Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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 which chargers to use with which iOS devices, how to let your friends track you selectively, and a frank discussion about the best options for setting up your own personal cloud. 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: Updated PhatPad for Microsoft SkyDrive is a perfect brainstorming tool with handwriting and drawings recognition. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Sponsor: Gazelle iPad: Charging The Battery (6:27) Watt to Know About iPhone & iPad Power Adapters ChargeDr USB Charge Booster Glympse (14:20) Waze: Updated with Glympse feature Mac OS X 10.6: Using Network Diagnostics (29:00) Sponsor: phatpad iOS app Touchstone E-MTA TM822 (45:35) Password of the day generator Synology Disk Station (1:10:56) Synology Cloud Station File Transporter V2 Software SugarSync (1:17:03) Synology DS713+ (1:18:50) Synology DSM Highlight (1:20:08) Drobo FS DroboApps for the Drobo FS series of products 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 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 ride through all the great stuff that John, Dave, and you, the listening audience, have found! Sponsor: TextExpander saves time and effort by expanding abbreviations into frequently-used text, pictures, and fill-ins to customize common responses. TextExpander touch 2 for iOS now available. 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: Lobster Roll (2:00) Magisto (3:08) Magisto iOS App Apple Batteries Page Belkin Power Conserve Socket (4:48) Bits Limited SCG3 Energy Saving Smart Strip (6:20) Energizer Inverter 180W (8:25) (4 USB ports 2.1A shared compatible with iPad & more) Sponsor: Smile Software (Smilesoftware.com) TextExpander (10:24) TextExpander Touch iOS app Textexpander iOS SDK iOS apps with TextExpander Support Travel Zoom Polaroid Camera (16MP 20x Zoom) (15:30) Travel Zoom Polaroid Camera (16MP 20x Zoom) (Amazon) Eye-Fi Mobi (17:25) Eye-Fi Product Comparison (Mobi versus Pro X2) 645 Pro Mk ii – US App Store (21:35) 645 Pro Mk ii – website Mackie DL1608 (22:37) Mackie DL1608 – $999 Master Fader Mackie iOS App Sponsor: Busycal from Busymac (32:18) Busycal Mac App Store – On Sale now through the end of July OS X Nosleep Extention (38:47) Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display (39:56) Caffeine Caffeine – Mac App Store Carbonite Currents (41:10) Cookoo Watch (42:10) Ifi Smart Tag (45:45) PLAiR (48:30) ProXPN (54:12) – Promo SN20 VPN Explaination Back to my Mac Apple Support Explanation Cloak (57:28) Dave Peck @ WWDC (58:15) Free YouTube Video Downloader (1:00:20) YouTube5 Safari Extention – HTML 5 player and YT Downloader (1:01:13) YouTube Video Downloader No Software Install Download YouTube files with Alfredapp GeekTool V3 (1:02:22) CloudMagic (1:03:51) OlloClip Quick Flip Case (1:05:13) Olloclip’s Telephoto iPhone Lens Telephoto Lens Explaination on Wikipedia TimeScroller iOS App (1:11:23) TimeScroller OS X Widget Darkness iOS App (1:12:05) CommandQ (1:13:00) 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.

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! Download today, press play, and enjoy. Why not? It's free! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Holiday Gift Guide 2013 (1:44) Pepcom Digital Experience! (1:49) Engadget + gdgt Live (1:55) Eventbrite (2:20) CE Week New York (2:35) 169 IP Address (Self Assigned) (5:23) APIPA (Self Assigned Addresses) Wireshark (6:53) DD-WRT Router Firmwire CrashPlan (16:24) Recover Missing Hard Drive Space (24:25) iTunes Specific Update and Restore Error Messages and advanced troubleshooting (29:10) Current Airport Extreme Firmware Wi-Fi Bug (34:15) Troubleshooting DNS OS X: How to reset the DNS Cache (37:40) Update to iOS Airport Ultility app that allows you to roll back Firmware. Resetting the SyncServices Folder (40:53) TestMy.Net (44:08) SpeedTest Plus tails OK for torrent downloads? Setting up VPN for Bittorrent Tor Project Tor Project: Bridges (52:30) Bridges How to Report Problems with Apple Maps (53:50) Waze – Awesome mapping app (55:33) Google buys Waze MacGeekGab iOS App 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 their Sunday morning by getting you your Mac Geek Gab! Topics this week include securing your Internet activity when you want to remain private, creating vacation/away messages with Mail, Dave talks about the new AMP Gain and much, much more. 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 MGG6 for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: DOCSIS Cable Modem Status Page (2:50) PingTest Website (3:50) testmy.net (More thorough than speedtest.net) Frontrow under Mountain Lion it works! (6:48) Pacifist (7:37) Reverse Cell Phone Number Lookup Search (8:04) Google Voice (9:28) Forward Verizon Cell Phone Voicemail to Google Voice (11:15) Sponsor: Squarespace Promo Code MGG6 10% off subscription Tor Project : Anonymity Online (25:05) Tor Browser Bundle (30:50) TAILS (34:57) Anonym is a network access anonymizer (38:00) Antec Gain Bluetooth Receiver (41:41) Antec Gain Bluetooth (Amazon) Out of the Office Message in Apple’s Mail.app (44:55) MacApp Store incorrect count! (53:11) Different App Store ID? (1:00:15) Force Quit Current Open iOS App (1:05:12) 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 WWDC and he and John have a lot of your questions to answer! Discussion includes sending and receiving SMS messages from your Mac, restoring settings for ONE iOS app at a time, creating your own secure, off-site backups, and more. Plus some follow-up discussion about running “flat” Wi-Fi networks and SSD Trim and Garbage Collection, just to round out those topics from last show. Download today (it's free!) and enjoy. Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Warby Parker: A new concept in boutique-quality eyewear (that's glasses to us geeks!). Browse online, try on at home, select your glasses and use coupon code MGG when ordering to upgrade to free express shipping! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Chrysler Cordoba (1:35) Set up messages for iCQ (5:29) Verizon SMS Web Gateway (6:50) List of Web to SMS Gateways (for most cell carriers) (8:00) Verizon Messages (8:30) iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor (13:58) DiskAid (14:32) Use Google Sync to xfer Contacts from BlackBerry to iOS (20:47) Sync your contacts using CardDAV with Google and iOS CloudPull (25:00) CrashPlan (27:55) TrueCrypt (35:40) Extended Service Set (38:00) Seagate Laptop Solid State Hybrid Drive & Laptop Thin SSHD (54:34) Home Sharing Support – Getting Started (1:01:17) STTNG: Data finds that a watched pot always boils (1:06:25) iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation (1:07:22) 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 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 WWDC announcement, answered a few questions, and shared the answer to a long-standing question: Should 2.4GHz and 5GHz have different SSIDs? Listen now 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: WWDC 2013 WWDC 2013 Keynote (3:30) Dave’s Coverage of WWDC 2013 Keynote Apple Developer Programs (2:10) Mac Roundtable 2013.06.10 Episode #216 (3:20) WWDC 2013 Keynote (3:30) Apple iOS 7 Demo Shows Inconsistent Buttons (10:30) OS X Mavericks (12:32) TotalFinder (15:40) 1Password (16:27) BusyCal (16:36) OS X Mavericks Advanced Technologies LastPass (25:35) iOS 7 (29:14) iStumbler (41:11) Enabling TRIM on Crucial SSD? TRIM and SSD performance: why is it important? My SSD used to be so much faster… What happened? TRIM Enabler Tivo Drive Expansion and Drive Upgrade FAQ (1:01:53) 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 bring a special guest into the studio today to talk about waterproof iPhone cases — a perfect topic as you plan your water-centric summer getaways! Along with that, of course, it's questions and tips from and for you, dear listener. Why not join your two favorite geeks for a chat? Download today, it's free! Sponsor: PDFpen 6 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: Audible: Get a 14-Day FREE Trial of AudibleListener® Gold And 1 Free Download only with this, special MGG link Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Hayes Modem Command Set (3:35) Lithium-ion Batteries (7:55) Lithium-ion Batteries (iPhone) (7:55) iFixit iPhone 4S battery replacement (11:38) TechRestore (11:41) PDFpen LifeProof fre iPhone 5 Case OBEX Waterproof Case Clear Protector NITRO Shield (31:10) FaceTime (37:30) John’s Audible Pick of The Month – Start at AudiblePodcast.com/MGG to get this book for free Dave’s Audible Pick of the Month – Start at AudiblePodcast.com/MGG to get this book for free Use the 'at' command to schedule tasks (48:02) Lingon (54:40) 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 finish up the Memorial Day weekend (here in the USA, anyway) in the best way they can imagine: partying with their fellow geeks and recording Mac Geek Gab. Indeed, this episode delivers, too, answering your questions and sharing your tips, of course, but also asks the question of your two favorite geeks: what online services do you use … and why? Hear John and Dave talk through their answers and much, much more. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/geekgab and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG5 for this week's show. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: IMAP (5:18) Cloud Station (5:45) The Mac App Store (8:15) Simplenote (10:25) iCloud’s Notes (11:55) Evernote (13:48) Skitch (14:23) iCloud Contacts (16:23) iCloud Calendar & Reminders (16:45) iCloud Bookmarks and iCloud Tab (17:20) iCloud Control Panel 2.1.2 for Windows (18:00) Google Sync (18:35) iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ (21:30) John's Instagram Feed (22:15) John's Flickr Feed (22:19) Dropbox – Your photos, simplified (23:33) Google Plus Photos (24:20) iTunes Match (26:42) dlvr.it (27:23) iData IFTTT (28:13) Waze (30:39) – Crowd-sourced traffic John’s old Mobile Documents folder Apple’s ubd process (ubiquity) John’s new Mobile Documents folder 10.4: Reset the .Mac Sync Server with Syncrospector (48:05) Mailbox for iOS (54:24) Reset your spotlight database (57:58) Quick links for Gmail (1:12:35) Mailhub (1:15:53) (3rd party software for extending Mail.app, creating reminders) 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.

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 recording of the show, coordinating with John and prepping the agenda from the car while Dave's wife drove him straight to the studio. Good stuff in this show, too, as you'd expect with the kind of frantic energy that went into the prep! Download today (it's free, after all) and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Dates2iCal (20:10) Save Mail’s email threads as one large PDF (25:37) You may ask yourself… (as John is wont to do) Trixie True, Teen Detective (38:20) namebench (47:47) namebench Mountain Lion fix Script to convert to MP3 and remove from iTunes (1:00:26) The Magic Smoke (1:03:00) (upon which all electronics run) Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test (1:04:07) Ishihara Plates (1:07:05) Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display (1:08:45) Pebble Watch 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.

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 all things Mac, Apple, and otherwise fun. Join them, would you? It's free! 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: Audible: Get a 14-Day FREE Trial of AudibleListener® Gold And 1 Free Download only with this, special MGG link Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Neu (2:40) Create a new file in the Finder (3:30) Want to Speed Up Your Surfing? Check out namebench! (14:10) Make namebench work on Mountain Lion (15:45) Have Preview add your signature to PDFs (35:10) Use AppleScript with Reminders.app on OS X (41:50) Automator Reminders from Mail (42:20) iStat Menus (53:25) /private/var/vm (location of sleepimage and swap files) dynamic_pager (59:35) BetterZIP for QuickLook (1:02:23) Mac notebooks: About standby mode (1:04:46) Apple ID: Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID (1:08:08) 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.