you with some Contacts-related anomalies. Then it's right into tips, including some kille...

MGG 465: Apple Bakes Sleeper Features Into New iPhones

11 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave come to you on Tuesday for a special MGG this week. Discussing today's Apple Event and answering your questions, this show is bound to ...

MGG 464: When Pressing Play Just Isn’t Enough

03 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave & John cruise right out of the Labor Day weekend and into your podcast stream with this week's episode of Mac Geek Gab. Topics are decided by yo...

MGG 463: Securing Your Email (and Other Family Fun!)

26 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off the week with … yup, you guessed it! More answers to your questions. Lots of tips included this week, too, and that's just th...

MGG 462: It’s The Little Things That Count (with SSDs)

21 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John come to you on this Wednesday afternoon to answer all your questions. Topics covered today include nuking and paving your way to Maveri...

MGG 461: Don’t Bogart My Data

11 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave answer your questions and share your tips. Topics this week run all over the map, including rebuilding your iTunes library, iPhone stor...

MGG 460: Drive By Tips

04 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John are back from their vacation week off, and boy howdy do they have a show for you! Your questions are answered, of course, and there are...

MGG 459: We’re All Still Enjoying The Ride

21 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off the week (and end the weekend) by digging into the mailbag and answering your questions. Topics covered include speeding up you...

MGG 458: You Can’t Handle The Bandwidth!

14 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

On the heels of the last Cool Stuff Found espidode, John and Dave have a backlog of your questions to answer… and answer they do! Answers include w...

MGG 457: Cool Stuff Found on a Sunday Morning

07 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from vacation (just barely!) and he and John dig in DEEP with a show packed full of Cool Stuff Found. Hang on tight, it's always a fast ri...

MGG 456: Action-Packed and Chock-Full-o-Tips

30 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Sneaking in time for a show before Dave leaves on vacation, he and John push out a show absolutely packed with great tips, answers, and info! Downloa...

MGG 455: Hey NSA, Can John Have His Packets Back?

23 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave get their Sunday morning by getting you your Mac Geek Gab! Topics this week include securing your Internet activity when you want to re...

MGG 454: Power Interruptus

17 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's back from WWDC and he and John have a lot of your questions to answer! Discussion includes sending and receiving SMS messages from your Mac, re...

MGG 453: WWDC, TiVo, Mixed-Spectrum SSIDs

12 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave's at WWDC, but the bandwidth gods blessed he and John for a cross-country Mac Geek Gab. They talked through some of the geekier aspects of the WW...

MGG 452: Charged and Dry

03 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John bring a special guest into the studio today to talk about waterproof iPhone cases — a perfect topic as you plan your water-centric sum...

MGG 451: The One That Became Mostly About Mail

27 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John finish up the Memorial Day weekend (here in the USA, anyway) in the best way they can imagine: partying with their fellow geeks and reco...

MGG 450: Don’t Play Ding Dong Ditch on an Airplane

21 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

As you have come to expect from your two favorite geeks, this show brought to you with real-time logistics: Dave flew in just in time to make the rec...

MGG 449: Finding iCloud, Creating Workflows, and More!

13 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Here's John and Dave, on a warm, Sunday evening, doing what they love to do: answering your questions, sharing their tips, and gabbing with you about ...

MGG 448: Geeko de Mayo

05 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Join your two favorite geeks for this festival of questions, answers, tips and tricks! And the best part is… it happens every week! You don't need t...

MGG 447: Cool Stuff Found

28 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John looked at the mailbag, and you're either going to love or hate what they found: so much Cool Stuff that they just couldn't not do a Coo...

MGG 446: Don’t RAID My Storage (or do!)

20 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave kick off this Saturday edition of Mac Geek Gab answering your questions and solving your problems. Topics this week include removing Mai...

MGG 445: Beware the Mobile Documents Folder

15 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John are back, as usual, for this Sunday evening show, helping you answer your pesky Mac and iOS questions as well as using their own experie...

MGG 444: Diagnostic Mode Can Be Fun

07 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

John and Dave answer your questions about PhotoStrem, Cable Modems, iMessage and more. Dave dug deep into Apple's Two-Factor authentication and shares...

MGG 443: Don’t Jack Up my Backup!

31 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Join Dave and John on this world-famous podcast recorded on the world-famous Backup Day to hear not only about backups but about LOTS of things, inclu...

MGG 442: Cool Stuff Found and More

24 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John (or is that John and Dave?) come at you with a list of all-new Cool Stuff Found on this Sunday morning show. Yes, they know these CSF sh...

MGG 441: … But No Ringo!

19 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and John once again dig deep into the mailbag for you, answering all your questions. This week includes questions from many listeners, all asking...