Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For December 5th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and the AAC Enhanced Version courtesy of Michael, also known as ComputerNap!. John and Dave spend the entire show answering YOUR questions, including their favorite backup strategies, setting the Windows workgroup name, and some iTunes tips, including one…
Dave Hamilton
Dave Hamilton co-founded both The Mac Observer and <a href="https://www.backbeatmedia.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">BackBeat Media</a>, and he is producer and co-host of the <a href="https://www.macgeekgab.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Mac Geek Gab Podcast</a>. He has worked in the computer industry since the early 1990s, doing time as a consultant, trainer, network engineer, webmaster, and programmer. He has worked on the Mac, all the various Windows flavors, BeOS, a few brands of Unix, and it is rumored he once saw an OS/2 machine in action. Before that he ran some of the earliest Bulletin Board Systems, but most of the charges have since been dropped, and not even the FBI requests that he check in more than twice a year. Dave's reachable for paid consulting at <a href="https://www.davethenerd.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DaveTheNerd.com</a> and you can find links to him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ here, too.
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TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #27: Holiday Wish List
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 28th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and an AAC Enhanced version courtesy of one of our fantabulous listeners, Michael, also known as ComputerNap! John and Dave talk through their wishlists for the holidays… things they wish they had, things they wish existed, and more!…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #26: Getting Geeky With Photos
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 21st, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. Dave and John talk through their favorite ways to take, manage, view, and edit photos. Listen for details on things like easy photo editing, uploading to Flickr, discussion of other photo tricks and more! Show Sponsor: GoDaddy.com -…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Copying Videos to Your Mac and iPod
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 12th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. Doing the show from Dave’s hotel room at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in Ontario, California, Dave and John talk through their experiences at the show, then segue into discussing different ways to get DVD video onto…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Vidcast from Portable Media Expo
TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 12th, 2005 – Video Direct Links: MPEG-4 Video Version. As promised to their listeners, nay viewers, Dave and John put together a short vidcast, optimized for the video iPod. Dave and John talk briefly about the Portable Media Expo, and discuss the agenda for the next audio…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: 10.4.3, Repartitioning, Swap Location, and TiVo
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 8th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple’s latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how not to do it!), and moving your swap partition. Additionally, announcements from TiVo and Google round out this…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: SSH, Grep, Find, and Regular Expressions
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 25th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. To say that this show is chock full of info is an understatement! John and Dave continue their tour through the terminal, discussing shells, public key encryption and various other nuances. The meat is in the tips this…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Back to MP3 - Terminal Trip, Part 1
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 18th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. No Enhanced show (yet!) this week. We’ll be building a separate feed for the enhanced show. More news to come. This week, John and Dave fire up the terminal and walk through some of their favorite utilities, focusing…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Tips for Switchers, Virus Rants, and More!
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 11th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. No Enhanced show (yet!) this week. We’ll be building a separate feed for the enhanced show. More news to come. John and Dave focus their advice (and that from the listeners!) towards those of you who have switched…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: More Mailbag Treats
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 3rd, 2005 Direct Links: Enhanced/AAC Podcast or MP3 Version The mailbag is the seed of conversation this week as John and Dave dig in and spend the whole show answering your questions! Topics range from cleaning up your drive, resetting your Mac’s firmware, iChat…
Why DID Apple Create the iTunes Music Store?
Did Apple create the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) to make money? Perhaps. But all signs point to them making less than a nickel per song. Granted, if I had a nickel for every song purchased, my blog would look a LOT nicer. However, one wonders if they did it more to (a) prove a point…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Favorite Travel-Related Gadgets, dotMac, and more
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 26th, 2005 Direct Links: Enhanced/AAC Podcast or MP3 Version Travel-related Gadgets are the topic of this weeks’ Gab between John and Dave. These two self-professed geeks talk through their favorite toys to use when traveling. They also talk through some news items from the…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Sweet 16 and Enhanced, iPod nano reviewed
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 19th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, September 19th, 2005 Dave and John cover a variety of topics this week including reviewing the iPod nano, discussing their current podcasting setup, catching up with some listener feedback, and a few other surprises…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Sending Files, Remote Control and Phones
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 12th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, September 12th, 2005 John and Dave wrap up their conversation about file sharing, giving lots of alternative options to allow you to send files to friends and colleagues across the Internet. Additionally, some discussion…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Sharing Files, Tips, and Audio Comments
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 3rd, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, September 3rd, 2005 Sending large files across the Internet isn’t always easy, and Dave and John go through some options for doing this today. Then it’s straight to the mailbag, sharing some great tips…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Chock Full of Tasty Tips
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 29th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, August 29th, 2005 Back to their normal setup, and sounding as good as ever, Dave and John go through a ton of reader feedback and audio comments. This show is *chock* full of great…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Stuff You Stick In Your Mac
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 15th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, August 15th, 2005 Due to a broadband outage, John and Dave go low(er) tech this week, at least in terms of the recording methods. That said, the show is still a geek gab, and…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Traveling Tips, ATSServer, and phone/PDAs
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 8th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, August 8th, 2005 John gets back from vacation and tells us all about his experiences figuring out the wireless base station and SMTP server at the vacation house — this chat includes lots of…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Shareware Picks
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For July 29th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 29th, 2005 John’s heading off for vacation, so the show comes early this week. Today’s topic is shareware, and John and Dave talk through a few of their favorites, plus one recommended by…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Backing up for AppleCare
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For the week of July 25th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 25th, 2005 John’s PowerBook went to AppleCare (and came back) this week. As such, John and Dave discuss AppleCare and what you should do when you’re sending your machine off.…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Lightning Strikes
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For the week of July 18th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 18th, 2005 Back from Macworld, Dave finds lightning struck his home and office network and talks about what to do to make sure this never happens to you. That leads…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Direct from Macworld Boston
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, Macworld Boston, July 12, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 12th, 2005 Macworld Expo Boston is the stage for this podcast. John and Dave report their findings and experiences straight from Beantown, talking about products, events, and feedback from the show floor.…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Mailbag Mayhem
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, week of July 11th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 11th, 2005 John and Dave dig into the mailbag this week to answer your questions. Topics range from helping a user through the Finder, talking more about Mactel and what it means…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Bluetooth Bonanza
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, week of July 4th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab, July 4th, 2005 Bluetooth is this week’s major topic from Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun. They chat about cell phone connections, headsets, and other related peripherals. Additional points of interest include some…
