TechFan 285 – Optimistic Mixtape

Tim and David discuss playlists and mixtapes, and the discovery of new music then and now. Tim has an update on the iMac from OWC! John Nemo does not use his powers to tell us about a program before we need it, Senuti, and David fill us in on a cool iPad mix app called djay iPad. Finally, 2016 has been a bummer, and the guys talk about Macstock 2017 and being optimistic.

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TechFan 284 – Missing Fusion

The migration of the Mac is on, and Tim recounts his struggles of creating a Fusion Drive, loss of playlists and general problems with iTunes, and Time Machine restore that fails 95% of its job. David talks about the Consumers Reports giving Apple’s latest MacBook a non-recommendation, and they both discuss Apple’s handling of the situation.

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TechFan 283 – Rogue One – iMac

Tim has to buy a new Mac, so what will he get, and from where? Mario Run has dropped, and David and Tim like it. Then, the main feature of this episode is the spoiler-filled review and discussion of Rogue One.

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TechFan 281 – Retro Challenge 2

Update on the Retro Challenge, Fantastic Beasts, Star Wars, Guy Kawasaki, Marvel movies, 17” Macbook Pro, WD Raspberry Pi drive, IBM Lenovo ThinkPad X41, Amazon Fire, StarTech.com 2 Port Displayport USB KVM Switch, and more!

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TechFan 280 – Mac Users 20 Years Ago

Collecting older Aluminum Macs and a new Retro Challenge begins! Also, Tim looks at a knock-off Nike band for his Apple Watch, a portable Sega Genesis system, and we go back two decades to find out what was on the mind of the average Mac user.

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Geekiest Show Ever 237 – Black Friday

This week we are taking a different approach to the show. In the US, it is the week of Thanksgiving, which can only mean one thing: Black Friday is once again upon us. We decided to take an early look at the ads “leaked” on BFADS.net and see what kind of goodies we want. From Kevin with one of his well-known weaknesses, a 256GB flash drive, to Elisa’s quilting needs with a super cool sewing machine, and Mike rounds it out with his trip into virtual reality from Sony. Then everything else in between.

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