Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Your two geeks are traveling in Las Vegas for CES, but that doesn't stop them from bringing you their weekly dose of help, tips, and Cool Stuff Found. Listen as John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton help you understand how to manage the /Volumes folder, resolve a Contacts syncing problem, and decipher just how Location Services knows where you are when you have no GPS or Cell radio active. And that's just the beginning. You'll have to tune in for more! Press play, download, and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 691 for Sunday, January 7, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:58 Daniel-Safely pruning the /Volumes folder Preboot folder purpose 00:11:03 Disable tailspind and spindump to Speed Up your Mac 00:12:34 David-Don’t forget about all the wires 00:16:33 Jason-iCloud Contacts NOT syncing 00:24:03 Avram-How does Location Services know my location without GPS? Skyhook wireless Wi-Fi Triangulation Turn Location Services and GPS on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 00:29:47 Bill-White Screen of Death on iOS 00:34:27 Thunderbolt 2 device on a Thunderbolt 3 iMac? 00:39:23 Carsten-iOT Security and HomeKit Eero plus Fingbox 00:48:51 Zach-NAS to NAS Copy, Fixing Troublesome Filenames LaCie 2Big NAS Synology DS218+ File Station | Tools | Mount Remote Folder | CIFS Shared Folder A Better Finder Rename 00:55:15 Kent-Removing Legacy Java SE 6 /System/Library/Java, /Library/Java How do I uninstall Java on my Mac? 00:58:51 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Carsten, Abdullah B., Norton B., Putch, Michael P., Tony G., John O 01:01:55 Spectre and Meltdown Apple’s article on Spectre and Meltdown 01:11:13 Dave’s Network Loop from 690? 01:14:57 Michael-690-USB Power Followup 01:16:48 Brian-690-Wi-Fi blocked by Profiles FTW 01:17:53 Paul-690-Wi-Fi that won’t connect 01:19:20 Kevin-CSF-Quick Hash 01:21:20 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Have any problems with iCloud Photo Library? Want to remove DRM from your movies? Are your apps failing to launch? Have other restrictions that your Mac or iPhone are imposing on your life? This is what Mac Geek Gab is all about: solving your problems and sharing tips. Press play, download MGG 690, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 690 for Tuesday, January 2, 2018 00:02:22 Bill-Can’t edit photos on iPad Pro 00:08:20 Photos settings in iOS 11 Settings | Photos | Transfer to Mac or PC | (Automatic or Keep Originals) Settings | Photos | iCloud Photo Library | (Optimize iPhone Storage or Download and Keep Originals) 00:13:11 iOS 11 Camera Settings Settings | Camera | Formats (High Efficiency or Most Compatible) 00:14:40 David-Ripping iTunes DRM from Movies Noteburner 00:18:59 Brian-Can’t connect iPhone to other Wi-Fi 00:23:00 Managing iPhone Wi-Fi settings 00:26:47 SPONSOR: eero – whole house Wi-Fi that actually works. `MGG` gets you free overnight shipping 00:30:07 Dave had to re-learn the value of having a UPS/Battery Backup 00:36:47 Brother J-App Launch Failure Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac About macOS Recovery 00:45:59 Dave’s Network has a loop! 00:50:32 Mike-USB Power Issue Reported Powering peripherals through USB 00:56:58 SPONSOR: PDFPen for macOS and iOS from Smile 01:00:09 David-Extra Apple Watch appearing on my iMac 01:04:37 Bob-Transporter Library Fix 01:07:05 Jeff-Solve a failing High Sierra Install 01:08:19 Dave-ExpanDrive Follow-up 01:10:01 Allison-Beware Responsive Web Sites 01:15:01 Stone-CSF-689-EarHero 01:15:54 Terry-689-Bone Conduction “Headphones” iOS Restrictions Passcode Cracker 01:18:00 Kevin-CSF-Cracking iOS Restrictions Passcode 01:21:30 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Frank F., Art C., Elizabeth B., Greg S., Olga P., B-man, Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., Ward J., Jim E., Chris F., Petter H., Dave C., Robert P., Jeffrey F., Richard S., Karin K., David P., Petter H., Michael M., Theresa B., Jason T., Michael P., Andy W., John I., Mary G., Corrie A., Joel F., Kraig S., Dan E. 01:22:44 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Recurring Keychain authorization requests bugging you? iMessages out of order? Want to know what to do with your dead drives? This is just where your two favorite geeks <em>start</em> this week's episode. Then it's on to a headphone and earphone discussion, including some talk about letting ambient sound in, and letting someone else listen in on your bluetooth connection! Cool Stuff Found rounds out the show. Press play, listen, and learn! Oh, and enjoy, too.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 689 for Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Boxing Day Kwanzaa St. Stephen’s Day Proclamation Day 00:02:05 Larry-Recurring Keychain Access requests 00:07:23 Chuck-iPhone Battery Management Apps (only if we have one for iOS to mention) Coconut Battery iMazing Battery Life 00:16:00 Andrew-Flash Memory Drive Speeds Blackmagic Disk Speed Test 00:26:25 David-Dead Drives, what to do? The “Toasters” Dave mentioned: This one from Inateck, and this one from OWC 00:32:59 Jeff-iMessages are Out of Order 00:38:42 macOS mail sent-and-received 00:40:09 James-Advice to get started consulting Small Business Show NextDoor 00:53:53 iMazing Mini reports charge capacity 00:53:54 Earphones/Headphones JH Audio Layla 00:55:30 Richard-Connect two Bluetooth Headphones to one TV TaoTronics Bluetooth Splitter MEE audio Bluetooth Splitter 01:00:31 Johnny-Bluetooth Earbud Interference … FOUND! 01:03:03 Scott-Best Earphones for Still Hearing around you JBL Everest Headphones Pioneer Rayz Bose QuietComfort 01:09:52 Everett-Ambient Audio with Headphones on Lip Reading 01:13:34 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers Ken L., Clive S., Ev the Nerd, David G., Nick S., Micah P., David M., Barry P., Peter P., Warren R., Joe W., Antonio B., Joe M., Brett H., Terence N. 01:15:13 Brother J-CSF-PeakHour, Parcel, Startupizer 01:17:33 CSF-JBL Boombox 01:21:20 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

With so many options for playing your movies on your Apple TV, how do you make sense of it all? Your two favorite geeks get you there. But first, it's a healthy list of Cool Stuff Found, including one for a great discount on an Apple TV itself! Then its on to your questions, and you have lots of 'em! No worries, that's what John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton do on Mac Geek Gab: they answer your questions and solve your problems. Press play, learn, and enjoy! Also, don't get caught.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 688 for Monday, December 18, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:04 FB-Robbie-CSF–Scroll Reverser 00:04:14 French Toast for snowstorms 00:06:24 QT-Fixing Handbrake Ripping Fail Directly Rip and Convert Blu-ray Disks With Handbrake CakeBrew or `brew install libdvdcss` 00:12:40 Alex-QT-Change the Color of a Custom Finder Tag 00:13:07 Aaron-CSF-Apple TV 4K for $140 00:14:07 Plasma vs. LED vs. LCD vs. OLED 00:15:54 QT-Drive Genius 5.1 and High Sierra, Yo 00:19:04 Jai-CSF-679-Notebooks 00:20:08 Mark-685-Questioning the Plex Obsession? Infuse 5 Pro Also PlayOn 00:26:45 Leslie-TiVo VOX and TiVo Experience cTiVo 00:33:13 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s USB-C Travel Dock & Aura Pro X SSDs 00:35:53 Mark-iMessage Notifications Disappear quickly 00:40:23 Peter-Twitter supporting 280, but apps/OS only supports 140 Twitterrific for macOS 00:46:25 Joe-What’s causing my system to slow down? My Mac is very slow since I installed Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac (general slowdown) / High CPU usage BDLDaemon 00:50:30 Disable.sh to make your Mac faster 00:55:50 Don-Bit rot on movies… and backups? 01:05:29 Warren-Mesh Networks, Gigabit Internet, and Wi-Fi speeds? 802.11ad Speeds 01:12:29 Abel-New Switch introduces packet loss (good troubleshooting discussion) 01:16:47 Jon-687-Resetting PRAM and Content Caching Advanced Options 01:18:05 Zeff-687-iPhone 8 or iPhone X (home button and that screen) iPhone X OLED Burn In 01:20:45 Chris-687-Older Macs and SATA might be the cable 01:24:07 David-687-Google Photos as an alternative 01:26:10 David-Meshing your iOT devices properly 01:28:11 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Anders E., Gui D., Felix B., Andrew R., Chuck P., Paul M., Jay C., Ari L., Bob L., Michael P., Santiago M., John D., Stephen A., John V., Jeff P., Gary B.,Steven L. 01:29:10 MGG 688 Outtro Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Have a good time, all the time! The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

This time of year more than others, it seems, people need to remote control their friend's and family's computers for assistance. It's what we do here at Mac Geek Gab – helping people, that is – and we're happy to help you help others, too! But that's not all we talk about in this episode of MGG 687. In fact, it's probably only a smidge of it. Managing multiple Photos libraries, migrating from FireWire to the future, and Cool Stuff Found. Listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 687 for Monday, December 11, 2017 00:02:19 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Abdullah B., Dave C., Frank A., Mark R., Barry F., James B., Neal L., Scott F., John G., James C., Joe S., Tony S., David T., Francis F., Chris M., Randall M., Mike M., Larry S., John E., Phil G., Chris B., Charles G., Stacey S., Ric S. 00:03:59 Charles-CSF-PingBar whois and nslookup for reverse lookup 00:06:44 Ed-CSF-AudioBridge and AirConnect 00:08:48 CSF-Sanus Sonos Speaker Stands 00:10:07 Bob-CSF-DelayedLauncher 00:12:28 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-ProtonMail Bridge 00:14:35 CSF-Kiwee/Yitong Bonded MoCA 2.0 Adapters – 2 pack 00:20:43 STP = Spanning Tree Protocol = An Afternoon Wasted (again) 00:23:19 Ulysese-Resetting Wallpaper resets (some) iOS Caches 00:26:17 iOS Backups and Troubleshooting iMazing Mini 00:29:38 Roger-QT-Choosing alternate routes in Google Maps 00:32:35 SPONSOR: eero – gen2 and Beacon make your network even faster <https://eero.com/> 00:36:16 SPONSOR: BBEdit 12 from Bare Bones <https://barebones.com/> 00:38:33 Terri-Managing Multiple Photos Libraries PowerPhotos 00:46:18 Johnny-Deleting Live Photos 00:49:51 Devon-SATA Drive on Older MacBook “Future Accidental Probing Failed” 00:55:55 Sharon-Migrating from FireWire to the Future OWC Thunderbolt Dock Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter 01:02:05 Paul-Shipment Notifications UPS My Choice FedEx Delivery Manager USPS Informed Delivery Deliveries.app 01:05:07 Ken-Remote Controlling Mom’s iMac TeamViewer ScreenConnect from Edovia 01:09:04 Nick-Getting Data from Transporter Sync Synology’s Diskstations for Private Cloud 01:17:57 Douglas-686-AppleCare, AppleCare+, and the case for it on an iPhone 01:28:12 MGG 687 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Sometimes iCloud gets out of sync. Your geeks and fellow listeners have some tips and solutions. Then it's time to talk about troubleshooting tools that exist on either iOS or macOS but not both. What are your options? Your geeks talk through that, too. Of course, 'tis the season, so Cool Stuff Found abounds. We share and you share! We all learn (at least) four new things! It's Mac Geek Gab, after all. Enjoy MGG 686!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 686 for Monday, December 4, 2017 00:02:31 iPhone Crashing with Apple’s 12/2 Notification Bug? Fix it with iOS 11.2 00:07:54 Apple Pay Cash 00:08:18 Apple’s Two-Factor Authentication 00:11:16 iOS 11’s Wi-Fi Password Sharing 00:14:05 Mobile Unlimited Plans – it was time! 00:16:39 SPONSOR: Casper.com/MGG – MGG gets you $50 towards any mattress purchase 00:19:21 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Visit Harrys.com/mgg and use code MGG to save $5 off your purchase 00:22:06 Bruce-CSF-iPhone 8 and iPhone X X-Ray Wallpapers 00:23:23 CSF-Paperlogix Document Scanner for iOS 00:24:49 CSF-Catalyst Impact Case for iPhone X 00:27:05 CSF-Speck Presidio Clear iPhone 7 00:27:19 CSF-TP-Link Kasa Cam 00:28:28 CSF-TP-Link HS100 Outlet Switch 00:30:04 WeMo Switch Smart Plug 00:31:33 Joe-CSF-PrivatePackets.io and Mikrotik Routers 00:33:58 Stefan-CSF-ShellCheck from Terminal & CodeRunner 00:35:54 Fish Shell 00:36:53 David-Resetting iCloud and Photos if Settings Get Wonky iCloud Photo Library 00:39:45 Andrew-Files for macOS? ExpanDrive BoxCryptor Cloud Mounter Forklift 00:46:22 New sound for MGG (still using Discord) 00:48:55 Sam-iOS Console Monitor iOS Console Consolation 2 00:52:56 SPONSOR: Plex – Visit Plex.TV/macgeek and get your first month of Plex Pass on us! 00:55:07 SPONSOR: Smile – Clever software for efficient people 00:57:29 Bill-iOS Mail Notifications Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch 01:03:17 The VIP Tangent 01:07:00 Eolake-Facebook uploading low-res photos Settings | Facebook | Upload HD Video/Photo looks to default to off Don’t commit a photo crime, guys! 01:09:13 Bobby-Where to buy AppleCare? LA Computer Company SmallDog 01:16:59 AppleCare vs. AppleCare+ Adorama AppleCare 01:27:34 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Jim E., Greg S., Elizabeth B., Ward J., Chris F., Petter H., Bob P., Jason A., Michael L., David B., James B, Putch, Jeff K. 01:28:38 MGG 686 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Cold weather (in the Northern Hemisphere, that is!) means lots of people are staying home playing movies, and your geeks are here to help out with that. Our Southern Hemisphere friends are vacationing, and all that travel means playing movies on the airplane, too, so… we <em>all</em> need this! That's not all, though. Heck, that's not even most! APFS on rotational drives, permissions for your files, battery apps for your iPhone and much, much more are included, as well. Press play and enjoy as Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun take you on an infotainment adventure. You'll learn at <em>least</em> four new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 685 for Monday, November 27, 2017 00:01:34 An MGG Experiment: Using Discord instead of Skype 00:03:34 Michael-Migrating data after a user account is configured How to move your content to a new Mac 00:07:53 Dan-Battery Apps for iPhone vs. Mac Coconut Battery iMazing Mini System Status USB Power Meter 00:15:56 Bill-Drive Permissions Mac OS: Turn Off Drive Ownership 00:21:54 SPONSOR: Motiv, 24/7 Sleep and Fitness Tracking Ring – MGG saves you $20 00:25:14 David-684-Use AdBlock to redirect DNS for Gmail 00:29:00 Proxy Servers can be fun Synology RT2600AC 00:34:13 Ken-683-APFS on Rotational Drives? How to choose between APFS and Mac OS Extended when formatting a disk for Mac 00:41:43 Ralph-684-DOCSIS 3.1 Telephony Modems Arris XB6 DOCSIS 3.1 Telephony Modem 00:48:06 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Clive S., Dave G., Ken L., Nick S., Micah P., David M.,Timothy B., Philip C., Paul C., Steven S., Edward W., Patrick C., Andrew D., Monroe R., Paul D., Peter E., Brent G., Stephen B. 00:50:45 Fred-Private Cloud Movies and Photos Synology Moments Don Melton’s Transcoding Scripts 01:01:33 Andy-Plex and Wake for Network Access About Wake on Demand and Bonjour Sleep Proxy 01:05:40 HomePod Discussion 01:07:28 CSF-JBL Link 300 Speaker JBL Link 20 Denon HEOS 01:14:11 Definition of an Audiophile 01:16:10 Jim-Plex Stutters Plex Cloud 01:21:00 MGG 685 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Turkey day is coming up in the USA, and your geeks are ready. But mostly they're just ready to answer your Mac and iPhone questions and solve your problems… and that's what they're here to do today. Download, press play, and gobble-gobble it all up!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 684 for Monday, November 20, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:32 Scott-Cable Modem Picks Netgear CM1000 Arris CM8200 Motorola MB8600 Screenshot of Dave’s Spectrum Analyzer 00:13:19 Brother J-683-APFS Snapshot Management Time Machine Editor Tinker Tool System BackupLoupe Drive Genius for APFS 00:21:02 With APFS, Clones are even more important until Disk Repair utilities get up-to-speed 00:24:13 Matt-683-SSD Secure Erase 00:26:32 Joe-High Sierra Install Followup After Unmount Error Etymology of Voilà 00:32:41 Michael-High Sierra Won’t Install How to Create a Bootable macOS High Sierra USB Installer DiskMaker X 00:37:33 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s new Aura Pro X SSD’s. Now High Sierra-compatible! OWC Flash-Up Rebate Program 00:39:58 Dave The Nerd 00:44:31 Greig-QT-Notes to Folders in iOS 11 00:45:41 DLH-CSF-Quad9 Google’s Public DNS DNSSEC OpenDNS Namebench 00:50:52 Eliot-CSF-Seneo iPhone X Wireless Charger 00:55:46 CSF-Fingbox PortMap for MacOS 01:06:11 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Santiago M., John D., Stephen A., John V., Jeff P., Gary B., Mark P,, Mikael S., Jim D., Harvey H., Ian T. 01:08:02 Craig-Dropouts when streaming at home network How does Dynamic QoS help improve my Nighthawk router’s Internet traffic management? 01:16:42 Ken-Purgeable Content What is ‘Other‘ and ‘Purgeable‘ in About This Mac? 01:22:17 MGG 684 Outtro Zip Chip for Apple ][ The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Have questions about your Mac or iPhone? Just want to learn more? Join John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, as they entertain and inform you this week.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 683 for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:49 Phil-Bluetooth audio on Mac cuts out Potential sources of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interference 00:05:13 Carsten-Charge and Audio with iPhone 6 and Beyond Belkin Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar Belkin Lightning Audio + Charge Rockstar (Amazon) Pioneer Rayz Lightning-Powered Noise Cancelling Earphones Pioneer Rayz Smart Headphones (Amazon) 00:10:35 Scott-682-Battery life and restoring vs. calibrating 00:16:28 Contact us! [email protected] 00:17:00 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Brian D., David Y., James B., John G., James C., Joe S., Ari L., Paul M., Jay C., Robert S., Neal L., Scott G., Brian W., Daniel W., Art K., Chris F., Daniel M. 00:18:27 High Sierra makes some apps incompatible 00:19:09 FileMaker Pro 16 Changes FileMaker Cloud Custom App Academy Execute SQL inside FileMaker 00:28:32 Edward-Secure Erase iOS Device What to do before you sell or give away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch How to Safely wipe your iPhone or iPad before trading it in or reselling it 00:37:20 Larry-Repartitioning and APFS How many times can you fold a piece of paper? 00:42:40 SPONSOR: Harrys.com/MGG – Get your free trial set, just pay shipping! 00:45:08 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones 00:46:50 SPONSOR: Stamps.com – click the microphone and type MGG for free trial and postage 00:49:14 Allen-Strange Disks Being Mounted and Unmounted Mountain diskutil list (Terminal command to show partitions and volumes) 01:00:58 Mark-CSF-Beyond Compare & CSF-iTunes Volume Control 01:02:50 Steven-681-CSF-AirVPN 01:05:00 Walter-681-CSF-Mullvad 01:06:59 CSF-Escort X80 01:10:50 James-CSF-ClipGrab YouTube Downloader 01:11:46 Allison-CSF-Moom for Scenes 01:13:19 CSF-Uptime Robot 01:15:26 Using 5 Clicks to disable Touch ID or Face ID 01:20:24 QT-Pinch to zoom a print preview for PDF 01:21:45 MGG 683 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

iOS 11 brought battery life issues for many – but not all – users, and Dave and John have a few solutions for those affected. But that's not all you get, of course. Many tips, questions answered, and Cool Stuff Found round out the episode, including cable modem picks, iPhone X discussion, wireless charging devices, and an interesting backup analysis from a listener. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 682 for Monday, November 6, 2017 00:02:40 Ev-Are you really fully backed up? MailSteward 00:06:49 Tony-QT-iOS 11’s Granular Volume Slider 00:09:29 Kevin-QT-Removing folders from iCloud Drive 00:11:52 Kris-QT-Siri and the Podcasts App 00:14:18 JP-QT-Dock Tip 00:16:39 Mark-QT-Check your iPhone’s white point General | Accessibility | Display Accommodations | Reduce White Point 00:19:15 Bob-681-Hazel does uni-directional sync 00:22:09 Erik-Time Machine Boots! 00:25:54 Erik-681-Mail Trick Misspell email address domain during setup, then generic full featured setup will kick in 00:27:50 SPONSOR: Plex – Free to download and register, first month free with MGG 00:30:09 SPONSOR: Smile – TextExpander for 20% off your first year 00:31:42 SPONSOR: eero – MGG gets you free overnight shipping 00:34:10 Solving iOS 11’s Battery Life Issues 00:43:51 Wesley-iOS 11 Battery Life CoconutBattery DFU Restore 00:48:02 Tanel-Wireless Qi Charging Pads Powerbot/Sounbot Qi Charger 00:58:44 iPhone X 01:07:38 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Randall P., Bob P., Jason A., Ward J., Greg S., Michael L., Dave C., David B., Frank A., Abdullah B., Mark R., Barry F., Anthony C., Lew R., Wayne B., Scott R., Doug A., David S., Andrew W., Craig R-T, Brian M. 01:10:04 CSF-AmpliFi Teleport-$199 01:12:06 Jeff-VPN woes to home 01:24:00 MGG 682 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

When the power flickers, are your electronics protected? That's the first order of business. Then it's on to some Cool Stuff Found before digging in to prepping for iPhone X, including what to do about AppleCare … and AppleCare+. VPNs, Battery life, and Certificates round out the episode for you. Press play, enjoy, and learn at least four new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 681 for Tuesday, October 31, 2017 00:02:53 Lightning Lessons from the Ground 00:04:21 CSF-ExoMount Touch CD 00:06:32 Charles-CSF-Splashtop 00:07:50 Everett-CSF-Packet Squirrel LAN Turtle 00:10:54 Dave & Lee-NeoOffice saves XLSX and DOCX NeoOffice Feature Comparison 00:13:37 Doug-680-GoodSync 00:14:51 Advanced Content Caching Preferences 00:18:09 Tracking iPhone X 00:21:46 Chris-Migrating to iPhone X 00:25:17 Carsten-AppleCare+ for iPhone X 00:29:32 Finding your AppleCare Coverage Status 00:33:41 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Micah P., Elizabeth B., Petter H., Chris F., Charles K., Kenneth C., Thomas S., Chuck J., Ed I., Mark W., Bobby H, Jim E., Stephen D., Anthony C. 00:35:54 SPONSOR: Sanebox – go to SaneBox.com/MGG and get 2 weeks free and $25 credit 00:39:44 SPONSOR: JAMF Now – Visit JAMF.com/MGG for your first 3 devices free for life 00:42:03 Jeff-Which VPN to use? TunnelBear ProXPN Astrill VPN Cloak VPN Speedify Roll your VPN server Synology – Set Up VPN Server OpenVPN Synology SSL VPN L2TP VPN IKEv2 VPN 00:51:11 Barry-Apple Mail Settings Fistshake 00:59:24 Christopher-Mysterious Dashboard Advisory Certificate 01:05:27 Todd-HTTPS Mixed-Content Warnings on Websites 01:12:11 Eolake-iPhone Battery Usage FruitJuice for Mac Coconut Battery iMazing Mini 01:17:00 Todd-Procedure for restoring from backup 01:23:59 MGG 681 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Are photos still bloating up your iPhone? Having trouble upgrading to High Sierra or Downgrading to Sierra? Need to Sync two folders on your Mac? These are just some of the questions your two favorite geeks answer this week!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 680 for Monday, October 23, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:30 Meticulousness and Conspiracy Theories 00:03:24 Felix-Dropbox causing iOS Photo Storage to bloat? 00:07:51 Erik-Content Caching, Detecting Space Used, OmniDiskSweeper Run OmniDiskSweeper as sudo – except in High Sierra (for now) Disk Inventory X Daisy Disk WhatSize 00:15:34 Bill-Combo Update from 10.10 to 10.12? 00:20:29 Olga-High Sierra installation Issue Fixing Apple’s (temporarily) buggy High Sierra installer 00:25:26 Ken-Downgrading to Sierra 00:29:11 EP-Ken-Scripting iOS Lock Timings 00:31:21 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Harry W., Leslie B., Santiago M., John D., Stephen A., Ken L.,Scott C., Laura S., Deborah F., Nick S., Everett T., Mike H., Robert R., Lyndon N. 00:33:07 Paul-CSF-679-Visual Codes for iOS 00:34:18 JP-QT-Use Siri to disable Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 00:36:06 CSF-Network Multimeter for iOS 00:38:23 Mark-QT-Check the iOS White Point General | Accessibility | Display Accommodations | Reduce White Point 00:39:59 iOS 11’s Smart Invert General | Accessibility | Display Accommodations | Invert Colors | Smart Invert 00:43:55 SPONSOR: Sanebox – go to SaneBox.com/MGG and get 2 weeks free and $25 credit 00:46:36 SPONSOR: JAMF Now – Visit JAMF.com/MGG for your first 3 devices free for life 00:49:17 Margaret-QT-Change the sidebar text size System Preferences | General | Sidebar Icon Size 00:51:15 Ev-CSF-TeamViewer QuickSupport for iOS 00:54:13 Ken-SmartThings Hub and Watch Dock QuickTip 00:56:06 Wink Hub 2 00:56:37 Rick-QT-Reset Photos People Album 00:59:04 Mike-CSF-Magsafe Lightning Cables 01:00:41 Microsoft Office alternatives. (Jonathan) Libre Office NeoOffice Apache OpenOffice 01:04:45 The argument to use Live Photos all the time 01:07:27 Ezra-Syncing two Folders on the same Mac 01:13:49 MGG 680 Outtro PhotoPlus Expo The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, High Sierra, and KRACK are the topics today, but that means you’re in for a real treat. The goal is for everyone to learn at least four (4!) new things, but today you’re guaranteed to learn a whole lot more. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 679 for Monday, October 16, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:18 QT-QR Codes comes to the camera in iOS 11 Deliveries from JuneCloud Qrafter ScanBot scans barcodes and other things! 00:05:39 Bill-QT-System Information Storage Management Window CleanMyMac 3 00:08:42 Jeff-QT-Zoom in Camera with Digital Crown 00:09:29 QT-Save your macOS Installers Download El Capitan Mac Geek Gab App 00:16:29 Todd-QT-678-AirPods iOS 11 Tap Control Tip 00:19:43 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: James C., Joe S., Ari L., Paul M., Jay C., Gary B., Jeffrey P., John V., Rob W., Andy D., Willie M., Gary B., George C., Jedd E., Steve R., Patrick C. 00:21:20 KRACK Discussion US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#228519 Anatomy of a “goto fail” – Apple’s SSL bug explained MGG Facebook 00:37:21 SPONSOR: Stamps.com – MGG Gets you 4-week trial 00:39:39 SPONSOR: Other World Computing – USB-C Dock 00:41:00 Tanel-CSF-DEVONthink 00:43:32 DEVON’s Needful Things (Freeware apps and services) 00:44:32 CSF-Cujo $249. Wants to be DHCP server. Monitors everything. 00:53:39 CSF-eBlocker eBlocker OS Browser-only. $219 or $249, but free download available for Raspberry Pi 00:58:09 Hello Nomad Strap 00:58:53 CSF-X-Doria Action Band 01:00:45 CSF-JBL Pulse 3 01:02:47 PilotPete-CSF-Custom Molded Earplugs / modified to headphones… 01:10:35 CSF-Restore Bonjour with LocalSites and iNet Network Scanner …and Flame 01:12:56 CSF-Fenetre Picture in Picture 01:13:53 Pixelmator 3.7 – High Sierra Photos integration, HEIF editing 01:15:24 GraphicConverter X 01:16:14 iStat Menus 6 – new notification center integration Intel Power Gadget 01:19:28 macOS High Sierra Content Caching 01:23:21 MGG 679 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Pilot Pete rejoins after the first time in a LONG time, and your geeks dive right in to Cool Stuff Found. After that, it's time to talk about iOS 11 tips, calendar sharing, AirPods, and High Sierra's login items issues. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 678 for Monday, October 9, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:17 Ken-CSF-ElevationDock 4 iOS iPhone and iPad Dock! 00:04:20 Dave-CSF-gpac to extract audio 00:08:46 Roll back to iTunes 12.6.3 if you like 00:11:08 Robin-CSF-AirPort Utility shows Details Fing and Fingbox Apple removes MAC Addresses from iOS 11 00:20:19 Jedd-Subscribing to Google Calendars on iPhone 00:29:09 Remember to Enable Wi-Fi Calling Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling 00:36:37 SPONSOR: Bare Bones Software’s BBEdit. Get it for free at BareBones.com 00:37:48 SPONSOR: JAMF Now – Manage 3 Devices for Free for Life at JAMF.com/MGG 00:40:23 Guido-677-Managing Family Purchases iCloud Storage Plans and Pricing 00:49:09 AirPods EarBuddys for AirPods 01:02:08 Custom Fit Earphones JH Audio Laylas Jerry Harvey GigGab Interview Ultimate Ears UE11 Pro Decibullz 01:08:52 Erik-677-Partition Followup Disk Utility | View | All Devices 01:14:07 Peter-677-Restore Login items ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginitems.plist 01:19:12 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Kevin S., Kenneth K., Frank A., Abdullah B., Mark R., Michael B., Barry F., Jim E., James B., John G., Lawrence H. $50, David C., Chris H., Anthony T., Kurt T., Ralph F., Paul K., Bob H., Robin J., Mark W. 01:21:08 MGG 678 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

It's high time for some High Sierra chat, and chat is what your two favorite geeks bring! Installation help, app help, and some interesting tidbits round out that portion of the show. Then it's on to some tips and glorious Cool Stuff Found submitted by you, our faithful listeners. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 677 for Monday, October 2, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:47 Synology Event this week… you’re invited! 00:03:01 Todd-676-Clipboard sharing between macOS and iOS 00:04:18 Bob-676-Moom 00:05:33 Mark-673-CSF-RealVNC’s VNC Connect 00:06:50 Joe-CSF-Duplicacy 00:08:33 Greg-CSF-Inbox and TextGrabber Picatext 00:11:53 Don-CSF-Thunderbolt Drive Docks RocketStor 5212 OWC Drive Docks NewerTech Universal Drive Adapter 00:16:14 Mr. X-676-App Specific Print Driver Woes About AirPrint 00:17:49 Andrew-Managing incoming iPhone Calls 00:19:21 Remember Bartender MacBartender 00:22:05 Daniel-Beware the USB3/Wi-Fi interference issue 00:23:57 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Ralph L., Ken L, Everett T., Nick S., Elizabeth B., David B., Thomas S., Bob P., Ward J., Michael L., Dave C., Ken L., Jason A., Chris F., Jim E., Mike Z., Andrew B., Robert A., Fernando F., David H., Lyndon N., Andrew S., Leigh F., James H., Roger Y., Martin S., Randy B., Robert R., Jon G., Ulysese B., Keith K., Mario Z., Michael D., Sharon F. 00:27:03 SPONSOR: Plex where MGG gets you a free month of PlexPass 00:29:51 SPONSOR: PDFPen from Smile 00:32:07 Paul-High Sierra, Viruses, and Sleeping your iPhone 00:38:21 Don-Installing High Sierra onto APFS 00:41:20 JFB-High Sierra Upgrade Advice List your login items or look at pre-upgrade backup, my items were gone after upgrade. 00:47:48 HS doesn’t like commas in filenames 00:50:24 Greg-Partitioning USB Flash Drive Disk Management From the Command-Line 00:55:04 Patrick-675-Downgrade to iTunes 12.6 to rearrange your apps 00:55:44 JP-iOS 11 and Radio Control Center Options 01:00:53 Bob-Deleting 32-bit apps 01:03:04 Graham-HEIF Settings Settings > Photos > Transfer to Mac or PC Settings > Camera > Formats 01:06:10 Johnny-iOS Albums to macOS? 01:13:30 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

iOS 11's Spotlight Search, Files App, Photo Search, and app management start the show. Then it's on to discussing the best ways to troubleshoot all iCloud syncing issues. Have dual monitors or are just particular about your window locations? We've got that covered, too… and a lot more! And hey, there's a DAC in that dongle! Press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 676 for Sunday, September 24, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:24 Scott-QT-iOS Search can do conversions 00:03:26 Jim-Find the Files App Hubic Capo 00:08:27 Jedd-Launching iOS 11 Apps with Spotlight 00:11:26 Scott-Search for Photo tags on iOS 10-and-later 00:12:13 Joe-675-Using iTunes 12.7 and later to load apps onto your iPhone Manually manage content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes 00:14:47 John-Apple Configurator 2 has Apps section 00:18:09 Brett-iMazing shows Battery Status on your Mac 00:19:22 Dr. Bob-Use tones on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Use tones on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 00:21:57 SPONSOR: Stamps.com – Click the Microphone icon and use MGG 00:25:56 Mike-Contacts won’t sync Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders 00:32:23 Evelyn-Photos aren’t syncing down to my Mac My Photo Stream FAQ (including some esoteric When conditions) 00:38:17 Unlimited Data 00:40:00 Ralph-Facebook Login Permissions Permissions with Facebook Login 00:42:05 Michael-675-OAuth and iTunes Followups 00:45:05 Joe-Managing Dual Monitor Windows Stay from Cordless Dog 00:49:06 macOS High Sierra Thoughts 00:57:12 Sebastian-Full Featured Printer Driver, Presets ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.print.custompresets.forprinter.[name or IP of printer].plist 01:04:43 Michael-Write on Mac, Publish on iPhone 01:07:31 Dan-Is there a DAC in the Dongle? Audioengine D1 Onkyo’s DAC-HA200 AudioQuest Beetle 01:15:38 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Micah P., Santiago M., Stephen A., John V., John D., Todd Z., Lou Ann D., Giles C., Craig R., George M., Graham M., William P., Daniel H., Royce T. 01:16:40 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Downloading YouTube Videos, App Stores Woes, Apple Pay Cash, Person-to-Person Payments, iPhone X, iOS 11 Screen Recording, Restoring from a different iPhone and a discussion of whether or not it's safe to use Facebook to login to other sites are ALL discussed in this week's show… and more! Press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 675 for Sunday, September 17, 2017 00:01:49 Larry-Downloading YouTube Videos MacX YouTube Downloader Firefox Flash Video Downloader MGG-Facebook-John-How to Download YouTube Content? Softorino YouTube Converter 2 youtube-dl 00:07:55 Ted-Is it safe to use Facebook, Twitter, Google to login to other sites? Facebook Login Sign in with Twitter Google Sign-In Facebook Profile Authentication Management Twitter Profile Authentication Management Google Profile Authentication Management 00:16:36 Ken-App Stores Woes MacGeekGab.com/Sponsors 00:26:06 Kirit-Bluetooth Unavailable Dave’s 3rd Party Bluetooth 4 USB Adapter LA Computer Company AppleCare 00:33:20 SPONSOR: Other World Computing <https://macsales.com/> 00:36:03 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Harvey S., James B., Frank A., John G., Paul M., James C., Sebastian K., Jay C., Gary B., John D., Eolake S., Stephanie E., James H., Domenico B., Joe S., David T., Mike F., William P., Todd Z., Ericka R., Graham M. 00:45:44 Ken-Apple Pay Cash and Person-to-Person Payments Venmo Zelle 00:49:14 Andrew-iOS 11 Screen Recording 00:53:50 John restored his iPad from an iPhone backup Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup 00:56:25 David-Restoring from one iPhone to another 00:59:41 DLH/JFB Thoughts about iPhone X/8/AppleTV 4K/Watch Series 3 announcement iCracked 01:19:34 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Your questions answered, as always, including several unresponsive Macs and how to fix them, Life after CrashPlan, Problematic iCloud syncing, and moving your media libraries. Cool Stuff Found kicks things off, though, with lots of great stuff that you'll love. Plus, a healthy competition about internet speeds between your two favorite geeks is in there, too! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 674 for Sunday, September 10, 2017 00:01:53 Bill-Mouse and Keyboard don’t work on Startup 00:06:38 Andy-CSF-IMAPSync 00:10:09 Kurt-CSF-Terminal Help Sites https://www.explainshell.com/ http://www.shellcheck.net/ http://man-k.org/ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse OpenZFS on OS X Don’t forget “man man” from Terminal to learn more about manual pages. For example, “man -w” shows path to man pages 00:14:22 Dave-CSF-The Dropbox Drobo Arq Tango 00:16:16 Dave from Houston-CSF-Fakespot 00:17:56 Bob-CSF-672-Carbon Copy Cloner Internet Backup 00:19:48 Zack-CSF-Bluelounge Jimi USB Port Extension 00:22:20 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Tech Restarter 00:26:47 SPONSOR: Get $50 off a Casper mattress at casper.com/mgg 00:28:38 SPONSOR: Bare Bones with BBEdit 00:30:49 SPONSOR: Get a Free month of BarkBox when you subscribe to a plan at barkbox.com/mgg 00:33:08 DOCSIS 3.1 Modems are available! NETGEAR CM1000 Motorola MB8600 Arris SB8200 DOCSIS-PIE QAM vs. OFDM What are Comcast’s provisioned speeds 00:52:51 Bill-672-CrashPlan 5TB Migration Limit 00:55:30 Jürgen-672-Life after CrashPlan 01:00:24 Rob-Replacement for Crashplan Local backups 01:03:39 Bill-eero does not maintain LAN when WAN goes out 01:06:00 Ken-673-Use Parallels Access for Remote Access 01:07:23 Michael-673-Screen Sharing with Messages Messages for Mac: Share your screen or another user’s screen in Messages 01:09:26 Todd-673-Telling iTunes and Photos about Moved Libraries 01:15:40 Ian-iCloud Syncing won’t start Use `ping` to diagnose your network 01:20:07 Paul-iCloud Sending Mail Fails 01:23:37 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Robert P., Teri O., Peer T., Paul H., Joe B., Matt C., James H., Mark R., Michael B., Abdullah B., Doug L., Chanin K., Martyn T., David B., Barry F., James B., Brian D. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Moving your Photos to a new drive, managing your Finder's smart searches, reasons for a VPN, and remote access to your own Macs are just the first few topics that Dave and John discuss this week. Then it's on to managing your document syncing, finding an old version of Mac OS X for an older Mac, some cool scripts that other listeners developed for monitoring your network, and more! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 673 for Sunday, September 3, 2017 00:02:18 Jeff-Moving Photos Library to new External Drive 00:08:06 Of dead hard drives and fans SSD Fan Control HDD Fan Control 00:12:34 Ken-Flagged Mail won’t show up (paraphrase) OnyX IMAP4-RFC 3501 00:16:28 Edgar-Excluding “LIbrary” from Finder/Smart Folder Search Smart Search to Exclude a Folder 00:25:19 SPONSOR: PDFPen Family from Smile 00:27:15 SPONSOR: Care.com – visit care.com/mgg to get a 30% discount 00:29:23 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Get your Free Trial Set at harrys.com/mgg, just pay $3 shipping! 00:31:21 Ari-Reasons for a VPN? 00:37:36 Nitin-Remote Access to your own Macs Teamviewer Unattended Access Screens from Edovia Back to my Mac 00:44:19 Joseph-Disabling iCloud Documents and Desktop Syncing Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive 00:46:12 Mike-Keep your Diagnostic Software up-to-date 00:50:12 Updates to prep for High Sierra and APFS Little Snitch Drive Genius Carbon Copy Cloner 00:51:40 iMazing Mini and your iPhone Battery 00:55:17 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., Robb H., Ward J., Jim E., Elizabeth B., Dave C., Chris F., Drake Z., Erik W., Seth R., Mary G., Gene R., Anthony B., Jeff S., Douglas S., Daniel C., Bruce W., Randall S., Bartek B., Brooks V., Jonathan C. 00:58:51 Ian-A Picture is worth a Thousand Dollars 01:03:21 Peter-Check and Log your Internet Connection Reliability 01:05:45 eero migration gen2 migration works easily Linksys Velop Bridge mode requires a “master” 01:09:04 Neal-672-AppleScript to solve Contact Group Creation 01:10:40 James-672-External Monitor via Thunderbolt Dock 01:15:42 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

No reason NOT to start the episode with Cool Stuff Found, so that's just what your two favorite geeks do. Then it's off to answering some questions about printer sharing, bluetooth headsets, USB-C connections, and, of course, CrashPlan! Download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 672 for Sunday, August 27, 2017 00:01:11 Dual monitor fun stuff How can I use the Mac Mini with two monitors? Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac 00:04:41 Allison-CSF-MyScript Stylus 00:05:47 Mike-CSFR-MacDropAny Use MacDropAny with MarsEdit MarsEdit 3 What Are Aliases, Symbolic Links, and Hard Links in Mac OS X? 00:07:51 Mike-CSF-Mackup Cakebrew Homebrew 00:12:04 Everett-QT-Hold down Command on iPad to show keyboard shortcuts Use your Smart Keyboard with iPad Pro 00:12:54 Scott-Beware the 100Mbps UPS Ethernet Ports APC ProtectNet 00:16:48 Bill-Use MailChimp for even small group mails 00:20:12 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Lou Ann D., Nick S., Ken L., Allen C., Sean M., Fernando M., Juergen G., Jason W., Stuart M., Wesson G., Gray J., William J., Jason W., Mark R., Ronald G., Michael C., Kirschen S., Peter M., Martijn B. 00:22:25 Stephen-What to do now that CrashPlan for Home is going away? Migrate to CrashPlan for Small Business Amazon Glacier Backblaze Synology Cloud Station Arq Backup 00:32:46 Luke-Routers that support Printer sharing – Netgear ReadySHARE Netgear Orbi AirPort Express Setup Guide (pages 17-19) Synology Print Server TP-Link Archer C9 00:36:23 Daniel-Bluetooth Headset doesn’t always sync 00:39:26 Ted-Remotely helping a non-geek do a reinstall How to reinstall macOS OnyX TeamViewer Safe Mode on a Mac Messages for Mac Screen Sharing 00:45:16 Chris-USB-C Charging a Laptop Using USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports and adapters on your Mac notebook Anker USB-C 00:53:42 Jeff-USB-C Audio out from MacBook Pro Audioengine D1 HardwareGrowler 01:00:47 Malware scanners. Malware Bytes and DriveGenius 5 both Real-Time now Making Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Scan Automatically on Your Mac ClamXAV is RTProtectionDaemon a legit part of Malwarebytes? (Includes RAM consumption discussion) 01:07:40 Aaron-Let macOS tell you when tasks are complete Hear your Mac speak alert messages 01:09:42 ClamXAV Sentry 01:11:31 Everett-Apple Remote Pairing Clarification Link and unlink your Apple Remote 01:14:16 Jeremy-Beware losing the receive date when moving mail 01:17:14 Ken-Date Formats & Snappy Customize formats to display dates, times, and more Snappy 01:20:47 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

It's time to dig back into NAS drives by answering Steve's question: Which Synology DiskStation is right for me? There are a few more things to explore on that topic, too, and your two favorite geeks do it justice. Separate from that are a few questions about a variety of topics, some of which are Geek Challenges where you get to provide some answers! A hardware-focused Cool Stuff Found rounds out the topic list for the week. Press play and enjoy learning!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 671 for Sunday, August 20, 2017 00:01:31 Dan-How to save iCloud Photos to External Laptop Drive iCloud Photo Library Support (including backup tips) 00:07:11 Lars-668-Use watch to monitor Terminal output 00:08:48 Jeff-Handbrake Completion Notification Growl (macOS Notification Engine) Prowl 00:12:53 Matt-669-Use Keyboard Maestro for Notifications 00:15:00 SPONSOR: Other World Computing NAS Section 00:18:12 Steve-Which Synology DiskStation for Me? Synology NAS Selector 00:25:02 Craig-Which NAS for Plex Hardware Transcoding 00:26:43 Cory-Synology Enterprise Backup Solution Synology Cloud Station Server 00:36:00 QNAP is an option to consider QNAP TS-653B QNAP TS-470 00:41:03 Jack-Synology CloudStation vs. Dropbox 00:45:02 Brent-NAS and Photos, iTunes, and More iSCSI Initiator GlobalSAN iSCSI Initiator 00:53:47 Andrew-670-Synology does AirPrint CUPS Gutenprint 00:59:09 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: John D., Gary B., Micah P., Santiago M., Stephen A., John V., Harry M., Eliot G., Kevin S., James E., Drew T., Thomas M., David R., Michael P. 01:00:42 CSF-Anker PowerCore Battery Case and Anker PowerPort Speed 5 01:03:38 CSF-TrackR pixel 01:05:46 Andy-CSF-Dongle Dangler 01:06:44 CSF-Kodak PixPro Orbit 360 4K Camera 01:09:16 Revisit your power game Commercial Electric Tools GFCI Outlet Tester CE TECH 4 ft. 4-Outlet USB Surge Protector Defiant 1-Outlet Wall Mount Surge with Alarm CE TECH 2-Outlet USB Wall Tap Surge Protector 01:11:46 CSF-Batteroo 01:15:07 CSF-JBL Everest Elite 750NC 01:17:25 Michael-Creating a group email 01:20:00 Bart-Time Machine to macOS Server Fails Consolation 01:27:32 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Cool Stuff Found starts the episode, then it's on to a few things related to backups, including how High Sierra's APFS will affect you. Listener tips and some other, unrelated questions are answered, and then there's a nice, juicy segment on meshifying your home without buying mesh for all of you, too. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 670 for Sunday, August 13, 2017 00:01:28 Dave-CSF-Softorino YouTube Converter 2 00:02:46 Todd-CSF-beaTunes Stefan-CSF-beaTunes & MetaGear 00:05:05 Java isn’t terrible 00:07:09 CSF-TripIt Adds Interactive Airport Maps 00:10:20 Joe-CSF-668-Symless Synergy 00:11:55 iOS 11 App Results in Spotlight Search 00:16:25 Tyler-Impact of APFS on backups CCC with High Sierra 00:20:51 Running APFS on Rotational Drives 00:23:51 SPONSOR: Bare Bones BBEdit 00:25:50 SPONSOR: eero. Use MGG for free overnight shipping 00:29:21 Steve-Time Machine Consistency Scan OWC Article about Time Machine Verification 00:39:43 Jeremy-Moving Emails from one Server to Another 00:44:30 Graham-665-Migrating email to G-Suite 00:46:22 Steve-Connecting a 5K display to One Mac 00:48:06 Your two geeks have Drive Issues! DrivePulse Sabrent 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-free External Hard Drive Enclosure USB-A to USB Micro-B Cable 00:59:01 David-Link/Unlink Apple Remote with Apple TV 01:02:07 David-Extending Synology Router Range Synology RT2600AC TP-Link Range Extenders AmpliFi HD Mesh Points 01:10:17 JP-Do eeros support Ethernet Backhaul? How to Choose a Mesh Network 01:14:46 Mike-Solving home wiring issues Actiontec Bonded MoCA 2.0 Adapters PoE Filter (good for MoCA) 01:21:13 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters: James B., David G., John G., James C., Paul M., Joe S., Sebastian K., Mark R., Jay C., Louis-Michel, Joshua O., Margaret M., Paulo B., Laurent L., Daniel P., Tyler V. 01:22:01 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Do you have an app that crashes on save? Do you fully understand how to control the macOS firewall? Your two favorite geeks will help you with this and a <em>lot</em> more. Press play for this info-and-action-packed episode!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 669 for Sunday, August 6, 2017 00:01:25 Todd-TextEdit Crashes on Save OnyX (Select items in Automation section (Maintenance, Rebuilding, Cleaning) may fix crash) 00:06:10 Todd-macOS Firewall Functionality Little Snitch for Traveling Firewall Purposes Flame for Mac and iOS Fing for Mac and iOS TripMode 00:15:49 Nectario-GC-Screensaver Progress Bars Automator (Check Library | Actions | Photos) 00:22:55 Susan-iPad and Camera Combination Eye-Fi Card Kennai 00:31:12 Carsten-Tracking a Stolen MacBook How to track your stolen laptop without installed tracking program 00:36:19 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Stefan K., Bob B., Robert F., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Chris F., Dave C., Michael L., Jason A., Bob P., Ward J., David B., Frank A., Martyn T., Chanin K., W. A. Brooks, Doug L., Barry F., Michael B., Mark R., Tim M., James K., David H., David C., Allen W. 00:37:58 SPONSOR: TextExpander free for 30 Days 00:41:45 Brett-Customize your 1Password Generated Passwords 00:45:10 Tanel-macOS High Sierra initial thoughts 00:53:57 iPad Pro 10.5” vs. iPad mini… coming soon 00:56:20 High Sierra redux 00:59:40 Cable Modem/ISP Advice DOCSIS Config Page 01:09:43 SJ-667-R-Studio for Data Recovery 01:10:36 Michael-668-Selective iCloud Backups 01:11:46 Dave-667/668-3-2-1 Backup Strategy Correction 01:15:04 Laura-668-Apps not updating 01:16:23 Allison-667-Looping Switch 01:19:02 Donna-668-Multiple Time Machine Destinations 01:20:12 Joel-668-Sharing 2TB Data with a Beta 01:23:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Ever wonder how to test an external battery? Ever want to enforce parental controls from afar? Ever wonder just how different Time Machine and iCloud are from normal backups? Well, your two favorite geeks discuss all this and a LOT more in today's episode. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 668 for Sunday, July 30, 2017 00:01:52 John-664-Using JAMF for “Parental Controls” 00:04:50 Joe-Testing External Batteries PowerJive USB Voltage/Amps Power Meter (can measure mAh capacity) 00:10:47 Harvey-The Revenge of Duplicate Photos! PowerPhotos 00:14:24 Rob-Temporary Mail Attachments Complain when Emptying Trash Skitch 00:23:30 Listen to Small Business Show 129 for details on Dave’s thoughts about podcasting 00:24:23 SPONSOR: Eero – Dave’s Personal Experience. MGG makes overnight shipping free 00:29:14 Greg-Time Machine vs. iCloud vs. Backups 00:34:00 Does mesh make wireless backups reliable? DollyDrive DaisyDisk 00:38:45 Todd-iCloud vs. Local iTunes Backups About backups for iOS devices iMazing Mini 00:49:28 Brian-NETGEAR or Synology? Netgear AC5300 Synology RT2600AC Synology VPN TunnelBear Ghostbear 01:03:53 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Harvey S., Nick S., Lou Ann D.*, Michael P., Brett P., Mark S., Michael D., Jeffrey M., Buddy B., Howard V., Joe K., Dan B., Mike D. 01:05:11 Scott-CSF-SmallPDF Zamzar 01:06:49 Jedd-CSF-Overcast Channel for Sonos Overcast Sonos 01:08:39 Michael-CSF-Logitech MX Master 2S Japanese Video of Master 2S 01:10:32 Michelle-What’s the deal with TuneUp Relaunch? 01:13:45 Andrew-iOS Devices Won’t Update 01:23:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

You ask, we answer! Tech support every week for over 12 years! First up this episode: Passwords, and lots of 'em. Then it's on to managing Photos and app files on your iPhone. We revisit the topic of waking a sleeping laptop, and then discuss a few tips and tricks we'll keep up our sleeves just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 667 for Sunday, July 23, 2017 00:01:24 John’s now paying for his cable modem Optimum Online Provided Modem DOCSIS 3.0 vs. 3.1 00:08:43 Louis-Recurring iCloud Password Prompts on iOS 00:13:13 Todd-Future of 1Password? 00:15:50 Robert-iPhone Backup Error Archive Your iPhone Backups to Save Snapshots in Time iMazing Mini 00:20:32 Chuck-Tagging Photos on iPhone You can tag photos on the iPad and Mac 00:22:48 Kent-Recovering Deleted Photos Prosoft Data Rescue and Picture Rescue Use ddrescue for free DriveSavers 00:26:58 Bob-Deleting extra iOS App Files 00:34:47 SPONSOR: Backblaze – Backup that’s so easy, so simple, so good. Get a 15-day free trial! 00:38:02 Martin-665-Plug in an HDMI cable 00:38:30 Rob-Monitor Dongle Trick Dongle for Mac Mini HDMI for Mac Mini 00:39:53 Russell-665-CSF-Headless Accelerator from OWC 00:40:34 Scott-CSF-665-InsomniaX to run in Clamshell mode 00:41:05 Brian-665-Preventing Laptop Sleep sudo pmset disablesleep 1 00:44:49 Tim-Drive 5K monitor with 2016 MacBook Pro 00:49:07 Dave’s network started looping Spanning Tree Protocol 01:00:19 Doug-QT-Vertical Panoramas 01:02:22 Proper video and photo techniques 01:08:14 Larry-USB Letters vs. Numbers vs. Thunderbolt 01:13:41 Everett-Portable VPN Solution? iTwin 01:18:24 Two weeks worth of MGG Premium Contributors: Paul M., James B., John G., James C., Joe S., Sebastian K., Jay C., Gary B., John D., Santiago M., John V., Stephen A., Micah P., Ken L., Nick S., Greg H., Bruce M., Paul W., Ron G., Bob L., Deb L., Anthony N., John C., Eddie M., Mark S., Robert T., Jeffrey H., Graham R., James M., Khürt W., George D., Eric D., Racer G., Cindy K., Toni C., Michael E. 01:20:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

For episode 666 your two favorite geeks are joined (raided!) by Guy Serle and the episode becomes a mix of Mac Geek Gab and the MyMac podcast. Recorded live at Macstock 2017, Guy, Dave, and John talk through all sorts of things, including some stellar quick tips just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 MGG 666: An unholy alliance! 00:03:11 John and Guy muse about states 00:04:07 Robin-QT-Switch Application Windows 00:07:02 Harvey-QT-664-Stopping panoramas and remote shutters 00:08:22 QT-Chuck Joiner-Merge All Finder Windows 00:09:07 QT-Dave Ginsburg-3D Touch Tips 00:11:32 QT-See App-specific Data usage in Settings > Cellular 00:13:19 QT-xkpasswd.net 00:14:48 Bruce-Email Read Receipt? How to Request Read Receipts in Mac OS X Mail MailChimp – Features – Reports Mailbutler – How to track emails 00:18:44 SPONSOR: Other World Computing 00:21:27 SPONSOR: eero Gen2 Available – MGG for Free Overnight Shipping 00:24:28 Douglas-Internet Connection Delay Flushing your DNS cache in Mac OS X and Linux macOS Sierra: Use Network Diagnostics to help solve Internet connection problems 00:33:57 MGG Segment End 00:35:00 MyMac 665 Intro 00:36:26 MyMac: Random conversation about sports and music 00:39:19 MyMac: Website news for the week 00:40:01 MyMac: Nuforce EDC Headphones a good idea 00:40:38 MyMac: Reminiscing Macworld Expo 00:49:08 MyMac: “Tiny Town” at Macworld Expo 00:52:46 MyMac: Is there room for Consumer-focused Trade Shows 00:57:00 MyMac: Wrapup 00:57:10 The MGG/MyMac MacStock segment 00:57:35 Midwest Mac Mingle 00:59:35 Macstock Should Cost More 01:01:42 High Quality Production matters 01:05:59 Hilton Digital Key 01:08:28 Apple Pay vs. NFC 01:11:31 Serving the Customers 01:15:28 Google and the Ads! 01:17:19 MacStock 2018 is planned! 01:19:54 MGG 666 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Lots of summer-related Cool Stuff Found here, including stuff for hearing your music while you're out enjoying the outdoors. Don't worry, southern-hemisphere friends, we've got plenty of stuff for you, too, including a new mesh wireless system to discuss. The Q&A portion of the show covers migrating mail, operating with the monitor off (desirably and not-so-much). All this and more. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 665 for Sunday, July 9, 2017 State officials warn of IRS scam Beware of Fake IRS Tax Bill Notices 00:02:01 MacStock 2017 00:04:25 CSF-USPS Informed Delivery MyUSPS 00:07:19 Steve-CSF-My DataManager DataMan from Xvision 00:11:18 CSF-Kanex GoPower Watch Stand 00:12:48 CSF-TP-Link Deco 00:19:37 CSF-JBL Flip 4 00:21:02 CSF-ThermoPeanut 00:23:55 CSF-JBL E55BT Quincy Jones Headphones 00:25:30 CSF-Little Snitch 4 00:28:36 CSF-Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 isochronous 00:33:00 SPONSOR: Jamf Now 00:35:44 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:38:25 Ron-Migrating Mail manually Mail for Mac: Import or export mailboxes 00:42:40 Jim-Moving between IMAP accounts Threads of Life The Fates 00:49:50 Dave-Operating Mac Notebook with Lid Closed macOS Sierra: Connect multiple displays to your Mac 00:59:39 Mark-Dark Monitor Reset SMC 01:05:02 David-Got new Router, Plex won’t work PortForward 01:10:07 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: James V. $100., Dave C., Michael L., Jason A., Bob P., David B., Martyn T., Frank A., Chanin K., Abdullah B., Doug L., Barry F., Michael B., Mark R., Mike M., Jon I., Andy W., Michael P., Jason T., Joel F., Kraig S., Theresa B., Norton B., Dan E., Tony G., John O., Mark P., Richard J., Gary T. 01:11:05 Thanks for your Mac Geek Gab iTunes Reviews 01:12:47 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Keyboard shortcuts, system-wide tools, reversing panorama mode, and putting the finishing touches on your system updates are the things you’ll learn about in just the first few minutes of this episode. From there it goes even deeper, including a great segment about managing your email on macOS and iOS. You won’t want to miss this one. Press play… and enjoy! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 664 for Sunday, July 2, 2017 00:01:34 iPhone 10 Years Later 00:03:55 Steve Jobs iPhone keynote Scott Forstall Computer History Museum Interview 00:06:54 MGG Stream and Calendar 00:07:06 Ken-QT-Keyboard Shortcut to Reinstall macOS Internet Recovery Mode Boot argument options in OS X 00:10:40 QT-Reverse Panorama Mode on iOS 00:11:39 Ken-QT-Using the iPhone home screen clock as a stopwatch 00:13:14 Skeuomorphism 00:14:17 Mark-QT-macerror Find an iTunes error code 00:16:14 Larry-QT-Log into all accounts after OS X updates 00:18:34 Adam-CSF-Retinizer 00:19:36 CSF-Parallels Toolbox 00:22:04 Dave-662-Wi-Fi Chaos Could be Caused by Bad Actors 00:29:42 Mark-663-Manually Update iTunes Solves Mac App Store problem Manually Download iTunes WebKit Downloads 00:35:07 SPONSOR: TextExpander from Smile 00:38:35 Marcus-Managing High Volumes of email in macOS SaneBox 00:46:03 Ian-Encrypting Email Canary Mail 00:53:13 Dan-Mail Display is Wonky 01:02:32 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers Harvey S., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Michael P., Elizabeth B., Chris F., Jim E., Robert P., Karin K., David P., Richard S., Jeffrey F. 01:03:50 Mike-Disabling XFINITY Network on Home Router 01:10:07 Mike-iOS EQ Boom for iOS 01:13:12 Rick-Managing User and Device Network Access What is RADIUS About the RADIUS Service for macOS Server JumpCloud Cloud-hosted RADIUS Server Puck the Star on Instagram 01:22:22 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Proper use of a catchall address, external MacBook and MacBook Pro batteries, granular controls on the volume slider, GPS in Airplane mode, and making an old trackball with with Sierra are just the way this show <em>begins</em>. Listen in for much, much more… and feel free to send <em>your</em> questions in, too!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 663 for Sunday, June 25, 2017 00:01:44 Petter-Using a Catchall Address SQRL 00:06:03 Paul-Anker PowerCore+ 20100 with MacBook Pro Griffin Breaksafe 00:09:29 Cindy-QT-Granular controls on volume slider 00:11:35 Andrew-GPS in AIrplane Mode GPS still active in AirPlane Mode Andy Grignon, iPhone Engineer Interview 00:17:34 Chris-Mail shows unread without a message MailButler Mail for Mac: Rebuild mailboxes 00:23:46 Martellaro-Making an old Trackball work with Sierra USB Overdrive BetterTouchTool SteerMouse Kensington Trackballs TrackballWorks Customization Software 00:26:47 Rico-CSF-Sookasa to Encrypt Public Cloud Storage 00:28:21 Scott-MP4 Converter/ffmpeg GUI 00:29:53 Jeff-To Mini or Not? 00:37:09 Paul-Migrating to a new MacBook 00:42:26 Mark-Can’t update Apple Apps on my Mac Wiping out cache files to fix Mac App Store downloads 00:45:15 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors Kenneth M. $50, Ken L., Gary B., Nick S., Warren R., Joseph W., Ric S., Joe M., Antonio B., Terence N., Andrew G., Brett H. 00:46:32 MGG iTunes Reviews <https://macgeekgab.com/itunes> 00:52:19 John’s new printer GCC 12/1200 HP Photosmart B8550 Canon iX6820 Gutenprint for Mac Unable to print 13×19″ from Apple Macbook Pro 01:02:53 John-AT&T Router DMZ+ Mode 01:04:17 Scott-662-AirPlay to Raspberry Pi Zero Volumio HiFiBerry DAC pHAT DAC Raspberry Pi Zero W Pi DacZERO DietPi SharePoint Sync 01:06:22 Swede-To Double NAT or Not? 01:09:05 David-Best Router for a Small House 01:17:19 Diagnosing weak Wi-Fi in the bathroom 01:22:26 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Alternative AirPlay Receivers, iMac Upgrades, Troubleshooting in Console, and AirPods controls are just the <em>first</em> four things your two favorite geeks discuss today. Then it’s on to solving the issue of stale Contacts on your iPhone, MailDrop woes, and the Preppers approach to backups. All this and more in this week’s Mac Geek Gab podcast. You’re guaranteed to learn <em>at least</em> four new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 662 for Sunday, June 18, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:34 Small Business Show – Lead the Charmed Life! 00:02:52 Todd-AirPlay Receivers 4 AirPlay Receivers That Are Cheaper Than Apple TV AudioCast Curios Aren’t Just for Breakfast Anymore 00:09:05 Kaz-iMac Upgrade Questions Target Display Mode Omni Disk Sweeper DaisyDisk NVMe SSDs 00:18:52 Michael-Troubleshooting in Console Two-Phase Commit 00:30:38 John-QT-Bring up Mute Controls while AirPods are Active 00:33:21 SPONSOR: Harry’s – MGG saves you $5 off your Shave Set 00:36:06 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com 00:38:39 Bob-iPhone has old Contacts Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders 00:43:07 Disable unnecessary contact syncing 00:47:54 Simon-Preppers Approach to Backups 00:54:50 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors James C., Joe S., Jay C., John V., Stephen A., Micah P.,Phil G., Stacey S., Anders E., Charles R., Gui D., Felix B., Stephen B., Santiago M., Andrew R. 00:57:48 Guido-MailDrop Woes Managing Attachments in Mail iCloud: Add an attachment to an email Mail Drop limits 01:07:34 Jedd-Which router for me? AmpliFi HD Mesh Point 01:19:27 Jeff-Wi-Fi Chaos iStumbler Potential sources of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interference The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Quick Tips to start (no hints!), and then it’s time for some new Mac advice, which is a fitting question to get on the heels of Apple’s WWDC 2017 announcements. Then it’s time to discuss backups, and how much you should worry (hint: a LOT… that’s the point of backing up!). Add in some Wi-Fi chaos and that’s the foundation of a good Mac Geek Gab episode.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 661 for Sunday, June 11, 2017 00:01:58 San Jose is the Place to Be 00:04:25 Rico-QT-Drag and Drop icons in Share Sheet 00:06:07 Patrick-CSF-Karabiner Elements 00:07:28 Andrew-System Report, USB 3 on Mac Pro Inateck USB 3 PCI Card (but drives fall offline when they sleep! Sonnet Allegro SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI Card (This works better with the Mac!) Vintage and Obsolete Products 00:14:36 Gruber’s Talk Show with Schiller and Federighi 00:16:29 Mute your Mac’s Notifications 00:18:03 Michael-Bluetooth Driver Issue Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report “HDD” alert 00:21:13 Gary-Kaspersky False Jailbreak Alert 00:24:46 iMazing Mini 00:27:28 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:30:38 660-Text Replacement Solutions 00:32:40 Mike-657-Don’t forget to run cable to the outside drop 00:34:28 Andrew-659-Mysteriously Rewinding iPhone (not TuneIn) 00:38:05 John’s story about Optimum Online About Optimum Wi-Fi Passpoint 00:42:08 James-New iMac Advice 00:49:57 iMac Pro Keyboard… and a birdie! 00:55:06 iPhones aren’t yet at the 4-Way-Stop Point 01:01:13 Photos got some updates 01:05:49 HomePod 01:10:01 Bobby-Restoring iPhone without Wireless Connect your iPhone to Ethernet 01:16:32 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Harvey S. $5., Chanin K., Martyn T., W. Abdullah B., Barry F., Doug L., Michael B., Mark R., James B., Ari L., John G., Paul M., John P., David T., Tony S., Dan G., Francis F., Chris M., Michael M., Hamad A., Larry S., Jim L., The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Ever have problems with iCloud syncing? Haha, of course you have. Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, your two favorite geeks, have, too, so they help a few of you with your iCloud syncing problems and, in the process, dig into all the things they've learned about solving this problem over the years. But you know the rule: one must always learn <em>at least</em> four new things each and every episode, so there's a lot more than this, folks. Download, listen, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 660 for Sunday, June 4, 2017 iMazing Mini 00:02:47 John-Updating Recovery Partition? 00:04:31 Robbie-iCloud Wiped my Wi-Fi Passwords 00:09:00 Feedback at macgeekgab dot com 00:09:21 Dany-Text Shortcuts not Syncing via iCloud cd “~/Library/Mobile Documents” 00:16:04 SPONSOR: Smile – PDFPen 9 00:17:56 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:21:33 Bruce-Secure File Transfer and Mail Establishing an SSH Tunnel to Remotely Access a Mac Using AFP and VNC SSH Tunnel Manager Tuna Debookee 00:31:25 Paul-Who’s Logged Into My Mac? macOS Server 00:37:38 Nick-659-Avidemux for Splitting Video 00:38:51 Jeff-659-VidConvert for ffmpeg 00:39:20 Pom-659-iSkySoft Video Converter 00:40:19 Larry-659-MusicBrainz 00:40:58 Brian-659-CardRaider for SD Card Recovery 00:41:54 Paul-659-Library on Sierra is Shift not Option 00:43:21 BitDefender Box BitDefender Antivirus for Mac 00:57:34 David-Using Apple Music on iPod Nano and Shuffle Ondesoft Tunes Converter 01:00:34 Robert-External Drives and Drobo 01:06:58 Ken-Bits versus Bytes 01:05:40 This week’s Mac Geek Gab Premium contributors Bob L., Rod R., Michael P., Dave C., Michael L., Jason A., Bob P., Frank K., Michael L., David B., Jeff K., James B., John Z., 01:11:26 Cory-Best Double NAT Setup 01:18:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Thunderbolt 3 Docks, Quick PrefPane Access, the best iOS PDF viewer, splitting audio files, and finding your lyrics. THAT's what your two favorite geeks start with this week… and then they go from there! Press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 659 for Sunday, May 28, 2017 00:01:30 Eliot-QT-Quick PrefPane Access /System/Library/PreferencePanes 00:03:39 Michael-CSF-LiquidText 00:04:44 Jim-CSF-Bitdefender BOX Routers could protect us from IoT Botnets 00:07:46 Kent-658-Lexar Image Rescue Little Snitch Prosoft Picture Rescue Card Rescue 00:13:37 Allison-658-Speedy fan solution 00:15:10 Andy-Which Thunderbolt 3 Dock? OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock CalDigit TS3 00:20:47 Robin-Freeing up iTunes’ used space DaisyDisk 00:26:25 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Charles M., Nick S., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Michael P., Chris F., Monroe R., Andrew D., Patrick C., Terence G., Stephen S., Paul C., Peter E., Brent G., Paul D. 00:27:41 Felix-FTP Debugging Cyberduck FileZilla Transmit Interarchy 00:35:11 John-How to split audio files? Fission Audacity QuickTime 7 Pro Final Cut Pro Ffmpeg and iFFmpeg ffmpegX GUI (last updated 2011) 00:44:11 Tod-658-iTunes Library Album Art TuneUp MPFreaker 00:45:11 David-Where are my lyrics? View lyrics in Apple Music 00:50:24 Francois-Empty iOS Spotlight Results 00:56:05 Devin-Managing Encrypted Data on iOS Boxcryptor 01:03:07 Melinda-Protecting Your Content and Communications from The Man Fing nmap 01:13:10 Larry-Troubleshooting a Recurring iOS issue 01:17:54 MGG 659 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Your geeks start with some tips: dealing with a bad key on your keyboard, restoring the <em>proper</em> album art after iCloud Music Library has done its part, and dealing with a damaged SD card. Then it's on to some questions, like whether or not UPnP is dangerous for you or what to do when you hear your Mac's fans running more frequently than you think is necessary. All this and more, just after you press play!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 658 for Sunday, May 21, 2017 00:01:34 John F. Braun Becomes Count Floyd Mix – Count Floyd and His Scary Stories 00:11:14 Rico-657-Home Wiring Suggestions Jeffries Tubes 00:14:12 Steve-657-ResetPlug 00:16:09 Bob-648-Use ControlPlane to manually select SSID 00:20:48 Dan-Text Replacement for Failing Keyboard 00:25:14 Dave’s Keyboard Maestro Podcaster Chapter Scripts 00:25:35 Andrew-Where are Custom Printer Presets Stored? 00:27:29 Carsten-Cracked iPad Pro Screen iResQ – 12.9” Repair iCracked 00:31:35 John’s Minor Drop Event 00:35:21 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. MGG’s First Stop for Upgrades! 00:37:43 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:39:50 AEP-Jeremy-Apple screwed up my Album Art! TuneUp Relaunch 00:44:49 Ed-CPU Temp fine, Fans running fast iStat Menus (to read sensor data) HDD Fan Control SSD Fan Control 00:50:05 More QNAP Thoughts (and the HDMI-capable QNAP TS-470) 00:57:59 Ari-Digital Photo SD Card Recovery GraphicConverter DataRescue DriveSavers 01:11:43 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Micah P, Gary B., John V., Stephen A., Ken L., Daniel M., Ian T., Mark P., Tim B., Jim D. 01:13:45 Daniel-Is UPnP Dangerous? PortMap 01:22:56 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Ever wondered how to share iCloud contact groups amongst family and team members? Ever have to mix iOS, Android, and macOS? Ever wonder what AppTranslocation folders are? How about the best thing to put in your walls before you close them up? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have your answers to all of this and more.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 657 for Sunday, May 14, 2017 00:01:30 Felix-Sharing a Contact Group 00:05:27 Andrew-iPhone restarts when it gets loud Apple iPhone Repair 00:10:34 Steve-Mixing Android/iOS/macOS Apple iCloud IMAP Servers Amazon Alexa Calls from your iPhone 00:16:30 Ken-Gatekeeper Path Randomization or App Translocation 00:20:04 Sponsor: Bare Bones 00:22:25 Ken-In-home Bluetooth Extenders Cassia Bluetooth Hub 00:25:34 Jon & Thomas-Building for the future 00:33:56 Russ-Which mesh with Wired Backhaul? TP-Link Deco Firmware Updates Linksys Velop adds Bridge Mode (and other things!) Orbi Firmware Updates Eero Firmware Updates 00:41:13 Louis-Nest vs. Mesh Fix your Nest with Mesh 00:46:39 JP-Remote Apple AirPort Access Remote Access to Airport Utility Hector D. Byrd 00:55:25 Phil-Auto-connect VPN on foreign networks TunnelBear VPN Roll your own IKEv2 VPN Cloak VPN proXPN VPN Speedify 00:59:03 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Daniel W., James B., John G., Jay C., Paul M., Joe S.*, Mikael S., Chris F., Brian W., Scott G., Robert S., Craig R.T., Andrew W., Brian M., Art K. 01:01:22 Paul-656-Fix for sending email 01:03:58 Simon-656-Fix for sending Gmail 01:05:15 Robin-656-Additional Malware protection BlockBlock Malwhere Acronis Etrecheck 01:09:07 David-656-iCloud Mail Flagging is Broken 01:11:00 Victor-Workaround the 100MB Cellular Data Download Limit 01:13:00 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips in the same episode? You bet! John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton aim to deliver for you each and every week. And since the goal is to learn <em>at least</em> four new things each week, some options might include keeping your Mac awaken <em>only</em> when you like, managing Siri's holidays when set for a foreign voice, yet another replacement for DeskConnect, and a segment one listener calls "follow the dots." You'll just have to listen to see what <em>that</em> is all about. Press play and enjoy, folks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 656 for Sunday, May 7, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:51 Gary-QT-Beware the holidays of foreign Siri accents 00:03:50 Chris-Use Apple Configurator 2 to store your VPN configs 00:05:58 John – Automounting Shares … Natively 00:08:42 Chuck-QT-Analog iPhone Stopwatch 00:10:07 Andy-CSF-Amphetamine 00:12:38 Steve-CSF-Instashare 00:13:24 Charles-CSF-Angry IP Scanner & Ping Plotter details Fing (For Mac as well!) Fingbox 00:17:10 William-CSF-Spigen Earhooks for AirPods JH Audio Layla’s 00:19:57 SPONSOR: PDFPen 9 from Smile 00:22:09 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:24:30 Andrew-Which Anti-Malware App Should I run? MalwareBytes Drive Genius Malware Scan PSA: Video Converter Handbrake Was Compromised by Malware 00:29:20 Fred-Preparing for summer travel Rick Steves Power Adapters SIMcases SIM Card Holder Storage Case For 6 NANO SIM CARDS iXpand Memory Case Meem Segate Wireless Plus Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage 00:42:42 Sandra-iOS Email Woes Reset Gmail Captcha 00:53:11 David-iOS Flagged Email Behavior 01:01:00 Dave’s Rant about Troubleshooting on iOS 01:02:05 Rick-External HD Permissions Tuxera NTFS-3G Paragon NTFS for Mac Remove extended attributes 01:11:30 Jeff-Manually Migrating Older Apps Supporting files may be found in ~/Library/Application Support, ~/Library/Preferences, ~/Library/Containers AppCleaner 01:18:04 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Brad J, Chanin K., David B., Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., Martyn T., Dave C.. Bob P., Frank A., Barry F., Mark R., W. Abdullah B., Doug L., Michael B., Wayne B., Lew R., Scott R., H. David S., Doug A., Ed T. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Splitting the check, making your EarPods <em>or</em> AirPods fit better, and pen-based note-taking are just the Cool Stuff Found segment. Then your two favorite geeks talk you through fixing Wi-Fi connection issues on both your iPhone and your Mac, and also help you choose the right speed plan from your ISP. That’s not all, though, and you’ll hear much more when you press play (just do it!).Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 655 for Sunday, April 30, 2017 00:02:35 Rico-CSF-Splitwise 00:04:33 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Infinite Improbability Drive Bistromatics 00:04:56 Scott-CSF-Earbuddyz 00:06:32 Douglas-CSF-Nebo Jot Pro forScore 00:12:35 CSFR-Handl Case 00:16:23 Pixie 00:20:46 Adam Curry’s PodcasterPro Mackie Onyx 1220 00:26:56 Dave-QT-PDF to Spreadsheet 00:30:00 Andrew-654-Protecting Data through US Customs HP 28-Series Calculators 00:36:16 Donna-Wi-Fi Password and Security Clarification Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Salt (Cryptographic) Wireshark 00:44:36 SPONSOR: Save up to $30 on your first Blue Apron order 00:46:54 Steven-iPhone stops communicating on Network If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network 00:50:49 Ken-Why does my Mac connect to the slower network? Debookee Tools MCS Index 00:58:54 Ed-Choosing a Cable modem and an ISP Speed plan DOCSIS Throughput Chart See your DOCSIS info MRTG darkstat SNMP Test Utility 01:07:48 Stephen-Using Migration Assistant on an already-configured Mac 01:13:15 Bob-Put Other Items in Launchpad 01:17:13 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters <https://www.macobserver.com/shop> John B., Geoff T., Bob S., Michele H., Michael P., Chris F., Elizabeth B., Robert R., Kenneth C., Chuck J., Edward I., Anthony C., Stevie D., Janes H. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr for the inspiration!

Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found and LOTS of questions. Sleeping Mac? No problem. VIP Mail help? No problem. Building a home? No problem. Want to know about VPNs? Well, now… just kidding. No problem! Mac Geek Gab answers your questions and shares your tips so everyone can learn at least four new things each week!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 654 for Sunday, April 23, 2017 00:02:33 Bill-QT-Photos taken in Messages don’t get saved to Camera Roll How to Control Which Messages Photos Save to Camera Roll 00:03:29 Alex-QT-Multiple Undos in the Finder 00:04:46 Joe-CSF-Duplicati 00:06:41 CSF-Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Headphones 00:09:50 Check your calendar credentials (to be sure you’re still syncing) 00:13:01 What’s Causing my Mac to sleep? pmset -g 00:15:41 Future topic: new Console Consolation 00:17:52 Susheel-Replacement for DeskConnect? Droplr PushBullet 00:21:11 SPONSOR: Bombfell – Save $25 on your first order <https://bombfell.com/mgg> 00:23:45 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Free Trial Set <https://harrys.com/mgg> 00:25:45 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code <https://bitbucket.org/forthecode> 00:27:45 Dennis-VIP Mail Notifications iOS : Settings | Notifications | Mail | VIP macOS : Mail | Preferences | General | New Message Notifications | VIPs 00:31:54 Andrew-Keychain Storage and Backup Keychain Access: Import and export keychain items Keychain data stored in : /Library/Keychains, ~/Library/Keychains, /System/Library/Keychains 00:36:55 Daniel-Switching Smarts – Managed switch? 00:45:04 Mac Geek Gab Premium Subscribers John V., Stephen A., Ken L., Nick S., Steve R., Laura S., Scott C., Thomas S., Dennis F., Ward J., Deborah F 00:46:51 Robert-Which VPN to use? Algo – Roll your own (free!) cloud-based VPN Tails Tor Tor Myths and Facts Tor Browser Red Onion Black Mesh 00:55:27 Jimi Hendrix Fire! 00:55:51 Chuck-VPN Benefits Beyond Data Security 01:05:36 Robin-651-Cloak to Block all Network Access 01:06:46 Lionel-Hiding Folders and Data, Browser-Based VPN Hider 2 Setapp TunnelBear Browser Plugin 01:16:43 Never Check Your NSA Email Over an Insecure Connection The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Sometimes you have to get geeky. No worries, Dave and John will talk you through <em>understanding</em> what NAS and MDM mean and why you might want to use them. Don’t worry, fellow geeks, there’s stuff in here for you, too. After all, that’s how Mac Geek Gab rolls! Listen, enjoy, learn, and prosper at the same time!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 653 for Sunday, April 16, 2017 00:03:12 Scott-Settle your fans with a Siri Query 00:04:36 Scott-652-Keyboard Command to Lock your Mac (Ctrl-Shift-F13 (Eject)) 00:05:53 Daniel-More thoughts on LastPass 1Password iCloud Keychain 00:13:53 Wesson-Apple Forcing Two-Factor Authentication? 00:17:16 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Brian H., Kenneth M., Paul M., Jay C., Gary B., Joe S., Jay C., John G., Mark R., Barry F., Ken L., Daniel R., Michael S., Ari L., Donald S., Andy D., George C., Willie M., Gary B., Jedd E. 00:19:18 Thomas-651-Use an MDM service to manage Wi-Fi networks Jamf Now Mobile Device Management (MDM) 00:22:20 Aaron-652-Installing iOS S/MIME Certificates Meraki John found iOS Mail and Safari can understand .p12 and .mobileconfig files 00:32:35 Ken-Send Encrypted Message Without Certificates Encrypto from MacPaw 00:41:07 Sponsor: Other World Computing for all your Refurbished Mac Needs 00:42:42 Sponsor: BBEdit celebrates its 25th Birthday! 00:44:35 Sponsor: eero, now $399 for a 3-pack and $299 for a 2-pack 00:46:42 Barry-For backups, Drobo 5N or Synology? 00:53:34 Andrew-The Thing about NAS devices and storage space 00:59:45 Dave-Synology or QNAP? Which DiskStation to get? Synology Configurator 01:06:25 Tony-642-Synology NAS vs. Router functionality Synology RT1900ac / Synology RT2600ac 01:11:11 Larry-NAS Obsolesence The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

SMC Resets, Migration Assistant tricks, Auto-Upgrade solutions and Renting vs. Owning your Cable Modem are just the beginning for your two favorite geeks today. S/MIME is taken to a whole other level with guest Jeff Butts who helps us all understand how to make this work on both macOS and iOS! Then it’s time to dive into your system certificates – and which ones you <em>can</em> touch vs. those that you can’t. Security is always on the mind and a quick VPN discussion rounds that out. Then John and Dave move on to something more pleasing to the ear: sound, and how best to manage it on your Mac!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 652 for Sunday, April 9, 2017 00:02:51 Tim-651-Apple ID Change Logout Reminder Your Apple Address for iCloud Doesn’t Have to Be Permanent 00:06:49 Dave-651-LastPass Update 00:11:24 Paul-QT-Hairy Trackpad Issue 25 Pounds of Black Powder 00:17:14 Email Encryption with Jeff Butts How to Encrypt with Mail on macOS GPG Tools for Mac 00:28:53 How to encrypt mail on iOS 00:36:31 Chris-Never forget the SMC reset How to reset your SMC Warning: PRAM Reset disables Find My Mac 00:43:53 Security is physical, too Officials: Credit card ’skimmers’ found at Ohio gas pumps 00:45:50 Robb-Renting vs. Owning Cable Modem Motorola MB7420 Arris SURFboard SB6190 NETGEAR C7000 NETGEAR C6300 00:54:44 Sponsor: Away Luggage – MGG saves $20 00:56:50 Sponsor: BitBucket: For The Code 00:58:37 Sponsor: JAMF Now 01:00:34 Chester-Best Sound Bar to use? Dave’s PLAYBASE Review Audioengine A5 01:05:38 Jon-Use Soundflower to Control Volume Loopback SoundflowerBed Keyboard Maestro 01:12:42 CSF-Sound Control 01:15:28 Brian-Admin Password Issue 01:20:27 Brian-Keychain Access has stuff I want to delete MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This MGG Premium Contributors for this week Richard C., Everett T., W. Abdullah B., David B, Michael L., James B., Mark R., Michael B., Doug L., John G., Robert H., Ralph F., Paul K., Jonathan G., Kurt T., Michael G., Chris H., Jeremy F., Mark W., David C. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Quick Tips about VPN, Sierra’s storage, Universal Clipboard, and Wi-Fi priority are just the start to the show. From there we talk about using Flash on your iPhone or iPad (it’s true!), portable VPN options, accessing a file server with iOS and much more. Download or just press play right here and enjoy. You’ll learn at <em>least</em> four new things, we guarantee it!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 651 for Sunday, April 2, 2017 00:02:49 Robert-QT-iOS VPN Configuration 00:06:50 Steve-QT-Sierra’s Storage Management Interface OmniDiskSweeper 00:07:56 Mike-650-Use Universal Clipboard and preserve iCloud Password Security 00:12:12 Erik-QT-Keep your Computer from Joining Specific Wi-Fi 00:14:12 Scott-Wi-Fi Priority Options for iOS WiFi Priority How iOS Decides which networks to auto-join Apple Configurator 2 00:24:03 Everett-Flash on iOS and Remote Access from iPad Screens SetApp Puffin Web Browser – Flash on iOS! 00:29:52 SPONSOR: Smile’s TextExpander 00:32:07 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – MGG saves $30 00:34:10 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Free Trial with $3 shipping 00:36:21 Stephen-Changing Apple ID and Email to Use 00:44:09 Craig-Portable/Mobile VPN Options Tiny Hardware Firewall BlackHoldCloud 00:49:55 Router-based VPN Synology VPN Plus Server NETGEAR VPN 00:51:51 Dave’s D-Link DCS-935L tried to take over his network! 01:01:51 Andrew-Accessing File Server with iOS FileExplorer (and FileExplorer Pro) GoodReader 01:08:49 Todd-650-Lima for Photos Library Storage? 01:10:54 APFS Isn’t quite as fast as HFS+ 01:13:47 This week’s MGG Premium supporters: Thanks this week to: Joseph B.P., Simon C., Sandra H., David G., Lawrence H., Frank R., Dave C., Michael P.. Chris F., Elizabeth B., Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., James H, James C., Keith K., Roger Y., Randy B., Robert R., Sharon F., Frank K., Michel D., Ulysese B., Mario Z. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Security is on the brain this week! Learn how to secure your iCloud account and also learn how to secure your entire home network from your ISP's prying eyes! Dave and John also help you determine what devices and processes are using your network, and what the difference is between WPA2 Personal and Enterprise. All of this and more in this week's Mac Geek Gab. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 650 for Sunday, March 26, 2017 00:01:32 Dave’s Upcoming Speaking Gigs Wed, March 29th – Wi-Fi and Mesh at CT Mac Connection in Farmington, CT Wed April 5th – Loving the Console at MacTech Pro in Boston Thursday, April 6th – Pepcom DigitalFocus Springfest with JFB Saturday, April 8th – Wi-Fi and Mesh at MLMUG 00:04:40 Jamie-CSF-648-Song Sergeant 00:06:17 Mike-CSF-WordService 00:07:42 Customizing the Services Menu Helps You Optimize macOS 00:08:08 David-CSF-Magnet Split Screen inside of Spaces 00:13:49 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Sprayway Glass Cleaner 00:16:18 CSF-Lima 00:25:09 SPONSOR: You! and MGG Pemium Thanks to John V., Stephen A., George M., Craig R., Andrew B., Nick S., Fernando F., David H., Andrew S., Giles C., Royce T. 00:37:33 Andy-Apple Watch and WiFi issues 00:39:30 Bill-iCloud Security 00:53:18 Adrian-Whole House VPN Options DuckDuckGo TOR via Tails 01:02:45 Traveling to China and maintaining internet access Astrill TunnelBear PureVPN Facebook post about China Travel 01:08:08 Roger-Best options for International Data and SIM Cards GigSky 01:13:29 Andrew-It’s all Personal. WPA2 vs WPA/WPA2 01:19:23 Daniel-Diagnose Mysterious Network Connection Little Snitch Lingon lsof -i (from Terminal, shows network connections and associated processes) nettop (another Terminal command, less detail, shows processes and network connections) The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Have a webpage you use all the time? Why not make that its own, separate app? Need to create Symbolic Links (symlinks) but don't want to use the Terminal? How about if you want to get an equipment warranty for that new Synology NAS you just bought? That's just a sampling of the things you'll learn in the <em>first</em> segment of this week's episode. There's more, folks. <em>Lots more!</em> Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 649 for Sunday, March 19, 2017 00:02:04 Russell-CSF-648-Fluid App Create a Web Clip Widget 00:06:16 MGG Calendar MGG Facebook MGG iOS App 00:07:09 MGG Contact Info MGG Premium 00:07:41 John-CSF-Symbolic Linker 00:12:44 Tony-CSF-642-Buy Me a Pie 00:14:08 Everett-CSF-SquareTrade for everything! Listed items on your homeowners policy 00:17:24 Russell-CSFR-iPhone Field Test Mode 00:19:15 VZW Wi-Fi and AT&T Wi-Fi 00:21:16 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:23:41 SPONSOR: Other World Computing 00:25:31 Cindy in Indy-Accessing a Deceased Person’s iPad DFU Mode Avoiding Digital Disaster or Life After Death 00:31:07 Scott-S/MIME vs. GPG GPG Tools Setup S/MIME on macOS 00:36:08 Troubleshooting intermittent network problems PingPlotter GigGab – The Podcast for Working Musicians 00:42:00 Ken-Fiber and Wireless and Speeds Actiontec Bonded MoCA 2.0 Netgear ORBI 00:50:06 Bruce-Migrating a finicky iPhoto Library to Photos iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library 00:55:13 Graham-Client Advice for Photos Library 01:03:51 Andrew-UPS Battery Life 01:07:30 Phil-Emailing a Group of Contacts Send Email from the Contacts App The Small Business Show Podcast MailChimp You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Manage your 3rd-party external "Retina" display, use custom icons for each mounted volume, use private browsing to keep your various Google accounts from conflicting, and move your Dock to make better use of your screen real estate. Folks, that's just the <em>tips</em> section of this week's episode. Listen for much, much more!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 648 for Sunday, March 12, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:58 Use Private Browsing for Multiple Google Accounts 00:07:49 Dock on the side, not the bottom 00:10:37 Drewski-QT-Use Custom Icons for Each Mounted Volume OWC Drive Icons LaCie Drive Icons 00:15:01 Use Keyboard Maestro to mount volumes, Printopia to print to wireless printers 00:19:14 Brian-Use T-Mobile MiFi for iPad data 00:20:45 New MacBook Pro’s 3×3 Radios Tested 00:25:43 Retina for External Displays Dave’s new 4K Monoprice Screen The mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable 00:36:42 SPONSOR: GoDaddy MGG30 00:38:45 Erik-647-Use fstab to keep a clone from automatically mounting 00:41:53 John-647-Forcing to choose an Outbound Mail Account 00:42:43 Jay-647-Disconnect.me can stop iCloud Photo Uploads 00:44:20 Dan-646-UPS Math 00:46:28 Bradley-646-UPS Thoughts 00:49:37 Anthony-646-Smart-UPS Sensitivity Settings? 00:52:51 Carsten-646-Light-usage UPS options 00:55:00 Nick-Overriding iCloud SSID Priorities ControlPlane Scenario Keyboard Maestro – “The future of automation on the Mac!” Power Manager 01:05:31 Ed-Collaborative whiteboard solution? Join.me Zoom.us 01:08:55 Richard-iTunes Cleanup Software? Tidy Up Metadatics Coverscout Powertunes Dupin 01:15:03 David-Save iOS Backups on External Drive Versioning your iTunes Backups 01:18:36 Andrew-iOS Data Recovery The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Ever get the spinning beach ball at the top of your screen? John and Dave can help with that. After all, they come together each week to solve <em>your</em> Mac questions and problems. Other topics include selecting your sending address from Mail, controlling when iCloud Photos get sent to the cloud, deleting stubborn files, and more!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 647 for Sunday, March 5, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:16 QT-Spotlight Unit Conversions 00:04:39 Harvey-Menu Bar Hangs 00:07:37 Lew-Controlling when iCloud Photos upload Little Snitch AdBlock TripMode 00:14:31 Michael–Deleting Stubborn Files TrashIt 00:19:25 Fish Shell brew install fish Oh-My-zsh 00:23:33 Amazon’s AWS Outage 00:26:58 SPONSOR: TextExpander for Teams helps Customer Service 00:29:36 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – get 3 meals free 00:32:50 Michael-Managing Multiple Routers (eero and Time Machine) 00:41:31 Ubiquiti Standalone AmpliFi HD Mesh Points 00:43:22 Printer sharing macOS Sierra: Share your printer Lantronix xPrintServer 00:50:12 Brett-Selecting your sending address in Mail 00:56:35 Robin-Mounting Network Drives Full-time Control Plane 01:03:26 Phil-Online Filing Cabinet Evernote Apple Notes OneNote Bear Synology Note Station Google Keep 01:12:51 Andrew-646-Don’t forget Target Disk Mode 01:14:53 Peter-646-Black Magic Intensity Video Capture 01:20:05 Jim-CSFR-Default Folder X The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Spring is almost here for the northern hemisphere, and that means it's almost lightning season. It's time to talk UPSs and battery backups. Listen as John and Dave talk through all the permutations you'll need to know to choose the right UPS for your setup. On top of that, a few things in Cool Stuff Found, solving mailbox syncing problems, and a deep discussion about how to rip movies and then to get them onto your iPhone or iPad!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 646 for Sunday, February 26, 2017 00:02:23 Graham-CSF-Consolation 00:04:13 Paul-CSF-Apple Pay on Isolated Apple Watch 00:05:15 Jay-645-Plex Cloud doesn’t support Amazon Drive Plex Supported Cloud Storage Providers 00:08:54 Apple Pay, Content Management System, WooCommerce, More! 00:13:00 Small Business Show! <http://businessshow.co> 00:16:05 SPONSOR: PowerPhotos 00:18:35 How to buy a UPS 00:24:52 How much UPS do you need? APC UPS Calculator iMac Power Consumption (33-350W depending upon size/usage) 00:40:43 Added bonus: Power conditioning 00:44:33 Ken-APC UPS app 00:47:03 Andrew-Sometimes your house is already a UPS 00:50:35 Tesla Powerwall 00:54:09 David-How to Rip Movies? MakeMKV (and the license) Don Melton’s Scripts Elgato Video Capture 01:01:22 Ron-Getting movies onto your iPad GoodReader Plex WALTR Infuse VLC for Mobile 01:06:32 Terry-Mouse thinks it’s clicked 01:11:44 Kirit-One Mailbox won’t sync 01:13:02 Jeff-iMac Won’t Boot Reset SMC The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Inexpensive quasi-mesh Wi-Fi, cloud management for your videos, changing your Finder icons and upgrading your Mac's Wi-Fi to the latest standards are just how this show starts out! From there it's on to answering your questions about monitoring iOS data usage, looking at PDF data – all of it! – and then your geeks dive into the Wi-Fi danger conspiracy! We promise you'll learn at least <em>four</em> new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 645 for Sunday, February 19, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:00 Harvey-CSF-642-Google Keep for Shopping List 00:03:47 Mike-CSF-Inexpensive Wi-Fi Quasi Mesh eBay Search to Greenwave G1100 Routers 00:07:00 AmpliFi Standalone Mesh Points 00:09:37 Pioneer Rayz The Nest XL USB Cable, Earbud, AirPods, and Phone Charger Case 00:21:03 Leon-CSF-Channels for HDHomeRun 00:22:11 Follow-up on Battery Percentage from MGG 644 00:24:39 David-643-Plex Cloud 00:25:29 Eliot-644-Change icons with LiteIcon (Alex, too) 00:26:29 Robin-SwitchResX and SIP 00:27:38 John-644-Memory Pressure 00:30:15 Facebook Messenger Phishing Hack 00:32:18 The security of using a forwarded email address 00:34:14 Finding Apple Music Repeat Controls 00:36:50 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – Get 3 Meals Free 00:39:21 SPONSOR: Other World Computing 00:41:05 SPONSOR: Bare Bones’ BBEdit 00:43:40 Mike-Monitor iOS Data Usage DataMan Next 00:47:44 Can you feel Wi-Fi? More importantly, does it matter? Maximum Wi-Fi Transmission Rates Per Country 00:57:22 Jeff-Should you just turn your Mac off? 01:02:34 Does uptime matter? 01:05:55 Unlimited Wi-Fi Data Plan Comparison 01:07:09 Andrew-Mac Wi-Fi replacement/upgrade $19 – 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi Adapter QuickerTek uCard QuickerTek qCard 2 and 3 QuickerTek mCard BearExtender Turbo TP-Link Wi-Fi USB Adapters 01:15:07 Patrick-Some PDF data doesn’t appear Acrobat Reader 01:20:01 NEW MGG PREMIUM The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

A little iOS Geek Gab segment starts the show, discussing batteries – both internal and out – as well as screen protection. Your geeks share their picks and, more importantly, how they pick. Then it's on to some great tips from both your two favorite geeks and you, including managing RAM, converting Numbers to Excel (without Numbers!), upgrading your Mac mini and more. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 644 for Sunday, February 12, 2017 00:01:18 Dave’s Travels and why we’re not digging deep into mesh this week (again) 00:06:35 Phil-Which battery pack to buy Monoprice Battery Packs TYLT Battery Packs Anker Portable Chargers MyCharge AmpProng+ Ventev powercell 6000+ Thinium ReCHARGE+ 00:17:56 Adam-Tempered Glass iPhone Screen Protector 00:23:07 Bobby-iOS Battery Test Coconut Battery Battery Precentage 00:30:28 SPONSOR: GoDaddy – MGG30 saves you 30% on new purchases 00:33:08 Louis-Managing RAM, especially browsers Quitter Manage Flash in Safari 00:49:55 Eliot-643-Idiosyncratic Tip Calculation a good Security Measure 00:52:49 Irv-Converting Numbers to Excel without Numbers Zamzar 00:56:00 Andrew-Clickable File Link How to Copy a File Path as Text from Mac Finder in Mac OS X 00:58:12 Reminiscing about the Apple ][ 01:02:21 Mike-Disable iTunes Auto Backups iTunes for Mac: Sync iPod, iPhone, or iPad 01:06:56 David-Mac mini 2014 Upgrade Challenge Mac Mini Late 2014 Hard Drive Replacement 01:16:06 Kevin-Changing Default Icons The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Cool Stuff Found kicks off this week's show, with email clients, Wi-Fi Widget(s), combo iPhone/Watch chargers, disk utilities and much, much more. Then, after a few additional tips from you, dear listeners, it's time for your questions. Topics this week include comparing local vs. Cloud storage for things like your music, videos and documents; memory interleaving and when to use it; solving corrupt user accounts that won't login; and solving the issues with web pages that are slow to load. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 643 for Sunday, February 5, 2017 00:02:13 CSF-Wi-Fi Widget 00:05:13 Alex-CSF-See All of Apple’s Repair Extension Programs 00:06:21 Ken-CSF-Belkin Valet Charger for Apple Watch & iPhone 00:07:47 Alex-CSF-ddrescue How to install ddrescue with GUI 00:10:09 Ed-CSF-EasilyDo Email Client 00:11:06 Robin-642-CSF-SwitchResX 00:12:16 Roger-642-Use Shared Reminders for Grocery List 00:14:00 BusyCal 00:16:31 Ioannis-Time Machine Checksum Verification 00:22:43 Terence-Menus won’t stick 00:25:48 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – MGG gets you 3 meals free 00:28:50 SPONSOR: TextExpander for Teams 00:31:12 SPONSOR: eero – MGG gets free overnight shipping 00:34:23 Dave-638-Google Voice vs. iOS Voicemail iMazing 00:38:27 Workflow 00:42:58 Graham-641-Memory Upgrades and Interleaving in iMacs Install memory in an iMac 00:50:37 Michael-Slow Web Page Loading After Wake Clear the local DNS cache in macOS Sierra, OSX, Linux and Windows namebench NETGEAR Owners: upgrade your router’s firmware 01:01:45 Brian-NAS vs. Cloud for various types of data SuperSync 01:08:00 Michael-Corrupt User Account won’t Login Fix Corrupt User Accounts in macOS and OS X YASU 01:14:31 Todd-To xfinitywifi or Not to xfinitywifi Xfinity Home Hotspot FAQ 01:24:56 NEW MGG PREMIUM The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Have a website with multiple passwords and Safari always chooses the wrong one? Want a shopping list app to manage as a family? Photos showing greyed-out people? That's just how this week's Mac Geek Gab <em>starts</em>, folks. Then it's on to Dave's review of the new Synology RT2600ac standalone router, plus some related router questions for good measure. That's not where it ends, though, because there are more questions and tips answered in here, as well. You'll just have to listen to find out everything. After all, you must learn at least four new things each week, right? We're here to help you do just that!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 642 for Sunday, January 29, 2017 00:01:32 How to set default password for Safari websites Keychain Access: Keychain Access overview 00:06:00 Scott-Shopping List App OurGroceries AnyList GroceryIQ 00:12:42 Brian-Limited Display Resolution Options macOS Sierra: Adjust your display’s resolution 00:18:25 Jon-Photos Showing Grey People 00:21:46 Dave-640-CPU throttling in Closed Lid Mode Use your Mac notebook computer in closed-display mode with an external display 00:26:46 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – MGG gets you 3 meals free 00:30:28 Scott-640-Router Security 00:38:52 Synology RT2600ac Review/thoughts 00:55:39 Joe-Untangle Router Firmware 00:58:26 Bob-Printer doesn’t like new router 01:03:16 Roger-Cable Modem and Router Incompatibilities 01:07:04 Gary-SMS Forwarding Stopped 01:11:08 Mark-641-Defragmenting Alternatives 01:14:03 Bruce-Getting an older OS X installer Download OS X El Capitan Download Snow Leopard Apple Developer Programs The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.