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MGG 284: General Troubleshooting, Mail Receipts, Safari Extensions
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John and Dave talk and troubleshoot video issues, motherboard issues, and connecting to a headless Mac. Then it’s time for a discussion about tracking email recipients, and Dave even tells his crazy story about the guy who had gremlins in his computer — and got ‘em out! Don’t miss it.
Show Notes and Items Mentioned:
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Stuff mentioned:
- Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM
- Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
- Power On Self-Test Beep Definition - Part 2
- Installing MacBook Pro 15” Unibody Mid 2009 Battery
- About liquid contact indicators (LCI) on portable and desktop computers
- iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty
- Apple Online Service Assistant
- Return Receipt Request for Mail.app
- Sessions
- Ultimate Status Bar
- Apple Special Event (September 1, 2010)
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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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Hi John and Dave, first time for me I have been listening to your shows regularly great shows keep up the good work.Here goes I have been living with this problem for quick sometime and here it is . Sometime ago I came across an article where you could program the keys on your keyboard to do several short cuts so I thought great, I some how managed program my” S” key so that when you press shift S instead of getting a capital S I get nothing while typing no “S” nothing. You cannot imagine the pain while typing and where a capital “S” should be nothing you have to remember to press the cap lock while typing lower case “s” works fine love my Mac but I would like to return the keyboard to normal how do I do this Need Help…..........