Season 17, Episode 6 (#405)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: What happens when travel plans become semi-permanent? Mike and Eric welcome FMEO’s Roving Reporter Barry back to the show to share travel adventures of a different sort. What do you do when new opportunities arise, but you aren’t quite uproot your entire life? What lessons can be learned when preparing for this type of move? What adjustments to daily living need to be made and, more importantly (to us Apple nerds), what tech helped play a key role in making the move a success?
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Season 17, Episode 5 (#404)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: You might be interested in learning to code, but where should you start? Xcode? Visual Studio? Swift Playgrounds? Or maybe it’s best to start with scripting or playing with Shortcuts! In this episode, Mike and Eric share a little personal history and then dive into tools and languages that might be a good place to start if you’re looking to get started with programming on the Mac.
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Season 17, Episode 4 (#403)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric explore some of the misconceptions and problems with macOS that switchers sometimes have and run down a few ways to make a typical Mac switcher’s life easier and help them embrace the Mac. Some of the problems they cover include issues with file management, mousing and keyboard issues, task switching, and more!
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Season 17, Episode 3 (#402)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric touch on the new M2 Pro/Max Macs, debate the future of the Mac Pro and all-in-one desktop Macs like the 27″ iMac, and hand the show over to the listeners in another ListenerPalooza where they tackle questions on upgrading macOS, how to fix a crashy Safari, what to do when your Apple Watch no longer unlocks your Mac, and how to disable the Mac’s startup sound!
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Season 16, Episode 12 (#399)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: In a conversation that dances on the fringes of rant territory, Mike and Eric explore what’s “missing” in macOS 13 and share some of the oddities within Ventura where many Mac users — long time Mac users — may feel frustrated when they first fire up Apple’s latest OS for the Mac.
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Season 16, Episode 11 (#398)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric continue the discussion on bringing new life to older Macs no longer supported by Apple through the use of an open source tool called OpenCore Legacy Patcher. They cover supported models, the required research and prep work, grey areas of using tools like OpenCore to install macOS on older Apple manufactured hardware, as well as the pitfalls (aka Here Be Dragons!), benefits, and potential consequences of doing so.
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Season 16, Episode 10 (#397)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric battle through power and internet outages to discuss marquee features of the upcoming macOS Ventura, checking your Mac and apps for compatibility with the new OS, how to back up your Mac for recovery (if needed), and stuff to have handy during the upgrade.
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Season 16, Episode 9 (#396)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Eric and special guest Darren Davies discuss virtualization vs emulation, how to run Windows and Linux on your Intel or Apple Silicon Mac, and using a “headless” Windows (or Linux) PC as a Remote Desktop solution. They wrap things up with a run-down of alternative options for running older operating systems, stand-alone apps, and games on your Mac. Plus Darren gives us a peek into his quest for the perfect Linux Desktop!
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