The mailbag is overflowing, and John and Dave do their best to get through as much of your feedback as possible. A common theme this week is prepping your Mac for sale or service, and your two favorite geeks talk through that as well as sharing some listener tips on the subject. Restoring from backups, what to do with .do files, iCal to Google Calendar syncing, and even a winning answer for our Geek Challenge posed in show 244 are all here! Subscribe, download, tune in, and enjoy!

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Stuff mentioned:

Open Recent Items HotKey
Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts (includes Move focus to the menu bar)
BusySync
BusyCal
Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
Little Snitch
Mac OS X v10.5 or later: About Disk Utility’s erase free space feature
Temperature Monitor
Mac OS X: Disk Utility’s Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore
Onyx
How to rebuild the LaunchServices database
duraSync
iStubz
“To Pair or Not to Pair” – part in a continuing series (Updated August 16th, 2007)
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BackBeat Media Podcast Network
MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

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MGG 245: Prepping a Mac for Sale or Service, Your Questions, and More!