Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 328: Mac Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Cool Stuff Found

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John and Dave join up yet again for you, answering your Mac questions and solving your problems! Topics today include starting up after a power failure, renaming extensions, choosing processors, killing the Dock icon, and more. It’s quite a range of subject matter, but all related to your daily computing life. Download (it’s free!) and enjoy!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Mac OS X: About file system journaling
  • Drive Genius
  • Disk Warrior
  • fsck_hfs
  • One-line batch file renamer
  • A Better Finder Rename
  • Word 2011: More on ‘This is not a valid file name’ error message
  • TiVo Kickstart Codes and Information
  • Newer Technology USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter
  • mfstoolDEBUG (downloads program)
  • MFS Tools
  • Acorn
  • Filer
  • KisMAC
  • Gum Plus
  • Awareness! The Headphone App
  • Jump Desktop
  • CloudApp
  • Eye-Fi Direct Mode
  • – 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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