Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #167: Drive Issues, Shortcuts, Remote Administration, and The Option Key Explained

by , 9:50 PM EDT, September 7th, 2008

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Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For September 7th, 2008

John's back from vacation, and he and Dave use this Sunday evening show to share some geeky tips, answer your questions, and solve your (technical :-) problems. Topics include new camera and memory cards that John used, remote administration of other machines, annotating your pictures, and yes... John and Dave (with a little help from their listeners) explain exactly what that option key symbol means. Don't miss it!

Note: Shownotes are in progress...

Stuff mentioned:

• Nikon CoolPix 4500
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
• SanDisk Ultra II 16GB/15MB SDHC Card
• Eye-Fi Explore
• Skyhook Wireless
• Annotating PDFs in Preview
• LogMeIn
• Google Chrome
• Apple User Groups
• Electronic Component Recognition
• Option Key
• HP Jetdirect print servers - overview
• PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
• Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Lost
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• BackBeat Media Podcast Network
• MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed - Thanks to .

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This podcast is recorded on a Mac using Audio Hijack Pro. As for equipment, John is using a Heil PR-40 microphone going through a Behringer Eurorack UB1222FX-PRO mixer, monitored with Etymotic ER-6i Isolator earphones, then straight in to his Mac. On Dave's end, a Heil PR-40 microphone is also used, and the whole show is mixed "live" through a Mackie Onyx 1220 FireWire-enabled mixer before being pumped back into the Mac (via FireWire, of course), and is monitored with Westone ES2 custom-fit earphones. Each microphone is run through a channel on a Behringer Autocom Pro-XL MDX1600 compressor, a touch of reverb is added with an ART FX-1 processor, and the whole thing is then compressed in software on the Mac. The show is recorded to AIFF, and then converted and uploaded with an Automator script. Michael Johnston from iPhone Alley then goes through and enhances the show to provide you with the AAC version. You can hear more details of the setup and how it's mixed on Episode #32.

Theme Music: "The Answer", written by Jeff Steblea and Brian Ayles, as performed by Go Figure. "Made On A Mac" bumper by Mark Fleser

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