Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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, press play, and enjoy. This one's a fast ride! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Transporter Sync is an off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Use coupon code 'MGGSHARE' for 25% off a Transporter Sync! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: ScottEVest Revolution Plus (1:43) OS X Mavericks: Using brightness controls with vintage and obsolete displays (4:09) Shades Brightness Slider MyWOT (Web of Trust Plugin) (6:54) Tor Browser Bundle (10:37) WhatIsMyIp.com Duck Duck Go Search Google Chrome (13:35) How do I use Java with the Google Chrome browser? Monoprice Mac to TOSLink Cable (14:56) Bose Soundlink Mini Don’t panic, but that public Wi-Fi is coming from … inside your house (19:54) Watch the Guardian destroy hard drives (27:13) wget (28:31) cURL (built into OS X) FinkCommander (install extra packages on your Mac) (29:41) iBackup Viewer (31:23) iPhone Backup Extractor Picture Rescue 2 (34:00) Pedometer++ (39:11) Strava FitBit ChargeKey (47:27) Tylt Energi 5K+ CableJive iBoltz XS Monoprice Lightning Cables Monoprice Glass iPhone Shield Close L/R Tabs (54:52) Automator Action to Combine PDFs TweetBot (56:18) YoruFukurou (John’s favorite Mac Twitter client) Janetter (John’s favorite PC Twitter client) Osfoora (John’s favorite iOS Twitter client) Karma (1:04:59) Freedom Pop PhotoPresenter 3 (1:04:54)(and it’s free on the App Store!) Hex Fiend (1:13:07) (a hex editor for the Mac) $6 USB Mesaurement Device (1:20:18) Convert the printed page to an audiobook (1:21:27) PDFPen Scan+ VoiceDream iReasoning MIB Browser (1:22:57) iPin (1:24:39) Honeywell Evohome (1:25:30) MOS Organizer (1:27:52) (or at MosOrganizer.com) 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 have quite the show teed up for you today. First, lightning season is almost here and it's important to think about your surge supression infrastructure. Your geeks talk about that. Then a few questions and tips about network management before your geeks start giving new Mac buying advice. Finally a wrap-up about managing memory on Mavericks (say that ten times fast!), and a few other questions peppered in for good measure. You'll love this one! 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! Sponsor: Lynda.com is the place to learn software, creative, and business skills from in-depth and easy-to-follow video tutorials taught by industry experts. And get a 7-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Apple Adds Beatles Channel to Apple TV Apple Streams The Beatles’s Historic Ed Sullivan Performance APC’s discontinued Coax ProtectNet adapter (2:04) In-line Coax Surge Protector Ethernet Coax Surge Protector Bits Limited Power and Surge Protection TrickleStar AirPort Utility 6.x: Set up a base station or AirPort Time Capsule as a bridge (12:50) Search for recently-modified system files (18:17) Show Library Folder in Mavericks iMac (Mid 2007) – Technical Specifications (29:03) MacTracker MacRumors Buying Guide (42:50) OWC Retina MacBook Pro SSD Upgrades OWC SSD upgrade Bracket 1Password (59:42) Apple TV Remote Apple TV: Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard Sound Output Stuck in Digital Out (1:03:33) iMic MemoryKeeper (1:07:57) Dave on MacCast (1:20:26) Synology DS214se Synology DS214play Synology DS713+ 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.

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 same drive? They've got you covered. Want to get a real alert when your battery dies? Just press play and your two favorite geeks will tell you. How about learning all about a quick-and-easy way to maintain your Mac? Touch download and you'll score all these answers and more. This podcast is For The Win. Sponsor: PDFpen makes it easy to go mobile with PDFpen for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. You can have PDFpen’s editing power on all your devices. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Groundhog Day Groundhog Day (1993) Disk Utility 12.x: Partition a disk (1:58) Synology and Time Machine and Quotas Fruit Juice (7:17) How to Remove Duplicate Entries from OS X’s “Open With” Menu (11:04) How to Repair User-Level Permissions in Mac OS X OnyX (18:52) Memory Keeper PDFpen – Show Sponsor TRENDnet default IP is 192.168.0.1 (192.168.1.1 has also been reported) (28:34) DOCSIS Cable Modem Status Fing (33:18) Buffalo Wireless Routers (what Dave uses at the house/office) OS X: When your Mac doesn’t sleep or wake (40:46) About Bonjour Sleep Proxy Flame Decibel (52:46) MacBook Pro 15″ Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260 PRAM Battery Replacement (56:16) $2 CR2025 Battery NFL Films: On Phish and Russell Wilson 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.

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 through his workflow for ripping, storing, and playing back all this data; all while keeping it freed from any ecosystem lock-in (and future-proofing and other buzzwords, too). That plus your questions answered. Enjoy! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code BRAUN for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are in progress… Stuff mentioned: TekRevue (1:12) MGGJim on Twitter Mac 30th Event (2:16) Apple’s Celebration of 30 years of Mac AngryIP Scanner (6:34) Broadcast Pings to Discover IP Addresses Spot Maps Apple Updates Mail for Mavericks to Address Gmail Issues, More (15:04) MailSteward Plex (27:01) Synology Diskstation MakeMKV DMCA (Digital Milennium Copyright Act) Handbrake Handbrake Nightly Builds AnyDVD (Windows only) VLC Forced Subtitles SubScene MPEG 2 MPEG 4 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Bit Rate DS2413+ MCE Slot-loading BluRay Drive Blu-Ray USB Reader iFlicks Subler DTS Decoder DLL info (for MakeMKV) FLAC About Wireless Diagnostics (59:34) How to fix YouTube buffering (1:01:49) Video playback checklist 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.

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 you didn't ask. Your geeks don't bite… just send in a question and they'll take care of you! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Transporter is an off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Use coupon code 'MGG' for 10% off! Note: Shownotes are in progress… Stuff mentioned: BBEdit CMD Line Tools How to Use Mail Rules in Apple’s iCloud.com Mail (5:12) Enable/Disable Mavericks’ Power Nap (and which Macs support Power Nap?) OS X Mavericks: If your Time Machine backup disk runs out of space (11:03) GrandPerspective 30 Apps for Multiple Monitors on a Mac (17:47) Stay About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X AirParrot Plex (24:08) EtreCheck Lingon MachineProfile (29:05) MacTracker Google Public DNS OpenDNS MacX YouTube Downloader YouTube5 Beamforming and Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) (39:21) OS X Safe Mode (49:49) OS X: About OS X Recovery USB Power Meter (1:04:05) Heisenbug Launch iOS Actions from the Mac (1:07:27) Handy Caddy (1:08:13) Matt Drance’s Article on Net Neutrality (1:10:05) MGG Community on Google+ 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'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 learn more about speeding up Safari? How about an automation tip for iOS that uses Hazel? The common theme? Sometimes your Mac lies to you (and your favorite geeks help you sort that out!). All this and more in today's episode, just for you! 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: New Media Expo (NMX) 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) About Time Machine's local snapshots on Mac notebooks (6:11) Time Machine Editor DuckDuckGo Enable Time Machine’s local snapshots with “sudo tmutil enablelocal” from Terminal Disable Time Machine’s local snapshots with “sudo tmutil disablelocal” from Terminal Take single local snapshot with “tmutil snapshot” from Terminal OS X Mavericks: Customize formats to display dates, times, and more (19:03) Stone (unit of mesaure) Hand (unit of measure) Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB (26:45) Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) Anker 5-port 40W Charger (41:44) Anker 6000mAh battery Hazel (50:39) How’s My SSL? (yes, they mean TLS) (53:36) Find Advanced OS X Diagnostics on your Wi-Fi Network (56:28) Buffalo Travel Router (1:05:05) 3D Musical Instruments at CES (1:07:43) da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer 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.

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 and CES. Today your geeks do what they do best, answering your questions and solving your problems. Have a question? Send 'em a note and they'll answer it for you, too. Sponsor: Meet the PDFpen family: powerful PDF tools for Mac and iOS. Edit, sign, scan, and OCR at your Mac or on the go. Sponsor: AltaMail: The True Inbox Zero app with Real Email Actions, Rules and Merge Templates. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) iPhone 5s: Using Touch ID (9:22) iFixit Repair Guides (13:15) Where are my iTunes files located? (15:44) DS Audio Data Backup iPhoto: How to move the Library folder to a new location iPhoto Library Manager iPhoto '11: Create a new iPhoto library or switch between libraries Synology iTunes Streaming Server Using the Unified Photo Library Flickr Free Accounts, Upgrading and Gifts (25:05) How do I copy my photos from iPhoto to Dropbox? (25:42) ClickToFlash (37:29) Safari: About Internet plug-in management CardDAV (46:27) iCloud: Resetting iCloud Documents & Data service iCloud: Archiving or making copies of your iCloud data (58:08) DVD Video Format (1:01:55) Jobs Universal Disk Format Messages (Mavericks): Share your screen (1:08:54) Mavericks screen sharing not working (1:11:07) Flight Track 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.

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 highlights from 2013 and what they're both looking for in 2014. Download, press play, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 Support Ends April 8, 2014 (2:35) Windows 7 System Requirements (4:20) Windows NT (5:12) Retaining older Calendar entries on iOS (7:14) Audio Midi Setup: Play audio through multiple output devices at once (12:35) Audio Hijack Pro iTunes: About playing music with AirPlay Airfoil ControlPlane app (17:05) iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) – Technical Specifications (22:27) APC ProtectNet USB->Ethernet Adapter (this is the one Dave uses with his Air) Peter Sichel’s article on Gigabit USB Ethernet Gigabit USB<->Ethernet Adapter (Dave and John haven’t tested yet) OS X Mavericks: Combine Ethernet ports (35:50) Ethernet Link Aggregation OS X Mavericks: Change the priority of your network connections MacDropAny (44:12) Yahoo! Mail (52:30) Yahoo! Mail IMAP Server Settings MailSteward MGG 454 (the show when the power went out) MGG 477 (the Wi-Fi episode) MGG 453 (when we learned that keeping your SSIDs the same in mixed-spectrum networks works best) MGG 475 (the show when Michael Johnston was a guest) Fruit Juice Battery Saver Synology Packages Transporter QNAP TS-420 WD My Cloud Cloak (1:21:40) OpenVPN (free iOS App) Macworld/iWorld 2014 Mac 30th Event ÇINGLETON 3 Pepcom ShowStoppers MacTech Conference 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.

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 found for you. This week you'll hear your two favorite geeks talk about solving problems like, “how to launch apps from unidentified developers?” and “why doesn't my password work in the Terminal?” and “how do I get my Mail plugins to work again?” Additionally, they talk through a few other, deep-geek topics, like getting geeky about storing photos. You're not going to want to miss this one! Download today (it's free!) and enjoy. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG12 for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: OS X: About Gatekeeper (5:14) Password not working with Sudo (9:33) OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 Update (12:25) MailPluginFix (16:42) Intel-based Power On Self Test RAM error codes (18:24) Crucial Mac RAM OWC Mac RAM P.O.S.T.(Power On Self Test) Techtool Pro 7 Using Apple Diagnostics Ramjet Sony RX100 Camera (30:34) Eye-Fi Wireless Memory Card for Cameras Transporter Synology SynoBox Cloud Station Seagate Solid State & Hybrid Drives Toshiba MQ01ABDH Series Hybrid Drive MacX YouTube Downloader (46:37) Audio Hijack Pro Piezo YouTube 5 Extension Google Drive Mavericks Updater Doesn’t Complete (53:47) (article has Terminal commands to resolve) Wally Stick On (56:38) Blue Nessie (57:30) Blue Yeti Bluetooth Gloves (1:01:04) Sound Siphon (1:02:50) TiVo Factory-Renewed N Adapter (1:04:53) TiVo-Compatible Network Adapters Safari Zoom by Site Extension (1:12:55) Airfoil (1:14:00) Airfoil Compatible Audio Receivers Mac 30th Celebration Festivus 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 coninue their holiday-fueled fervor, recommending as many cool things as they can while simultaneously (in harmony) answering your questions! And this week Dave talks about his previous week using a non-Apple tablet! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Transporter is an off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Use coupon code 'MGG' for 10% off! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Marvin the Martian (1:50) Sync Your Keyboard Shortcuts Via iCloud In Mavericks [OS X Tips] (5:28) ~/Library/Mobile Documents (iCloud Documents and Data) ~/Library/SynchedPreferences defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes (Enter in Terminal to make attachments icons) (11:56) Attachment Tamer Mail (Mavericks): Import mailboxes (20:35) OS X: Downloading URLs in Safari (41:48) The Brick (48:28) I’ve got my hunches, but this iPhone banana case probably doesn’t grow in bunches Banana Phone Case Logitech PowerShell Spotter Sensor (54:03) Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX (56:36) Shazam (1:12:50) SoundHound Into Now 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.