For Mac Eyes Only – Mactastrophe! (Part One)

Season 9, Episode 5 (#311)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: After an entirely uneventful installation of Yosemite Public Beta on his MacBook Pro, Mike shares the troubles he had with the Yosemite final release on his iMac and the lessons learned as he set things right again.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Ask-a-palooza!

Season 9, Episode 2 (#308)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Brian to talk Finder tabs, Alfred vs. Spotlight, Private Browsing modes, Convenience Apps, Deleting old document Versions, ripping discs with Handbrake, Skype 2.8, and more!
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For Mac Eyes Only – Rockin’ Those Older Macs

Episode #303

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss the state of Mac security. What do modern Mac users need to concern themselves with and, more importantly (and in the wake of Windows XP’s demise), how can folks running older Macs stay secure on today’s modern web without upgrading to a new Mac or, worse, switching to an alternative OS?
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FMEO.TV – Build an OS X / macOS (up to 12.0!) Boot Disk

FMEO.TV Episode #023

UPDATED to include up to macOS Monterey!

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike shows how to build Mavericks USB boot media using OS X’s built-in createinstallmedia command.

Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey UPDATE: Great news! This command works just as well for versions of OS X and macOS up through Monterey! Simply substitute the correct file name in the Terminal command below and away you go!

Note the slight change with 10.13 – 10.15, 11.0 & 12.0. The –applicationpath switch has been deprecated (no longer needed).

Show Notes

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For Mac Eyes Only – More on Mavericks

Episode #295

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric take another look at OS X Mavericks as listeners share their own experiences with Apple’s latest OS including; Bluetooth and iTunes woes, PowerPoint via AirPlay, iBooks on the Mac, and problems Mavericks could solve for Mac users and whether those gains will outweigh the headaches.
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For Mac Eyes Only – A Different Sort of Roar

Episode #294

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric take a look at OS X Mavericks’ first week and offer an initial assessment of the Mac’s new OS including what’s great about Apple’s new release and…what could use some improvement. Then Mike offers some quick tips for things you should do before the upgrade.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Reaction Time: We Still Have a Lot to Cover

Episode #293

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Gary and Eric provide first-hand reactions to Apple’s last big event of 2013 where Apple launches OS X Mavericks, new MacBook Pros, all-new iLife and iWork apps for both OS X and iOS, as well as the new ultra-thin iPad Air and it’s little cousin the Retina iPad mini. And they finally told us we can look for that new Mac Pro in December!

NEWS:

> OS X Mavericks Released as Free Upgrade (Mac App Store Link)
> New MacBook Pro
> Mac Pro
> New iLife and iWork Apps for OS X
> iPad Air
> iPad mini
> iOS 7 Lawsuit Filed
> RUMOR: Gold iPhone Referred to as “Kardashian” Within Apple?
> FUN NEWS: Imperial March Played by Floppy Drives

With Special Thanks to the live-blogging skills of:
> Engadget
> The Verge
> Wired
> TechCrunch

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Running Time: 1:32:00

For Mac Eyes Only – Reaction Time: WWDC 2013 Keynote

Episode #289

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Join Mike, Gary and Eric as they provide first-hand reactions to Apple’s WWDC 2013 keynote where Apple introduced OS X Mavericks, the new Mac Pro, updated AirPort routers, iWork for iCloud, iOS 7 and Apple’s iTunes Radio.

NEWS:

> OS X Mavericks
> Wow, now THAT’s a cool new Mac Pro!
> New MacBook Air
> New AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule
> iWork for iCloud
> iOS 7
> iTunes Radio

With Special Thanks to the live-blogging skills of:
> Engadget
> Wired
> Gizmodo
> TechCrunch
> MacRumors
> Macworld
> The Verge

CONTACT US:

> Meet TeamFMEO
> Contact Us

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Running Time: 2:09:21