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Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun come together weekly to discuss things of interest to Mac geeks, yet present them in a way that's both entertaining and informative for the average listener.

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MGG 449: Finding iCloud, Creating Workflows, and More! 10:24 PM, May. 12th, 2013

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…

Podcast Archives

  1. May. 24th, 2012 MGG 399: Five Questions from Three Scotts

    Ever wonder how to send multiple photos from the Photo Library on your iPhone? Ever wonder why some Keynote files are packages and others aren’t? Ever have trouble connecting to your AirPort-connected hard drive? How about knowing when — and when NOT — to worry about your Mac’s RAM consumption? All this and much more, as usual, on today’s Premium episode of Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe for just US$25 and you’ll get access to this show PLUS all the archives, and two extra shows per month for the duration of your six-month membership. Subscribe today and support your two favorite…

  2. May. 21st, 2012 MGG 398: Geeks Going Deep with Mail & Routers

    Ever have trouble connecting your Mac to another WiFi network even when Windows machines easily connect? Ever try to share files with a Windows machine but run into trouble there? How about if you’re a Gmail user but can’t figure out quite the right way to manage your Mail archives without dealing with the duplicate messages caused by the “All Mail” mailbox? Well, you’re in luck. Download, press play, and enjoy, because John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton are here to answer these questions — and quite a few more! — on today’s episode of Mac Geek Gab! You can…

  3. May. 14th, 2012 MGG 397: Geeks Have The Beans … And They Spill Them

    Have Mac or iOS questions or problems that you just can’t figure out? Mac Geek Gab has your answers. Submit your questions to Dave & John and they’ll dig in and get you your answer. Want to know how to safely move your iTunes library? Need to find duplicate files on your hard drives? Is Gmail’s “All Mail” folder confusing your Mac’s Mail.app? Listeners just like you wrote in with these questions this week and they got answers. You can hear the answers, too — it’s free! Just press play, or even download and queue up for your next commute. What…

  4. May. 7th, 2012 MGG 396: Two Mac Geeks with Your Mac Fix(es)

    It’s the first Monday in May and you know what that means: yep, just like (most!) every other Monday a new Mac Geek Gab is up for your listening pleasure! This week, John and Dave solve your questions about those pesky Firewall “incoming connection” warnings, how to choose an iPad (old versus new), Data Detectors in Mail, monitoring Time Machine a little more closely, and more. Additionally, some new tips about getting even better Apple Genius Bar support, blocking Flashback with OpenDNS, resetting your printing system and managing your Mac life with anti-virus software are included as well. Cool Stuff…

  5. May. 3rd, 2012 MGG 395: Streaming DVDs, Clearing File Corruption, Better iPad VNC & More

    Want to learn how to stream DVDs to your iPad? Want to fix your Mail rules so that they stick from launch to launch? How about clearing up ghost messages in Mail that just won’t delete? Or maybe you want to learn how to remove Google’s software update from your Mac? This and more is what other Mac Geek Gab listeners have asked about, and John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have your answers. All of this and more in today’s Premium episode of Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe for 6 months (it’s just US$25) and enjoy!

  6. Apr. 30th, 2012 MGG 394: Hard Drive Maintenance, Mail Tweaking, Home Servers & More

    John and Dave are back from their week off, and came home to a mailbag overflowing with your questions! With that, your two favorite geeks will dive in, see what they find, and get you their very best answers to your Mac and iOS questions and problems. Press play and enjoy!

  7. Apr. 19th, 2012 MGG 393: Waking Drives, GPS Pictures, App Associations & Speed!

    John and Dave wrap up April’s final Premium show with some fantastic questions (and their best answers!) on topics including drives mysteriously waking from sleep, finding embedded GPS picture data, changing app associations, and much, much more. Tune in today (and by “tune in” we, of course, mean subscribe, download, press play) and enjoy!

  8. Apr. 16th, 2012 MGG 392: Viruses, Malware, Defragmenting, Car Integration & More!

    John and Dave kick off this week with two topics no Mac user ever expects to talk about: viruses and defragmentation. Yes, folks, it’s true: sometimes you have to confront those things which you just don’t want to think about. Then it’s off to a more fun topic: integrating cars and technology. Once done there it’s time to dive into the mailbag and answer listener’s questions on the air! Don’t get caught, folks, just listen to your two favorite geeks. It’s all part of your balanced (tech) diet. 

  9. Apr. 9th, 2012 MGG 391: Repersonalizing a Mac, Notification Center, Backups & More

    In today’s Mac Geek Gab episode, John and Dave talk through all the places to check when repurposing a Mac for another person. Then it’s off to manage the iOS Notification center, and finally your favorite geeks go through a group of questions and comments about their recent backup episode. All this and more in today’s podcast.

  10. Apr. 5th, 2012 MGG 390: Tweaking Address Book, Auto-Mounting Disks, QuickTime & More

    John and Dave are here with April’s first Premium Mac Geek Gab episode, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Following up on a previous show, they start by discussing an automated solution for keeping your disks mounted, then share some juicy details about how QuickTime processes plugins on your Mac. A few additional tips are shared and then it’s off to the mailbag chock full of your questions. Learn how to tame Address Book and its crazy groups, follow along with the geeks as they explain the difference between bad blocks and file system corruption, learn about Inactive…