Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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 play, and enjoy! 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: MRmk3 Powered Studio Monitor Series from Mackie: This line of great studio monitors — or speakers for your desk or home — from the trusted folks at Mackie starts at just $199, with $20-$100 off for the month of December. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Tunesify (5:34) Use Back to My Mac for SSH (6:27) PingTunnel – Send TCP packets over ICMP (ping) requests (8:00) What is racoon? (10:12) Find Any File (10:45) Kingston Mobility Kit or US$31 at Amazon (12:26) Sense 3D Scanner (15:07) myIDkey (17:44) CheatSheet (20:24) OS X Server Features (including Caching Server) (21:15) Alfred Terminal Finder (25:18) iTerm2 Twist (27:23) Waze Type2Phone (29:58) Apple Remote App TiVo iOS App Peanut TiVo Remote App TiVo Slide Pro Remote Step-by-Step Guide to Fix Your Mac (32:59) Hey Hey Hey Pay for Canon Scanner Upgrades (45:40) VueScan S.A.N.E. – Scanner Software Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 “>ESXi 5 Mac OS X Unlocker (54:15) List of WLAN Channels 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.

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 I get? Have you ever asked any of these questions? Even if you haven't, do you want to know the answers? Download today and listen as your two favorite geeks discuss and solve these issues and more. It's free! [Note: Michael's schedule is such that he won't have timely time to convert the show to AAC and add the chapters this week, so 477 will only be available in MP3 format.] 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. Sponsor: MRmk3 Powered Studio Monitor Series from Mackie: This line of great studio monitors — or speakers for your desk or home — from the trusted folks at Mackie starts at just $199, with $20-$100 off for the month of December. Note: Shownotes are in progress… 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.

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 today. It's free! Just press play … if you dare! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG11 for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: ~/Library/SyncedPreferences/com.apple.wifi.WiFiKeychainProxy.plist (1:48) Twelve South BookBook (4:51) Coin (5:55) Starbucks for iPhone (7:40) Bring Back Save As (9:45) Aperture 3 – Planning Your Import Strategy (includes “Do not import duplicates” checkbox) (18:13) Duplicate Annihilator – Aperture Edition (24:30) pmset (include hibernate modes) (27:08) Mac mini (Late 2012), iMac (Late 2012 and later): About Fusion Drive OS X Mavericks: Only connect OS X Mavericks Fusion drives to OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 or later Spotlight Not Indexing Mail Attachments? Rebuild (34:44) OnyX Which iCloud Services are Secure, and how? (38:54) iCloud: Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain 1Password LastPass Labels & Addresses (51:26) OS X Mavericks Compressed Memory Convert Audiobooks by changing filetype (57:48) 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.

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 Applr, but also joins the geeks for their whole discussion. In addition to Applr, your two (three?) favorite geeks go through some geek challenges, then it's on to answering your questions. Don't miss it! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. 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: Hazel (4:37) Modifying File Tags with AppleScript (7:30) TapForms (9:00) Microsoft Word for Mac (11:18) Use Mail Merge to create a form letter OpenOffice (11:55) LibreOffice How to do a Mail Merge from Google Docs PathFinder (15:17) iPad mini with Retina display (17:02) Photive Case for Retina iPad mini (cheap iPad mini folio case that Dave found) Cheap iPhone Battery Case (that John found) Lightning 8Pin Colorful Charge and Data Cable for iPhone 5,iPad Mini,iPad 4,iPod (100cm-Length) (that John found) Dave’s profile on Applr (36:15) Michael’s profile on Applr John’s profile on Applr Pepi Bath iDentify 2 (55:36) (automatically add meta data and artwork to your ripped movies) IVI (movie categorizing and ripping software) Subler (for adding subtitles) Subscene (find your subtitles here) Video Station for Synology Plex (1:03:55) Terminal command to create .gz file from Numbers file) (1:14:56) tar -zcvf [compressfilename].gz "[numbersfilename].numbers"/ Keka (for creating GZip and TARball files) 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 sync up today, first talking about some cool things your two favorite geeks have been using, enhancing your traveling and shopping life – two important things this time of year! Then it's on to your questions with topics including Mavericks and Flash, iPhone battery usage, hard drives that won't mount, and more. Your geeks (and fellow listeners) also share few tips, including a way to use Little Snitch to limit your surprise data usage when traveling, too. Then the tables are turned with a few geek challenges to see if you can help out your fellow MGG listeners. A great show, just download, press play, and enjoy. 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: Go to Squarespace.com/geekgab and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG1 for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: History of Veterans Day iOS: Using Passbook (2:35) Speck CandyShell Card (3:49) Automatic (7:40) On-board diagnostics CarMD Red Laser ShopSavvy CardStar Amazon App for iPhone Mavericks Advanced Technologies (Including Safari Power Saver) (16:56) Carat (23:57) Battery Saver External Hard Drive Troubleshooter for Mac OS (31:42) Doug’s Scripts – Set Video Kind of Selected (38:23) Being There Being There – Bloopers How to Upgrade to a new Mac running Mavericks (51:52) Where to Find iPhone Backups (54:40) Little Snitch 3 (58:49) Can’t Unlock Mac OS X Preference Panes (1:06:44) Photo Plus Expo 2013 (1:08:35) LaCie USB3 USB Key PNY StorEDGE MacPhun Intensify MacPhun Snapheal WD MyCloud SANDisk Extreme 190MB/s MacTech Conference (1:24:05) Star Trek Enterprise Bridge at MacTech 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 their Daylight Saving Time shoes and go Standard today. But there's nothing Standard about this episode (unless you count killer tips and excellent answers as standard … WHICH WE DO). Dave and John talk through several interesting tweaks with Mavericks, including getting your windows to span multiple monitors again. Then it's off to troubleshooting using user accounts, with your two favorite geeks discussing the right way to handle that. There's more, too… you'll just have to download, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: Smile just released a new app in their PDFpen suite of PDF editing tools. PDFpen Scan+ lets you scan documents, articles, receipts, and more, using your iPhone or iPad camera. Sponsor: BusyCal is the ultimate calendar app for OS X — packed with powerful features in an easy-to-use package. Think of it as Calendar Pro. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Obduction from Cyan (1:55) Mavericks Makes Separate Displays their own Spaces (but can you can disable it) (5:50) Create Mavericks USB-drive Installer Creating a bootable OS X installer in OS X Mavericks About the new iWork for Mac: Features and compatibility (12:59) It Doesn’t Matter if iWork is Inferior to MS Office: iWork Still Wins Mavericks: Easily Make User Library Folder Visible (21:35) OmniDiskSweeper Lingon (30:41) iCalShare Google US Holiday Calendar OwnCloud ownCloud Administrators Manual – Mac OS X Count Floyd Dataman (57:32) iOS 7: Limit which Apps Use Cell Data How do I set up a fingerprint after the initial set up failed? iPhone 5s: Using Touch ID 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 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 you have it up and running. There's also the normal set of questions, too, with subjects including fixing your muted sound, saving Google Maps offline, and where to add more Ethernet ports. All this and more in this week's episode. Download today. It's free! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/geekgab and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG10 for this week's show. 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 'MGG50' for US$50 off! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: SPONSOR: Connected Data’s Transporter – Use code MGG50 for US$50 off any Transporter Transporter iOS App Verizon Trade In Program DO NOT USE!!! Use AT&T or Gazelle (5:20) Amazon Trade-In Program (7:05) Apple Special Event. October 22, 2013 Dave Got Caught (via @TheMacMommy) (8:45) iPad Air (9:30) How to manually create a Mavericks Installer (14:34) DiskMaker X (20:35) How to Move OS X Mavericks’ Dock (24:56) iStat Menus 4 (34:35) Use nettop command to check per-application network activity in OS X (35:35) How To Make Gmail and OS X Mavericks Play Well Together (36:43) Have Some Fun with OS X Mavericks’s New In-Line Special Characters Menu (45:40) Looking for Those ‘Free’ iWork and iLife apps? Start Here (53:58) CloudPull Use ‘ok maps’ to save Google Maps offline (1:06:11) Monoprice 8-port GigaBit Switch (1:13:05) 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.

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 mailbags and, as always, your dutiful hosts have gone through each and every piece of mail, pulling out the very best for today's show. Topics include iPhone 5s Slo-Mo video sharing, getting audio to/from your Apple TV, backing up SD cards, stopping iTunes podcast playback and more. Download and press play, that's all you've gotta do! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: iPhone 5s Tech Specs (0:50) Apple Special Event – October 22, 2013 (1:15) The Verizon iPhone 5s comes unlocked just like the Verizon iPhone 5 (4:40) Switchers May Find Better Value in Start iPhone 5S, 5C Experience on Verizon, Sprint DealyUp Lightning Cables (8:25) (Dave bought 5 of these and they appear Apple certified) MFi Program LINKASE Wi-Fi Signal Enhancing Case iTunes Podcast AppleScript (Tired of iTunes 11.1 playing podcasts continuously?) (12:37) Drobo 5N (18:47) Drobo Tech – Beyond Raid. Raid with any size drives. Drobo 5N Data Sheet Drobo Apps (25:23) Drobo Ports – Apps ported to Drobo (29:17) Synology DiskStation Apps (Packages) Synology Diskstations QNAP (34:40) How to post iPhone 5s slo-mo videos to Instagram and elsewhere (35:30) TruSloMo App for iOS Trim Enabler To Trim or not to Trim from OWC Control Plane (54:57) Audio output changed to 'Digital Out' and speakers don't work! Please help! (1:00:59) Getting sound back when the headphone is stuck on Optical Left I/O Board for MacBook Pro (1:07:43) 4×1 HDMI Switch (1:08:43) Apple TV Ports PhotoPlus Expo 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 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 your Cool Stuff Found! Download today for free and enjoy! 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: Princeton Macintosh Users' Group ÇINGLETON 3 Shush (11:57) Two Teachers Talking Podcast Glympse (16:40) BBEdit Regular Expression Reference (18:05) PassSource (21:13) iOS: Using Passbook CardStar Lemon Wallet KeyRing TapForms (25:20) Coda Notes (27:22) Navigon / Garmin Heads Up Display (29:57) Boom (45:09) Lima (47:00) FiloSync (49:47) Amazon Cloud Drive BitTorrent Sync Sonos PLAY:1 (54:14) SnapSort (1:01:06) (digital camera review/recommendation/search site) Polaroid 16-Megapixel Digital Still Camera iS2132 with 21x Enhanced Optical Zoom Geek-a-Phone Lens Hero Car Sort Dropcam Pro (1:05:55) Hector D Byrd (Twitter) Hector D Byrd (Facebook) AirFoil (1:07:44) DS713+ from Synology (1:11:20) DS1513+ from Synology Surveillance Station IP camera Support List NameChanger (1:19:15) Better Rename 9 LevensGarden BuzzTouch (1:22:23) Levens Garden Xojo 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.

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 MacBook Pro lockup, configuring your own (free!) VPN server, some tips for Touch ID users and configuring your own email domain so you'll never have to worry when changing ISPs again! Download today for free and enjoy! Sponsor: Smile just released a new app in their PDFpen suite of PDF editing tools. PDFpen Scan+ lets you scan documents, articles, receipts, and more, using your iPhone or iPad camera. Sponsor: CrashPlan: Automatic, offsite, data backup. You're data's protected and accessible by you – anytime, anywhere. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Sponsor: Smile PDF Pen Scan+ iOS App (1:28) WiFi Detector T-Shirt (sadly, out of stock) (5:22) NetSpot Mac Wi-Fi Site Survey App (7:50) John’s Piece (MacObserver) – Map Your Wi-Fi Coverage with NetSpot Drive Genius (11:44) How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode (23:46) How to enable Remote Management in OS X Sponsor: CrashPlan (32:32) OptiBay Drive Kit from MCE Technologies (35:32) OWC Express Silver USB 2.0 2.5″ Hard Drive Kit (43:15) Fruit Juice 2.0 Mac App (44:25) Fruit Juice (Mac App Store) HardwareGrowler (Mac App Store) (48:20) Growl Apps ÇINGLETON 3 (50:00) MacTech Conference (with $100 discount before 10/31) Engadget Expand (54:35) CES Unveiled New York (55:55) PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo iPhone 5s: Changing Touch ID Fingerprint Labels (1:13:25) iCloud: Complimentary storage upgrades for former MobileMe members expired on September 30, 2013 (1:16:48) Apple Releases iTunes 11.1.1 to Fix Deleted Podcasts, Problem with iTunes Extras (1:19:42) 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.