Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 401: Spills Aren’t Always Deadly

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For this week’s Premium Mac Geek Gab, Dave and John advise listeners on how to deal with AppleCare when you have a liquid spill, they discuss the differences between Smart and regular (i.e. non-Smart) mailboxes in Mail.app, and they answer the mystery of the strange [Imap] tag that gets prepended to some labels on Gmail. Drobo comes up again, and then listener tips help round out the show. Learn about iCloud Mail rules, why Keynote packages are really zipped, and does Lion manage RAM differently when you have an SSD? Your two favorite geeks discuss all this and more! Subscribe today for just US$25 and enjoy this Premium episode and all Premium episodes for 6 months! Plus you get to support your two favorite geeks!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Managing Smart Mailboxes on Mac OS X
  • Lion Mail: Use Smart Mailboxes
  • AppleCare
  • Liquid Sensors on iPhones and iPods
  • iFixit Thirsty Bag
  • Drobo FS and Drobo S
  • OWC Mercury Elite Pro
  • Western Digital Demonstrates Its First Thunderbolt Drive
  • How to make a bootable Lion install disc or drive – From Macworld
  • iCloud: Filter email automatically
  • Gmail – Using filters
  • KeynoteUser.com
  • file – determine file type
  • File Signature Table (aka Magic Numbers)
  • SideEffects – Recolorize the Lion Sidebar
  • CheatSheet – Show Keyboard Shortcuts overlayed on your screen
  • KeyCue
  • Leap Mac Control
  • Gorilla Arm
  • – 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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