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 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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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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Episode Sponsors

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


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Dec 09

MAG 31: Get More Hard Drive Space With GrandPerspective

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Have you ever wondered what is taking up all the space on your hard drive? With GrandPerspective you can visually find and delete those big (and small) files you forgot about, and clear up a bunch of free space on your drive!

We also teach about Force Quit Applications, which is the Mac equivalent of the Windows Task Manager, useful for exiting out of a hung application.

In Power User Training we discuss the differences between lossy and lossless codecs, and examine the MP3, AAC, and Apple Losssless (ALAC) audio file formats.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox, the makers of iShowU HD Pro. iShowU is a super-powerful screen recording application, great for making screencasts and tutorials! Check it out here.


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Nov 11

MAG 27: Monitor Your Mac’s Vital Signs With iStat Menus

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At a glance you can check the status of your CPU, memory, network, drives, temperatures, and more, with this great app. Also learn about active screen corners!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Roxio, the creators of Toast 10 Titanium. Toast is the ultimate software package for multimedia enthusiasts! Check it out here.


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Jul 29

MAG 23: Handy Countdown Timer (Freeware) for Mac OS X

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Today we show you a useful Menubar Countdown timer for your computer. It’s free, and simple to use! We also talk about blind carbon copy in Apple Mail!

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Coming Next Week:

Give Microsoft Paint a run for it’s money!


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Jul 01

MAG Ep.019 – Burn

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Author and create CD and DVD discs in many different formats, today on Mac App Guide!

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  • Download Burn from the developer’s website.
  • Get a copy of this week’s epsisode here. (iPod compatible, 24 MB)
  • Hot Mac Tip: Resize photos in Apple Mail!
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A multimedia player that will handle any file format you can throw at it!!


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Jun 03

MAG Ep.015 – Growl

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Receive custom application notifications so that you are always aware of what your apps are doing! 

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Download Growl from the developer’s site.
Get a copy of this week’s episode here. (iPod compatible, 24 MB)
Subscribe to the show in iTunes, Miro, or an RSS Reader.

Next Week: Easy batch processing and transcoding of audio files in all different formats!


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