Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Mac Geek Gab #119: Troubleshooting Tiger, Follow-ups, and Password Security


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Dave and John help you troubleshoot Tiger, revive a non-booting Mac, and discuss the merits of Mac OS X password security.

Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, September 10th, 2007

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Dave and John help you troubleshoot Tiger, revive a non-booting Mac, and discuss the merits of Mac OS X password security.

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Stuff mentioned:

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  • Drive Genius
  • Cocktail
  • Diablotin
  • Other Stuff

    • Bursitis
    • About Disk Utility’s Repair Disk Permissions feature
    • Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X (careful with rm -fr!)
    • File Permissions
    • Mac OS X 10.4: Restart or shutdown delay if AFP volume is mounted but server may not be contacted.
    • Mac OS X: Items in Mac OS 9 Shutdown Items folder may prevent shut down, restart, or logout
    • Portable Computers: Models Which Do Not Have a Backup Battery
    • PowerBook G4 Quality Issues
    • Fix for PowerBook sleeping problem
    • Macintosh Family: Batteries and Part Numbers, Part 1
    • Macintosh Family: Batteries and Part Numbers, Part 2
    • Jobs Offers Apple Lisa Early Adopters Store Credit
    • Dave The Nerd – Why I Hate The iPhone
    • Patchburn
    • PowerMac G4 (Yikes!)
    • Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
    • Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X 10.1 or later
    • Open Firmware Password
      • Save $50: Refurb iPhone direct from Apple
      • Podcast and New Media Expo
      • Culture Catch Salon @ PME 2007
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