Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MGG 507: Blow It Out To Cool It Off


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Got dust? You've probably got heat, too. Your favorite geeks – and fellow listeners – have your advice for you. How about managing a NAS drive and keeping your data in the right place? What about the disks themselves? How about some general tips for running about in the Terminal? Traveling and want to bring good-sounding tunes with you? All this and more in today's show!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) (1:52)
  • OS X Mavericks: Detect dates, contacts, and more in documents (but not Safari) (9:01)
  • Add Data Detectors to Safari
  • Gas Duster (15:03)
  • iFixit Detailing Brush (ESD-Safe)
  • Select Drives for Drobo (23:13)
  • Newer USB 3.0 Universal Drive Adapter
  • Synology Drive Selector
  • What hard drive should I buy – BackBlazer
  • RAID calculator – Synology
  • SparseImage Compactor (37:02)
  • may I partition the hard drive on my new Airport Time Capsule?
  • Using CrashPlan with Synology
  • Power users guide to OS X Server Mavericks
  • JBL Voyager
  • JBL Pulse
  • Install CrashPlan on a Drobo 5N
  • Black Lung Guitars
  • Guitar Connect Pro
  • Apple Remote App
  • Unix Shell (1:04:29)
  • MacPorts
  • Bad Hat Harry Productions
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
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