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 – Mac Maintenance: Mike’s Quick Tips

FMEO.TV Episode #017

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian conclude their series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part five, Mike presents 4 simple tasks every Mac user can do to keep their Mac running smoothly.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Cloud Backup Q&A

FMEO.TV Episode #016

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part four, Mike answers Brian’s questions about backing up to the cloud from your Mac including privacy and securing your data.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Local Backups

FMEO.TV Episode #015

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part three, they give an overview of Time Machine backups, when you might want to use a drive clone, as well as the importance of maintaining offsite backups for your critical data.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Drive SMARTs

FMEO.TV Episode #014

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian continue a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In this short segment, they discuss S.M.A.R.T. monitoring and whether it should be part of Brian’s daily maintenance routine.

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FMEO.TV – Mac Maintenance: Disk Utilities

FMEO.TV Episode #012

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Brian begin a series of segments on maintaining your Mac. In part one, they take a look at some of the basic disk and system maintenance tasks Brian regularly performs on his Mac. Are they necessary or is he just “spinning his wheels”? And, if they are necessary, how often should you be running these utilities?

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