Upgrading — For Mac Eyes Only

For Mac Eyes Only – Feeling a Little EFI

October 3, 2017 by Mike

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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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: EFI, firmware, Hardware, Mac hardware, macOS, OS X, Security, SMC, Update, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – Reaching the Pinnacle of El Cap

October 12, 2015 by Mike

Season 10, Episode 2 (#326)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Eric and Dave to take a look at some of El Cap’s hallmark features for folks who haven’t yet taken the plunge with the latest edition of OS X as well as dig a little deeper into the features that we personally like — and dislike!
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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Apple, Dashboard, Disk Utility, El Cap, El Capitan, OS X, Terminal, Update, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – Climbing to the Summit

August 1, 2015 by Mike

Season 9, Episode 17 (#323)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric dig a little deeper into “El Cap” and discuss OS X’s new System Integrity Protection, Metal, the updated Two-Factor Authentication and more.
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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Apple ID, El Cap, El Capitan, OS X, Security, System Integrity Protection, Two-Factor Authentication, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – Mactastrophe! (Part One)

November 24, 2014 by Mike

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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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Backups, Drive Cloning, Macs, Mavericks, OS X, Permissions, Time Machine, Upgrading, Yosemite

For Mac Eyes Only – Getting a Charge Outta Your Mac

October 30, 2014 by Mike

Season 9, Episode 4 (#310)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric tackle listener Stephen’s email concerning MacBook battery life and which Mac (or Macs!) might be the right one to replace Stephen’s aging 2007 MacBook Pro.
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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Battery Life, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook, Macs, OS X, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – Rockin’ Those Older Macs

May 21, 2014 by Mike

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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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Apps, Mac OS, Maintenance, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, OS X, Panther, Security, Tiger, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – More on Mavericks

November 16, 2013 by Mike

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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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Mavericks, OS X, Update, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – A Different Sort of Roar

October 30, 2013 by Mike

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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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Mavericks, OS X, Update, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – Toasting ’til I Can’t Toast No More

September 3, 2012 by Mike

Episode #273

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric Discuss Upgradeability of Macs, Java Flaws Discovered, Patched, and Discovered Again, Watch Out for Phishing Scams, Senior Management Changes at Apple, More Support for iPublishers, Native GIMP for OS X!, Flock the Vote, Will Broken Apple I Sell at Auction?
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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Hardware, OS X, Upgrading

For Mac Eyes Only – More On Mountie

August 6, 2012 by Mike

Episode #270

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Gary discuss listener feedback on Mountain Lion, Mountain Cat Cert for IT Pros, iCloud Outages, Hulu Plus and Apple, Dropbox Security Upgrades, Touring NASA with Google Street View.
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Filed Under: Weekly Show Tagged With: Mountain Lion, OS X, Upgrading