Beware the Magnets – Mac Geek Gab 753
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
March 18, 2019
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Show Notes
You want Cool Stuff Found? You want to know how to uninstall apps properly? What about the dangers of disabling SIP? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, come together to answer all of these and more. Have a question? Send it in to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or post in the <a href="http://macgeekgab.com/forums">MGG forums</a>.Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 753 for Monday, March 18, 2019
- 00:03:02 When Batteries go Bad
- 00:07:25 Lightning to Audio and Charge (Careful here, John got a cheap knockoff from Walmart marketplace that didn’t work, fortunately, they gave a full refund)
- 00:09:59 Steve-CSF-Hubitat Smart Hub
- 00:11:29 CSF-Libby (thanks, CapMac!) from Overdrive
- 00:13:53 SXSW: Wi-Charge Uses Infrared for Wireless Power
- 00:17:42 SXSW: CLEAR moves to Point of Sale
- 00:19:40 SXSW: VeriScan – Your Face is Your Boarding Pass
- 00:24:00 IBM slurps Flickr Photos
- 00:24:42 Tripit Pro
- 00:29:09 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG
- 00:31:56 Robin-QT-Drag from title bar to any app
- 00:35:20 Mike-USB-C adapter cables instead of Docks
- 00:40:48 Ben-Beware the Magnets
- 00:44:08 Loren-Uninstalling Apps Properly
- 00:49:20 Jim-Crashplan Removal
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- 00:54:00 We want your email! [email protected]
- 00:56:49 Larry-Managing Email Archives
- 01:02:20 Loren-The Dangers of Disabling SIP
- 01:08:11 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters:
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- 01:09:47 Jeff-752-Use iPhoneTextMessages.com for Archiving
- 01:12:00 Kurt-752-Memtest86
- 01:16:08 Donna-752-Uses for Old Macs
- 01:18:30 MGG 753 Outtro
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