It’s a 72-Gonal number – Episode #424


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Gaz gives a great explanation of gonal numbers at the beginning of the show and he lost me just after the math started….which means nearly right away. James Turner fromhttp://www.woodpad.co.uk is on to keep Gaz from mathing out which is a good thing. There’s lot’s of listener feedback, finally some answers on why our FaceBook numbers went down, and fear of ducks watching you makes a comeback! Woo! Spotlight is in the…um…spotlight with a questionn from Scott and just because Guy isn’t around doesn’t mean there isn’t a Gaz’s Tip! Lastly there’s something about Beavers…hmmm. Some Links: Guy’s App Pick: None because he isn’t here

Gaz’s App Pick: CheatSheet free in the Mac App Store

Jame’s Pick: Online Scout Manager to take care of your Scouts

4 + 2 + 3 = 9 – Episode 423


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I would love to say something clever about the title, but the truth is we just couldn’t think of a better one. Guy is on the mend and Gaz wanted to update to Mountie (really he did…HONEST!), but time just kept slipping away. Guy’s going to Chicago next week so come on out to the new MacSpecialist store in Oak Park, Illinois if only to heckle him. Also the GMen talk about all this hullaballoo over disappointing iPhones sales and the new Maps App.

Some Links:
Guy’s App Pick: Swift Publisher 3 by BeLight Software $19.99 on the Mac App Store
Gaz’s App Pick: Chasing Yellow by Dreamfab

Better sound? Oh Let it be! – Episode #422


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Guy is sick but doesn’t use that as an excuse as to why the podcast last week was so weird sounding. If you listen closely, you can actually hear Guy’s will to live leave him. Gaz keeps his ticker going with plist and daemon answers as well as a great tip! The GMen then go into their favorite and not so favorite features of iOS 6. Remember to use #livinginthenow in your next tweet because Guy thinks it’s funny.

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Guy’s App Pick: LibreOffice for the Mac Free
Gaz’s App Pick: DoodleGeddon from 3Pockets also Free

Angry Bloggers – Episode #421


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Gaz goes to the enemy camp but for a good reason while Guy tries (ye again) to figure out why Skype recording sucks and how to make it better (you can’t apparently). Then they talk about the new things released by Apple (you may have heard something about it) and why some people seem to have a Lightning bug up their neithers.

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Guy’s App Pick: The Box app for iOS free
Gaz’s App Pick: Absolute Player

People’s Pick: From Gary Apter it’s CHIRP!

Just How Old Do Parrots Get? – Episode #420


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It’s Guy’s birthday and he’ll podcast if he wants to, but Skype seems to think it’s a bad idea. Yep another Skype sucks and we hate it kind of show. We still had fun though making fun of Microsoft and wondering just how long has it been since most of the Mac line had been updated. Gaz gives a great tip and to the surprise of no one Guy hadn’t heard of it before. Most be his old age kicking in.

Some Links:
Widgets on the desktop
Guy’s App PickLinein from Rogue Amoeba FREE!
Gaz’s App PickMenutab for FaceBook and Social for FaceBook
People’s PickBook Creator for the iPad. $4.99 from Red Jumper Studio
Apple’s Pages $19.99 from the Mac App Store

Holding Our Breath – Episode #419


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Guy Jr gets cool stuff for his birthday and Big Guy doesn’t. He’s hoping that someone rich, drunk, or crazy (or some combination) will get him that Mac Pro or high end 27-inch iMac that’s on his Amazon Wishlist. But he’s not holding his breath. Gz WAS holding his breath and fortunately he stopped so we could do the show. His external drive is too small because Apple gave him a 750GB instead of a 500GB in the Mac mini he ordered some time ago, so it’s APPLE’S fault! Tim Cook has his first year in and apparently some people have odd reasons why they don’t think he’s doing a good job. And what hoops you have to jump through to get Lion if your Mac can’t run Mountain Lion.

Some Links:
10 most expensive Apple products EVER!
Guy’s App Pick: Studio Neat’s GLIF for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
Gaz’s App Pick: Desktop Aquarium by Voros Innovation FREE!
People’s Pick: Blues Masters by G-Men Productions $9.99 Audio review by Mike Breed.

Episode #418


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It what might be a record, Gaz and Guy not only manage to keep the show under an hour, it’s under 50 minutes! Hold your applause though because you may miss the greatest Gaz’s Tip EVER…well we thought it was funny anyway. Samsung loses round one of the most watched patent trial since Edison won his against whoever that other person was! Some terrific feedback from you, our fantastic audience and apparently in some cultures, hippos equals horses.

Some Links:
When Apple sold clothes and wind-surfing boards, yes I said wind-surfing boards
Guy’s App Pick: TotalFinder from BinaryAge software $18.00
Gaz’s App Pick: RapidWeaver from RealMac software $79.00
People’s Pick: None this week, you guys are slacking!

Scary Clowns – Episode 417


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Why do people find clowns so scary? Probably because they just seem creepy in general. Hands up, how many of you find the killer is a clown movies totally plausible? Yep, thought so. The GMen aren’t afraid of clowns…mostly, but tech behaving badly gives them the frights. Guy replaces an iPhone with poor Bluetooth and finds that iCloud was a bit of a fail and Gaz has yet to install Mountain Lion. A clown was the lead that broke the “Who broke into Steve Jobs house?” case and Gaz finds out that some people have a natural fear of our face-painted friends. The way back machine comes into play with a DashBoard Minute from 2005 and wonder of wonders! We now have a closing theme song for Gaz’s tips!

Some Links:
For those times when you need to map your mind
Guy’s App Pick: Robot Riot from Cebturian games $1.99
Gaz’s Mind Node Free
Mind Node Pro $9.99
and Mind Node iOS $9.99
all from Ideasoncanvas
People’s Pick: From Peter on Twitter. Now two IOS app picks I would like to share. Nothing very special, but actually some apps I use regularly, the first one even multiple times a day:

– FLIPBOARD: possibility to collect news from your favorite web sites, rss feeds or twitter and Facebook sites. Nice layout and easy to flip through the pages
– DILBERT: your daily dose of famous Dilbert comic strip. Always a good laugh.

 

I LIke Turtles – Episode #416


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No turtles were hurt (because we like them) in the making of this podcast, but brain cells could be an entirely different matter. We recording a few days earlier from now on which means you get all that GMen goodness a few days early too! Well until you get used to it and don’t think it’s a big deal anymore. Gaz watches the Olympics through the BBC on his iPad and Guy wipes Snowy off his Mac Pro. We’re both amused over the MASSIVE amounts of tablets Samsung sold last quarter (37,000) as well as other courtroom shenanigans from our friends from across the pond who never saw a good design they couldn’t steal! Dorothy Yamamoto asks us about iCloud and much much more!

Some Links:
The Mac Expo…no a DIFFERENT Mac Expo!
Happy birthday HyperCard!
Need to put Lion or Mountain Lion on a USB Stick? (/)
Guy’s App Pick: Tweetdeck from Twitter Free
Gaz’s App Pick: Guardian Eyewitness images from around the world, great pictures.
and Apple’s Preview ROCKS

People’s Pick: From Tenex on Twitter. AirPrint Activator can enable any networked printer to print from an iOS device running at least iOS 4.2 or later. Donationware from Netputting.com

The GMen go for the Gold – Episode #415


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Many Skype issues this week which makes for weird audio quality and we apologize for that, but it’s still a fun and crazy show. We ask if the iPad is a real computer with mixed results and Gaz answers a listener’s question about using an iPad in the UK. From there your two favorite airheads talk about AirPrint in iOS and Nik Hall comes through with a “Gaz’s Tips” theme song! How cool is that?

Some Links
AppAdvice website link to AirPrint iOS Utilities
Apple’s guide to using AirPrint
Guy’s App Pick: iFiles iOS file management app from Imagen $3.99 at the iOS App Store
Gaz’s App Pick: iPhotoLibrary Manager $19.99 from Fat Cat Software
People’s Pick: Flow Free from Big Duck Games FREE!

Mountain Lion Lives While iWork Dies – Episode #414


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No Gaz this week as he’s off on one of those pesky vacations but Guy isn’t flying solo as Tim Verpoorten from SurfBits and the Mac ReviewCast jumps in. They talk about how it’s Tim’s fault his wife hit their garage, bad multiple modems, and a weird iPhoto Library issue. From there it’s off to Some Mountain Lion talk, the death of yet another Apple cloud service, and bigger iPhones with smaller connectors. It’ll all make sense once you listen…trust me!

Some Links
No time for prayer? Not to worry technology has you covered!
The “Save As” command is back…in a way
Guy’s App Pick: Growl from the Growl Project LLC $2.99 at the Mac App Store
Tim’s App Pick: NetNewsWire from NewsGator Technologies for iOS  or for the Mac from their web site
Also from Tim Fiplab mobile application crafters

Money for Nothing (and the kicks for free) – Episode #413


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Gaz is a bit late but it worked out for the best because we were actually able to talk about Apple’s financial results for 2012 quarter 3! And you thought talk about money would be boring? Not with the GMen!

Some Links
A nod to Macnatico for this video which is both techy and weird!
Guy’s App Pick: Cut the Rope by Chillango $1.99
Gaz’s App Pick: TextEdit by Apple Free with a Mac
People’s Pick: Tim Verpoorten Please Sleep from DragonOne Software FREE!

Battery BANG! – Episode #412


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Gaz’s daughter’s 3GS almost goes POP, so her pop gets her a new battery for it. Guy rediscovers music from the 70s that he had (unsurprisingly) almost forgotten about. They give some thought to a potential smaller iPad that so many seem in a tither about and ask the question, “Are iOS devices ready to become your only computer?”

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This may take awhile

Guy’s App Pick: Templates for iBooks Author from Graphic Node FREE!
Gaz’s App Pick: Bartender from MacBartender free right now while in Beta
A bonus Gaz Pick!: Diptic from Peak Systems Currently free

People’s Pick: From Macnatico it’s DownCast from Jamawkinaw Enterprises $1.99

The Old College Try – Episode #411


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Another weird and fun week with the GMen as that ol Stick (or is that stuck?) in the mud Gaz has a good time watching fast cars go around a track and Guy gets a package with Crabs and Penguins. Just listen as it will all make sense soon. Guy talks about setting up an iPad and laptop for his college-bound son. TONS of feedback and suggestion from our great listeners and why Gaz and Guy don’t want you to act like Batman.

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Guy’s App Pick: Primo Kakuro HD from Jakro Soft LLC $2.99
Gaz’s App Pick: HP Photosmart Stitch but we can’t find a link for it!

People’s Pick from a lot of different people is EverNote from Evernote. And a great price which is free.

No Power Makes Guy Sad – Episode #410


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Almost had another Gaz solo show with no power at Guy’s house for three days, but the power company fixed it just in time! If this had been Guy’s only problem over the last week it would have been no biggie, but this was just the tail end of Guy’s woes and he’s determined to tell you all about it. Gaz sticks to a more normal life (for Gaz anyway), with expensive FaceTime roaming charges, transitioning out of MobileMe, and another great Mac tip for this week.

Big thanks to James Turner for agreeing to step in if Guy couldn’t make it. Find him and all his great WoodPad iOS products at http://www.woodpad.co.uk

Some Links
AgileBits
Guy’s App Pick: All the great native apps with iOS to get him through no power
Gaz’s App Pick: Plague Inc. by Ndemic Creations .99 at the iOS App Store
People’s Pick from Macnatico is Google’s Chrome Web Browser

All by myself, well not quite – Episode #409


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At some point in-between about a zillionn other podcasts, Gaz manages to do this one. this is very good because Guy couldn’t make it and who wants to listen to an hour of silence? Tim Verpoorten formally of the Mac Review Cast joins Gaz for the last two segments for a little bit of back and forth. For once, Guy isn’t interrupting Gaz! Except in these show notes which Guy wrote so it’s kinda like…(GET ON WITH IT!).

Some Links

Capture Notes 2
Launch Center Pro
AccessMenuBarApps

Guy’s App Pick: None because he didn’t send any
Gaz’s App Pick: Caffeine by Lighthead Software Free!

Tim gave us three picks!

Tim iPhone:- Broomstick
Tim Mac:- LogMeIn
Tim iPad:- Lion Tweaks

People’s Pick from Macnatico is Apple’s new Podcast App

Surface Surface – Episode #408


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OK, we promise not to make many more shows this long, but we did have a guest! Tom Schmidt from First Tech and MyMac.com joins the GMen for a lively discussion on WWDC and Microsoft’s new Surface Tablets. Guy deals with graduations, Gaz deals with a angry iPhone, and they both deal with new ways to possibly get podcasts in the future. You just have to deal with an extra long show.

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Guy’s App Pick: Commentcast by Martica. $5
Gaz’s App Pick: Colloquy IRC chat client for the Mac And £1.49 (likely $1.99) for your iOS device
People’s App Pick: Steve Hammond’s pic of Whatsize Mac by whatsizemac. $12.99 at the website and $14.99 at the Mac App Store

Connection Rejections – Episode #407


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Guy and Gaz record early because of some timing issues later in the week but circumstances almost make it impossible to record at all! It all gets straightened out though. WOOTies are proven to exist in the wild, Gaz packs extra bags for his gadgets on vacation, we get lots of feedbagck from you people (thanks for that), and the GMen go over their WWWDC predictions that will all be settled by the time you hear this. Tips, app recommendations, and a whole lot of hilarity makes this a not to be missed show!

Some Links
360 Panorama app from Occipital .99
Gaz’s Panorama Pics
Guy’s App Pick: Swift Publisher 3 $19.99 on the Mac App Store
Gaz’s App Pick: Apple’s Map-Compass App Free
People’s App Pick: Weather Zombie by Lycos Free

Finally Neil Worton – Episode #406


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Guy corners Neil Worton and gets him on the show which is doubly good because Gaz is on vacation and no one wants to hear Guy do a solo show. Turns out Neil has a lot to say about getting documents and other kinds of content off your Mac and on to your iOS devices with Goodreader and who woulda thunk it but Amazon has a free way to do it (sort of, but in that clunky corporate way) too. They also talk about setting up an Apple Airport Extreme or Time Capsule for some of these apps or remote access. Fun stuff and make sure you listen through to the very end for some real Diamond in the rough stuff.

Some Links
Goodreader for iOS from Good.i.Ware LTD
GoodreaderUSB for Windows Download link
Goodreader for Mac Download link
Amazon’s Send to Kindle App for the Mac
Guy’s App Pick: Air Attack by Art in Games on the Mac App Store .99
Neil’s Pick: SkySafari Plus by Southern Stars $14.99

You’re not Nuts – Episode #405


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More (and I promise the last) talk about the VW Bug and how it indirectly made Guy sick. The GMen start a little later than usual because of the meeting from heck that Gaz had to attend to first, and his monitors are driving him crazy. Some great feedback from our listeners and someone who was supposed to be here…wasn’t. Gaz thinks it’s his fault though. He makes up for it with some great new Finder tips including one that floats that Guy thinks is cool and makes him think of Tim Curry for some odd reason.

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Guy’s App Pick: DLC Quest by Benjamin Kane $1.99 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dlc-quest/id523285644?mt=12)
Gaz’s Pick: SCOTutor for the Mac and SCOTutor for the iPad both from the great Don McCallisterand they’re FREE!