MGG 209: The Long and Short of Mac Questions & RunCore SSD

June 29th, 2009 at 10:40 PM - Podcasts by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Dave and John answer reader questions about b/g clients degrading 802.11n networks, hard drive troubleshooting, ExpressCard slot uses, stalling downloads, virtual memory on the iPhone, and Dave talks about his experience using a RunCore SSD drive on his MacBook Pro. Subscribe today for free and enjoy!

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Show Notes and Items Mentioned:

Note: Shownotes are complete!

Stuff mentioned:

• RunCore Pro IV SATA drive
• SuperDuper!
• SSD (via Wikipedia)
• SLC (single level cell)
• MLC (multi level cell)
• INITIO (warning, web page audio)
• lsof
• SMART
• SMARTReporter
• Apple Discussions about Safari Spinning up external drives
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard
• Western Digital Power Supplies
• Wall wart
• Radio Shack Regulated and Filtered Universal 300mA AC Adapter
• Apple to Support EU Micro-USB Standard for iPhone
• 7-in-1 Media Reader for ExpressCard slot
• ExpressCard 32GB SSD Drive
• iStat for iPhone
• Virtual memory
• Content Management System
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• BackBeat Media Podcast Network
• MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed - Thanks to of iPhone Alley.

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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