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MacBreak Tech
MacBreak Tech
Author: John Foster, Kenji Kato, Ben Durbin, Craig Syverson
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MacBreak Tech is a no-holds-barred tech talk about all things Mac. We talk about technical Mac things like servers, storage, best practices and other stuff that is, well, technical.
25 Episodes
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Mac can be the basis of your business.
Put two big drives in a an old G4 and format as RAID 1.
Using iWork in ways never intended.
Programming a Mac offers lots of different choices. The best part is so many things are free to use without restriction.
Modern emulators run all kinds of old and new software.
Music sharing isn't hard. Airport Express, Squeezebox, an old Mac and your iPod can help.
Origins of myths about Macs are often lost to time and too often people still believe something that hasn't been true for 20 years.
Backing up is something that everyone needs to do.
Use the new year as an excuse to get a new Mac, get more storage or making a faster network.
Craig wants to know all about configuring his network.
Quartz Composer is a visual programming langauge that supports different inputs, RSS and graphical outputs.
Ignore the specs, the price and focus on what you really need your Mac to do.
Automator in Tiger and Leopard is powerful if you practice making automation.
For about a $100 you can renew your Mac to make it like new.
Leopard sports more than spots: Dictionary, Spaces, Cover Flow and QuickLook.
Before you jump to Leopard you have some chores to do. We talk about what you need to do to make your Mac ready for OS X 10.5
Quicksilver is way more than just a keyboard-driven launcher. Using a noun verb grammatical model, you can do basic search and work effortlessly with applications, data, and the web.
It’s 3am and the #$%^&* won’t do what you need it to do. There is little chance of anyone being awake that can help you. What do you do? You help yourself that’s what. For guys like us calling tech support is generally a waste of time. Instead we look to a wealth of knowledge to solve problems. Here’s how you can help yourself.
Possibly the only commentary on the net in support of the Finder.
Network hubs, switches, routers and making your own cables.



