Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 321: Will My Mac Run Lion? Also SSD, RAM, & More!

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Dave and John come together for March’s second Premium show to answer a burning question: Will my Mac run Lion? They also dig through a few (unrelated but coincidental) questions about both SSD and RAM needs, answer a question about ejecting a pesky DVD from your Mac, what it means to get a CTO Mac repaired, dealing with yet more duplicates in Aperture, and more. Subscribe today, it’s US$25, you get two extra episodes per month, and you can support your two favorite geeks!

A note: though Premium, John and Dave pushed the entire contents of this episode out to the main feed as a gesture to all their loyal subscribers. Subscribe to the free feed today, and enjoy!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • TiVo App for iPad
  • PyTivo
  • What’s New in Mac OS X Lion
  • Mac OS X v10.6: Macs that use the 64-bit kernel
  • Mac OS X v10.6: Starting up with the 32-bit or 64-bit kernel
  • Reader Tip: Run Lion 10.7 Developer Preview on Unsupported Core Duo Macs
  • Startup Mode Selector
  • Mactracker
  • Topic : iCal Icon in Dock shows wrong date with Snow Leopard
  • Aperture 3 – Understanding Badge Overlays
  • Tidy Up!
  • dupeGuru
  • OnyX
  • Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
  • Drive Genius
  • Disk Warrior
  • AppleJack
  • How To: Seagate Momentus XT firmware update SD24 on MacBook Pro
  • Apple Tech Specs
  • OWC Memory
  • Crucial Mac System Scanner
  • Ramjet
  • – 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 (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast).

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