Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 215: Meaty, Beaty, Big Mac Files

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The topics of this week's episode are wide-ranging, including how to deal with the large files created by Mac OS X's unix underpinnings, preparing a bit for Snow Leopard, digging deeper into Time Machine, and John, Dave and Michael all installed SSD drives over the weekend. Subscribe today for free and never miss another episode!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Help – Preventing information in memory from being read (secure virtual memory)
  • Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation
  • FIPS 140-2
  • Apple Store Refurbished Mac Section
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
  • AppleJack
  • Moore's Law
  • Set newer portable Macs' sleep mode (includes sleepimage)
  • SmartSleep
  • Identify causes of large Time Machine backups (via Macworld)
  • Back-In-Time
  • BackupLoupe
  • TimeTracker
  • timedog
  • TimeMachineEditor
  • Order of magnitude
  • Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN Internet connection (includes Set Service Order)
  • RunCore SSD
  • SolidGO ExpressCard 34 Ultra SSD with Mini USB 2.0
  • Intel Issues SSD Firmware Fix for Data Corruption
  • Polot Pete's 15″ MacBook Pro is for sale
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