Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #172: Maintenance Utilities, Wiring For Broadband, System Preferences Issues and Cool Stuff Found

by , 10:25 PM EDT, October 13th, 2008

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Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For October 13th, 2008

John and Dave answer your questions about network backups, drive utilities, crashing preferences, and more. Additionally, they have lots of follow-ups and tips to share on previous topics including shutdown delays and wiring issues. Subscribe for free today!

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Stuff mentioned:

• Barbecue
• Grilling
• Slow shutdown with Leopard (via Andrew's Site)
• SmartSleep
• Optimize your wiring
• Princess telephone
• Twisted pair
• Cocktail
• OnyX
• MacPilot
• DiskWarrior
• Drive Genius 2
• DroboShare
• Eye-Fi Explore
• twitpic
• What is ITPC?
• Skyhook Wireless
• PDN PhotoPlus
• Picasa
• MRTG
• Nagios
• MacPorts
• Fink
• RPM Package Manager
• RPM for Darwin
• Archival Gold CD/DVD Twin Tipped Marker – 2 Pack
• OpenOffice
• NeoOffice
• Mac OS Ken Day 6
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• BackBeat Media Podcast Network
• MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed - Thanks to .

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This podcast is recorded on an iMac (Core 2 Duo Mid 2007) using Audio Hijack Pro and routing courtesy of WireTap Anywhere. As for equipment, John is using a Heil PR-40 microphone going through a Behringer Eurorack UB1222FX-PRO mixer, monitored with Etymotic ER-6i Isolator earphones, then straight in to his Mac. On Dave's end, a Heil PR-40 microphone is also used, and the whole show is mixed "live" through a Mackie Onyx 1220 FireWire-enabled mixer before being pumped back into the Mac (via FireWire, of course), and is monitored with Westone ES2 custom-fit earphones. When PilotPete is in the house, he's usually talking through a Heil PR-30. Each microphone is run through a channel on a Behringer Autocom Pro-XL MDX1600 compressor, a touch of reverb is added with an ART FX-1 processor, and the whole thing is then compressed in software on the Mac. The show is recorded to AIFF, and then converted and uploaded with an Automator script. Michael Johnston from iPhone Alley then goes through and enhances the show to provide you with the AAC version. You can hear more details of the setup and how it's mixed on Episode #32.

Theme Music: "The Answer", written by Jeff Steblea and Brian Ayles, as performed by Go Figure. "Made On A Mac" bumper by Mark Fleser

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