For Mac Eyes Only – Macworld Meaning

Episode #301

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Barry and Eric for a look back at Barry’s trip to Macworld, the vibe of this year’s show, iBeacon and the Internet of Things, and where things might be heading for Mac fans this year. Mike shares a few listener favs for Little Known apps found on the Mac.

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For Mac Eyes Only – The Mac’s Pretty Good Too

Episode #300

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric share some of their favorite Little Known apps that ship with the Mac, explore some tips for improving Spotlight and Finder searches, and answer Ralph’s question: Essential Apps to … Whom?
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FMEO.TV – Securing Data in the Cloud

FMEO.TV Episode #024

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike shows how to add a little extra security to your cloud-based files using utilities built into your Mac.

Running Time: 14m 29s

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 – A Journey Back to the Mac

Episode #299

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by former MacBook Podcast host and For Mac Eyes Only segment producer Jason Whitener who shares his round-trip journey from the Mac to Windows and how he found his way back to the Mac again. We discuss Apple’s famed halo effect, the value of the Mac App Store to switchers, virtualizing Windows for Jason’s hobby, and forgotten apps Jason re-discovered as he immersed himself back into the Mac community.
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For Mac Eyes Only – The Day of Essential Apps

Episode #298

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Gary and Eric present our 8th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users, a short list of “Gimme” essential apps, plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list.
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FMEO.TV – Automating the Apple Home

FMEO.TV Episode #022

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry explore the practical (and not so practical) ways Apple users can take advantage of the world of home automation.

Show Notes

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For Mac Eyes Only – Happy Birthday Macintosh!

Episode #297

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Barry who gives us a wrap up of the Macintosh’s 30th Birthday event held in Cupertino CA January 25th, 2014. Mike and Barry also share their first experiences with the Mac, discuss old Macs they’ve owned, and how Apple’s revolutionary device unveiled 30 years ago helped to shape their lives.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Looking Back for a Future

Episode #296

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: In the first new show of 2014, Mike and Eric look back at their predictions from 2013 and offer a few ideas for new products they’d like to see from Apple in the year ahead. In Fun News: A birthday celebration for the Mac in Cupertino.
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FMEO.TV – Holiday Gift Guide: Games! (and Other Cool Stuff)

FMEO.TV Episode #021

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry offer up some Last Minute Gift ideas for the Apple lover in your life.

In this, our final Gift Guide segment, Barry shares some of his favorite iOS games to give this year and Mike suggests a truly last minute gift that ANY Apple fanatic should love.

iOS Gift Suggestions

> Apple Gift Cards
> Pixelmator for OS X
> iTunes Books
> Cockpit Confidential by Patrick Smith (iBookstore Link)
> Quell Memento (App Store Link)
> Super Squares (App Store Link)
> Plants vs Zombies (App Store Link)
> Atari’s Greatest Hits (App Store Link)
> M.U.L.E. (App Store Link)
> iCade by ION Audio
> Words With Friends (App Store Link)
> Dots: A Game About Connecting (App Store Link)

Download the SD Video here!

Running Time: 16m 35s