For Mac Eyes Only 443 – Fantastic Mactastic Tweaks

Season 19, Episode 3 (#443)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: What tweaks do you make when setting up a new Mac? Mike and Darren kick off the New Year by sharing some of the tweaks they make to the Finder, Settings, the Dock, and even the apps they install…whenever they set up a new Mac. And Mike closes the episode with his Essential App pick: LinearMouse!
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For Mac Eyes Only 423 – The Temple of Essential Apps

Season 18, Episode 3 (#423)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present FMEO’s 11th list of Essential Apps for Mac users and announce a new Essential Apps segment for 2024! Delving into the news, Eric shares thoughts on the AirDrop crack, Apple’s case for selling the Apple Watch 9, and checks out Apple’s new patent for using light to secure AirDrop.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Essential Apps: A New Hope

Season 17, Episode 2 (#401)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present our Increasingly Inaccurately Named 10th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users, plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Must Make Mac Tweaks

Season 13, Episode 4 (#374)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss their “must make” tweaks to macOS when setting up a new Mac.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Remotely Possible

Season 13, Episode 2 (#372)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Eric, and Chuck discuss the demise of Back to My Mac in macOS Mojave, requirements for what would make a good replacement, and round out the discussion with several good candidates that can help you take care of remotely accessing your Macs from outside the home or office.
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For Mac Eyes Only – A Little Field Trip

Season 12, Episode 10 (#370)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Dave Ginsburg on a field trip to Apple Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago to discuss managing Apple devices in the enterprise and how those techniques can be applied to small business and home users as well.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Reaction Time: Apple’s WWDC 2018 Keynote

Season 12, Episode 9 (#369)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Gary and Dave to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s announcements during the WWDC keynote presentation during which Apple shares what’s in store for users with the upcoming release of iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS, and macOS 10.14 Mojave.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Silly Rabbit, Tricks Are For Mac Users!

Season 12, Episode 8 (#368)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric dive deep into their bag of Mac tricks to share their favorite “hidden” gems of macOS including a whole sack full of bonus Mac tips and tricks along the way!
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For Mac Eyes Only – “High” Sierra!

Season 12, Episode 3 (#363)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: In part 2 of a 2-part marathon episode, Mike and Eric discuss some of the things you’ll need to know when upgrading to High Sierra as well as some of the cool new features you’ll find when you do.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Feeling a Little EFI

Season 12, Episode 2 (#362)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: In part 1 of a 2-part marathon episode, Mike and Eric discuss the EFI Firmware warning headlines that broke on Friday, what it means to you, and what you should do to protect your Mac.
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