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MGG 207: Automounting, Default App Launching, Repartitioning, and Cable Modem Signal Strength

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John and Dave are back in the TMO Towers East this week answering listener questions, sharing tips, and more. Topics include automounting disks, setting default apps for documents, starting to program on the Mac, repartitioning and more. One item of note is a discussion about cable modems, their signal strengths, and how you can check and improve yours.  Subscribe now (for free!) and don’t miss another episode.

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Web bug
  • RCDefaultApp
  • OnyX
  • Masters of the Void
  • Mac Developer Program Memberships
  • Carbon Copy Cloner
  • iPartition
  • Drive Genius 2
  • Convoy (song)
  • chmod
  • rm
  • lsof
  • kill
  • DOCSIS
  • DocsDiag – DOCSIS cable modem diagnostics
  • 192.168.100.1 (common cable modem IP)
  • dBmV
  • – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network
  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
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