Mar 17

MAG 43: Stream Media Content From A Mac To Your PS3 or XBox360 with Playback

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Today we show you playback, a great application that allows you to easily stream all of your photos, music, and videos from your Mac into your living room, using a Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or many other UPnP or DNLA devices. We also show you how to straighten up a cluttered desktop, as well as show you how to securely erase a hard drive so that nobody can harvest your data.

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Mar 11

MAG 42: Maximize Your Mac’s Performance with OnyX

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Today we bring you another awesome freeware application called Onyx. It is a system maintenance utility that lets you fix problems and keep your Mac performing at it’s peak. We also show you how to easily take screenshots of your desktop, as well as show you how to easily rip DVD movies to your iPod.

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Mar 09

Mini MAG: Protect Your Personal Data With Little Snitch

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All the applications on your Mac have the potential to connect to the internet without your knowledge, and send whatever information they want. Little snitch is an outgoing software firewall that provides network monitoring and filtering for your Mac, keeping you in control, and your personal data safe.

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Mar 03

MAG 41: Keep Your Mac Awake With Caffeine

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Today’s episode is a short but good one. We are showing you Caffeine, a handy utility for keeping your mac awake, the screen bright, and prohibit the screen saver from activating. We also show you a great practical joke you can do on any mac!

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Feb 24

MAG 40: Create Photo Collages, Hidden OS X Menu Items, & Spotlight

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Today we bring you a great application that makes it simple to create your own custom photo collages. We also show you how to access some hidden menu items in Mac OS X, as well as show you a neat trick for revealing spotlight items within the enclosing folder.

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Feb 17

MAG 39: Fix Corrupt Preference Files With PreferenceCleaner, Zip Archives From Finder, & More

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Sometimes the preference files for applications can get corrupted, making the app unstable or even unusable. Today we bring you an indispensible utility for finding and cleaning those bad preference files! We also show you how to create zip archives from right within the Finder on OS X.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of iShowU HD Pro and Little Snitch 2.


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Feb 10

MAG 38: Google Earth, DVD Copy Protection Explained, and Redirect Printer Jobs

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Travel to anywhere in the world instantly with Google Earth, a fun freeware app that lets you explore our world, the moon, and even mars! Learn how to redirect printer jobs when you send a print command to the wrong printer, and find out what the different DVD copy protection mechanisms are and how they work, so you can see how to circumvent them in an upcoming episode.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of iShowU HD Pro and Little Snitch 2.


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Feb 03

MAG 37: Minesweeper OS X, BombSquad, Stationary Pads, File Locking, Viewer Submitted Video Questions

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Have you ever wanted to play Minesweeper on Mac OS X? Now you can, with BombSquad, a great freeware game! Today we also teach you about making file stationary pads,  and how to create and delete locked files. We’re also announcing a new segment in the show, where you are the star! Viewer submitted video questions are coming to Mac App Guide, learn how to submit your question in today’s episode.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.


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Jan 27

MAG 36: How To Make Custom Icons in OS X with Img2icns, ICNS files, and DVD disc Types Explained

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Ugly icons are a thing of the past! Today we show you a great freeware app that creates icons from any image file that you have. We also teach you about ICNS files, and how to use them. Then we explain the differences between the various DVD disc types, their formats, and capacities, and how that relates to DVD Ripping.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.


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Jan 20

MAG 35: The Unarchiver, OS X Character Palette, Online Training Discounts

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If you are tired of the limited file support that OS X’s built-in archive utility has, you’ll definitely want to get this great freeware app! Open zip, ace, rar, 7z, sit, gzip, tar, exe, hqx, lha, and more! Instantly access the OS X character palette from anywhere in the OS, and learn how to get sweet discounts for online tech training.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.


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