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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 344: An Appetizer of Tips with an Entrée of Answers

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

Technology, How To, Education, News, Tech News

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2011

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Premium episode - and July’s last - starts off with some great Mac tips that your fellow listeners have sent in. How to restore battery life, how to revert Lion’s text replacements, validating your backup routine, AppleCare start dates, and more are covered. Then it’s on to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton answering your questions. Topics covered here include diagnosing over-running fans in your Mac, iPod nano’s FM radio, 64-bits and Lion, and more. Subscribe to Mac Geek Gab today - it’s just US$25 for 6 months - and you’ll get this episode immediately!

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Mac Geek Cab, episode 344, premium for Thursday, July 28, 2011.

0:10.0

Oh, that's not the right thing to press.

0:12.7

Let's try this one. Good innings folks and welcome to the Mac Observers Mac Geek Cab, the show where you send in your tips,

0:35.8

you send in your questions, we answer your questions, we share your tips and when it's

0:39.9

premium sometimes we even leave in the bloopers right here in Durham, New Hampshire.

0:44.7

I'm Dave Hamilton.

0:46.7

I don't know if I want to leave that blooper in.

0:48.9

I think I said something naughty.

0:52.1

I don't think you did. I heard, I think I think I was about to I think you were about to yeah okay I think we're all right

0:58.6

I think we're covered in in fearful Connecticut John F Braun

1:02.4

there he is John F. Braun.

1:03.0

There he is, John F. Braun, ladies and gentlemen.

1:05.0

Yeah, so, we've, you know, as always, we've got lots and lots and stuff to go through here.

1:11.0

I figured we'd do a little, you know, maybe start with a couple of tips as an appetizer and then maybe get into the, you know, the entree of the answers for this show. How's that sound, John? I'm hungry yeah get your snacks now folks you know what I didn't do because we had the

1:27.7

bluebird and everything I haven't even had a sip a tea say hi to him again John while I well I take a sip a tea

1:32.0

hi everybody this this is John again John, while I take a sip of tea.

1:33.2

Hi everybody, this is John.

1:36.5

I look forward to that first sip of tea, you know.

1:38.5

I usually do it during the song,

1:40.9

but of course you heard what happened there.

1:42.3

So this is still take

1:43.2

number one assuming we're recording the right channel and yeah I think we are all right

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