Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 260: Address Book, Desktop, Upgrade Timing, and More!

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Dave and John have a busy show today, answering your questions about Address Book duplicates, disappearing desktop icons, how to time your Mac upgrades, SSD write cycle limits, additional Dropbox hints and tips, and more!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • AddressBook 4.0 Help – Combining duplicate cards and information
  • Trevor’s AppleScript Scripts (includes Address Book duplicate removal)
  • NameCleaner
  • Onyx
  • Tutorial: Now you see ‘em, now you don’t: Invisible files in Mac OS X
  • Mac OS X v10.6: How to show your hard drive icon on the desktop
  • Wear leveling
  • Dropbox Mobile
  • GoodReader
  • Discover
  • More cool pmset command line sleep and wake options
  • – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network
  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
  • MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators Podcast.

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