Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 375: Tips on Dock, Resume, AppleCare, Gmail, Ripping, & More

Listen Later

Dave, John, and your fellow Mac Geek Gab listeners have TONS of tips to share today. Highlights include managing Lion’s resume, dealing with Apple Customer Relations (versus AppleCare), what to do to ensure a successful clean Lion install, fixing missing icons in your Dock, and flashing your new iMac’s DVD drive to ensure full ripping speed. All this and more in today’s (free!) episode of Mac Geek Gab. Download and enjoy!

Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound (and don’t cost a fortune). You can’t get better sound for your iPod or iTunes! Get 10% off with coupon code: MGGTEN

 

Note: Shownotes are complete!

Stuff mentioned:

  • killall Dock (enter in terminal, may fix Dock and app switching issues)
  • Utilities | Audio MIDI Setup (may fix strange audio device behavior)
  • Paste Plain Text with TextExpander
  • OS X Lion: Disabling Resume, One Program at a Time
  • Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM
  • Fink
  • FinkCommander
  • MacPorts
  • Homebrew
  • Xcode
  • Boomerang for Gmail
  • Cirrus Insight
  • TeamViewer
  • CloudApp
  • Carbon Copy Cloner
  • HandBrake
  • VLC Media Player
  • RipIt
  • Increase DVD Ripping Speed by Removing “Riplock”
  • Liquipel
  • HzO
  • iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty
  • eers
  • MagFolio for iPad 2
  • Solving Gmail Password Rejection in Mail.app
  • Setting up Google Sync with your iOS device
  • – 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).

    • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and TroubleshootingBy Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    835 ratings

    More shows like Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

    View all
    Macworld Podcast by Foundry

    Macworld Podcast

    309 Listeners

    Mac Power Users by Relay

    Mac Power Users

    1,288 Listeners

    Mac OS Ken by Ken Ray

    Mac OS Ken

    902 Listeners

    MacBreak Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

    MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

    2,012 Listeners

    iOS Today (Audio) by TWiT

    iOS Today (Audio)

    553 Listeners

    The CultCast by America's favorite Apple Podcast

    The CultCast

    1,176 Listeners

    AppleInsider Podcast by AppleInsider

    AppleInsider Podcast

    986 Listeners

    Connected by Relay FM

    Connected

    568 Listeners

    9to5Mac Happy Hour by 9to5Mac

    9to5Mac Happy Hour

    723 Listeners

    Upgrade by Relay

    Upgrade

    1,219 Listeners

    AppStories by Federico Viticci, John Voorhees

    AppStories

    510 Listeners

    9to5Mac Daily by 9to5Mac

    9to5Mac Daily

    529 Listeners

    HomeKit Insider by AppleInsider

    HomeKit Insider

    360 Listeners

    The MacRumors Show by The MacRumors Show

    The MacRumors Show

    237 Listeners

    Primary Technology by Stephen Robles and Jason Aten

    Primary Technology

    410 Listeners