For Mac Eyes Only – A Journey Back to the Mac

Episode #299

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by former MacBook Podcast host and For Mac Eyes Only segment producer Jason Whitener who shares his round-trip journey from the Mac to Windows and how he found his way back to the Mac again. We discuss Apple’s famed halo effect, the value of the Mac App Store to switchers, virtualizing Windows for Jason’s hobby, and forgotten apps Jason re-discovered as he immersed himself back into the Mac community.
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How-To: Use the 30th Anniversary Mac Font

Lisa wrote to ask how to type the Macs found in Apple’s 30th Anniversary Font:

I thought (the 30th anniversary font) was really cute … but I don’t know how to use them! Any ideas? I clicked on MAC ICON font in Pages but I couldn’t get the images to come out.

So you’ve downloaded the “hidden” 30th Anniversary Font Apple’s using on their website to celebrate the Mac’s birthday this month, and now you’d like to use it in your documents?

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Macintosh 30th: How Did I Get Here?

Barry_1InfiniteLoopI found myself in Cupertino attending the Mac 30th bash recently at the Flint Center. How did I get there? Well besides my peculiar penchant for driving everywhere, I have to step back and look at the community that got me here. [Read more…]

For Mac Eyes Only – Happy Birthday Macintosh!

Episode #297

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Barry who gives us a wrap up of the Macintosh’s 30th Birthday event held in Cupertino CA January 25th, 2014. Mike and Barry also share their first experiences with the Mac, discuss old Macs they’ve owned, and how Apple’s revolutionary device unveiled 30 years ago helped to shape their lives.
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FMEO.TV – Holiday Gift Guide: Power & Desktop Gear

FMEO.TV Episode #019

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry offer up some Last Minute Gift ideas for the Apple lover in your life. This time, Barry shares some gift ideas for keeping your gadgets powered on the go as well as a few desktop accessories for the Mac.

Power and Desktop Gift Suggestions

> POWERLITE by Macally
> HyperJuice Plug
> PlugBug Charger by Twelve South
> BookBook for MacBook Air/Pro
> Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop by Microsoft
> Microsoft Arc Wireless Mouse
> Apple Magic Mouse
> Apple Wireless Keyboard
> Logitech Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac
> Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard K811
> Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini.

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Running Time: 16m 15s

FMEO.TV – Holiday Gift Guide: Audio Gear

FMEO.TV Episode #018

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry offer up some Last Minute Gift ideas for the Apple lover in your life. This time out, Barry shares some Audio Gear gift ideas.

Audio Gift Suggestions

> JAMBOX by Jawbone
> URCHIN by BOOM Movement
> Logitech UE 350
> Jawbone ERA
> KidzControl Volume Limit Headphones by Kidz Gear

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Running Time: 13m 39s

FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Mike’s Quick Tips

FMEO.TV Episode #017

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian conclude their series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part five, Mike presents 4 simple tasks every Mac user can do to keep their Mac running smoothly.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Cloud Backup Q&A

FMEO.TV Episode #016

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part four, Mike answers Brian’s questions about backing up to the cloud from your Mac including privacy and securing your data.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Local Backups

FMEO.TV Episode #015

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part three, they give an overview of Time Machine backups, when you might want to use a drive clone, as well as the importance of maintaining offsite backups for your critical data.

Show Notes

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Drive SMARTs

FMEO.TV Episode #014

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In this short segment, they discuss S.M.A.R.T. monitoring and whether it should be part of Brian’s daily maintenance routine.

Show Notes

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