A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 084. Ever need to type an accented word or use a different currency symbol in OS X? Want to add bullets, flourishes, dingbats, or wingdings to a OS X document? How do you type accented characters in iOS? In this show I cover what to do when you need to access those extend characters on your Macs and iDevices.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 083. Thunderbolt is Apple’s new wonder connector for attaching everything from displays to hard drives. Apple recently came out with new Macbook Pros and iMacs supporting the technology and Thunderbolt should find it’s way into future iProducts including possibly iOS devices. For all the hype, what exactly is Thunderbolt and what are it’s benefits for Mac Geeks?
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 082. Out of the box in OS X Apple has assigned some cool controls to the function keys on your keyboard, but what if you need them for something else? Find out how to take back control of the F-keys and discover a couple of cool apps that can help.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 081. Find out why Safari’s Develop menu isn’t just for developers.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 080. Mail is one of those essential OS X apps that many of us rely on daily. I go through some tips and tricks that I’ve found useful and fun when working in Mail.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 079. It’s a computing truth. Your hard drive will fail. They all do. But what should you do if you’re faced with a dead or dying drive on your Mac? George Starcher joins me for in episode on what to do if you are faced with a hard drive gone bad.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 078. Automator is a very powerful tool built in to OS X for performing all kinds of repetitive tasks on your Mac. Apple has done their best to make it easy to get started with Automator, but most of us still see it as a tool for more advanced users. I’ll show how you can get started with Automator and how easy it is to build workflows for common tasks that any user might want to automate on their Mac.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 077. With rumors swirling that Apple may make a free version of Mobile Me, I thought it would be worth exploring some of the more obscure, but really cool features of this service. Find out how to share large files, host your own (not iWeb) sites, set up email aliases, share photos, and more.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 076. Apple seems to be the company to beat in the “Post PC” era, but why? Why does the competition all suddenly seem to be after Apple? In this episode, I make the argument that it’s been an Apple plan, 35-years in the making. Listen in and find out why.
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 075. The Activity Monitor built in to OS X can provide a ton of great information on what is going on inside your Mac. Trouble is, this is only useful if you know what you’re looking at. I wanted to better understand this incredibly useful utility so for this show I dive deep into Activity Monitor and share what I find.
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