MGG 310: Safari, Disk Ejection, Software Updates and More

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Dave and John have some great answers to your questions, including how to open all browser links in new windows, sharing hotel internet, wired vs. wireless network extensions, removing [Gmail] from Mail.app’s IMAP display, and more. Plus, they share with you some listener tips about ejecting disks and software updates from the command line, how periodic scripts work (and don’t work), and a quick listener review of the Seagate Momentus harddrive. All this plus  a few more surprises, too. Download, press play, and enjoy!

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Show notes are complete!

Stuff Mentioned:

  • SuperDrag Safari Extension
  • drutil
  • rEFIt
  • AirPort Express: How to join an existing wireless network in client mode
  • Preview
  • GraphicConverter
  • ImageMagick
  • Terminal Tips: Install software updates from the command line
  • Mail in iOS 4: Calendar integration, package tracking
  • DashNote
  • OnSong
  • ScreenSharingMenulet


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    Dave Hamilton

    Dave Hamilton co-founded both The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media, and he is producer and co-host of TMO’s Mac Geek Gab Podcast. He has worked in the computer industry since the early 1990s, doing time as a consultant, trainer, network engineer, webmaster, and programmer. He has worked on the Mac, all the various Windows flavors, BeOS, a few brands of Unix, and it is rumored he once saw an OS/2 machine in action. Before that he ran some of the earliest Bulletin Board Systems, but most of the charges have since been dropped, and not even the FBI requests that he check in more than twice a year. Dave's reachable for paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find links to him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ here, too.

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