Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Spoiler alert: Sometimes the Mountain Dew wins, folks, but you knew that already. That's OK, this episode is chock full of Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, plus your questions answered about all sorts of issues. Listen as John and Dave — your two favorite geeks — take you on this ride so you can learn at least five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 856 for Monday, February 8, 2021 Quick Tips 00:01:28 Don-QT-Automatically Populate Anniversaries in Calendar 00:02:52 Patrick-QT-Option-clicking for other System Preferences Debookee Tools 00:05:50 iPhone and macOS Beta Fun Recover Failed macOS Update with Snapshots in Recovery Mode 00:16:16 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. 00:18:03 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.5 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com Cool Stuff Found 00:19:18 Andrew-CSF-Mac Deploy Stick 00:20:37 David-CSF-Google Chrome iCloud Keychain Plugin 00:22:16 CSF-HearHere for your Road Trips 00:25:38 Ralph-CSF-Satchi 7 Port Charging Station Ventev Slotted Charging Station 00:29:57 Ari-CSF-Roon Audio Server 00:37:57 SPONSOR: Audible — Get Audible for just $9.95 for your first 6 months! Visit Audible.com/MGG to sign up before this offer ends this month. 00:39:37 SPONSOR: Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you visit SunBasket.com/MGG and use code MGG at checkout. Questions 00:41:13 Paul-Should I upgrade to M1? 00:48:59 Rand-Synology NAS, SSD Cache and RAID Performance Which Synology NAS models support SSD cache? Choose a RAID Type Synology DS620slim, DS1520+, DS920+ Compared 00:57:51 Gary-Mountain Dew vs. iPhone 01:03:50 Bruce-855-Come Together How To Change Your Mind 01:08:11 GW-iPhone Safari “Request Desktop Version” 01:11:40 Kirit-Big Sur SD Drive Mounting Issues 01:15:53 Bruce-Odd Time Machine Exclusion /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist 01:21:09 Mike-Uninstalling App Cruft Hazel AppCleaner CleanMyMac X’s System Junk AppTrap CCleaner 01:28:58 MGG 856 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews MGG Weekly Newsletter Mac Geek Gab Instagram 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

What's your spam workflow? How do you know if your favorite podcast is selling your data? Want to hear about some Cool Stuff Found? Good news, your two favorite geeks talk through all this and more! Listen as John and Dave answer your questions and do their level best to ensure everyone learns at least five new things each week. Press play and enjoy! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 855 for Monday, February 1, 2021 iOS 14 and iCloud 00:01:45 iOS 14.4 Update sudo exploit Todd-854-iOS 14.4 Adds Bluetooth Device Type Settings 00:04:58 Build Your Own Barcodes 00:09:32 Mike-iCloud Drive Folder Location Store home folder on external 00:12:18 Richard-QT-Prevent a Folder from Syncing to iCloud Drive 00:14:30 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. 00:15:47 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast Cool Stuff Found 00:17:04 Steve-CSF-Startup modes for M1 Macs from Howard Oakley 00:19:14 CSF-Earin A-3 true wireless, open-air earbuds 00:20:54 CSF-Hyper-66W USBC Charger. 3 ports: two USB-C, one USB-A. 00:22:26 CSF-Nomad Base Station Pro Review Apple Watch Mount Questions 00:26:33 Bill-Setting Up External SSD in APFS for Backup and Media 00:33:04 David-Big Sur and Sluggish Magic Mouse 00:35:27 Clif-macOS Mail.app Keyboard Shortcuts 00:37:28 Bruce-Running Intel Terminal apps on M1 Macs 00:41:25 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg. 00:43:11 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! 00:44:40 Use MGG Chapters More Questions 00:46:16 Andrew-eero Data Usage 00:53:44 David-Scanning on iPhone 00:58:14 John-Health Data, Single Apple ID and Multiple Devices Health Data Importer 01:02:55 Will-There’s something lingering in Apple’s Databases 01:06:24 Will-If Your T2 Mac won’t let you authenticate with an Admin user, reset SMC 01:09:00 Apple, Your Privacy, and Podcasts Overcast 01:19:46 What’s Your Spam Workflow? 01:23:04 MGG 855 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

Big Sur continues to mature…and it continues to have some pesky little issues, too. Never fear, your two favorite geeks are here to answer your questions and help solve your problems. Listen as John and Dave talk through Big Sur, Headphone Safety, and share some Geek Challenges of yours with the Mac Geek Gab family. Press play and enjoy learning at least…five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 854 for Monday, January 25, 2021 Quick Tips 00:02:11 Todd-QT-Option-volume opens Sound Prefpane 00:03:04 QT-Option-Click Big Sur’s Clock to enable Do Not Disturb 00:05:59 Bill-QT-Menu Bar on Both Displays 00:10:03 Jacob-QT-Dimmed Apple Watch Face 00:12:46 Harvey-QT-Airplane Mode Persistence 00:16:24 5G Makes its appearance 00:17:54 SPONSOR: Babbel — Learn a new language! Get 3 months FREE with your 3-month Babbel subscription at Babbel.com and use promo code MGG. 00:19:32 SPONSOR: Other World Computing — OWC’s new Thunderbolt Dock gives you four Thunderbolt ports, plus four USB ports, as well as a port for your SD Card, Gigabit Ethernet, and a combo audio in/out. 00:21:04 SPONSOR: Candid — The clear, comfortable, removable, and practically invisible aligners to straighten your teeth. Save $75 on Candid’s starter kit at CandidCO.com/MGG. Cool Stuff Found 00:22:45 Andrew-CSF-Gemini to Find Duplicate Files TidyUp 5 00:24:06 Gene-CSF-Roku Premier has AirPlay 2 and 6 months Apple TV+ ($29!) Sonos Arc LG TV 00:27:42 Gene-CSF-LyricsX for Displaying Lyrics on your Mac (free!) 00:29:28 Alex-CSF-hBlock 00:31:02 Eliot-CSF-DI for Updating Apps 00:32:44 CSF-Speck Presidio ClickFlip AirPods Pro case 00:35:39 Kurt-Beware WD Red drives for NAS SMR vs CMR for Drives 00:43:40 SPONSOR: Kitty Poo Club — Kitty Poo Club is an all-in-one litter box solution designed to be convenient for you! KPC is offering you 20% off your first order when you set up auto-ship by going to KittyPooClub.com and entering promo code MGG. 00:45:30 SPONSOR: Headspace — Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG Questions 00:47:05 Is Dave’s GPU going bad? Application Specific Signatures: Graphics kernel error: 0xfffffff9 00:52:12 Eliot-What is Headphone Safety? 00:58:34 David-Why does 5GHz confuse my IoT devices? 01:07:45 Walt-Parallels and Big Sur Uninstall AppCleaner OmniDiskSweeper CleanMyMac’s Space Lens 01:14:56 Doug-Do I need a new drive? 01:20:43 Ari-Ethernet Connection Lags 01:32:17 MGG 854 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 two favorite geeks "went" to CES last week, and have some stories to share. Cool Stuff Found abounds, as well as some thoughts on this year's trends. Of course, they didn't leave home, so they still had time to answer your questions, find some Quick Tips, and make a show out of it all. Press play and listen as John and Dave help us all to learn at least five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 853 for Monday, January 18, 2021 00:01:29 CES 2021 Cool Stuff Found 00:05:07 Mark-CSF-Cocktail for Big Sur 00:05:27 CSF-OnyX for Big Sur 00:06:29 Patrick-CSF-Shortcuts with NFC tags, Alfred for Spotlight replacement 00:08:07 NFC Tags are Wireless Bar codes… and AppClips! 00:14:51 Steve-CSF-Find Any File to Combat Big Sur Spotlight Issues (also EasyFind) 00:20:12 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. 00:21:43 SPONSOR: Readdle develops essential productivity apps for iOS and Mac. Their PDF Expert, Documents, Calendars, Spark, and Scanner Pro have been downloaded over 150M times. Cool Stuff Found from CES 00:23:04 CSF-Maktar Releases Qubii Pro iPhone Backup and Memory Solution 00:25:16 CSF-Plugable’s USB-C 7-in-1 Hub with Ethernet, Pass-Thru Charging, and 4K 00:27:02 CSF-Origin Wireless Announces Hex Home Wave-Based Security System Plume’s Sense Wi-Fi Motion Detection Linksys AWARE Wi-Fi Motion Detection 00:31:12 CSF-OWC’s New Thunderbolt Expansion Dock 00:32:53 CSF-Earin A-3 with 14.3mm Dynamic Drivers 00:34:27 CSF-August Releases 4th Generation Wi-Fi Smart Lock Lockly Smart Locks ($249.99) 00:40:02 CSF-Yale Introduces Smart Delivery Box to Protect and Secure Your Deliveries 00:42:16 CSF-Anker SoundCore Liberty Air 2 Pro Earphones 00:47:10 CSF-Binatone Combines Mask Filtration and Quality Audio with MaskFone 00:49:50 CSF-Kingston Digital Introduces Workflow Product Series 00:52:02 SPONSOR: Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you visit SunBasket.com/MGG and use code MGG at checkout. 00:53:48 SPONSOR: Ladder. Term Life insurance doesn’t need to be time-consuming or difficult. Ladder’s smart algorithms get you approval answers in just a few minutes, with great rates, to boot. LadderLife.com/MGG is where you start. Follow-ups 00:54:54 Bruce-852-AirDrop to a Sleeping Mac 00:55:57 Ron-852-Use iCloud or Dropbox to Send to a Sleeping Mac 00:56:48 Dan-852-Messages Muting Followup 00:59:36 iPhone Battery Charging Follow-up Grip2ü Case and Ventev Charger 01:06:24 Steve-852-Use W3W with DoorDash, too! 01:07:29 Scott-852-From DoorDash to Deliveries, Treat People Well 01:09:00 Daren-850-Another Mac as a Time Machine Destination 01:12:17 Don-850-Failed Time Machine Followup Lexmark MB3442adw 01:16:05 Steve-850-Time Machine Option 01:20:52 MGG 853 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 drive the bus this week, as John and Dave provide answers about AirDrop, Spotlight, Screen Protectors, 10G Ethernet, Time Machine, and more. That's not all, though, your two favorite geeks have Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips to share, too. Join in the fun: press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 852 for Monday, January 11, 2021 Quick Tips 00:02:29 Mike-QT-Use Spotlight to Start Calculator 00:04:21 QT-Hide Message Alerts (Long Press, Choose Hide Alerts) 00:09:31 Mike-QT-Twist Down Favorites in Control Center’s HomeKit HOOBS HomeBridge 00:11:33 QT-Hey, Siri: Door Dash Ferdia’s Rum Cocktail Masterclass with a Pro (and yes, Ferdia Murray is a pro!) Fitness+ Dance with LaShawn, Throwback Hits 00:19:02 SPONSOR: Twobird: One inbox for all your tasks — Write emails, create notes, set reminders, view events, and collaborate live. Learn more about Twobird and download it for free at twobird.com. 00:20:47 SPONSOR: Headspace: Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG Questions 00:22:26 David-Removing Duplicate System Apps on Big Sur? 00:26:21 Michael-Email signatures not syncing to new iPad Cirrus 00:29:56 Herbert-What about M-Disc for Archives? 00:34:24 JP-AirDrop to a Sleeping Mac? 00:39:56 iPhone 12 Overnight Charging Woes 00:47:23 SPONSOR: AudiblePlus: With an AudiblePlus membership, you get full access to thousands of titles across different formats. Download, stream, or listen offline without limits. Visit Audible.com/MGG or text MGG to 500-500 to start your free 30-day trial. 00:49:06 SPONSOR: Amazon Pharmacy: Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-day Delivery. Visit Amazon.com/MGGRX to learn more. Wi-Fi and Internet 00:50:38 Tim-Which Way Should I Aim My Antennas? NetSpot 00:56:43 David-Diagnosing Intermittent Internet Speed Drop Outs DOCSIS Status Page Cool Stuff Found 01:08:10 Bruce-CSF-849-BatCHmod for Changing Extended Attributes 01:08:52 CSF-Nooie Cam Doorbell 01:12:34 Jeremy-CSF-Nomad Base Station Pro 01:13:41 CSF-Sensibo Pure Wi-Fi-Controlled Air Purifier 01:16:40 CSF-Flic 2, Flic Hub LR and HomeKit Support 01:18:33 Robert-CSF-Use Wallpaper Shortcuts to Spruce up your iPhone’s Home Screen 01:19:45 JBL Tour One headphones and Tour Pro+ earbuds 01:22:56 CSF-Maktar Qubii Pro 01:25:01 CSF-Mac Geek Gab app on M1! 01:26:51 MGG 852 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 week, John and Dave come together to answer your questions about long-term storage, Photos Libraries, Migrating to a new Mac and much, much more. Listen as your two favorite geeks drop the knowledge — and your Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found — so that everyone can listen and learn at least five new things together! Join us and start the new year right! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 851 for Monday, January 4, 2021 Quick Tips 00:01:53 Mark-QT-Flash Is Dead. Time to Uninstall Flash 00:04:16 Tanel-Siri Usage Examples 00:05:27 Zoom Audio Questions 00:07:16 Bill-Moving Photos to an External Drive 00:11:19 Zoom -> Settings -> Audio -> Show in-meeting option to “Enable Original Sound” from microphone. 00:12:28 Craig-Good Travel Router? TP-Link TL-WR902AC AC750 Travel Router 00:16:20 Robert-Reader View Oddness 00:20:46 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg. 00:22:24 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! MOAR Questions 00:23:42 Dennis-Which types of Disk Images for Cold Storage Archives? Howard Oakley’s Concerns over Sparse Bundles in APFS StuffIt Expander 16 00:29:24 Mark-SSD versus HDD for Long Term Storage DriveDx 00:34:30 Ed-Back Tap Live Listen? ISOtunes earbuds 00:38:49 Harvey-Post-Catalina Time Machine Weirdness diskutil list Q: Time Machine error with Catalina 00:42:37 John-QT-Force a Time Machine Backup to Specific Destination 00:43:39 Mike-Best Migration path from Air to iMac? 00:47:51 Robert-MacBook Pro 16″ RAM, Battery and AirDrop eul shows your Mac’s Status in Menu Bars FruitJuice coconutBattery 00:57:29 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast 00:58:52 SPONSOR: BBedit and Yojimbo Holiday Bundle from Bare Bones Software. For just $59.99 now get both BBEdit and Yojimbo. Cool Stuff Found 01:00:08 CSF-Silicon Info 01:01:27 JP-Cleaning up Music/iTunes Duplicates – TunesMechanic to the Rescue 01:03:07 Ben-CSF-CardHop, a Contacts App Alternative 01:04:23 CSF-Netgear Orbi 6 01:08:34 Dave-CSF-Manage LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons with Launchd.info and LaunchControl (US$18) 01:13:03 CSF-Eufy wired video doorbell HDR 2k 01:16:54 CSF-Coherence X and Unite for creating apps from websites 01:18:44 CSF-Microsoft Edge — A Better Chromium Browser for macOS 01:21:47 MGG 851 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Apple's Time Machine lets you backup to a network drive… but which network drive should you use now that Apple no longer sells a Time Capsule? John and Dave are here to answer this question and many, many more! Listen as your two favorite geeks answer all the questions YOU sent in this week, plus sharing Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found to give you lots to think about… and to get! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things about your Mac, iPhone, and other tech. Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 850 for Monday, December 28, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:06 Scott-QT-Use Siri to dial Numbers… or words! Mac Geek Gab iPhone App 00:04:18 Andrew-QT-Use for Old AirPods Apple Lightning Dock Etymotic ER4XR 00:07:49 QT-Go Clean Up your Apple ID Devices And in Music, too. 00:12:12 QT-Turn off Private MAC Address on New Devices 00:13:35 JFB-iOS 14 Security Tip 00:15:45 DanC-Switch iPhone Apps by Swiping across bottom of screen 00:17:32 Steve-QT-Create a Bootable Installer for macOS Before You Need It 00:18:54 Migration Assistant vs. Restoring from Clone 00:24:51 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s Copy That lets you easily copy photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to any external storage drive. Even better: it’s free. Copy That? Copy That! 00:26:14 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. Questions…and Answers! 00:27:43 Bill-App Store Weirdness Struggling to download apps? Try clearing the Apple App Store cache MacUpdater 00:33:18 Bill-Can’t Update to Big Sur 11.1 Monolingual CleanMyMac X 00:45:34 Kent-Disk Image says Resource Temporarily Unavailable ProtectX 00:49:53 SPONSOR: Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you visit SunBasket.com/MGG and use code MGG at checkout. 00:51:51 SPONSOR: Ladder. Term Life insurance doesn’t need to be time-consuming or difficult. Ladder’s smart algorithms get you approval answers in just a few minutes, with great rates, to boot. LadderLife.com/MGG is where you start. Time Machine, Network Storage, Failing Hard Drives 00:53:34 Todd-Time Capsule Replacements? Synology MR2200AC Netgear ReadyShare for Time Machine Time Machine on Netgear WD My Cloud QNAP 01:03:43 Dan-When to Replace NAS Hard Drive? 01:11:10 Michael-Current Favorite NAS Drive? John: Seagate IronWolf Dave: Seagate Exos Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB (usually contains Exos drives!) WD Red NAS Drives Best NAS hard drive of 2020: Network attached storage for home office and small business Cool Stuff Found 01:16:43 CSF-Dual Connector Flash Drive – SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe (USB-C and Lightning) 01:18:31 Seth-CSF-Apple Watch Screen Protector? 01:19:48 CSF-Apple Watch Band Clones: Solo Loop Clone ($12 vs $49) and Braided Solo Loop Clone ($20 vs. $99) 01:21:54 CSToDo-AirBnB Virtual Experiences 01:23:57 QT-Use Zoom with Two Displays (Zoom > Preferences > General > Use Dual Monitors) 01:26:43 MGG 850 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 you Nuke, sometimes you Pave. Sometimes all you need to do is make a tweak. You'd think we were talking about building (and destroying) roads, but no… your two favorite geeks are talking tech! Apple tech, mostly. Listen as John and Dave answer your questions, share your tips and Cool Stuff Found, and generally help all of us learn at least five new things every week!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 849 for Monday, December 21, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:19 Allison-QT-848-Hide Screenshot Floating Thumbnail 00:07:48 Peter-QT-iOS Recovery Mode 00:10:15 Mike-QT-See Shared Items in Message Threads on iOS 14 00:11:18 Additional Options on iOS Safari 00:13:27 Kraig-QT-Automatically Turn Low Power Mode Back on 00:15:41 Battery Life on iPhone 12 mini Optimized Battery Charging 00:19:48 Robbie-QT-Set your Default Mail App on macOS 00:21:17 Jim-QT-Set Photo Sharing Metadata Options 00:23:23 SPONSOR: Check out the new Scanner Pro from Readdle. Scanner Pro is now a free app, and you can learn more, including a letter from Alex, Readdle’s Co-founder, about Scanner Pro’s larger journey. 00:26:20 Unauthorized Purchase Oddness Report a Problem to Apple 00:33:49 Big Sur 11.1 solves Messages Arrow-Key Bug Migrating Your Mac and Its Data 00:35:34 Craig-Cloning from Intel to M1 00:41:34 Andrew-Oh Where Oh Where Has macOS Catalina Gone? 00:43:25 Fix for Damaged Lion Installer Nextdoor 00:47:05 Andrew-Which Volume to Delete when Nuking and Paving? 00:53:24 Jeffrey-Migratating Music Import music from a computer to Music on Mac 00:56:59 David-Re-locating Media Files to External Drives Plex via Sonos PlexAmp 01:04:44 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 01:06:33 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. Questions 01:07:57 Jon-Is My Employer’s Profile Safe? Server Apple Configurator 2 01:14:03 CSF-Synology Drive Client v2.0.3 01:16:49 Mark-Battery Care for M1 Laptops? About battery health management in Mac notebooks How to manage battery health and optimized charging on Intel and M1 Macs 01:27:17 MGG 848 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

These days we do lots of swiping on our devices, and sometimes the results are expected, other times not so much! Listen as John and Dave share tips and answer questions about swiping. That's not all, of course, the topics expand from there, including a great dive into USB speeds on Apple's new iPads. Listen as your two favorite geeks walk through all of this for you this week! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 848 for Monday, December 14, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:43 Sylvain-QT-Left Swipe from Right Edge for Notification Center 00:05:16 Roger-QT-Reset Wi-Fi to unlock with Apple Watch 00:07:28 Richard-847-Siri on Mac for Spelling Advice 00:08:20 Lewis-847-Siri on Mac for HomeKit 00:08:57 Mark-847-Xfinity Unlimited Data 00:11:14 Measuring Speeds Between Two Locations 00:15:38 SPONSOR: Grammarly: Elevate your writing with 20% off Grammarly Premium by signing up at Grammarly.com/MGG 00:17:34 SPONSOR: Headspace: Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG Questions 00:19:24 Mark-iPhone 12 Power Off Slider Settings > General > Shut Down Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch Restart your iPhone 00:24:58 Douglas-Screen Protector and Swipe to Open 00:31:31 Stephen-Resolving Duplicate Contacts 00:36:05 Ben-Change Screenshot Destination, and Bonus Tip OnyX How to Change the Default Screenshot File Format 00:41:54 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! 00:43:54 SPONSOR: Fundrise: Start Building your better portfolio today. Get your first 90-days of advisory fees waived at Fundrise.com/MGG 00:45:33 SPONSOR: Checkout.com: Download their FREE White Paper Report and learn how you can generate more growth through their payment platform. It has a ton of great information and statistics that will show you how the future of payment solutions is strategic and for scale. 00:48:52 Greg-iPad Air 4 Not Connecting at USB 3.1 Speed Scosche’s Premium Braided Dual USB-C Cable Cool Stuff Found 01:02:49 CSF-Startech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Dock – 5 USB-A ports, 1 USB-C, 2xThunderbolt-3 Ports (one for display), 1xHDMI, 1xGigE 01:06:48 CSF-Twinkly Smart LED String Lights 01:10:11 CSF-Spigen ArcStation Pro GaNFast 20w charger 01:11:31 Ari-CSF-Comply Tips for AirPods Pro 01:12:32 Art Gorski–Developing for iOS and Raspberry Pi with Xojo 01:13:18 CSF-Brydge 11.0 Pro keyboard 01:14:34 Scott-CSF-OWC’s Envoy Pro Elektron 01:16:10 Mark-CTF-Use Power Manager to Log Out only at Certain Times 01:17:42 CSF-Netgear Meural Wi-Fi Photo Frame $249 – Geek Challenge 01:20:18 John-Rebuilding the (Modern) Desktop – GC? 01:24:13 MGG 848 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 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 seems to be the season… Migration Season, that is! So many new Macs, so many migrations, so much data, and so many questions! Thankfully your two favorite geeks have answers, as does the MGG Family. Press play and listen as John and Dave take you through all these and more. Of course, there's more: Quick Tips are aplenty and there might even be some Cool Stuff Found! Whatever it is, you'll enjoy learning at least five new things this episode!  Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 847 for Monday, December 7, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:52 Simon-QT-Better Date Picker for iOS 14 00:03:10 Andrew-QT-Asking Siri to Help 00:06:28 Scott-QT-Use Your Watch’s Camera App to Locate Your iPhone 00:08:40 Kristy-QT-Reset Apple Watch if You Can’t See It 00:10:42 Brian-QT-Out of Space on your S3 Watch? Unpair and Re-pair it 00:12:03 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. 00:13:41 SPONSOR: BBedit and Yojimbo Holiday Bundle from Bare Bones Software. For just $59.99 now get both BBEdit and Yojimbo. Wi-Fi and Internet 00:16:22 David-Which Wi-Fi 6 Standalone Router? AmpliFi Alien Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 Asus Wi-Fi 6 00:23:38 Brent-Which Standalone Router to buy Today? TP-Link Archer AX1800 00:30:20 Russell-Someone is Using My Router 00:35:25 Mark-Which DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem? Netgear’s Combo Cable/Modem/Routers Netgear CM1100 Netgear CM2000 Motorola MB8600 Arris S33 00:41:48 Scott-Zoom Needs Wi-Fi Reset Each Time eero Adds Data usage (for Network and by device) Xfinity adds data caps 00:48:11 SPONSOR: Business Wars from Wondery: Listen to the latest season of Business Wars, TikTok vs Instagram, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. 00:49:46 SPONSOR: BetterHelp: Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health. Visit BetterHelp.com/MGG for 10% off your first month. Magsafe Charging 00:51:34 MagSafe vs. Wired Power Loss 00:58:40 Separate Spaces for Displays CSF-ViewSonic CG1655 Portable 1080p Monitor 01:06:31 Enabling Hotel Room TV HDMI Migrating Your Mac and Its Data 01:10:39 Bill-What died in my MacBook Air? 01:15:04 Rick-Migrating to a New Mac 01:19:40 Judy-Migrating to M1 Mac The Mac Observer’s Daily Observations MacUpdater SmallCubed MailSuite 01:26:29 Peter-Nuking and Paving an M1 Mac 01:28:12 MGG 846 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

There's nothing wrong with enjoying the comfort of old traditions, and this week's Mac Geek Gab has three of them for you: Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and enjoy learning five new things as John and Dave, your two favorite geeks, steward us all through this week's episode.Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 846 for Monday, November 30, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:55 QT-Settings > Home Screen > Newly Downloaded Apps > App Library Only 00:03:23 Jeff-QT-Mail with Tabs in Big Sur 00:06:12 QT-How to get rid of phantom devices Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding Settings > Cellular > Calls on Other Devices 00:10:45 Bill-QT-Fix a stuck LaunchPad Icon killall Dock 00:12:19 Serenak-QT-845-Play feedback when volume is changed 00:13:02 Todd-QT-Use ping -a to hear the results 00:15:10 Ciro-QT-Controlling iOS 14 Jiggly Mode 00:16:12 Gray-QT-845-Use Apple Watch for Paying with a Mask 00:20:25 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s Thunderbolt Hub adds the ports you need to your Big Sur-equipped Mac! 00:21:46 SPONSOR: Headspace: Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG Apple’s New Stuff: M1 and Big Sur 00:23:15 Felipe-Use iCloud’s “Erase Mac” to Safely Wipe M1 Mac 00:27:01 Paul-Big Sur Mess Carbon Copy Cloner can Create a Bootable Big Sur Backup 00:33:29 John’s Big Sur Upgrade Reflections Little Snitch 5 for Big Sur SmallCubed MailSuite for M1 Questions 00:42:25 Richard-Spotlight Won’t Index Applications sudo mdutil -E / OnyX for Big Sur 00:44:40 John-2012 Mac mini Performance Issues Startup in Safe Mode 00:53:48 Mark-Mac mini Upgrade Justification 00:56:33 Louis-Automatic Login for Server Applications 00:59:21 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 01:00:48 SPONSOR: Checkout.com: Download their FREE White Paper Report and learn how you can generate more growth through their payment platform. It has a ton of great information and statistics that will show you how the future of payment solutions is strategic and for scale. 01:02:41 SPONSOR: Business Wars from Wondery: Listen to the latest season of Business Wars, TikTok vs Instagram, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Cool Stuff Found 01:04:04 Bob-CSF-Anywatt Magsafe-to-USB-C Converter 01:06:01 Gregorio-CSF-Hot and Silicon Go64 updated Apple Silicon 01:07:38 CSF-Papalook PA552 1080p Webcam with Integrated Ring Lamp: US$81 01:09:13 Andrew-CSF-PCalc for Mac 01:09:59 Cory-CSF-eul — Like iStat Menus, but free and open source 01:11:09 CSF-ArchiChect 01:12:27 Koji-CSF-Spigen 2-pack Screen Protectors with Applicator Tray 01:17:30 CSF-John’s OLED Screen 01:20:19 CSF-ViDL for Mac to download Videos 01:20:56 Lee-CSF-Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac 01:23:57 CSF-HD Fury Arcana passthrough (not switchbox) 01:25:58 Cas-CSF-Foxtrot-Search — next-level file indexing, data portability, and search 01:27:17 MGG 846 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

Dave's had his M1 MacBook Air for a week, and John has some questions for him! Lots more about Big Sur including your questions answered *and* some Quick Tips. Of course, MGG wouldn't be complete without more in-depth tips, too, and y'all have been keeping the queue full in that department! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 845 for Monday, November 23, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:18 Koji-QT-Modifying the Volume Keys 00:03:59 Keith-QT-Add 44px to Fix Big Sur Menu Bar 00:06:52 QT-Access M1 Mac Startup Options by holding down Power button 00:11:23 Patrick-QT-Use Siri Shortcuts with Google Assistant 00:13:57 John’s FaceID Thoughts Multiple FaceID Profiles KN95 masks from Healthcare Unlocked 00:17:02 Mark-QT-How to Restart Apple Watch 00:19:50 Neal-QT-Learning from Saved Searches M1 MacBook Air 00:23:52 Dave’s First Week with the M1 MacBook Air (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Run x86 Apps (including homebrew) in the Terminal on Apple Silicon Daring Fireball: The M1 Macs Rogue Amoeba Software Updates for MacOS 11 (Big Sur) and M1 Chip-Based Macs 00:46:12 SPONSOR: Amazon.com: Save 20% on your Smart Lighting Bundle from Amazon using our special link: Amazon.com/MGG 00:48:03 SPONSOR: Headspace: Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG 00:49:55 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. Tips and Follow-ups 00:52:33 Greg-Big Sur my Mac 00:59:59 Bruce-Big Sur deprecates Network Utility – This is where using an iOS app on an M1 mac can come in handy from what I have seen. Hurricane Electric Network Utility 01:04:36 Jürgen-Slow Connection to NAS D-Link DGS-1100-16 Managed Smart Switch We Love Mistakes 01:12:08 Corky-What’s with Big Sur’s com.apple.os.update in Disk Utility? 01:15:00 Craig-Verizon 5G SIM Conundrum 01:26:43 MGG 845 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 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

There's been a lot of confusion this week, beginning with what "Thunderbolt 4" really means for us Mac users. Thankfully OWC's Larry O'Connor was able to join John and Dave this week to explain. That's not all you get, though. Your two favorite geeks carry on with advice about Big Sur, more M1 thoughts, and simply answers to all your questions about everything Mac, Apple, and technological. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 844 for Monday, November 16, 2020 Big Sur, Apple Outages, and M1 Mayhem 00:02:09 Matthew-Should I Upgrade to Big Sur? Mac App Store Updates MacUpdater Reboot Regularly Update Homebrew CSF-Oh My ZSH CSF-zsh-autosuggestions 00:12:46 John-Cloning macOS Big Sur? 00:16:10 Ralph-Thursday’s Slow Mac Afternoon Apple’s OCSP Server went down 00:24:14 Russell-M1 in Pro vs. Air 00:30:10 Jon-M1 SOC RAM 00:37:17 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! 00:39:00 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. 00:40:15 SPONSOR: Nebia. The Nebia by Moen Spa Shower is Nebia’s most advanced shower yet with 2X more coverage while saving half the water of standard showers. More finishes, more power. Starting at $199 plus 15% off for using our code, MGG. Thunderbolt / Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 00:43:57 OWC’s Larry O’Connor Explains Thunderbolt 4 Big Sur brings Thunderbolt hubbing to us all! OWC Thunderbolt Hub Thunderbolt 4 = Thunderbolt 3’s Full Implementation (with no optionality) Thunderbolt 4 brings “One Cable to Rule Them All” Quick Tips 01:03:18 Adam-QT-Prioritize iPhone App Update Downloads 01:04:57 Lewis-QT-Stubborn Trash File Won’t Delete Boot Camp Assistant Empties The Trash 01:12:18 New iPhone 12 minis for John and Dave Speck Presidio Perfect Clear Speck Presidio Perfect-Clear With Grips 01:25:14 CSF-Belkin Ultraglass – $40, BUT… super-easy to install 01:28:49 MGG 844 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 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

Apple announced their M1 Macs today, the first Macs made with Apple Silicon chips. Join Dave and John as they dig into the specs to find out what the differences — and similarities — are between these models, helping you decide which one to order. Press play… and don't get caught!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 843 for Tuesday, November 10, 2020 00:02:15 Three More Things… and more! 00:03:02 Apple’s M1 Chip – The first Mac-based Apple Silicon Chip 00:09:38 New MacBook Air – no fan! 00:11:12 Which laptop do you buy? Both have Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 Both have Wi-Fi 6 Both have Bluetooth 5.0 Only Pro has a Fan Pro has a couple of hours better battery life Pro has 500 nits, Air has 400 nits 00:27:05 Mac mini dissection 00:30:25 Repackaging the iPad Pro 00:35:28 Wrapping up 00:37:58 MGG 843 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

How much money do you have in your digital couch cushions? John and Dave walk through a few places you can check ahead of the holiday buying frenzy! Of course, most of the show is dedicated to answering your tech questions, solving your problems, sharing quick tips and, yes, a few minutes is even carved out to review eero's new Wi-Fi 6 systems! Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 842 for Monday, November 9, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:45 Matt-QT-Use a USB2 Hub with Your Synology DiskStation 00:03:10 QT-Plus sign email on Gmail How to Filter Email Messages Using Sub-Addresses Use a Catchall Address 00:05:02 QT-Anti-Spam Tip Add a mail rule for Original-Recipient or Delivered-To (may have to Edit Header List…) 00:09:07 Jeremy-QT-Control-Option-Click in Finder to Expand all Subfolders 00:10:06 QT-Check your Digital Couch Cushions Mint.com to aggregate your digital couch cushions Quicken Personal Capital Cool Stuff Found 00:14:06 Dr. Mac-CSF-TextSniper and Paste 00:17:11 QT-The Freedom of Non-Destructive Copying 00:20:47 Iain-CSF-NeoFinder to manage your media files 00:22:42 Scott-CSF-Nano and Catalina, Happily Together! Apple iPod Touch 00:25:49 Jonathan-CSF-Find a User Group Connecticut Macintosh Connection Tips and Follow-ups 00:27:49 Joe-840-Super Video Editing with QuickTime 00:31:09 DLH-Troubleshooting Printers System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Reset Printing System… CUPS web interface cupsctl WebInterface=yes Print Test Page, manage printer better than macOS GUI 00:35:18 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:37:03 SPONSOR: Readdle has all of their apps ready for iOS 14, complete with Widgets, folder navigation, and more. Visit Readdle.com to learn more. 00:38:30 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.1 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:40:24 CSF-eero Pro 6 Mesh System iPerf Wifi Speed Test Questions 00:51:28 Dave-MacBook Pro – OK to Buy Now? Apple Certified Refurbished Store 01:03:16 Sam-Downloading your iCloud Photos Library 01:12:54 Andrew-When It’s Time to Use That Clone 01:20:20 Rob-T2 Chip Security Breach Thoughts Secure External Drive Enclosures – SecureDrive.com 01:28:55 MGG 842 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 you feel like … a malware. Sometimes you don't. That's not how it goes, but that's exactly how it felt for a lot of you this week! John and Dave talk through this and get to the bottom of it all. That's hardly half of it, though. You know how Mac Geek Gab goes… your questions answered, your tips share, all with the goal of learning at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 841 for Monday, November 2, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:42 Keith-QT-Quickly access iPhone App Updates 00:04:01 David-QT-839-Carriage return in Catalina Messages Migrating to a new iPad 00:05:23 JFB’s new iPad Air Settings > Passwords > Autofill Passwords Use USB-C Docks and Devices Cool Stuff Found 00:13:15 Mike-CSF-Weather Line – the best weather widget for iOS 14 00:14:43 CSF-Silence Unknown Callers in iOS 14 Verizon Spam Call Plugin iOS 00:18:55 Patrick-CSF-Retroactive to run old apps on new macOS 00:20:34 Bruce-CSFR-PingPlotter Malware? Not Malware 00:23:01 John-HP Printer Software Malware? What happened with security updates and HP printer software? 00:32:35 Jim-CSF-BlockBlock to Protect Against Persistence Locations And KnockKnock 00:37:39 Wesson-Malware Removal Feedback DetectX 00:39:25 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. 00:40:42 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. 00:41:59 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. Tips and Follow-ups 00:43:06 Dan-Use Location, Time, and Siri Shortcuts to Enhance Back Tap (first part) 00:53:30 Mike-823-AirPlay 2 Speakers Cause Mac apps to Re-Verify Capo 00:57:18 Jeff-837-Use UPS Power Monitor to sync your Mac with Synology UPS server 01:01:26 Christopher-Another Option for Not Mounting Drives Questions 01:06:45 Andrew-Benefits of Wi-Fi 6 Mesh TP Link Deco X60 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh 01:16:21 Dave-Do We Really Need to Run Time Machine? TimeMachineEditor 01:22:06 David-Comparing USB-C Power Sources All-in-one USB Power Meter 01:28:46 Wayne-Mint (or anyone) and 5G on iPhone 12 Port your number to Mint 01:28:38 MGG 841 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

These days most of us are using external drives at some level. Even if we're not, our internal drives are always in need of some attention, pruning, or some other operation. Listen as your two favorite geeks answer all your drive-related questions. That's not all, of course, we've got more Big Sur tips, ideas for mitigating ransomware, Cool Stuff Found, and much more! Press play and enjoy an hour-or-so with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 840 for Monday, October 26, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:13 Brian-QT-Reset PRAM/NVRAM to solve Quiet Mac 00:04:41 Roy-QT-Auto-Sync Apple TV Wireless Audio Sonos TruePlay 00:07:41 Stephen-QT-Big Sur Clock Workaround 00:09:18 Big Sur Battery Management Cool Stuff Found 00:13:38 Rich-CSF-839-RansomWhere?, Forklift, AutoMounter 00:17:37 Rob-839-Protecting from Ransomware Amazon S3 Arq from Haystack Software 00:21:30 John-CSF-AmpliFi Alien Dual Wi-Fi 6 System 00:25:52 UCSF-Evernote Upgrades Without AppleScript 00:32:27 Dennis-CSFR-835-Mountain to Control your Mounted Drives 00:34:05 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s Envoy Express is the first, Thunderbolt-certified, bus-powered, DIY drive enclosure. And it’s just $79. 00:35:48 SPONSOR: Nebia. The Nebia by Moen Spa Shower is Nebia’s most advanced shower yet with 2X more coverage while saving half the water of standard showers. More finishes, more power. Starting at $199 plus 15% off for using our code, MGG. 00:37:52 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. SSD/Drives/Data 00:39:36 John-Formatting an External Drive 00:46:14 Andrew-Fusion Drive Performance with Current Versions of macOS 00:50:25 Domenico-Replacing a Fusion Drive with an External SSD Samsung T7 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Hub Anker Thunderbolt 3 Hub ORICO 2.5 USB C External Hard Drive Enclosure, SATA III to USB3.1 Gen2 Type C SCOSCHE CC3G23 StrikeLine SuperSpeed+ USB-C to USB-C Charge & Sync Cable 10Gbps/4K Transfer Rate Compatible with USB-C Devices OWC Envoy Express 00:58:00 Bob-Best Drive for Ripping DVDs External Blu-Ray/DVD/USB Drives Pawtec External Optical Drives DaVinci Resolve 01:06:16 Ev-Spindle Drive is Clicking Iomega Zip and Jaz Drives 01:09:59 Mike-Best Steps for Nuke and Pave DiskMaker X macOS Installer Download Links 01:16:59 Setting up that new iPhone or iPad 01:25:34 MGG 840 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

The fall is a crazy ride for Apple users. New hardware, new software, lots of changes, and more. John and Dave are right there with you to answer your questions, share tips, and dissect the new technology to help us all understand everything better. Listen this week as your two favorite geeks answer some Wi-Fi questions, share Cool Stuff Found, and revisit Big Sur as it surely gets closer to release time. Press play and enjoy learning five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 839 for Monday, October 19, 2020 Cool Stuff Found 00:02:27 Raphaël-CSF-Weather Live app Weather Underground App WeatherMan Lite 00:04:51 Dmitriy-CSF-Commander One Finder Alternative and PDF Squeezer (both in Setapp!) TotalFinder 00:07:27 Allison-CSF-Use iPhone to Preview Photo Negatives 00:10:08 James-CSF-836-UniFi Lite Switches 00:11:46 D-Link DGS-1100 Switch Family 00:16:34 Dan-CSF-Last Time for Tracking Items and Events 00:18:15 Belkin Says MagSafe Car Vent Mount PRO doesn’t need pressure grips! 00:20:17 SPONSOR: Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you visit SunBasket.com/MGG and use code MGG at checkout. 00:22:24 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:24:35 Your Geeks Ordered New Hardware New 10.9-Inch iPad Air Available to Order Questions 00:32:02 Darren-Video Download in Firefox Downie youtube-dl 00:35:41 Dan-How to Protect from RansomWare? (second part) Malwarebytes CleanMyMac Acronis True Image 2021 Drive Genius v6 adds Malware Scanner 00:47:19 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! 00:49:09 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. Big Sur 00:50:47 Revisiting Big Sur ahead of its release SmallCubed MailSuite Beta Surtainly Not and BOMB for Big Sur Menu Bar Bartender 4 Beta 1:02:00 Enabling FileVault on T2 Rogue Amoeba Big Sur Networks/Wi-Fi 01:05:42 Dennis-Strange Mesh Issue 01:10:59 Thomas-Wi-Fi Password Sharing XFINITY Provisioning Profile Tips and Follow-ups 01:20:28 Gray-837-Dark Sky Has a Widget! 01:21:04 John-837-Carrot Weather and Weather Channel have Widgets 01:21:16 Ben-Weather App Widgets are pre-iOS 14 (1 – WIDGETS) 01:22:31 More Widgets! 01:24:17 Ben-QT-837-Drag Apps by dragging the screens underneath them (2 – DRAGGING) 01:26:00 MGG 839 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

Join John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton for the geeks' dissection of Apple's iPhone 12 and HomePod mini announcements. Digging into some of the deeper elements, your two favorite geeks cover some of the 5G nuances, OLED on all screens 12, LIDAR, speaker pairing, and more. Press play and enjoy, then send your feedback into <a href="[email protected]">[email protected].</a>Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 838 for Tuesday, October 13, 2020 00:01:37 Apple’s “Hi, Speed” Event 00:01:56 Comparing the new iPhones 5G Might really be game-changing Corning’s Ceramic Shield Night Mode Gets an Upgrade MagSafe Anker PowerPort III Nano 00:34:19 TMO Weekly Sponsor: Raptic’s iPhone Cases 00:36:17 New HomePod mini HOOBS or HomeBridge Sonos One Sonos Symfonisk Bookshelf Audioengine Speakers: A5+ or A2 Denon HEOS 00:59:26 MGG 838 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

How do we know it's time? Because The Answer plays and we know you've asked us the question! That's right, Dave and John have answers to your questions about Wi-Fi, NAS, iOS 14, and much more! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 837 for Monday, October 12, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:04 Kurt-QT-Swipe Down in Camera App to Return 00:03:16 QT-Catalina-Click-hold/Command-Click on Messages in Dock to see which ones are unread 00:05:16 QT-Use TimeMachineEditor to only run once per day 00:10:04 Neal-QT-Use BBEdit’s Command Line Tools Tips and Follow-ups 00:12:27 Travis-836-Fix Mac Apple Watch Unlocking Problem 00:14:52 Graham-836-Debug Your iPhone with iMazing’s Console Signia Pure Charge&Go 7Nx 00:21:30 Martin-SD Card Feedback (first part only) Questions 00:23:05 Philip-Weather Widgets on iOS 14? Widgetsmith 00:24:57 Joe-Lightning Port Doubler? How to use a USB hub to hook up multiple devices to your iPad Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter 00:31:45 Mike-Dragging App Icons across Multiple iPhone Pages 00:33:42 SPONSOR: Readdle has all of their apps ready for iOS 14, complete with Widgets, folder navigation, and more. Visit Readdle.com to learn more. 00:35:20 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.1 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:36:43 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. Cool Stuff Found 00:38:31 CSF-Anker PowerPort III Nano ($20) 00:40:25 Martin-CSF-YouTube Enhancer Extension 00:41:31 Scott-CSF-834-LOFTer Screen Light Bar just $39 on Amazon 00:42:26 CSF-Ausdom AF640 1080p Webcam: US$89.99 00:45:44 Paul-CSF-When Did I…? and Vectormator Wi-Fi 00:47:52 Michael-Will plugging in Ethernet to Deco Mesh Satellite add reliability? 00:51:38 QT-Typing Special Characters – Hold down the key on your keyboard 00:53:32 Jürgen-Two Internet Connections Combine Ethernet ports into a virtual port on Mac Top 11 Best Load Balancing Routers For WiFi Load Balancing TP-Link Safestream Multi-WAN Router Synology RT2600AC does Load Balancing 01:03:19 Comcast Doubles Some Upstreams 01:04:49 Robin-Quick-selecting Wi-Fi network on iPad 01:06:36 Pete-Wi-Fi Security and Contacts How to share your Wi-Fi password from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Fingbox NAS / Network Attached Storage 01:16:19 Andrew-Locating my Synology DiskStation 01:18:11 Neal-Synology Bonjour Issue ps aux | grep avahi What is avahi 01:24:03 Mike-Got Caught without a UPS 01:28:27 MGG 837 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Has iOS 14.0.1 hurt your battery life? We might have a fix for you. Networking is always top-of-mind, and your two favorite geeks share some answers to your related questions. Then it's Cool Stuff Found, where John and Dave share all the cool things you and they have discovered in the past week. Press play and enjoy learning five new things, folks!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 836 for Monday, October 5, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:50 Adam-QT-Create Playlists in Apple Podcasts 00:02:59 John-Quick Tip for avoiding Political Ads Tips 00:04:09 Louis-Home Network Followup TP-Link Smart Gigabit Switch UniFi Smart Switch 00:16:37 SPONSOR: Nebia. The Nebia by Moen Spa Shower is Nebia’s most advanced shower yet with 2X more coverage while saving half the water of standard showers. More finishes, more power. Starting at $199 plus 15% off for using our code, MGG. 00:18:56 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. More Tips 00:21:05 Albert-829-Fixing Duplicate Synced Photos Amphetamine 00:26:35 Chuck-Stubborn Calendar Entry 00:29:51 Neal-BBEdit Access Followup 00:30:57 Dmitriy-Problem Connecting 4K Monitor to OWC TB3 Dock EasyRes for Mac OWC Thunderbolt Hub Questions 00:40:54 Dan-Apple Watch, iPhone Battery Life, and Mac Unlocks 00:48:48 John-Read-Only SD Card Issue 00:55:53 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg. <https://linode.com/mgg> Managed Kubernetes 00:57:28 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. More Questions 00:59:16 Andrew-Upgraded Mac Won’t Backup to External Time Machine Drive T2M2 the Time Mechanic 01:04:44 Greg-Controlling TV Volume with Roku Remote 01:11:02 Ken-DYMO Label Printer Network Question Dymo LabelWriter Wireless 01:14:13 Andrew-How to learn Linux? Quora How To Learn Linux Elementary OS LibreOffice Cool Stuff Found 01:20:00 Scott-CSF-Serial Mailer is Mail Merge for The Mac 01:21:50 CSF-System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login > Edit… > Dynamic Global Hostname DYN Supports Dynamic Global Hostname 01:24:10 MGG 836 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Of course your Quick Tips for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 keep rolling in, and of course your two favorite geeks take pleasure in sharing them for you. But there's more… there's always more! This week, John and Dave dig into what's making your CPU hot, what's causing your CarPlay woes, and much, much more! Press play to enjoy learning at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 835 for Monday, September 28, 2020 New OS Quick Tips and Questions 00:02:01 Michael-QT-iOS 14 Adds Photo Captions 00:03:01 Jeremy-QT-Automatic Audio Controls on watchOS 7 00:04:23 PJ-QT-Long press-and-drag on iPad OS Search to relocate apps 00:08:00 Bill-iOS 14 Camera Settings 00:09:13 Bill-New Voice Memos icon in watchOS 7 Control Center 00:10:37 Peer Timo-834-iOS 14 Private Address Circumvents Parental Controls 00:15:43 iOS 14.0.1 solves the default-apps-resetting-on-reboot bug 00:16:21 Pasting in iOS 14 tells you the source of the clipboard Deliveries 00:18:26 David-CarPlay Connection Consistency Concerns Coiled Lightning MFi Cable 00:24:12 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. OWC’s new multi-adapter Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock brings you bus-powered dual USB, Dual 4K HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet! Learn more at MacSales.com 00:25:50 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:27:46 SPONSOR: Varsity Tutors. To reserve your spot in a free class visit VarsityTutors.com/MGG. Give your child the confidence they need now. CPU Gets Hot, Fans Speed up! 00:29:34 Chris-CPU eaten and fans whirring from sharingd process 00:35:14 Dave-Drag from App Library to Home Screen 00:37:31 Rob-Diagnosing Kernel Panics, and Learning to Listen to Your Gut 00:44:49 Rebuilding the JFB MacBook Pro Questions/Geek Challenges 00:49:16 Wayne-GC-Can’t Create Reminders from Siri 00:51:52 Charles-Persistent Calendar Item 00:56:12 Alex-CSF-brew install Caskroom/cask/disk-arbitrator For help preventing disks from mounting 00:59:03 Jeff-Some Apps Can Only Open Mail Attachments Read-Only 01:02:00 Gray-Sapphire vs Ion-X Glass Apple Watch Shields Follow-up/Tips 01:04:04 Steve-834-NFC Tag Reader Followup 01:05:27 Michael-Make sure to manage your APFS Snapshots 01:10:43 Everett-DisplayPort versus HDMI Amazon Basics USB-C to Display Port Cable 01:13:59 Bob-825-Check the HDMI Picture Mode 01:15:10 Check HDR on Your Displays 01:17:37 John-830-Don’t Forget about HomeKit Automation 01:18:45 Dan-Tip for Installing RAM in the 2020 27-Inch iMac 01:23:45 James-831-Internet and Extended Diagnostics for your Mac Option-D and Command-E 01:25:46 MGG 834 Outtro Time This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

We've got first-run Quick Tips for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14 for you right here. You know those things that surprise and delight your friends when they see you do them? That's what Quick Tips are! Come and learn at least five new things as John and Dave talk through Quick Tips plus answer your questions about everything Mac, Apple, iPhone, and more. Press play and enjoy hanging out with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 834 for Monday, September 21, 2020 Questions/Geek Challenges 00:02:55 Jon-Photos Gives Spinning Beach Ball How to use the Photos library repair tool PowerPhotos 00:10:27 Keith-Persistent Recovered Messages Folder Issue SOLVED If messages are in a Recovered Messages mailbox in Mail on Mac 00:16:50 Tom-Mail is going nuts on iOS 14 00:21:59 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:23:24 SPONSOR: eero: the mesh Wi-Fi system that both John and Dave currently use. Visit eero.com/mgg and enter code MGG at checkout to get FREE overnight shipping with your order! New OS Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips 00:25:30 iOS 14 Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips BackTap! Control Center Controls Add “Live Listen” to control center, long press shows headphone volume level Sound Recognition CSF-WidgetSmith for Creating your own Widgets Editing/removing home screens, activating App Library Spatial Audio PSA: Private Addresses Can Cause Problems Disable Settings > Wi-Fi > [your home wi-fi] > Private Address Messages inline replies Customize your default email and web browser app Settings > Camera > Mirror Front Camera Breadcrumbs throughout the OS Safari 14 is now available for macOS Settings > FaceTime > Eye Contact 00:54:05 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Now get your Unlimited plan for just $30/month at MintMobile.com/mgg and save big time! 00:56:12 SPONSOR: Burrow. Over 23,000 ways to design your perfect sofa. Fast and free shipping, zero-interest financing, and $75 off your purchase at Burrow.com/MGG. 00:58:03 tvOS 14 Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips Control Center (came in 13). Long press TV button New: HomeKit icon in Control Center. Look at all your cameras (not just iCloud cameras). 01:00:00 watchOS 7 (Series 3 and later) Enable Handwashing Timer and Reminders. Watch > Handwatching New Faces available to all/most (not just new watch owners) memoji, GMT, chronograph pro Face Sharing Sleep app Cycling in Maps 01:02:41 New iPad Air 01:05:42 Apple One Cool Stuff Found 01:09:24 Khürt-CSF-BenQ Screenbar 01:10:51 Techfluence Press Event On24 Platform 01:11:34 CSF-Turtle Beach/Roccat Elo Headsets starting at $49.99 floating headband, comfort, weight, head-squeeze 01:13:45 CSF-OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB-C 01:15:44 Alan-CSF-832-Portable Jumpstart Batteries from TypesAuto and myCharge 01:18:00 Steve-CSF for Raspberry Pi: ApplePi-Baker, Balena Etcher, Pi imager 01:21:12 Mark-CSF-Amcrest Cameras 01:22:34 Jamie-CSF-830-Maps.me for Offline Maps (and Dmitry) 01:23:22 Lew-CSF-830-HERE We Go for Offline Walking Maps 01:24:04 CSF-AllTrails for Offline Trail/Hiking Maps 01:25:17 MGG 834 Outtro Mac Geek Gab Premium Subscriptions 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

Having a solid connection to your network is only part of it. The other part? Speed! Dissecting the differences between these two — and teaching you how to do the same — are your two favorite geeks: John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton. Of course, that's just one of the many things covered in this week's episode. Lots more tips, questions answered, and Cool Stuff Found shared. Press play and learn those five new things, alright?Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 833 for Monday, September 14, 2020 Networks/Wi-Fi 00:02:32 Todd-Wi-Fi Transmit Rate versus Link Speed Valid 802.11ac Link Speeds 00:06:39 Andrew-How to make Wi-Fi faster? (2nd half of emails only) 00:10:45 Scott-eero’s BufferBloat update isn’t Gigabit-capable 00:14:11 Kenny-eero WPA3 and Disable 5 GHz Feedback CSF-Thermacell [email protected] 00:21:27 Andrew-eero VPN TunnelBlick OpenVPN Client OpenVPN Connect for iOS 00:26:15 Andrew-Which Powerline? Gigabit Powerline MoCa Adapters 00:28:59 Steve-Network and Wi-Fi Evolution Luxul Wi-Fi Products 00:39:23 Ed-Setting up Hairpin or Loopback NAT Fing Desktop 2.2 adds DNS Benchmark 00:48:25 SPONSOR: Nebia. The Nebia by Moen Spa Shower is Nebia’s most advanced shower yet with 2X more coverage while saving half the water of standard showers. More finishes, more power. Starting at $199 with 15% off for using our code, MGG. 00:51:02 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.1 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:52:49 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. Geek Challenges 00:54:40 James-Alternative Way to Enter Safe Mode sudo nvram boot-args=”-x” 00:57:59 Neal-BBEdit Quarantine Oddness Using xattr on macOS Cool Stuff Found 01:01:20 CSF-My Passport SSD from WD (1050MBps now, USB 10G) 01:03:05 Matt-CSF-HomeCam App 01:05:06 Amazon Prime Delivery 01:06:39 Deliveries App 01:08:32 Matt-CSF-IFTTT Pro 01:10:29 CSF-Cricut Joy 01:11:54 CSF-Meater completely wireless Smart Meat Thermometer 01:14:46 Jon-CSF-UniFi Smart Power Plug restarts your router when it loses connection 01:16:13 CSF-ViewSonic VG1655 Portable monitor Connects with USB-C and can do PD back to your laptop 01:17:45 Casey-CSF-828-The SSH config File 01:21:06 CSF-eufyCam 2 Pro eufy Doorbell 01:22:42 DLH-CSF-Arlo Essential Spotlight Camera 01:28:06 MGG 833 Outtro Mac Geek Gab Premium 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

What's in your Geeky Go Bag? Whether you're heading to work remotely, or take a plane trip, or head to the hospital, or just work outside at a coffee shop, what do you bring with you? John and Dave talk through their thought-processes here as they assemble their own Go Bags, helping you to make sure you have yours together. That's not nearly the tip of the iceberg, though. This episode is chock full of your questions answered, tips shared, and Cool Stuff Found. Press play and learn at least five new things together with the rest of the Mac Geek Gab family!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 832 for Monday, September 7, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:44 Jeffrey-QT-iOS Messages Badge 00:04:37 Dennis-QT-System Preferences 00:07:03 Ed-QT-Stuff Files into a New Folder 00:08:36 Scott-QT-Use an iPad or iPhone as Keynote Remote Your Questions 00:11:12 Eric-Battery Pack for MagSafe MacBooks HyperJuice Magsafe Battery Lenmar ChugPlug BatPower 00:16:55 Bill-Corrupted Mail.app Signature 00:22:44 Andrew-Apple Contacts Speed-up and Replacements BusyContacts Setapp 00:27:43 Terry-Restoring Calendars This Week’s Sponsors 00:31:05 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:33:23 SPONSOR: PDFPen from Smile – PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac, and now includes built-in DocuSign support, a magnifier window, and customizable compression settings. 00:35:17 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. Geeky Go Bag 00:36:37 Packing Your Geeky Go Bag Laptop Phone Charger Phone Battery Laptop Charger Laptop Battery Anker PowerCore+ 26,800mAh Power Delivery Inflatable pillow Sweatshirt/hoodie Protein bars Lip Balm Hand sanitizer Extra masks Cash Headphones 00:43:23 mimoLive 5.8 Follow-up/Tips 00:44:42 Curtis-831-Disabling eero 5 GHZ, Not Just for Pros! 00:48:55 Rob-831-Use a Smart Switch to Power Cycle Pesky Devices GCC Elite 12/1200 N Specs 00:54:34 HOOBS via Docker Rocks 01:00:35 DLH-100Mbps isn’t enough! Network Attached Storage/Synology DiskStations and More 01:09:39 Doug-Backing up my DiskStation 01:14:56 Mike-Setting up DIskStation with Time Machine 01:20:21 Andrew-Is Interacting with a NAS similar to my Mac? 01:24:06 John-NAS Replacement: Drobo or Synology? Drobo 5N2 The new Synology DS1520+ DS1019+ 01:31:30 MGG 832 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 get your geek on, and John and Dave are right there with you. Today your two favorite geeks dig into some networking issues, aiming to solve your problems, and help make sense of them so you understand even if you're not a networking geek! Of course, there's plenty of time left for your Apple/Mac/iPhone questions, too. Press play and enjoy! And send your questions in to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 831 for Monday, August 31, 2020 General Questions 00:01:53 Bruce-Setting up an Easy Email Auto-Responder Best: Use your mail server’s web interface Alternative: Ask Dave Taylor has an Answer 00:08:05 Scott-Running Diagnostics on My Mac Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report “HDD” alert Micromat’s MacCheck TechTool Pro Networks/Wi-Fi 00:11:04 Greg-MacBook More Susceptible to Network Issues Check your DOCSIS Levels — and then report them Open 3 Terminal Windows: ping www.apple.com ping 192.168.100.1 ping [ip address of your router] Debookee for Network/Wi-Fi Troubleshooting 00:18:18 Andrew-Speed Test Best Practices iStumbler Wi-Fi Explorer Netgear DOCSIS 3.1 Tri-Band 4×4 Cable Modem Router 00:28:25 John-Testing Speed and Buffer Bloat 00:35:06 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. OWC’s new multi-adapter Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock brings you bus-powered dual USB, Dual 4K HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet! Learn more at MacSales.com 00:37:01 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. 00:39:03 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! More Networking 00:41:16 Allison-Effects of Prioritizing Ethernet over Wi-Fi 00:47:48 Louis-Building a new network 00:57:17 John-CSF-Rapid Ring for Quick Access to Ring Cameras 01:00:01 Torsten-Extending Wi-Fi With Self-Built Quasi-Mesh 01:02:42 Matt-UniFi, eero troubleshooting, and more. Ubiquiti Dream Machine UniFi nanoHD UniFi U6-LR-US 01:08:29 Todd-Managing HomeKit Router Security for IOT Devices (just “Got caught” tip) 01:10:51 Louis-Does my IOT Hub have to Be In Range of All My Devices? Z-Wave Mesh Zigbee 01:14:27 Connecting a 2.4GHz IOT Device to Single SSID Mesh Atomi Color Smart Bulb Eero Pro Installer Eero Split 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Bands 01:28:25 MGG 831 Outtro Mac Geek Gab Premium 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 you think you're connected to the internet … but you're not. It happens to John and Dave, too, and they talk through exactly what they've found to help solve it… and why! That's not all, of course… your questions answered, your quick tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 830 for Monday, August 24, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:40 Traveling Tips Reed College 00:04:33 QT-Use Google Maps Offline Download Function 00:08:35 QT-User 2FA on GSuite 00:10:13 QT-GSuite not restricting “insecure” apps yet 00:11:29 Lewis-Use Third-Party DNS when on Public Wi-Fi 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 9.9.9.9 00:14:03 Cory-QT-Copy “as Pathname” to File 00:15:01 +-E-Ben-Change Catalina Mail’s Message List Font in Modern Layout 00:18:05 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:19:42 SPONSOR: Raycon – Check out Raycon at half the price of other premium wireless earbuds on the market. Super-comfortable, fully-sealed for noise-isolation, 6-hours of playtime, and you can get 15% off at BuyRaycon.com/MGG. General Questions 00:21:30 Craig-Hi-Res Monitor for MacBook Pro 16″ Monoprice CrystalPro 27” 00:29:18 Loren-No Internet Connection on iPhone 00:33:52 Fixing a Mac’s Stuck Internet Connection 00:36:52 Anthony-MacBook Pro Graphics Switching Apps gfxCardStatus gSwitch GoldenChaos Better Touch Tool has a Clipboard Manager 00:42:37 Andrew-Misdirected Apple Pay via Messages Send and receive money with Apple Pay 00:48:26 Paul-Reading HFS Media on Catalina FuseHFS for OSXFUSE CakeBrew 00:55:09 Brian-Displaying Full Attachment Name in Mail.app Spark macOS Mail Client Thunderbird Mail Client 01:03:52 SPONSOR: Varsity Tutors. To reserve your spot in a free class visit VarsityTutors.com/MGG. Give your child the confidence they need now. 01:06:00 SPONSOR: Burrow. Over 23,000 ways to design your perfect sofa. Fast and free shipping, zero-interest financing, and $75 off your purchase at Burrow.com/MGG. Home Automation 01:08:48 Jedd-Why Do You Use HomeKit? HOOBS on Synology with Docker 01:17:56 Mark-Powering a smart thermostat C-Wire Adapter Steven-QT-Run five wires to all your thermostats GoControl Z-Wave Battery-Powered Thermostats 01:25:12 MGG 830 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

What happens to Mail attachments in your archive? Have you ever done a three finger drag? How do you manage your trash can? We mean *really* manage it? All these questions — and a lot more — are answered for you this week as Dave and John pour through the mailbag and help you learn at least five new things. Press play and enjoy listening as your two favorite geeks help make it all happen!Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 829 for Monday, August 17, 2020 Quick Tips 00:02:19 Dale-QT-Use Notes to Scan Documents 00:05:12 Todd-QT-Duplicate a Safari Tab 00:06:51 Juan-QT-Apple Pay on the Mac Dropdown List 00:08:15 QT-Delete Immediately instead of Emptying ALL Trash 00:10:37 Dmitry-QT-Three Finger Drag 00:13:27 Thomas-QT-827-Control Contrast with Keyboard 00:15:04 SPONSOR: eero: the mesh Wi-Fi system that both John and Dave currently use. Visit eero.com/mgg and enter code MGG at checkout to get FREE overnight shipping with your order! 00:17:22 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. Mail 00:18:56 Andrew-Encrypted/Secure Email with Free 1-Year Cert from Actalis Using Email Encryption in Apple’s Mail Set S/MIME as Default with GPGTools Enabled 00:26:05 Dave’s Wonky Network Issues 00:27:18 JP-Do Mail Attachments Last Forever? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203093 – MailDrop Photos 00:33:28 Mark-Manual Photo Syncing is Duplicating my Pictures 00:40:28 Kent-Photos lost my albums 00:45:46 Brent-How to fix Image Burn-In Apple: Fixing Image Persistence Avoiding image persistence (old article) 00:51:53 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:53:46 SPONSOR: Sunsoil makes pure and simple CBD products at an unbeatable price. Get 30% off your first order by going to Sunsoil.com/mgg. Follow-up/Tips 00:55:54 Jon-827-Parallels Tools Runs Hot 00:58:45 Ben-827-Changing the User Account Name 01:00:36 Nick-828-Upgrade to Fastmail 01:05:49 Geeks talkin’ Broadband Upgrades Lightpath Broadband 01:08:12 Jeff-Relocating Photo Booth photos and videos Hazel Noodlesoft Cool Stuff Found 01:11:59 Clive-CSF-Apple Explains Its Wireless Roaming Strategy 01:15:10 Bob-CSF-EarthDesk for Apple TV 01:16:03 Don-CSF-828-Microphone Live app for Broadcasting Sound from iPhone 01:17:23 Peter-CSFs-82x-Lightspeed Tek for Classroom Audio and Golden Chaos for Touchbar Setapp BusyCal 01:23:28 DLH-CSF-Seagate 16TB Expansion Desktop contains Enterprise-Grade Exos Drives 01:29:03 MGG 829 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

The summer heat hasn't stopped your two favorite geeks — or you, with your questions — and this week's episode shows all of that and more. You've had a ton of questions about audio devices and podcast management lately, so John and Dave dig into that first to re-open the doors on that conversation. Then it's on to tips and Cool Stuff Found, with a couple of return entries in the latter, including the very, very first Cool Stuff Found to ever have been mentioned! Press play, and enjoy watching (or listening) as you learn five new things.Note: Shownotes are in progress… Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 828 for Monday, August 10, 2020 00:02:41 Weathering The Storms APC UPS AmazonBasics UPS Quick Tips 00:05:51 QT-Reset Gmail Captcha for LTE Mail Failures 00:10:34 John-QT-Exclude Backblaze Temp Folders from Time Machine sudo fs_usage -f -R filesys backupd Podcast/Audio 00:13:36 Brian-Full Feed of all MGG Episodes? 00:16:58 David-Streaming Music and Podcasts Simultaneously 00:21:23 Andrew-Syncing Podcasts across Devices Downcast for Mac 00:24:04 Allison-Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces PreSonus Quantum 2626 Universal Audio Audio Interface Platform M+ 00:33:33 USB 4 includes Thunderbolt 3 00:35:58 Andrew-Audio from Mac’s microphone to Wireless Speaker Rogue Amoeba’s AirFoil and Audio Hijack 00:38:34 Gin-Microphones and Software for Podcasting? AT2005USB ATR2100 00:43:47 Josh-Wireless Microphone for Teachers to Record Class Audio BEARTWO Neckband Headset 00:47:48 SPONSOR: Burrow. Over 23,000 ways to design your perfect sofa. Fast and free shipping, zero-interest financing, and $75 off your purchase at Burrow.com/MGG. 00:49:42 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.1 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:51:25 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. Follow-up/Tips 00:53:11 James-Fix Duplicate Birthdays in Calendar 00:54:09 Bob-826-Screen Lock In Touch Bar Sleeps Screen 00:57:07 Richard-827-Share Apple ID to Share Push Notifications 00:58:11 Brad-827-Use YouMail for forwarding Text and Phone Alerts 00:58:45 Allison-827-Use dual SIM/eSIM Features to share alerts 00:59:46 Ken-826-Have Siri Sleep your Mac’s Display pmset displaysleepnow 01:01:35 Bob-827-Using the Account Alias 01:04:40 Gerard-827-Starlink Satellite Internet for Rural High Speed (and Chuck) 01:11:35 Kenny-eero WPA3 Causes Apple-device Disconnects Debookee What is WPA3? 01:16:40 Stuart-825-Avoid HDMI for Color-Accurate Work 01:18:24 Mitch-825-Print out the QR codes for your 2FA codes Cool Stuff Found 01:19:52 Gary-CSF-Authy as separate 2FA with Sync 01:21:13 Steve-CSF-Fujitsu ScanSnap Manager v7 for macOS Catalina 01:23:07 Dan-CSFR-Zamzar File Conversion 01:24:38 Gary-CSFR-Doug’s Scripts for Apple’s Media Apps 01:25:30 Allison-CSF-Taming The Terminal Book Mistakes 01:28:02 MGG 828 Outtro Call 224-888-GEEK! 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

John and Dave take a few deeper dives today to solve your peskier problems… Geek Challenges, we like to call them (though sometimes we call them "Stump the Geeks!"). Listen as your two favorite nerds talk through creatively increasing your broadband speeds, diagnosing those CPU spikes, managing battery life, Wi-Fi issues, and more. Of course, your favorite Quick Tips are here, and maybe even a few more surprises. Press play and watch while you learn five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 827 for Monday, August 3, 2020 Quick Tips 00:01:45 Roger-QT-Manage Mac/iOS Screenshots On-The-Fly Tap and hold (iOS) or right click (macOS) on thumbnail to get several additional options 00:04:11 Makay-QT-Display Contrast Accessibility Adjustments Settings > Accessibility > Display > Contrast slider Check Mac accessibility shortcuts Geek Challenges 00:08:47 Olga-iMac Sound Volume is Very Low SMC Reset Safe Mode macOS Check /Library/Audio and ~/Library/Audio for old audio cruft 00:15:51 Chip-GC-Creatively Increasing Broadband Speeds AT&T Fixed Wireless Rural Broadband Initiative 00:22:47 Craig-Diagnosing a daily CPU spike top -u -s4 00:31:29 Chris-Managing Battery Life on MacBook Pro Fruit Juice 00:36:54 Robbie-Changing Username System Preferences > Users & Groups > Unlock > [User] Right Click for Advanced Options… 00:41:28 Stephen-GC-Push Notifications from one iPhone to Another Digits from T-Mobile 00:46:06 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:47:18 SPONSOR: PlushCare: Does telehealth with primary care physicians available 7 days per week for same-day appointments sound good? That’s what PlushCare does for you. And you get 30-days free as a trial at PlushCare.com/MGG. 00:48:53 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. Networks/Wi-Fi 00:51:33 James-Building a good Wi-Fi Smart Home Framework Netgear Nighthawk X4S C7800 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem Router TP-Link Deco TP-Link Archer Routers Synology RT2600 01:07:30 MACE-Which Ethernet Cable to Use? 01:09:44 Mark-IoT Devices and Changing Wi-Fi Networks 01:14:37 Steven-Mesh is Meshing Up my IoT Devices Orbi Web Interface Follow-up/Tips 01:17:54 Louis-825-A potential Screen Sharing Hack 01:20:56 MGG 827 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

We all love the convenience of a quick upgrade and Migration Assistant, but those bring along many needles inside the haystack that can linger and leave you with fun things to troubleshoot in the future. The reality is that sometimes the Nuke and Pave is worth it, and John and Dave talk this through. That's not the only segment, though, FAR FROM IT! Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, and more and more of your questions are addressed, dissected, and yes, even answered! Press play to learn at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 826 for Monday, July 27, 2020 <https://macgeekgab.com/> QT 00:01:47 David-QT for Wallet App Delete Troublesome Card then Add Card to Get Back in Sync 00:06:28 Loren-QT-Use Spaces to Do Quick Operations with no Windows In the Way CSF 00:07:40 Michael-CSF-ETER 4 — Easy PGP on iOS 00:09:12 CSF-Glyph Atom RAID SSD 4TB – USB 10G 775MBps writes, 850MBps reads. Two removable cables (USB-C, USB-A) CSF-Glyph Atom PRO SSD 1TB – Thunderbolt 3 2150MBps writes, 2350MBps reads. Removable cable fits in edge of drive. 00:13:17 David-CSF-Lifespan to monitor the life of your SSD SSD/Drives/Data 00:15:39 Scott-What format for External SSD? 00:22:04 The Case for the Nuke and Pave FingBox 00:31:54 Ken-Need new Mac, Can’t Get Enough Storage Quickly LG SmartTV Xfinity X1 Seagate Portable 4TB $95. Goes 120MBps. SanDisk 2TB Extreme SSD $299 for 2TB, 500MBps Samsung T7 2TB for $299, 1050MBps Off-brand VectoTech 4TB SSD, $589, 540MBps 00:48:34 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. OWC’s new multi-adapter Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock brings you bus-powered dual USB, Dual 4K HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet! Learn more at MacSales.com 00:50:23 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:52:11 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG Follow-up/Tips 00:54:14 Ben-Various Shortcuts for Screen-Only Sleep Is there a similarly fast alternative to Crtl + Shift + Eject for new Macbook that lack eject keys? 00:57:17 Wayne-Does OBD II Interfere with CarPlay? 00:59:44 Louis-Touch Bar F# Keys and Keyboard Maestro 01:01:51 Diagnosing Network issues 01:04:59 Ralph-Plan for Deciding about Hardware Upgrades 01:14:12 Carsten-818-Segmenting your IoT devices off 01:21:31 MGG 826 Outtro mfs for TiVo cTiVo This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Should you update? That's always the question, isn't it, regardless of whether it's hardware or software or both. This week John and Dave answer your questions about both, specifically when it comes to Apple's offerings. That's not all, of course. Your two favorite geeks roar through a tour of your questions, tips, and Cool Stuff Found, including segments on repairing iCloud syncing, backing up your music the right way, diagnosing CPU spikes, and more. Press play, and enjoy learning at least five new things, all while remaining perfectly socially-distanced!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 825 for Monday, July 20, 2020 MGG 825 on YouTube MGG 825 on Facebook 00:02:04 Robin-QT-Right-Click on Finder Folder name for Hierarchy Display 00:03:47 Peter-QT-Double-tap to Drag on Trackpad CSF 00:06:01 Tom-CSF-HOOBS in a Box 00:10:18 CSF-Anker Thunderbolt 3 Docks: PowerExpand 7-in-1 Mini and PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 00:15:47 JFB-CSF-Logitech BRIO Camera 00:20:36 JFB-CSF-GRC’s DNS Benchmark 00:26:51 SPONSOR: Raycon – Check out Raycon at half the price of other premium wireless earbuds on the market. Super-comfortable, fully-sealed for noise-isolation, 6-hours of playtime, and you can get 15% off at BuyRaycon.com/MGG. 00:28:49 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:30:31 SPONSOR: Sunsoil makes pure and simple CBD products at an unbeatable price. Get 30% off your first order by going to Sunsoil.com/mgg. Tips 00:32:27 EvTheNerd-Use VPN to Live Stream over AT&T General 00:36:08 Abel-Repairing iCloud Syncing Cirrus & Bailiff 00:50:37 Steve-Backing Up Music without Apple Music Data 00:55:09 Todd-HDMI vs. DisplayPort changes Colors Dramatically 00:58:20 Carsten-Best Implementation of Two-Factor Authentication? 01:05:31 Gray-How to Block FaceTime Callers Update Timing 01:10:02 Bill-Should I update Apple’s apps? 01:13:40 Bart-Buy Laptop now or wait for Apple Silicon? 01:23:11 MGG 825 Outtro mimoLive 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

Is your mail forwarder secure? Are you sure? How about your Internet? These are just two of your dozen-or-so questions that John and Dave tackle this week. It's not just questions, of course. There are Quick Tips, regular tips, Cool Stuff Found, and even some router fun. Press play and enjoy listening to your favorite geeks while learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 824 for Monday, July 13, 2020 MGG 824 on YouTube MGG 824 on Facebook Live QT 00:01:24 Ben-QT-Minimize to see the window (and process) name How to use Activity Monitor on your Mac 00:03:03 Paul-QT-Music Doesn’t Delete Purchased Songs, Only Hides Them Delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device 00:04:08 Giles-QT-Pinch to Zoom on the Print Pane iOS: How to Print to PDF from Any App on iPhone and iPad Save and mark up PDFs on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Books app CSF 00:06:08 Jeremy-CSF-ICE Band for Apple Watch 00:07:11 Greg-CSF-Apple Watch Has a Tip Calculator Use Calculator on Apple Watch – Split the check and calculate a tip 00:08:28 CSF-Use Private (MAC) Address in iOS 14 (can be set PER Wi-Fi network/SSID) Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 Follow-up/Tips 00:12:51 Matt-Use ForwardEmail.net instead of GoDaddy 00:20:45 Todd-823-Contacts User Interface Gets Confused with Multiple Accounts 00:22:35 SPONSOR: Burrow. Over 23,000 ways to design your perfect sofa. Fast and free shipping, zero-interest financing, and $75 off your purchase at Burrow.com/MGG. 00:24:55 SPONSOR: BBEdit 13.1 from Bare Bones Software is available now in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:26:53 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. General 00:28:42 Gin-Touch Bar Mac Sleep/Restart/Shutdown Replacement Keyboard shortcut for powering down MacBook Pro with Touch Bar? Put your Mac to sleep 00:32:14 John-CarPlay Customization and Connection Problems Change settings in CarPlay Apple CarPlay – The ultimate copilot 00:41:41 Rand-Deleted Items Not Immediately Recovered/Purged 00:45:41 Bruce-GC-Multiple iMessage Accounts on One Mac 00:48:15 Charles-Running Out of Application Memory iStat Menus 6 App Tamer Turbo Boost Switcher Mesh/Routers 00:55:32 Drew-Eero Renames BufferBloat Management Again…Do I Need it? 00:58:29 Roger-Using Mesh alongside Regular Wi-Fi 01:05:17 Wilko-Normal Network Traffic, and Missing Access Point 01:08:14 Larry-Internet Security vs. VPN Webroot WiFi Security TunnelBear 01:10:54 Dennis-ISP Reporting Router Vulnerabilities ShieldsUP! Synology Router 01:14:33 Tim-Understanding Traceroute Reports Homebrew MTR 01:19:33 Robert-Devices reporting Invalid Password on Wi-Fi If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network 01:24:25 MGG 824 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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 iCloud works, it's great. And, for the most part, that's how it is. But sometimes…it just gets plain wonky. Several of you had several questions about that this week, and Dave and John dig in to get you sorted! That's not all, though. Cool Stuff Found, routers, and even some future stuff is all up for discussion when your two favorite geeks get together this week. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 823 for Monday, July 6, 2020 Gig Gab Podcast 00:02:12 Brian-PSA: Big Sur Causes issues if installed with Catalina iCloud 00:06:38 Larry-iMessage Won’t Send Pics 00:09:08 Cas-remindd process is using 100% CPU 00:20:50 Patric-Can’t Edit Smart Groups in Contacts 00:24:46 Dolores-How to restore deleted Notes iMazing 00:30:27 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:32:37 SPONSOR: AncestryDNA. Discover your untold stories and more. Visit Ancestry.com/MGG and start discovering your story today. Cool Stuff Found & Reviews 00:34:32 Ronald-CSFs-Paste Clipboard Manage, and Papers academic paper manager 00:35:32Carlos-CSF-819-Cryptomator for Encrypting Files 00:36:51 CSF-Fing Desktop 2.0 Fing Premium Pricing 00:40:15 Donna-CSF-822-ICE Medical Standard lockscreen creator 00:41:39 Robert-CSF-822-Controller for HomeKit and Home+ 4 00:44:32 Chris-CSF-820-WiebeTech Drive eRazer Ultra 00:45:59 CSF-Samsung T7 SSD – Dave’s Speeds: 800MBps Write, 880 Read 00:49:55 Jeremy-CSF-Apple releases T2-security-SSD software 00:51:58 Sonos Arc with Atmos 00:57:55 LG CX OLED LG’s webOS List of TV’s that support Apple TV + and Airplay 2 01:06:45 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 01:08:30 SPONSOR: PDFPen 12 from Smile – PDFpen 12 is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac, and no2 includes built-in DocuSign support, a magnifier window, and customizable compression settings. General Questions 01:10:24 Ron-App keeps Verifying on each launch 01:12:50 Bill-The Pros and Cons of an Apple Music Subscription Plex – also for Music! Denon HEOS Follow-up/Tips 01:20:29 Mike-822-Set your Ethernet-connected Mac not to connect to Wi-Fi 01:25:00 Loren-822-It’s four-fingers, not five. Or maybe it’s three. 01:25:54 MGG 823 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 haven't stopped, and neither have our answers! How to deal with a full disk? What to do for slow internet speeds? How to best manage your battery? All of these topics are addressed, plus Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with John and Dave this week!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 822 for Monday, June 29, 2020 00:01:34 Louis-QT-Freeing up Purgeable System Files (Boot Camp Assistant) 00:02:54 QT-Five-finger Swipe changes spaces 00:04:13 Doug-QT-821-Add another APFS volume for Beta Software 00:06:53 Scott-QT-Lost Phone (Settings > Wallpaper, Import Image with Contact Data for Lock Screen) 00:08:53 QT/CSF-Fluid App 00:11:13 Kenny-CSF-Monoprice Mesh Wi-Fi System 00:15:56 Jim-CSF-Firewalla? Synology Router RT2600ac 00:20:33 Apple’s New App Store Review & Challenge Policies Mac Geek Gab App Hey Email Pax Web App 00:29:23 Bill-Battery Health Management Requirement Battery Health Management in 10.15.5 requires T1/T2 chip 00:31:15 Jon-CSF-Runbooks for repeating sets of tasks 00:34:45 Ben-Shutdown Dialog on Modern MacBooks Make a shutdown button on TouchBar 00:38:12 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:39:56 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. OWC’s new Envoy Express brings bus-power to your Thunderbolt 3 Storage! Learn more at MacSales.com 00:41:35 SPONSOR: AncestryDNA. Discover your untold stories and more. Visit Ancestry.com/MGG and start discovering your story today. 00:43:31 Steve-iMac Disk Almost Full How to free up storage space on your Mac OnyX CleanMyMac X DaisyDisk OmniDiskSweeper 00:49:12 Brian-Synology MR2200AC Mesh Incompatible with HomeKit? 00:54:31 DarynChristopher-Which Cross-Platform Password Manager 1Password (macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, Linux, Chrome OS, Command Line) 1Password Create and share vaults LastPass (macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, Linux) LastPass Shared Folders RememBear.com (iOS, macOS, Android, Windows) 00:59:45 Greg-821-Emulation vs. Virtualization (60-second timer!) 01:04:46 Bill-821-Big Sur Messages and Screen Sharing 01:06:21 Brent-Diagnosing Internet Speed Issues 01:13:37 Macworld All-Star Band Reunites for Musicians’ COVID Relief Fund Video at https://macworldallstarband.com Donate at https://www.grammy.com/musicares/donations 01:17:41 Mark-Updating Old Mac Mini iFixit’s Mac mini Repair Guides How to Really Use the Magical Option Key on the Mac Mactracker How to create a bootable installer for macOS 01:21:56 MGG 822 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun share their thoughts and experiences with the new technologies Apple announced at WWDC this week.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 821 for Wednesday, June 24, 2020 00:01:28 Watch on your Apple TV (or YouTube) WWDC2020 00:04:38 macOS 11 Big Sur Supported Macs Functional/User-interface changes New fonts, colors, stylings (briefly, anyway). New modal sheet view Control Center/menu bar. Sys Pref > Dock & Menu Bar > Control Center Menu bar has more space/padding, but many things can be moved to control center Wi-Fi Menu Sys Pref > Battery 00:16:58 Messages Nice to have it in sync with (new) iOS 14 version 00:17:54 Mail “Classic” view still works, same as with Catalina BS brings back actual columns in Classic view! 00:21:19 Maps 00:22:29 New sounds everywhere Screenshots, Mail, you name it (including the reboot sound!) New sound on 16” MacBook Pro Safari Language Translation Redesigned tabs 00:32:42 Overall stability 00:35:22 WWDC Sponsor: iMazing Configurator 00:37:03 Apple Silicon 00:44:36 Universal 2 00:46:45 Rosetta 2 “Ahead of time” translation and Apple’s “Translation Cache” Kernel Extensions Cannot Be Translated 00:50:59 iOS Apps on macOS They get a menu bar… complete with a “Quit” option! Apple Silicon Branding! 00:53:37 Virtualization – Vs Emulation! and Bootcamp 00:59:13 Would you advise buying an intel Mac today? Or wait 18 months for AS? What’s the future of the Mac now that iPads run the same chips? 01:06:33 iOS 14/iPadOS 14 Runs on same devices as iOS 13 Fairly stable on my iPhone SE 2020 Home Screen Widgets 01:16:36 MGG 821 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 hours before WWDC begins, and there's just enough time to get Mac Geek Gab into your hands ahead of the new stuff we're all about to learn. And, with that, we can still learn at least five new things, including how to Zoom (and unzoom) the web, how to encrypt your files, why you might want to change your cable modem password, and what those three Ms mean. Buckle up, press play, and enjoy the ride with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 820 for Monday, June 22, 2020 00:02:16 Scott-CSF-Post-It app from 3M 00:04:27 Matt-CSF-Biscuit, a browser where each tab is sandboxed 00:06:14 Michael-CSF-Don Melton’s Other Video Transcoding Project – New scripts for transcoding videos 00:08:11 Bruce-CSF-819-Keka for Creating Encrypted ZIP, Other Files 00:09:47 KiwiGraham-BusyCal is Now Available via SetApp 00:10:07 CSF-CloudFlare for families 00:11:50 Alex-CSF-WWDC Notes for when it’s TL;DW 00:14:48 Jeremy-CSF-AudioMass and DeScript 00:16:13 David-CSF-The Levelator is back for cleaning up Audio 00:18:09 Jim-CSF-ConnectSense – a HomeKit Editor 00:20:24 CSF-Sonos Move, now in Lunar White. $399 00:22:55 Synology NVMe and 10G E Card for Older DiskStations 00:25:02 CSF-Two relatively new QNAP Features: Hybrid Mount and VJBOD 00:27:09 Review-Starling Home Hub 00:29:29 SPONSOR: Sunsoil makes pure and simple CBD products at an unbeatable price. Get 30% off your first order by going to Sunsoil.com/mgg. 00:31:25 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:32:56 Jedd-Caps Lock with Third-Party Keyboard 00:35:47 Michael-Suddenly Web Page is Zoomed (Right Click in URL Bar – Settings for This Website > Page Zoom) 00:41:00 Mike-Apple Mail and ISP Email Settings (Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Server Settings) 00:45:48 Bill-How to make a new Apple TV play local music? Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices 00:49:09 Harvey-YouTube Videos Stop Playing in Safari Ghostery Light 00:51:07 Dan-Replacing a Fusion Drive with an External SSD 00:56:05 Ian-Disk Wiping You Only Need to Wipe a Disk Once to Securely Erase It Drive Genius 6 Supports Catalina? 00:59:38 Bart-819-Why Passwords on Routers/Modems Really Do Matter Security Bits Podcast Alex-819-Router Security Rant Home routers can be dangerous. VERY dangerous D-Link and Linksys routers hacked to point users to coronavirus-themed malware Bob-819-Router/Modem Password Followup 01:05:40 Robert-iMac or Synology/NAS for Plex Server? Synology Releases Four new NAS Units, Let’s compare to prior recommendations 01:16:43 David-Connecting a monitor with USB-C vs. HDMI? 01:22:09 Allison-817-Resize Dock to Reset Monitor for App Launching 01:24:06 Steve-817-Controlling when the Dock “Randomly” Moves 01:18:53 David-817-CSF-Tree Style Tabs for vertical browser tabs 01:20:50 Jeff-816-Reposition Screenshots with the new Screenshot App 01:25:12 MGG 820 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 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 you ever noticed your Mac tells you Catalina uses up 5 volumes? How about encrypting specific files and folders? And what about that cable modem password…should you change it? These are just a few of the questions answered. This episode is chock full of everything you love: Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and yes, answers to your questions! Send yours in to [email protected], and now press play to listen and learn at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 819 for Monday, June 15, 2020 00:02:42 Scott-QT-Make your Mac’s Mouse Pointer Larger (System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Cursor Size) 00:04:31 Ben-QT-Keyboard Shortcut for Moving Files in Finder (Cmd-Opt-V) 00:06:11 Dan-QT-Apple TV Bandwidth Tip 00:09:11 Alex-Ctrl-Scroll to Zoom the Whole Screen 00:10:09 Paul-QT-Add a “text me” response to calls (Settings > Phone > Respond with Text) 00:12:11 Ben-QT-macOS Messages Workarounds (Start Message to Contact to See Thread) 00:14:09 Todd-QT-Setup your iPhone for when it’s lost! – Way cool story! (Siri, Call My Home) 00:16:13 MGG’s Fifteenth Birthday! 00:19:29 Donna-QT-Choose a Wi-Fi Network on your Apple Watch (Settings > Wi-Fi > Choose Network) 00:23:33 New Battery Health Management in macOS 10.15.5 FruitJuice Battery management app for Mac 00:30:38 Brian-CSF-818-GC-AirFoil Satellite receives AirPlay (and more) on your Mac 00:32:52 Jamie-CSF-818-AirServer to AirPlay to Your Mac 00:34:32 Jon-818-Watch Unlock and AirPlaying to Your Mac Reflector from AirSquirrels.com 00:36:12 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:38:15 SPONSOR: DEVONtechnologies: Where did you put your evil genius master plan? DEVONthink knows. Get organized for 10% off at www.devontechnologies.com/mgg 00:40:03 SPONSOR: AncestryDNA. Discover your untold stories and more. Visit Ancestry.com/MGG and start discovering your story today. 00:42:14 Alan-How to encrypt files and folders? Encrypto from MacPaw GPGTools Encrypted Disk Images with Disk Utility Password Protect Zip Files in Mac OS X Create an Encrypted Zip Archive in Mac OS X 00:46:41 Mark-Why Five Catalina Volumes? diskutil list 00:52:50 Bob-Can’t Hide .app Extension on Apps? Show or hide filename extensions on Mac 00:55:33 Donna-Should I Change My Cable Modem Password? 01:00:58 Rich-Wi-Fi Radios vs. Antennas 01:05:50 Mark-Mac Photo Sharing Use Shared Albums in Photos Synology Moments ownCloud 01:13:21 Craig-Foolproof Migration to New Mac 01:18:51 CSF-Matterport for iPhone Showstoppers 01:22:37 CSF-Shure Aonic 50 Headphones and ShurePlus Play app 01:24:24 MGG 819 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

Do you backup or clone? Which is more important? What do you do first? Ok, let's battle. Well, not really. Lots of Cool Stuff Found in this episode, including a way to turn your iPhone into a webcam for your Mac. Internet upgrade options are popular among the questions that came in this week, so your two favorite geeks have answers. Listen along with John and Dave as they share, answer, postulate, and everyone learns (at least!) five new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 818 for Monday, June 8, 2020 00:01:38 Peter-CSF-EpocCam turns your iPhone into a Webcam 00:03:39 Ben-CSF-817-Downie’s Safari Extension Setapp 00:04:59 CSF-Permute 00:06:41 Bruce-CSF-ClipGrab for downloading videos 00:07:37 Lonnie-CSF-gSwitch, New Graphics Card Status App 00:12:43 Michael-CSF-816-Unlox for Unlocking with more 2FA 00:14:28 Bob-CSF-816-Diagrams.net (aka Draw.io) Diagrams.net Overview ScreenCastsOnline Diagrams.net Tutorial 00:15:51 Macklin-CSF-816-Intaglio Drawing App 00:16:28 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 00:18:30 Barry-Solving the Backup Debate 00:26:34 Jim-Carbon Copy Cloner, Disk Images, and the System Volume 00:30:21 Jonathan-Windows Won’t Come Forward killall Dock 00:34:21 Brian-817-How to decipher router and Wi-Fi speeds? 00:42:19 David-817-Options for Upgrading Internet Arris SB8200 Motorola MB8600 Netgear CM1200 00:51:26 Mark-What to do with an empty Time Capsule? 00:55:30 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg 00:57:12 SPONSOR: BBEdit v13.1 Introduces new “Run Unix Command” feature, revamped Markdown preview, and the return of “HTML Tidy”. Visit BareBones.com to learn more. 00:59:40 Roger-Gluing Apple Watch, Mac, and iPhone together Hardware Growler 01:05:32 GC-How to AirPlay from iPhone to Mac? Gig Gab Podcast 01:13:46 Robert-Delete Apple Music Cache to Reclaim Space 01:15:36 Scott-814-Use lsbom to read .bom files from Terminal lsbom [filename].bom | less 01:17:10 Matt-Re-evaluate your Syncing 01:21:40 MGG 818 Outtro MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

Who knew one key could do THAT? Plus, you can take iPhone pics right from your Mac desktop. Lots of quick tips. And then a quick discussion about tech support in the time of social distancing. We've heard from a few consultants who help John and Dave suss that out. Wi-Fi is always popular, and this week marks a return to some in-depth discussions about various configurations, including expanding your Wi-Fi… and that of your friends and family members. Plus we've got Cool Stuff Found and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 817 for Monday, June 1, 2020 00:02:14 Stephan-QT-Backtick Zooms in Preview (Backtick to Show/Hide Magnifier, + to Zoom In, – to Zoom Out) 00:03:36 Peter-QT-Add or Remove Mail Quotes (Cmd-Shift-‘ to Remove, Cmd-‘ to Add) 00:05:08 Dale-QT-Right-Click Desktop to Take Pic (Import from Phone) with iPhone (2nd PP of his message) 00:06:55 Terry-815-QT-Drag the menu bar to your chosen monitor 00:09:12 QT-Check your DNS Performance namebench works from Command Line brew install namebench Cakewalk 00:12:32 Peter-On-site appointments with Social Distancing 00:14:31 Ari-No Contact pickup/dropoff for Social Distancing 00:16:56 Lew-Spotlight Still Doesn’t Return Proper Results sudo mdutil -E / OnyX 00:21:50 Gary-Browser Roundup? brew install youtube-dl Tor Browser Tails 00:36:14 Jeff-Expanding Wi-Fi to the Garage Netgear Orbi 00:45:39 Jedd-Mesh for Extended Family TP Link Deco 00:50:35 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. 00:52:56 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:54:44 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. 00:56:17 Stephan-Thoughts on Synology RT2600AC 01:00:50 Marc-iOT and Home Network Security New infrastructure will enhance privacy in today’s Internet of Things Dean Rubine Shows off Multitouch Interface Fingbox 01:10:47 Andrew-Segmenting and Prioritizing Network Traffic for Specific Devices TP-Link Smart Switches 01:18:51 CSF-CableMatters Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Hybrid Docking Station ($199) and Kensington SD5500T TB3/USB-C Hybrid Docking Station ($259) 01:21:41 DLH-Defense Titan Portable Power Station 01:24:39 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 01:26:53 MGG 817 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

Did you know you could move your screenshot selection window around after you create it? How about rearranging columns in the Finder and having it remember? What about Profiles on your Mac, and how they can be used to hijack your browser? If you listen to this week's Mac Geek Gab with Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, not only will you know how to do these three things, we guarantee you'll learn at least two more (and probably a lot more than that!). Press play and enjoy learning all these things with your two favorite geeks.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 816 for Monday, May 25, 2020 00:01:44 Jeff-QT-Reposition Screenshot Selection Cmd-Opt-4, Define Area with Mouse, Use Spacebar to Reposition 00:03:20 Peter-QT-Rearrange Finder Columns per Folder 00:05:06 Patrick-CSF-GoldenChaos with BetterTouchTool 00:06:50 Zach-CSF-pbcopy and pbpaste the Clipboard from Terminal 00:08:10 CSF-Eggtronic Power Bar – $149.99 00:10:50 CSF-SoundID Personalized Sound Profile 00:14:33 Neal-CSF-Backblaze supports S3 and Synology HyperBackup 00:16:22 SPONSOR: Other World Computing has doubled the capacity of their Envoy Pro EX Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C from 2TB to 4TB, and their ThunderBlade and Accelsior 4M2 from 8TB to 16TB 00:18:09 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:19:57 Bob-New Drawing app for Mac? [email protected] LibreOffice Inkskape Krita Autodesk SketchBook 4+ GIMP 00:24:24 Kevin-Changing iMazing Backup Location iMazing > Preferences > Backup > Default Backup Location 00:26:38 Douglas-Can’t Empty Trash because VoiceTrigger is in Use 00:30:03 Gannon-CloudPhotos Sandbox Consuming 80GB ~Library/Containers/com.apple.cloudphotosd/Data/Library/Application Support. 00:34:07 Tigg-QT-Reset File Sharing for Catalina Functionality System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing > Options to select AFP and/or SMB 00:35:30 Larry-Constant Bluetooth Connection Request 00:42:42 Rob-Architecting Your Mac’s Best Thunderbolt 3 Chain 00:51:34 Tony-True Two-Factor Authentication on our Apple Devices? YubiKey 00:58:48 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 01:00:40 SPONSOR: Purple: Experience the next evolution of sleep and get $150 off any Purple mattress order of $1,500 or more. Visit Purple.com/MGG and use promo code MGG today. 01:02:47 Patrick-Stop flickering graphics by disabling secondary GPU gfxCardStatus 01:08:32 Bob-815-Separate Spaces with Dissimilar Monitor Sizes 01:10:21 Bill-815-Self-relocating Docks 01:12:28 Jeff-Check for Double NAT every six months 01:15:44 John-Don’t forget about Profiles Redirecting your Browser System Preferences > Profiles will appear if there are any installed 01:19:30 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 01:23:03 MGG 816 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

Did your Mac stop showing all your spotlight results? Do you have an external rotational drive on your Mac? Do you want to Add the Dark Menubar to your Light-themed Mac? These answers are addressed in the opening Quick Tips segment. Can you imagine what happens when John and Dave, your two favorite geeks, start answering your questions? Good news: you don't have to imagine. Just press play and all will be revealed!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 815 for Monday, May 18, 2020 Watch the video on YouTube or Facebook 00:01:51 Mike-QT-Command-Tab Follows the Dock 00:04:23 Jeff-QT-Deleting Notes in Preview 00:05:46 Jeff-QT-Remove your boot drive from Spotlight Exclusions after Restoring from Clone 00:07:48 Boot From Clone resets Apple Pay (Cards were still still there, had to reenter CCV) [email protected] 00:10:51 Ben-Command-Delete will delete iCloud Backups System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud > Manage (Storage) > Backups 00:12:38 Paul-QT-Drag Over Selection area for Multiple Select in iOS 13 00:13:28 Mike-814-Drag to the Finder’s Path Bar 00:15:20 Robert-QT-814-Use HFS+ for Better External Rotational Performance CSF-SanDisk 3D 1TB SSD 00:17:53 CSF-Orico Portable NVMe USB-C SSD NTFS, needed reformat for macOS, 10G USB-C, 860MBps W, 940MBps R. $150 512, $240 1TB 00:20:26 Thunderbolt vs. USB-C Drives 00:23:03 CSF-Bi-directional TB3-TB2 conversion 00:27:25 Marc-Long hover can do things 00:29:38 Add Dark Menubar and Dock to Light Theme – defaults write -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes 00:33:36 SPONSOR: Snowflake is an incredibly detailed weather app, covering almost everything you could possibly want to know about current conditions and forecasts. 00:35:19 SPONSOR: DEVONtechnologies: Where did you put your evil genius master plan? DEVONthink knows. Get organized for 10% off at www.devontechnologies.com/mgg 00:37:23 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:39:37 Irving-How to Play Blu-Rays on the Mac libbluray extension for VLC Dave’s Blu-Ray Reader on his Mac 00:45:54 Walter-Living with 128GB Boot Drive Move your home folder to an external 00:50:54 Josh-Using an iMac as a Display through Thunderbolt Docks 00:55:58 Thunderbolt Drive Speeds vs. DisplayPort 01:02:01 Peter-CSF-Capto for Screen Captures 01:03:20 Ben-CSF-814-Suspicious Package 01:04:36 CSF-TimeMachineEditor 5.1 brings additional exclusion preferences 01:06:08 CSF-Logic Pro X 10.5 01:09:29 CSF-Behringer Ultragain Digital ADA8200 Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 01:11:20 Kenny-NCSF-Automatic Car Adapters 01:16:03 Scott-Enable Safe Boot via Terminal Disable SIP first (csrutil disable) Enable Safe Mode: sudo nvram boot-args="-x" Disable Safe Mode: sudo nvram boot-args="" 01:19:15 James-Troubleshooting with AppTamer and OnyX Brad Madix, Rush’s Sound man, on Gig Gab Podcast 01:25:16 MGG 815 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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

What's bloating up your hard drive? Why is your Bluetooth mouse still draining? Which 13" MacBook should you get? All these questions are answered, and more. John and Dave are here to ensure you get the answers you need, in the way you need them. And that's not all, they talk through a few ways of managing multiple Apple IDs, 10G Ethernet, macOS 10.15.5, plus Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and more. Press play to listen and learn at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!We’re not embedding the video here this week because voice and video got out of sync due to a bug in mimoLive, the software we’ve been using to stream. The good news is that we have a workaround for next week. THAT said, if you want to see this week’s video, it is available over at YouTube, as usual. Facebook, as well. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. And thank you for your patience. You deserve better…and WE WILL DELIVER! (next week!). Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 814 for Monday, May 11, 2020 00:01:30 Todd-QT-Command-Option-C to Copy as Pathname to File, then Save 00:03:14 Matthew-QT-Move Files by Dragging to the Finder’s Back Button 00:04:16 John-CSF-Vention Online 3D CAD and Machine Design 00:06:10 CSF-CalDigit Tuff Nano USB-C 3.2G2 – 1000MBps R/W 00:08:19 CSF-Universal Phone Dock – Charge IPhone Or Any Brand Phone–Lumi/UniDock 00:09:52 CSF-iCON Platform M+ Control Surface – $419.99 at Amazon 00:12:10 UCSF-Wink: Give Us $5 Monthly Or Lose Access to Your Devices 00:20:35 Bruce-Zoom Auto-Adjust My Volume… Sometimes 00:24:14 What light do you use for streaming? John: U-Stream Home Streaming Studio with 10” Ring Light & Tripod <- “Good Stuff” Dave: VILTROX LED Panel 00:28:45 Niall-Mail’s Activity Logging will Bloat up Your Hard Drive Mail > Windows > Connection Doctor > Log Connection Activity checkbox DaisyDisk CleanMyMac 00:32:43 Ari-How much 10G is Enough 10G? UniFi switch with 10G Ports 00:39:45 James-Bluetooth Mouse Suddenly Drains Battery 00:44:31 Ben-GC-What did the Installer do? /private/var/db/receipts Pacifist 00:51:02 New 13” MacBook Pro 00:52:16 Ben-New 2020 MacBook Pro 13″ CPU Options 00:58:29 Bill-Comparing the 13″ Mac Laptop Offerings 00:59:55 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 01:01:21 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is now back in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 01:03:03 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. 01:04:43 Steve-Managing life with two Apple IDs 01:10:24 John-Creative Use of Multiple Apple IDs 01:13:02 Andrew-813-Mis-Pronouncing Bondi 01:14:39 Brian-813-iPhone SE A13 and Wi-Fi 6 01:16:38 Doug-macOS 10.15.4 causes RAID issues 01:18:48 Dominic-813-Windows is better when Virtualizing games 01:21:17 Robin-813-Swap AirPods the Easy Way 01:23:00 Robert-813-Convert WyzeCam to WebCam 01:25:12 MGG 814 Outtro This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors 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

Need to run Mojave on your Catalina Mac? Need to really manage your printers? Want to add multiple monitors to your MacBook Pro? No problem. John and Dave have you covered. Listen as your two favorite geeks answer your questions about all this and more. It's deliciously informative. And… it's entertaining! Press play and watch, too!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 813 for Monday, May 4, 2020 00:02:14 Douglas-QT-Enable Tap to Wake on iPhone Turn off Settings > Display & Brightness > Raise to Wake Turn on Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Tap to Wake 00:03:53 Watch our Live Stream MGG Calendar MGG YouTube MGG Facebook 00:04:33 QT-Quit-and-relaunch Messages Quitter 00:07:02 Eliot-Re-enable Startup Chime after PRAM or NVRAM reset with “sudo nvram StartupMute=%00” nvram -xp to view settings 00:08:51 SPONSOR: PDFPen 12 from Smile – PDFpen 12 is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac, and no2 includes built-in DocuSign support, a magnifier window, and customizable compression settings. 00:10:24 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:12:18 Joel-CSF-Starling Home Hub adds Nest to HomeKit 00:13:14 Scott-CSF-Krisp Noise Canceling App [email protected] 00:16:49 Patrick-CSF-TinkerTool System 00:17:54 CSF-Jabra Evolve2 65 Headset 00:21:02 David-CSF-Final Cut Pro Trial is now 90 Days DaVinci Resolve 00:22:10 Patrick-CSF-Catalina Disks show Home and System Icons in Disk Utility 00:23:24 PreSonus Faderport 8 USB Control Surface 00:27:54 Robert-CSF-Enable macOS Printer Web Interface cupsctl WebInterface=yes http://127.0.0.1:631 cupsctl WebInterface=no 00:30:59 CSF-Air Omni – MFi 6-in-1 wireless charging base 00:33:51 CSF-iPhone SE 2020/Version2 Hands-on 00:40:32 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG, and add an iPhone SE for another $15! 00:42:31 SPONSOR: MailRoute – Protect Your Email Today and stop threats: spam, viruses, phishing, malware, and downtime. Free 30-day Trial at MailRoute.net/mgg 00:44:58 Todd-Switching AirPods Between Devices 00:46:40 Eduardo-FaceID Unlocking With Masks 00:48:54 JB-Which webcam to use? – Assuming you can get them as many are out of stock now Logitech BRIO – $199 Webcam Settings on App Store Logitech c930e – $129 Logitech c925 – $99 00:54:26 Brian-How to install Mojave into Parallels Download macOS Mojave Installer 00:57:09 Jon-Running old 32-bit Games on a new iMac 01:02:35 John-Old Macs won’t connect to new Wi-Fi 01:06:11 Robert-Managing Fusion Drives 01:09:41 Simon-Thunderbolt 2 Dock with 4K Monitor CalDigit Thunderbolt 2 01:12:30 Robert-Three External Monitors with a MacBook Pro Targus USB-C Universal Quad 01:15:07 Mark-AirPods cause other Bluetooth Devices to Disconnect ToothFairy 01:22:05 MACE-How to Add CODECs to QuickTime? Perian for Catalina? Switch Codecs 01:24:17 CSF-Tovolo 81-31531 Vented Collapsible Microwave Splatter Proof Food Plate Cover 01:25:47 CSF-Bamboo Reusable Paper Towels 01:27:17 MGG 813 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

USB Power Delivery isn't as clear a concept as it could be, and your two favorite geeks help sort this out. That's not all, of course, because John and Dave are here to answer ALL of your questions. This week that includes issues with Spotlight, Backups, displays for your Mac mini, managing your external DAC, and more. Press play … and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 812 for Monday, April 27, 2020 00:03:09 CSF-cTiVo 00:03:56 Steve-CSF-ConnectMeNow to Automount Network Drives Mountain 00:06:04 DLH-CSF-EyeQ-Free Personal Vision Tracker at-home Vision Tests. Use code: STAYHOME 00:08:03 Ralph-809-CSF-HoudahGeo and HashPhotos for Editing EXIF ScreenCasts Online GraphicConverter 00:10:47 CSF-BlackHole Virtual Audio Device to replace SoundFlower 00:15:44 CSF-Plugable 2.5Gbps USB Ethernet Adapter 00:19:04 Scott-CSF-AT&T UNIX Origins Video 00:21:02 CSF-Plex Dash iOS App to see your server status and Plexamp for playing music on iPhone 00:24:50 SPONSOR: DEVONtechnologies: Where did you put your evil genius master plan? DEVONthink knows. Get organized for 10% off at www.devontechnologies.com/mgg 00:26:54 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. OWC has the solutions to keep you moving forward while working from home. Find your External drives, Docks, Accessories and more at MacSales.com 00:28:38 Allison-QT-Option-Command-Click Dock Folders to Open them 00:29:55 QT-Stop Apple TV Remote from Buzzing Your iPhone 00:31:46 Patrick-QT- Bartender’s Autohide Option Setapp 00:33:52 Todd-811-Maybe Spotlight is Causing Reboot Delays 00:35:36 Kevin-775-The Praises of Arq Backup 00:37:52 Bill-Search for Alternate Display Names in Finder 00:39:56 Swapping Macs between Thunderbolt Versions 00:46:00 SPONSOR: Purple: Experience the next evolution of sleep and get $150 off any Purple mattress order of $1,500 or more. Visit Purple.com/MGG and use promo code MGG today. 00:48:17 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:50:10 Bill-Should USB-C Power Be Direct or Through a Hub? 00:53:52 Craig-Charge your MacBook Pro on the Right Side 00:57:02 John-High Fan Speed with MBP 16″ and External Display 01:08:10 Eight Might (Not) Be Enough.. For Firebox 01:10:22 JB-Best Display for 2018 Mac mini Monoprice 27” CrystalPro 4K UHD Monoprice 27” Vivid Monitor 01:17:34 Brent-Why does my DAC run USB2? Audioengine D1 01:22:15 Rich-Network Audio Bridge? Yamaha MusicCast 01:28:02 MGG 812 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

Need to share big files from home? Trying to manage your video streaming and conferencing? Want to secure your setup? Good news, Mac Geek Gab has some ideas for you. Plus, there are Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and lots more answers to lots more questions contained within. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 811 for Monday, April 20, 2020 00:02:08 Kate-QT-Slide and swipe inside messages on iPhone Mail app 00:03:19 Kraig-CSF-Parallels Toolbox‘s Uninstall Feature AppCleaner 00:05:05 CSF-SoundSource 4 for controlling your Mac’s audio (and a coupon!) 00:07:54 CSF-Anker PowerCore 10K Wireless 00:08:56 CSF-eufy Video Doorbell (wired) 00:14:26 Making eufyCam trigger light bulbs… can’t! Home Assistant 00:18:45 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – To watch shows only available in other countries and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:20:44 SPONSOR: MailRoute – Protect Your Email Today and stop threats: spam, viruses, phishing, malware, and downtime. Free 30-day Trial at MailRoute.net/mgg 00:23:14 Jedd-Sharing Big Files Remotely Resilio Sync Synology Drive Synology Office 00:30:29 Israel-Zoom vs. Camtwist, and YellowDuck for Instagram Streaming 00:34:09 David-Securing my DiskStation for Remote Access 00:40:21 iPhone SE 2020 iPhone 8 with iPhone 11’s A13 Bionic Processor, Dual-SIM capabilities (nano SIM and eSIM), Haptic touch (since 3D Touch is gone). No night mode on Camera. Has Wi-Fi 6. Pre-order now, arrives Friday, 4/24. 00:47:36 2020 MacBook Air 2020 Review 00:52:45 Mark-Removing an Extra Catalina Data Volume 00:57:17 Jon-Intermittent problems that seem like hardware 00:59:37 Ian-Kernel Panic Woes Rember MacCheck, TechTool Pro, Atomic from Micromat 01:05:40 Bob-Failing to Reboot and Search Spotlight Verbose Mode macOS 01:10:41 Rory-MacBook Pro Battery Dies Unexpectedly Apple Public Programs 01:15:15 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s new solution Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. 01:16:53 JP-810-Keeping the Disks Spinning and avoiding Bit Rot with Archives 01:21:15 Jeff-809-CCC has data scrubbing 01:23:40 Frank-810-CSF-A Better Finder Attributes lets you edit some EXIF data 01:24:44 Bob-AppTamer solves McAfee Beach Balls 01:26:33 Michael-You Need to Install a JDK Followup Disable SIP: Command-R into Recovery Mode > Utilities > Terminal > csrutil disable Lingon X 01:31:56 MGG 811 Outtro MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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  

Did you know that with just your fingers on your iPhone screen you can slide to adjust the volume or pinch to delete messages? And with an option-click of your Mac's mouse you can opt-in to distraction free bliss? You will after you listen to this episode, where John and Dave talk you through all of these things… and that's just the first few minutes! There's always more to come with Mac Geek Gab, because you're guaranteed to learn at least five new things or your money back!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 810 for Monday, April 13, 2020 00:01:32 John-QT-Slide the iOS Volume Slider with your Finger 00:03:13 Bob-QT-Option-Click on Notification Center in macOS for Distraction-Free Bliss! 00:06:27 Greg-QT-Pinch to Delete in Messages 00:07:45 SPONSOR: eero: the mesh Wi-Fi system that both John and Dave currently use. Visit eero.com/mgg and enter code MGG at checkout to get FREE overnight shipping with your order! 00:10:55 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is now back in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com 00:11:59 Matt-CSF-AppPolice for taming CPU AppTamer 00:14:33 Bruce-CSF-Hackintool MachineProfiler from Micromat 00:16:13 Nick-CSF-809-ACEMAX M5 Audiocast AirPlay Receiver 00:17:49 JFB-CSF-Fing Desktop App A brand new kick-start for 2020 with Fing Desktop 00:20:39 Gary-CSF-DownloadThemAll Firefox Plugin 00:22:50 Ken-CSF-MEE audio EarBoost EB1 00:24:36 Jim-Changing Volume Icons 00:28:28 Larry-Changing Drive Names in Disk Utility 00:32:09 Michael-What app wants a JDK? Lingon 00:36:20 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:37:55 SPONSOR: Jamf Now. MGG listeners can start securing their business today by managing their first 3 devices for free! Add more starting at just two dollars a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/MGG 00:39:28 John-807-Use Jamf Now for App Limits on Devices 00:40:06 JD-808-Add more IPv4 addresses to your home network Private IP Ranges – 10.x.x.x, 172.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x IP Calculator 00:43:39 Chuck-New iMazing Photos Features 00:47:33 Ralph-EXIF Data Editor Luminar 4 A Better Finder Rename EXIFTool MetaImage Setapp NeededApps 00:52:02 Mike-806-Hot-swappable drives in Thunderbay 4? 00:56:08 Mace-Arris DOCSIS Status Page Musings Downstream: -10dBmV to +10dBmV Upstream: between 40dBmV and 50dBmV Modulation: should NOT read “Unknown” SnR (Signal to Noise Ratio): Depends! Learn what “normal” looks like DOCSIS Throughput 01:10:16 Todd-AirPlay is very battery efficient 01:13:23 MACE-Don’t Forget to run Malwarebytes Run Mailwarebytes 01:16:54 Scott-Backup your Text Substitutions This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors: 01:20:17 MGG 810 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

iCloud Folder Sharing works, and your two favorite geeks have tested it for you. Should you use your ISP's mesh or your own? How about installing Catalina on a Fusion Drive? These questions answered, plus a LOT more. And John and Dave share your Cool Stuff Found, too. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 809 for Monday, April 6, 2020 00:02:07 Thanks for your 5-Star reviews! 00:03:41 Tom-CSF-Flame Bonjour Browser back for macOS Fing 00:05:55 Bob-CSF-BetterTouchTool now has a Clipboard Manager 00:09:33 Russell-CSF-Volumio AirPlay for Raspberry Pi 00:12:25 Ralph-CSF-808-Reolink Cameras for Surveillance Station 00:13:13 CSF-UDM Beacon 00:15:05 SPONSOR: MailRoute – Protect Your Email Today and stop threats: spam, viruses, phishing, malware, and downtime. Free 30-day Trial at MailRoute.net/mgg 00:17:39 JP-Using iCloud Folder Sharing Share > Add People (Share icon is ) 00:21:27 Doug-Should I use my ISP’s Mesh Offering? It depends 00:23:20 Kevin-Time Machine Backup to Synology How to back up files from Mac to Synology NAS with Time Machine Follow-up on TV Aggregators 00:28:08 Rob-803-CSF-Channels DVR – TV Everywhere 00:29:12 Zang-TV Tracking via Sonarr SynoCommunity 00:31:40 James-iTV Shows to Track TV Shows 00:32:12 Dan-Online Option Trakt.tv for TV Show Tracking 00:33:28 Ben-Television Time and TodoMovies 00:34:21 Greg-803-Just Watch iOS App for TV Tracking 00:37:34 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG 00:39:50 SPONSOR: PDFPen 11 from Smile – PDFpen 11 is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac, and it now includes split view mode for comparing pages, a font bar, Continuity Camera, and More. 00:41:47 Paul-QT-806-While Quick Looking, use the arrow keys to change files 00:43:42 Craig-807-Use VPN to Troubleshoot Topology Issues 00:48:03 Mark-806-Use T-Mobile ISP if you can 00:50:31 YouTube Content Restricted to G-Suite Account Solution 00:54:10 Watch your old .3GP videos in iCloud Photos What Is a 3GP File? 00:58:43 Thomas-Calling 911 pauses for Speaker Selection 01:00:24 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Patrick from Shreveport, Bruce W., Matt from Midlothian, Erik Trondheim, Doug S., Jeff S., Daniel from London, Mary from Monterey, Ben from Sustainable Computing in Berkeley, Corrie from Kenmore, Michael from Naperville, Richard from Pontrug, Jason from St. Louis, Michael from Troy, Norton from Bethesda, Edware from Krum, Gerard from Meridian, JP from Studio City, Joel F., Kraig S., Dan E., John O., Tony G., Michael P., Paul from Tunbridge Wells, Gary from Chicago, Richard from Quakertown, Ron G., John fom Vevey, Greg from Los Angeles, Robert from Oro Valley, Brian from Johnson City, Anthony from Ryde, Joe B, Eric from Alburquerque, Drake from Honolulu, Robert from Clearwater, Steven from Costa Mesa, Everett from Marina, Olga from Bellevue, Gary from Babylon, Jason from Charlestown, Lou Ann from Albuquerque, Ward from Mesa, Paul from Fishers, Mark from Milford, Joseph from Marietta, Jordan from Santa Barbara, Jay from Caledonia, Eric from Brampton, MacMonkeyBoy from Toronto macOS Catalina 01:03:13 Douglas-Catalina and Fusion Drives 01:12:54 Chris-Avoiding data loss with Catalina Migration 01:17:17 Peter-Legacy System Extension Alert in 10.15.4 About legacy system extensions Discussion about Deprecated Kernel Extensions Apple’s list of Deprecated Kernel Extensions sudo kextcache --clear-staging sudo kextcache -i / 01:25:49 Irving-Catalina 10.15.4 Upgrade Corrupted External Disks 01:28:56 MGG 809 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 your fans blazing during those Zoom calls? Is your laptop plugged in more frequently now? Have an issue printing? How about choosing between NAS vs. USB-C drives? You're in luck! These are just a sample of the questions your two favorite geeks answer during this week's show. John and Dave then share some Cool Stuff Found, some tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 808 for Monday, March 30, 2020 00:01:28 Tanel-Fans blazing during Zoom calls 00:05:53 Stelios-Should the electrons still flow? FruitJuice App 00:08:37 Douglas-Can I charge normal devices on a PD port? 00:14:22 Michael-Making Copies of Music Library 00:17:14 SPONSOR: DEVONthink 3: Your Information Manager to manage your elevated information needs. Get any edition of DEVONthink 3 with a special MGG 10% discount at devontechnologies.com/mgg. 00:19:01 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg. 00:20:15 Bill-One computer won’t print If you can’t print from your Mac or iOS device 00:23:50 Bill-Dealing with a slow router 00:31:55 Matt-Direct-Attached Drives vs. NAS? 00:37:00 A Tangent: Snapshot restorations Restore your Mac from a backup (includes local snapshot restore) 00:40:27 Neal-Which SmartHome, and Wi-Fi or Hub? SmartThings Hub 00:48:31 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. With dual-bays and seven essential ports, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock is the drive-dock solution you need to organize your digital life. Perfect for growing media collections, you have room to back up your notebook and connect all your devices to a single location. CES 2020: OWC’s Larry O’Connor shows off their Mercury Elite Pro Dock 00:50:01 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – To watch shows only available in other countries and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:51:38 Donna-iOS Contacts gets Filters 00:53:31 I made a loop! UniFi Smart Switch TP-Link TLSG1024DE 24-Port Smart Switch 01:05:24 Live Streaming MGG, now with mimoLive 01:08:13 Lynn from Unblock-Us-805-Only desired queries are redirected 01:10:04 Bruce-807 Geek Challenge The application “SomeApp.app” can’t be opened 01:14:18 Allister-CSF-Facebook adds Split View on iPad 01:15:35 Jason-CSF-Shortcut Detective for figuring out which app is intercepting shortcuts 01:16:26 CSF-Sabrent Rocket Nano USB 3.2, 880MBps read, 850MBps writes. USB A/C. TINY! Barely larger than a flash drive. $149 for 1TB CSF-Sabrent Rocket XTRM Thunderbolt 3, detachable cable (included), Aluminum enclosure. 2250 MBps reads, 1940 MBps writes. $349 for 1TB, $999 for 4TB 01:20:12 HomeKit Secure Video comes to eufyCam 2 – and RTSP for Surveillance Station, too! 01:27:50 MGG 808 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

Options for Apple TV Volume, Silencing CarPlay upon connect, LTE internet options, and managing the shared family calendar only scratch the surface of this episode's content: the mailbag overflows with your tips and questions, and John and Dave do their level best to share, answer, entertain and inform! Press play to learn about all this and more; and learn five new things in the process!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 807 for Monday, March 23, 2020 00:01:50 Todd-QT-Use iPhone Volume Buttons for Apple TV Apple TV Remote App 00:02:47 Watch IMDB content with Amazon Prime App Fringe on IMDB 00:04:42 Todd-TripIt Pro for free for Six Months 00:05:34 Derek-805-Managing the Family Shared Calendar 00:07:32 Robert-806-CSF-Options for LTE Internet TP-Link TL-MR3020 and Netgear LB2120 00:09:45 Todd-805-Silencing CarPlay upon Reconnect The 480-Minute Blank Track 00:11:27 JP-Old/Failing Drives Kept Mac from Shutting Down Mac Geek Gab 776 DriveDx 00:15:05 SPONSOR: MailRoute – Protect Your Email Today and stop threats: spam, viruses, phishing, malware, and downtime. Free 30-day Trial at MailRoute.net/mgg 00:17:24 New MacBook Air Possible MacBook Air Processor Comparison We damaged our 16-inch MacBook Pro, so you don’t have to 00:26:11 GC-Make this app run on your Mac 00:28:30 Don’t Believe Comcast – Check your numbers! Your DOCSIS Diagnostics Page Downstream should be between -7dBmV to +7dBmV Upstream <55dBmV 00:36:10 SPONSOR: SimpliSafe. Enterprise-level security for your home, but with no wires to install, no long-term contracts, and just fifty-cents a day. Visit SimpliSafe.com/MacGeekGab to get free shipping and a 60-day money-back guarantee. 00:38:01 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – To watch shows only available in other countries and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:40:24 Willie-The Great Internet Blocking Conspiracy Firefox enables encrypted DNS on Desktop Namebench (Find in your favorite Package Manager, like Homebrew) 00:48:34 Todd-How does my TV Volume Change? HDMI-CEC Commands Control your TV or receiver with your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote Logitech Harmony Remote 00:53:43 Scott-Managing macOS parental controls for Home Schooling Set up Screen Time for a child on Mac 00:56:23 JP-Benchmark Reported Drive Throughput, What Should I Expect? Seagate IronWolf NAS Data Sheet Blackmagic Disk Speed Test 01:02:00 OBS Studio 01:04:11 Phil-SSD Upgrade Performance Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB Converting GT/s to Gbps 01:09:42 Brian-Drives Won’t Stay Awake…Or Will They? Amphetamine 01:14:17 Scout-Troubleshooting a non-booting Mac If your Mac doesn’t turn on or start up About the screens on your Mac as it starts up Mac startup key combinations Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac 01:21:43 Jesse-iMac Won’t Fully Boot Run Apple’s Diagnostics ATOMIC Memory Tester 01:27:23 MGG 806 Outtro MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews 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