Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Do you notice your Mac slowing down a lot? How many Contacts do you have? More and more listeners have been writing in with Contacts-related problems and solutions… are you one of them? Listen to John and Dave discuss this and <em>so</em> many other things this Christmas Eve. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 741 for Monday, December 24, 2018 00:02:00 Tension Tamer tea after Festivus 00:02:42 Contacts are the root of all evil 00:10:41 Sandy-Disabling Gmail fixed iOS Contact Syncing 00:12:07 A Duh Moment with the clock 00:15:57 Larry-iMazing Bug with Offloaded Apps Settings | General | iPhone Storage | Offload Unused Apps 00:17:43 Brian-740-Items in your /cores directory may be part of huge System category in About This Mac | Storage 00:22:56 EvTheNerd-740-Stop Mojave Notifications 00:23:53 Thomas-738-Supervised Mode, Snapshots, and Terminal Launch tmutil snapshot 00:27:19 Keith-Clean WhatsApp Cache 00:29:09 David-CSF-Plex Perks 00:30:13 New Dates for MacTech Conference – Week of October 14th, 2019 00:31:13 20 Years of TMO on 12/28/2018 00:34:40 Filter only Unread Messages in iOS Mail Mail | Mailboxes | Edit | Unread 00:37:10 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:40:19 David-When is it time to upgrade my Wi-Fi? 00:48:43 Doug-Synology and eero and Routing, Oh My Don’t have two routers on your network or you’ll have double NAT and devices won’t be able to see each other, put one router in bridge mode 00:54:08 Kaz-Tech Thoughts for a New Home 01:01:22 Ralph-On the longevity of Macs 01:09:17 Harvey-MacBook Pro Mid-2012 Battery Replacement MacBook Pro 15″ Unibody (Early 2011-Mid 2012) Replacement Battery (iFixit) NewerTech NuPower Battery- For MacBook Pro 15″ Unibody Early & Late 2011, Mid-2012 (OWC) 01:13:58 Paul-Wi-Fi Calling Limits 01:16:46 Jim-The Benefits of H.265 01:19:20 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Ric S., Ken M., Carsten H., Deval P.,James V., Gary B., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, Tony Z., EvTheNerd, Robert D., Nick S., Beth B., Ward J., Olga P., Jason A., Stephen A., Christopher S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Joe M., Randall M., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Michael M., Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., John G., Dave C., James C., Jay C., Joe S., Frank A., Abdullah B., Ari L., Michael P., Barry F., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Steven S., Paul C., Gene R., Patrick C., Andrew D., Monroe R., Stephen B., Paul D., Peter E., Brent G., James B., Jeff K., Tony S., Francis F., Larry S., John E., Phil G., Chris B., Stacey S., Anders E., Chuck P., Richard N., Peter P., Barry P. 01:22:26 MGG 741 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Have you ever wanted to use Siri to control something that's <em>not</em> HomeKit-compatible? You're not alone. Also, you're in luck! John and Dave have an answer for you. On top of that, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and let's go!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 740 for Monday, December 17, 2018 00:01:39 System space being taken up About Time Machine local snapshots Reclaiming drive space by thinning Apple File System snapshot backups 00:07:00 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 00:08:54 Rick-QT-Put something back from the Trash Ctrl-Click then choose Put Back, File | Put Back or Cmd-Delete 00:10:59 Jason-QT-Disable Mojave Screenshot Thumbnails 00:14:24 Keith-QT-See original Photos on iOS 00:15:48 Dave-QT-Use Keyboard Shortcut Services to Encode Audio and More 00:18:19 MGGF-Macintosh Software Repository 00:19:47 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:22:59 Joe-Alexa vs. HomePod 00:31:14 Patrick-Use Siri to Control non-HomeKit Devices with Google Assistant Use IFTTT to control non-HomeKit devices Philips Hue Bulbs Netatmo Wink Ecobee 00:39:39 Eric-What Safari Extensions do you use? Web of Trust Extension 1Password Extension Last Pass Safari Extension Honey extension Ghostery DOM Amazon Assistant knows all about you 00:49:32 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. 00:52:00 MGGF-Which Hub/Dock to Get? 00:59:51 Conrad-Upgrade to ISP Wi-Fi Router? 01:08:18 Tom-New Cable Modem Advice MB7420 Modem MB8600 Modem Netgear CM600 01:14:04 Greg-739-CSF-Simple Screen Shade 01:15:03 Maccast-CSF-Sharecuts 01:16:01 Michael-738-Wi-Fi Trouble Follow-up 01:18:41 CSF-Nest Protect Smoke and CO Alarm 01:24:01 MGG 740 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

iOS is wonderful… and mysterious, especially when it asks you to login, or shows you duplicates of your data. Listen to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton solve these problems and more for you. Then, should you get a separate Mac as a server, or can you run in the background? And, of course, more Cool Stuff Found just for you. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 739 for Monday, December 10, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:40 Mike-Unexpected iOS Apple ID Login Requests Try “Settings | Passwords & Accounts” instead 00:07:15 Sandy-Mystery Contacts on iPhone Check “Contacts | Groups” 00:15:00 Chuck-Disable Mojave Upgrade Notifications App Store | Updates | Ctrl-Click | Hide Update 00:16:23 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:18:57 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:20:57 Andrew-Choosing a simple home router 00:26:30 Music is Math 00:28:29 James-Mac Mini or Background iMac for Server 00:38:11 2018 MacBook Air has Hyper-Threading Compare 2018 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Dual-Core i5 CPUs 00:47:32 SPONSOR: eero. Never think about WiFi again – Get $100 off the ‘eero base unit and 2 beacons package,’ and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/mgg and at checkout enter MGG 00:50:25 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 00:52:21 Steve-Monitors and CPUs and New Computers Monoprice 27” UHD Display 01:02:08 Chuck-Follow-up on iPhone XR Review 01:09:25 Taran-CSF-Mimeo Photos for Apple Photos Books Create and order print products in Photos with Project Extensions 01:12:04 Andrew-CSF-Dark Reader 01:14:31 Mike-CSF-iClever Wireless Folding Keyboard 01:15:39 Seth-CSF-Fluor 01:16:48 Brian-CSF-VueScan 01:19:42 MGGF-datafornothinandbitsforfree-CSF-Bonjour Browser Flame iOS Bonjour Browser or macOS iStumbler 01:20:38 MGG 739 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

Ever have a disk drive or Wi-Fi device that doesn't get quite the advertised speeds? Yeah, so have we. In fact, it happens all the time. Listen this week as John and Dave discuss the differences between advertised maximums and real-world expectations… and how to translate between the two. Of course, that's not all! More questions and Quick Tips than you can shake a stick at. Press play, download, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 738 for Monday, December 3, 2018 00:02:26 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. 00:04:46 Paul-Resetting macOS Mail.app Backup then delete contents of ~/Library/Mail 00:10:22 bkmiller-Data transfer speeds vs. File Copies Blackmagic Disk Speed Test 00:15:08 Royce-Super Duper Backup Error SuperDuper! (Window | Show Log for detailed error information) Carbon Copy Cloner 00:20:40 Ken-Net Neutrality slowness and JAMF Now guidance 1.1.1.1 App 00:24:52 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 <https://jamf.com/mgg> 00:28:49 Scott-QT-Custom Video Zoom on iOS Lapse It for iOS ProHDR for iOS 00:33:35 Lawyer Jeff-QT-Use Amazon to monetize old Gift Cards Amazon Gift Cards Cardpool 00:37:53 Graham-QT-Combine PDFs in Mojave Finder 00:30:51 Dominic-737-Restore with Mojave Snapshots APFS Snapshots: How to Roll Back to a Previous Known State Leveraging Snapshots on APFS Volumes 00:43:24 Crazymoose-Use YouTube Picture in Picture Helium for macOS 00:45:54 Andy-2018 iPads require USB 3.1 cables for backup/restore 00:47:17 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:49:23 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. 00:51:26 David-My Wi-Fi Router doesn’t do Gigabit Netgear Nighthawk X6 01:01:00 Joe-Troubleshooting Misbehaving Wi-Fi Devices 01:08:07 Karl-5G Coming to iPhone? 01:16:34 MGG 738 Outtro Neuralink Neuromancer 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 best part about geeky gifts is that sometimes the best person to get them for is yourself. Listen to John and Dave – your two favorite geeks – discuss some of their favorites at this point in the holiday buying season, and decide whether you buy one of these now for someone else… or wait until the gifting season wraps up to get one for you!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 737 for Monday, November 26, 2018 00:01:58 Boeing 737 00:02:42 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter 00:04:56 EvTheNerd-CSF-SaveHollywood Screen Saver Flying Toaster 00:06:22 Neal-736-Exporting Safari Passwords 00:07:55 Katie-CSF-Mac Media Key Forwarder 00:10:34 David-Use Shortcuts to Customize your iPhone Screens and Icons (and more) 00:12:51 Mike-736-Use iCloud.com to avoid iWork Format Changes Synology Office 00:17:27 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:19:50 Zarkachat-Updating Browsers on iOS 10 Devices 00:23:48 Allen-Backups Tale of Woe 00:32:18 Harry-Connecting 2 monitors to 2 computers Monoprice 4×2 Matrix Switcher (or a switchbox-style version) Monoprice 2×2 Matrix Switcher Monoprice 4×4 Matrix Switcher 00:37:49 Jeff-MacBook Pro vs. iPad Pro, the 2018 Showdown 00:42:55 Dave’s new laptop config 00:47:05 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 00:48:47 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. 00:51:09 Brydge Series II iPad Pro Keyboard ($99.99 on Amazon) 00:58:02 Dave-FaceID with External Keyboard and iPad Pro 00:59:41 CSF-Ventev Wireless Charge Stand ($42.00 or $59.99 on Amazon) 01:02:16 CSF-Ventev wireless chargepad+ ($49.99 on Amazon) 01:04:10 CSF-myCharge PowerDisk+ ($49.99 on Amazon) Monoprice 10W Qi Charger ($17.99) Monoprice 1A Qi Charger ($5.65) 01:10:56 CSF-iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit 01:12:22 CSF-ROAV Viva Pro 01:14:26 Warren-CSF-Linedock ($299 and up) 01:16:05 RIVA Concert ($179) 01:19:17 Mike-CSF-Twelve South HiRise Pro 01:21:47 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Chris S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., John G., James C., Jay C., Frank A., Joe S., Abdullah B., Ari L., Barry F., Michael P., Mikael S., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Richard B., Ed T., David B., David S., Scott R., Craig R-T., Andrew W., Bob S., Brian M., Scott G., Brian W., Daniel W., Art K., Jim W., Denis M., Bruce D., Daniel M., Rick S., Harvey H., Ian T., John P., Mark P., Tim B., Jim D., 01:23:51 MGG 737 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

Before you gobble up all your turkey, gobble up some new tips and info and tricks and, yes, even some fun toys! 'Tis (almost) the season, and you don't want to miss out. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 736 for Monday, November 19, 2018 00:02:47 Scott-Numbers Breaks El Capitan LibreOffice 00:06:06 Larry-Watching Your TV 00:10:02 CSF-IOGEAR Wireless 4K Video Extender Sonos HDCP – Copy Protection 00:16:52 Jon-QT-Fix Home Folder Permissions diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u` Reset Home Folder Permissions 00:18:36 David-QT-Moving the text cursor on iOS 00:20:37 QT-Enable Three Finger Drag on macOS 00:22:07 MGG Facebook Group Shutting Down wpForo 00:28:37 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:30:55 SPONSOR: BBEdit 12.5 with Swift, new Lorem Ipsum Generator, enhancements to multi-file search and more from Bare Bones Software. 00:33:03 Joe-CSF-Fission Auphonic 00:35:55 Erik-735-Other Conferences to consider TidBITS List of Conferences MacSysAdmin 00:38:12 Greg-Merging data from iCloud to iCloud NoSQL 00:45:46 Cindy in Indy-Comparing and Syncing Two Drives 00:51:28 SPONSOR: Hopsy. Go to tryhopsy.com/mgg and use MGG to get the SUB home draft machine, 2 mini-kegs of beer, and 2 Hopsy glasses for just $99. 00:54:27 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. 00:56:46 MGGF-Kernel_Task taking up CPU 01:05:19 MGGF-Toggling App-Specific Notifications 01:07:45 MGGF-Can’t Print with Mojave 01:15:07 Tony-Exporting a Copy of Safari Saved Passwords 1Password LastPass 01:19:20 Tim-Thunderbolt to USB 3.0 Kanex Thunderbolt to USB Adapter 01:25:49 Jeremy-Gigabits Galore 10 Gigabit Ethernet 01:32:04 MGG 736 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 back from MacTech and boy is his brain tired from absorbing as much knowledge as he could. He and John talk through a bunch of that, including some important new APFS knowledge, Cool Stuff Found, and a plethora of Quick Tips. Plus, of course, your two favorite geeks answer your questions. All this and more… press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 735 for Monday, November 12, 2018 00:01:58 SSD Dashboard by way of Parallels 00:03:19 VMware vCenter Converter Standalone (creates a .vmdk file you can import into other virtualization environments) 00:04:26 MacTech is SO worth it 00:08:03 APFS Lessons from MacTech 00:14:17 CSF-KnockKnock 00:16:17 CSF-Sloth 00:17:40 CSF-LockRattler 00:19:03 Contact Mac Geek Gab 00:19:41 QT-defaults read [file].plist works! 00:21:30 QT-launchctl list 00:22:35 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:24:55 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:27:01 QT-Hit Command-T in your favorite apps 00:27:56 Bill-Force Mac App Store to show missing Updates App Store | Store | Reload Page 00:29:36 Bill-734-Dark Mode toggle for Maps Maps | View | Use Dark Map 00:30:19 Shazoom-CSF-Dark Mode for Firefox 00:32:13 Bill-734-MacBook Air TouchID not Touch Bar 00:34:52 Rob-734-Logging in two accounts at once Launch VMWare virtual machine with macOS to log in second user 00:28:51 Neal-734-Use CGSession to login a second user /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession - switchToUserID `id -u <username>` 00:41:33 Dave-Soft Keyboards with Hard Keyboards on iPads 00:43:25 Kraig-iOS 12.1 eSIM bug Remove and reinsert SIM 00:45:43 MGGF-Graham-Manually configuring iCloud mail Mail server settings for iCloud email clients 00:46:44 SPONSOR: eero plus. Never think about WiFi again – Get $100 off the eero base unit and 2 beacons package, and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/mgg and at checkout enter MGG. 00:49:20 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 00:51:14 Cindy-Install a Printer That Doesn’t Exist? System Preferences | Printers & Scanners | + | Use: | Select Software | [Printer] 00:56:53 Dave-Cable Modem in Bridge Mode 01:04:09 Chuck-Mojave thoughts 01:09:45 Gary-Finding Photos 01:14:56 MGGF-Garry-Naming exported Photos folders 01:16:15 Jeff-Photos Backup Arq Cloud Acronis True Image BackBlaze 01:22:29 MGG 735 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  

New Macs are out! John and Dave answer your questions and talk through the various models, including a dissection of the 2018 Mac mini CPU options as well as the relative merit of the 2018 MacBook Air. Other topics include setting up "semi-Dark Mode" on Mojave, using a Fusion Drive as storage, migrating from iCloud Photos to other options, and more! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 734 for Monday, November 5, 2018 00:02:38 Backup notifications and dying hard drives SanDisk 1TB SSD for US$145 00:07:21 Allen-Mobile Documents folder vs. iCloud Drive 00:10:41 Kevin-CSF-Mojave semi-Dark Mode defaults write -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes 00:13:36 Johnny-DataMan Pro uses Siri Shortcuts to disable Data 00:15:58 How to turn off Dark Mode for just Mail.app 00:17:28 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:19:42 SPONSOR: PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Visit SmileSoftware.com/podcast to learn more. 00:22:05 Lee-Mac mini pricing 00:27:06 Wes-New Mac mini CPU comparisons Intel CPU Comparison Charts Royal Caribbean 00:39:29 New MacBook Air 00:48:28 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. <https://Ring.com/MGG> 00:50:25 SPONSOR: Visit Capterra.com/MGG today and join the millions of people who use Capterra each month. <https://capterra.com/mgg> 00:52:31 CSF: Mac mini — The Arrival — Apple (with “Hello” Easter Egg) 00:54:07 MGGF-DanThurston-Migrating from iCloud Photos to Synology Synology DS918+ 01:00:43 BTRFS vs. EXT4 on NAS 01:04:28 Felix-Photos Library not Quite Happy Repair Photos Library PowerPhotos iCloud Status 01:10:38 ?-MGGF-Flyleaf-Syncing two separate Photos libraries to one Mac AppTamer 01:15:33 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Joe B-P, Tony Z., Ev The Nerd, Robert D., Nick S., Beth B., Ward J., Olga P., Jason A., Stephen A., Mike H., Charles K., Robert R., Run KMC, Keith M., Thomas S., Chuck J., Janes H., Mark W., Lew R., Stevie D., Wayne B., Tony C., Trent N., Doug A., Lee M. 01:18:05 Mike-Deciphering the source of panic shutdowns SMC Reset PRAM/NVRAM Mac Reset If your Mac spontaneously restarts or displays a message that it restarted or shut down because of a problem 01:23:33 MGG 734 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 question of managing spoofed caller ID came up last week, and this week we've got answers. Also, how do you deal with applications that lose their icon? We'll help! We've also got a lot more than that, too, including other questions, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and maybe even an iPhone XR discussion, too!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 733 for Monday, October 29, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:48 But Brawndo’s got what plants crave. It’s got electrolytes 00:02:46 CSF-T2M2 Mechanic for Time Machine Eclectic Light Downloads 00:06:01 Evgeny-CSF-Remote Control for Siri Shortcuts 00:07:15 Joe-CSF-Elementary OS 00:09:49 Eric-CSF-TDO Podcast about Apple Support options Apple Onsite Repair 00:13:49 DLH-Speaking at MacTech 00:17:20 DLH-QT-Hey Siri, What’s My Password for Mac Observer? 00:20:28 Keith-QT-Turn off PowerChime for battery chimes defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnNoHardware -bool true 00:21:48 Managing your Mac’s Battery Health Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan FruitJuice 00:26:28 Feek-QT-Find iOS 12’s Nearby Photos 00:29:56 GrahamMcKay-QT-Reset the Bluetooth Module 00:33:57 Stevie-732-Bluetooth Keyboard keeps sleeping MacBook awake System Preferences | Bluetooth | Advanced… | Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer 00:37:58 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter 00:40:29 Carlos-732-Use WideProtect to Block Spoofed Caller ID 00:43:24 Albert-CSF-GRingTones by Contact Group 00:44:55 Gary-732-Solving the Qi Charging Heat problem Anker PowerWave 7.5W Qi Charger with Fan 00:47:55 Keith-Dealing with Generic Icons in Dock and Finder 00:55:17 MGGF-SoccerDad-Disable Second Monitor? 00:57:23 MGGF-Jeff-Connecting to Local Resources across VPN 01:04:08 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Lee M., Mike H., Charles K., Robert R., Run KMC, Keith M., Thomas S., Chuck J., Janes H., Mark W., Joe B-P, Tony Z., Ev The Nerd, Robert D., Nick S. 01:05:53 David-Best NAS Media Server and Drives DiskStation DS918+ DiskStation DS1817+ WD Red NAS Hard Drive 01:12:48 Ed from LA-Keeping CDs and DVDs these days? 01:17:16 ?-E-Mark-Thoughts on xFi Pods? 01:20:47 MGG 733 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 get spam calls on your iPhone? Would you like to know how to stop that? How about power drain on your Mac and your iPhone? Plus, do you care whether you're using the actual SIM or eSIM on your new iPhone? Press play, listen, and learn together!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 732 for Monday, October 22, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:00 Joe Rogan Veganism vs. Paleo 00:02:48 David-QT-Scan Documents in Notes Attach photos, links, and more in Notes on Mac 00:05:37 Ron-Eero Plus and SmallCubed MailSuite 00:09:10 Synology SRM’s Threat Protection 00:11:46 CSF-ViewSonic VX2758 Curved 27” 1080p 00:15:25 SPONSOR: iMazing – Visit iMazing.com/MGG to save 30% on all licenses to this stellar iPhone management utility that picks up where iTunes leaves you hanging. 00:17:35 David-Power Drain in Mojave Reset SMC on Mac Apple Support Exchange & Repair Extension Programs How to Tell What’s Waking or Putting Your Mac to Sleep 00:26:30 Rod-Qi vs. Lightning for Battery Longevity Apple Maximizing Battery Performance 00:31:30 Brett-Managing Spam Calls on iPhone AT&T Call Protect Verizon Caller Name ID T-Mobile Call Protection NoMoreRobo 00:38:42 First wave of testing Z-Wave Thermostats GoControl Battery Powered Z-Wave Thermostat Smart Z-Wave Thermostat (Amazon) Wink Hub 2 Wink Hub 2 (Amazon) 00:49:41 Rod-SIM vs eSIM 00:55:06 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: George C., Ed I., $50 Willie M., Gary B., Jedd E., Scott S., Steve R., Laura S., Scott C., Andrew G., Deborah F., Lyndon N., Michael P., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Kaz M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Gary B., Jeff F. 00:57:02 Mark-Deleting That Stupid Incompatible File 01:03:28 Louis-Setting up a business domain SmugMug Small Business Show Find a .photo domain through NameCheap 01:11:45 Marcus-App to Slow Down Music for Rehearsal Gig Gab Podcast Amazing Slow Downer Capo Touch 01:15:27 Andrew-Chapters with AAC vs. MP3 01:18:23 Syncing Desktop but not Documents 01:21:24 MGG 732 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

APFS has been available on our Macs for a year now, and we're beginning to see the issues with corruption that can't be yet be solved by Apple or third party utilities. Wi-Fi is changing names… and getting faster! And folks, Backups are still important! All this and more in this week's Mac Geek Gab. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 731 for Monday, October 15, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:46 GoControl Battery Powered Z-Wave Thermostat Smart Z-Wave Thermostat (Amazon) Ecobee Nest Thermostat Honeywell Thermostat 00:07:24 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:09:34 MrHooks-Disable Menu Bar Translucency OnyX 00:13:15 Bamboozle-Can’t Control Contacts Permissions on iOS 12 Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Contacts 00:15:34 NicevilleSteve-Data usage on Personal Hotspot vs. Mobile Data directly TripMode 00:18:39 Appleseed-Duplicate Music Tracks Mackie DL1608 Delete Music, Movies, and TV Shows from your Device 00:22:53 Joel-Two audio signals from one Lightning Port 00:28:13 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:30:29 SPONSOR: Visit Capterra.com/MGG today and join the millions of people who use Capterra each month. 00:33:24 Ron-APFS pausing on boot 00:40:49 Adam-APFS Target Disk Mode killed an SSD DosDude1’s Mojave Patcher Make a Bootable macOS USB Stick DiskMaker X 00:50:45 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: John B., Elizabeth B., Ward J., Olga P., Bob P., Michael L., Jason A., Stephen A., Christopher S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., John G., James C., Jay C., Frank A., Joe S., Abdullah B., Ari L., Barry F., Keith K., Ulysese B., John B., Ken K., Mario Z., Jon G., Ken L., Paul K., Ralph F., Dominic D., David C., Chris H., Lawrence H., Kurt T., Bob H., James N., Robin J., Rob W., Colby W., Mark W., Donald S., Andy D., Mike C. 00:53:20 CSF-Netgear XR700 Gaming Router 00:58:52 New Wi-Fi Version numbers 01:08:55 Mesh 2.0 from Synology’s MR2200AC 01:13:08 Scott-726-Try Wasabi Arq from Haystack 01:15:31 James-CSF-Sandisk iXpand Base 01:16:51 Curtis-CSFR-Duplicati 01:18:08 James-Speed up Apple Watch Updates with Wi-Fi 01:20:08 Alex-Disk Arbitrator 01:21:23 CSF-Blue Compass 01:23:30 Michael-CSF-Sync Folders Pro 01:25:17 MGG 731 Outtro Synology Cloud Station Backup – A little wonky for John and Dave 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 things go wrong with your devices, and sometimes the path you think will solve it winds up running you in circles. The same things can happen to your two favorite geeks, and this week's show talks about some of that while also answering your questions and solving your problems. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 730 for Monday, October 8, 2018 00:02:18 Jeff-Disabling Siri Text Suggestions Settings | Siri & Search | Suggestions Mac Geek Gab iOS App 00:07:13 Why no T2 to T3 Cables? Thunderbolt 00:11:28 Doug-Mojave requires Mail-Plugin Authorization Mail | Preferences | General | Manage Plug-Ins 00:13:26 Brett-729-Termius for iOS (freely-available Terminal app) 00:14:02 Mike-729-WebSSH 00:15:10 Mike-724-Use credit card double warranty protection Wells Fargo Cashwise Visa Signature 00:18:07 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. 00:20:04 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. 00:22:14 Chapterized MGG 00:22:20 Windows failures lead to … Linux! 00:26:05 CSF-Ubuntu Live CD (aka USB Stick) 00:27:08 CSF-Etcher Gnome Desktop APFS FUSE Libre Office SUSE Linux 00:36:18 Abdullah-Mojave Upgrade left me with a slow Mac 00:37:44 Bruce-729-Reformat as APFS from Scratch Black Magic Speed Test OnyX 00:41:09 Chris-S/MIME Issue in Mail with Mojave PKCS12 File 00:49:54 Wilko-Repairing and Renaming a drive 00:54:43 Tanel-Apple Support options macOS : About This Mac | Service iOS : Apple Support 00:58:53 David-That Apple Software Kill-Switch 01:02:12 Eric-Don’t (Kernel) Panic NVMe Bus 01:05:37 Tim-Cable Modem Surge Protection Coaxial Surge Protectors 01:11:01 Mesh 2.0 Synology’s SRM 1.2 adds mesh NETGEAR’s new Nighthawk Mesh firmware Update 01:12:28 Synology SRM 1.2 is out: Enable Threat Protection, Disable Safe Access 01:14:32 Scott-DNS on Mac vs. Router Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS eero Plus works better than Synology Safe Access 01:25:31 MGG 730 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

Ever wanted to run Terminal from your iPhone? How about merge two Mac Photos Libraries the right way? And is Mojave the Key to Solving the iTunes Problem? All of these questions and lots, lots more are answered in this week's Mac Geek Gab!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 729 for Monday, October 1, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:49 David-Terminal from iPhone – Prompt sudo shutdown -r now mochaVNC Lite Screens from Edovia 00:05:54 Joe-Medical info on iPhone 00:08:56 Helma-Mac mini won’t boot Mac mini Late 2012 Power Supply Replacement 00:15:02 SPONSOR – Other World Computing: OWC’s new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter allows anyone with a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC to download content 10x faster than Gigabit Ethernet. 00:16:59 Allison-726-Use AppDelete to Save App Settings 00:18:41 Mark-726-Delete list of downloaded files 00:20:25 Mojave, Fusion Drives, and APFS 00:25:16 Christopher-new diskutil resetFusion command 00:27:56 Jason-QT-Twelve Mojave Login Window Customizations 00:30:08 James-Full Disk Access and Backup Software System Preferences | Security & Privacy | Privacy | Full Disk Access Carbon Copy Cloner Acronis Backup Backblaze Mojave Full Disk Access workaround 00:35:39 SmallCubed’s new MailSuite… delayed 00:39:01 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Leslie B., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Gary B., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, Tony Z., Everett T., Nick S., Robert D., Craig R., William P., Andrew B., David H, Fernando F., Gary R., Jeffrey F., Lyndon N., Michael E., Andrew S., Royce T., Leigh F., Brinn T., James H., Daniel H., Martin S., Roger Y., Robbie R., Sharon F., Randy B., Michel D. 00:41:08 Paul-The future of Shortcuts 00:46:03 Jeff-Merging, Storing, and Backing Up Photos PowerPhotos 00:51:12 David-Mojave Upgrade Woes 00:54:24 Jeffrey-USB Drives Won’t Mount How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery 01:00:33 Jason-Battling iTunes Library vs. iCloud Music Library 01:07:52 Michael-iTunes is a bag of hurt. Is Mojave the answer to the iTunes problem? 01:10:06 Todd-Mac Always Waking Up Lingon X How to Tell What’s Waking or Putting Your Mac to Sleep 01:15:01 John-CSF-Skywin Wireless Charging Receiver for Airpods 01:16:09 John-CSF-Verizon’s Fios Network Extender MoCA Actiontec MoCA 01:20:05 CSF-Ventev Wall Port PD Wall Charger Fast charge your iPhone Power Delivery over USB-C EMCA = Electronically Marked Cable Assembly 01:26:00 MGG 729 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

Don't get caught, folks. That's what we say, and that's what we mean. This week that takes shape with advice about when to install macOS Mojave, finding the right place(s) to buy inexpensive tech, and extending your Wi-Fi network the right – and fun – ways. Oh, and there's more, too. You'll just have to listen, OK?Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 728 for Monday, September 24, 2018 00:01:35 Happy birthday to Dave! 00:02:46 macOS Mojave Features Discussion 00:04:27 Dark Mode. System Preferences > General > Appearance 00:07:18 Finder: Right click on Desktop > Use Stacks Finder: New Gallery View includes Get Info 00:11:00 System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy for things like Keyboard Maestro. Uncheck and recheck them if they’re not immediately working. 00:12:27 Screenshots – Cmd-Shift-5 Skitch 00:16:39 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:18:42 Continuity Camera – Take a pic with your iPhone, choose “File > Import From” in Pages, Mail, etc to scan/shoot with your iPhone or iPad 00:20:39 iOS Apps Ported – News, Stocks, Home, Voice Memos with iCloud Syncing 00:22:15 System Preferences > Dock > Show recent applications in Dock 00:23:33 Mac App Store is way different 00:24:17 System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy 00:26:36 Mojave and Safari 12-on-prior-versions tip: Safari > Preferences > Tabs > Show website icons in tabs 00:27:51 New Safari Intelligent Tracking Protection WebKit Archives 00:31:47 SPONSOR: iMazing – Visit iMazing.com/MGG to save 30% on all licenses to this stellar iPhone management utility that picks up where iTunes leaves you hanging. 00:33:03 Jedd-iMazing Tale of Joy 00:34:30 Maybe Microsoft was … right? 00:36:51 iOS 12: Settings > Passwords & Accounts > AutoFill Passwords 00:38:58 CSF-Griptyte Power 3000 Speck Presidio Grip + Glitter iPhone Case 00:41:46 Everett-CSF-Vinyl Buddy to clean iMac Screen like the Genius Bar 00:42:57 JFB-Find my friends from iCloud.com 00:45:49 JFB-The Points Guy App (Tell it about your credit cards, it’ll tell you best card, based on location, to get maximum rewards, can also do this for past transactions, used to be Wallaby) 00:48:20 Andrew-Updating to iOS 12 with iTunes Download iTunes 00:51:33 Paul-Set up an Amazon Household 00:53:48 Scott-725-Buy Inexpensive Tech at Estate Sales EstateSales.net EstateSales.org 00:55:17 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 00:57:10 Aaron-727-Don’t Get Caught with Dual SIMs 00:59:27 Eric-727-Dual SIM needs GSM 01:04:14 James-727-Too Much Talk of Cruft! 01:06:21 Todd-CSF-Comcast/Xfinity Xfi Pods Plume SuperPods 01:08:46 Lonnie-727-Ubiquiti Unifi POE Mesh Access Point Ubiquiti AmpliFi Mesh 01:10:34 Dominic-727-Extend Router with AirPort Express 01:13:20 Simon-Choosing my iPhone Hotspot over My Router 01:18:00 Andrew-What is Carbon Copy Cloner Backing Up? Where can I find CCC’s log file? 01:23:04 MGG 727 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

iOS 12 is out, folks, and John and Dave have some experience with it that they're happy to share. Of course, they take your questions, too, including those about your upcoming Mojave migration. Don't miss this one, folks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 727 for Monday, September 17, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:20 Dead drive DriveDx Orico 2.5” to 3.5” Hard Drive Adapter 00:09:46 iOS 12 Is Out Today 00:16:09 Mojave next week! New Safari 12 for macOS 00:20:44 MGGJim-Disable USB Restricted Mode in iOS 12 00:23:03 Robin-QT-Drag-n-Drop from Safari Downloads Window Safari | View | Show Downloads 00:25:22 QT-Show Completed Jobs in Printer System Preferences | Printers & Scanners | Open Print Queue | Window | Show Completed Jobs 00:29:32 Ernesto-Fast Charging and Playing Audio on iPhone Belkin Lighting Audio + Charge Rockstar 00:33:45 Jim-724-Resilio Sync Success Story 00:36:53 SPONSOR: Eero Mesh Wi-Fi – Use MGG for Free Shipping in USA and Canada. 00:39:52 Greg-Don’t Fear the Reaper, Or the Dongles More Cowbell Hardware Growler 00:46:28 Rick-Really Clean Install and Application Components Pacifist for macOS CleanMyMac X AppCleaner Hazel 00:58:06 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 01:00:54 JP-Preventing Newer MacBook Pro Startup sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00 How to stop the new MacBook Pro from automatically turning on when the lid is open How to turn your Mac on or off 01:07:57 Is it time to upgrade the iPhone? 01:11:03 Dual SIM and eSIM GigSky 01:15:36 David-Can I extend my router’s network with mesh? NETGEAR R9000/X10 NETGEAR EX8000 NETGEAR EX7300 01:22:01 Watching a single NFL game – NOT EASY 01:30:20 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Joe S., David T., Mike F., Ericka R., KiwiGraham, Mike Z., Joe S., Barry F., Ari L., Michael P., Dom B., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M. 01:31:33 MGG 727 Outtro Pepcom this week 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 fully embrace the USB-C interface, folks, at least according to listener Zack. Todd helps us understand Cruft, Phil needs to know about storing IDs when traveling, Felix is curious about storing archives, and that's just the half of it. You'll have to listen to hear Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun talk all about this and more!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 726 for Monday, September 10, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> Gig Gab 181 00:03:27 Douglas-QT-Downloading again … For Free! iOS | App Store | Account | Purchased 00:07:34 Todd-CSF-Cruft Explained! Seth Godin: Sunk Costs Honeywell CP-6 00:10:22 Zack-QT-Skip the Dongle, Get a Cable USB-C to USB-B Cable 00:13:00 Dusty-725-Not all USB-C Dongles Are the Same 00:17:08 SPONSOR: iMazing – Visit iMazing.com/MGG to save 30% on all licenses to this stellar iPhone management utility that picks up where iTunes leaves you hanging. 00:19:05 Kurt-CSF-724-A Better Finder…Attributes! 00:20:45 Gary-CSF-CleanMyMac X and SetApp 00:24:23 KoderKev-CSF-Mac Repository 00:27:51 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. 00:30:30 Phil-Storing IDs when traveling 1Password LastPass 00:34:57 CSF-ScannR App for Scanning Driver’s Licenses 00:36:48 Felix-Storing old archives, Verifying Photos Data Scrubbing Iron Mountain 00:44:33 Joe-Scripting SwitchResX Keyboard Maestro 00:51:14 Danny-macOS Voice Dictation Software Dragon Dictate for Mac 00:56:29 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Chris F., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Micah P., Ryan M., Neal L., Dave C., Scott F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Abdullah B., John G., Frank A., James C., Jay C., Joe B., Peer Timo A., Eric R., Drake Z., The Teri O’Brien Show, Stephanie E. 00:58:39 Douglas-Sonos as a Speaker for the Mac Sonos brings AirPlay 2 Sonos Beam Yamaha AirPlay 2 Amplifiers Sonos Amp 01:10:52 Jedd-Which Range Extenders Work? TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender RE355 01:18:30 to 4K or not 4K… and OLED 01:23:25 MGG 726 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

Going back to school often means needing to take things from the digital world and connect them to the analog. Need sound? Need printouts? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have some Cool Stuff Found for you! Then it's on to troubleshooting external disks (including APFS), cable modem advice and what to do with an extra Mac mini. All this and more, just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 725 for Monday, September 3, 2018 00:01:51 De-lint your iPhone and iPad port Lightning Port Cover 00:06:41 Brother J-CSF-HyperJuice External Battery Pack 00:08:34 Considering laptop upgrades Anker 5-in-1 Premium USB-C Data Hub 00:14:09 SPONSOR: PDFpen from Smile is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Using PDFpen, you can go paperless with scanning and OCR, search and redact sensitive info, such as account numbers, correct text in PDFs without the originals, and much more. Learn more about PDFpen at SmileSoftware.com/podcast 00:17:19 Rob-CSF-AirPort Express AirPlay 2 00:20:41 CSF-Anker Soundcore Flare 00:23:21 CSF-Samsung Xpress M2020 Laser Printer 00:27:29 DLH-CSF-TimingApp The Small Business Show 00:29:17 John-CSF-netcat or nc Homebrew Cakebrew nmap Terminal command 00:34:58 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers – Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? 00:36:45 Jan-Troubleshooting a missing USB Disk Hardware Growler If your Amazon Fire Tablet doesn’t work on your Mac 00:43:24 Steve-Financial Software (second part only) Quicken for Mac Mint.com TurboTax 00:49:58 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Erik W-B, Gene R., Bartek B., Bruce W., Randall S., Jim E., Jeff S., Daniel C., Doug S., Robb H., Bob P., Matt C., Tony B., EvTheNerd, Nick S., Robert D., John B., Beth B, Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., Stephen A., Christopher S. 00:51:25 Christopher-Extra Mac mini (Late 2012) 00:57:19 For consultants: Beware imposing your advice on your clients 01:02:01 Doug-APFS on External Rotational Advice Everything you need to know about Carbon Copy Cloner and APFS 01:06:25 Harvey-Upgrading Cable Modem? 01:12:04 Scott-Which DOCSIS 3.1 Modem? NETGEAR CM1000 ARRIS SB8200 Motorola MB8600 XFINITY Approved Cable Modems 01:16:42 Carsten-Provisioning a new Cable Modem 01:29:58 MGG 725 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

There is never a dull moment when the MGG Family gets together, and this week with questions about misbehaving fonts, unsorted Photos, and inconsistent speed tests, well, there's a lot happening. And that's just the first round! Listen as John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton sort through all this and more. Press play … and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 724 for Monday, August 27, 2018 00:04:00 Randy-Fonts Displaying Oddly in Mail and Safari Font Book – Install and Validate Fonts 00:08:14 Brian-Photos Sorting A Better Finder Rename Unix Epoch Time 00:11:31 Adam-CSFR-ExifTool 00:13:17 Iain-CSF-723-NeoFinder 00:14:35 Use Finder Search Attributes 00:15:48 SPONSOR: Check out the new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter from Other World Computing at MacSales.com 00:17:11 Rich-Understanding SpeedTest Results How to use iPerf 00:28:39 Adam-Transcribing YouTube Videos Your Account | Creator Studio | Video Manager | Subtitles/CC 00:32:48 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:34:55 Damian-QT-iOS Grouped Emails 00:35:59 E-Jan-Target Display Mode 00:37:59 Bob-721-The SSD Egg Carton Analogy 00:44:26 David-722-AppleCare+ (Mac and iPhone and iPad) Thoughts 00:48:08 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Kaz M., Michael L., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Gary B., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, Micah P. , Rich F., Kevin S., Harry M., Mike P., David R., Tom M., Matthias S., Dmitry S., Drew T., Juergen G., William J., Gray J., Wes G., Mark R., Mike M., Fernando M., Allen C., Stuart M., Michael E., John L., Kirschen S., Michael C., Tony Z., Seth R., Martijn B., Peter M., Jonathan C. 00:50:36 Neal-Private Cloud Syncing Solutions Resilio Sync ownCloud NextCloud 00:58:17 Chris-Suggestions for PDF Storage, iOS SMB Access? FileExplorer My Cloud 01:06:29 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 01:08:21 Ed-Thoughts on Sonos Beam 01:19:33 Gary-CSF-Windows 95 is now a Mac App 01:20:19 Dusty-VirtualBox and USB Devices Parallels 14 for Mac Launches 01:26:48 MGG 724 Outtro https://www.macobserver.com/community/ Reeder Feedbin 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 not just newer Macs that suffer from CPU throttling, it happens on older Macs, too, and a firmware update is <em>not</em> the easy fix. Keychains, Photo Sorting, Battery management tips, and doing the Public Wi-Fi Dance are just <em>some</em> of the other topics covered.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 723 for Monday, August 20, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:45 John Upgrades his NAS Synology SHR How to Upgrade the Memory in a Synology Disk Station DS713+ NAS (The processor in your NAS may be able to address more RAM than the unit shipped with, if the RAM is socketed, why not?) 00:08:35 Low Battery Causes CPU Slowdowns to 800MHz iStat Menus Intel Power Gadget 00:13:51 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers – Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? 00:15:15 Iain-3 Battery and Heat Management Tips Mpow Car Phone Mount, Air Vent Phone Holder for Car with Adjustable Car Phone Holder Settings | Battery | Low Power Mode (put in Control Center for easy access) 00:22:32 Use separate Keychain for Mail certificates Encrypting Mail on macOS 00:28:51 CSF-PowerPort Strip 12 00:30:58 Donna-Cheap iPhone Charger causes Ford Tire Pressure Monitor System Fault Buy a better charger 00:33:43 SPONSOR: MasterClass – Imagine learning new recipes from Gordon Ramsay, or 2 photography tips from Annie Leibovitz. Now you can. Visit MasterClass.com/MGG for unlimited access to MasterClass. 00:35:51 Paul-Doing the public Wi-Fi Dance On iOS and some public Wi-Fi, disabling Auto-Login for a network may bring up the Login screen 00:40:06 General | Reset | Reset Network Settings if all else fails 00:42:31 Ioannis-Lightning to USB-C to MacBook Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader Lightning to Type C Adapter 00:43:59 [email protected] 00:44:28 SPONSOR: GameTime – Gametime is the top destination for last-minute tickets to live events. For $15 off your first purchase, visit usegametime.com/MGG and use promo code MGG. 00:47:17 Ron-USB-C Heat Satechi USB-C dock Conmdex Macsafe to USB-C 00:52:36 Ron-Mail Tildes Mail | Mailbox | Take All Accounts Online 00:55:37 Andrew-Sort Photos by Date Taken Sort by Date Taken with Path Finder Total Finder A Better Finder Rename 01:02:00 Greg-UPS Options in Energy Saver pmset -g 01:06:42 Roger-iPhone Reset All Settings after App Crash Settings | General | Reset | Reset All Settings looks to have solved odd password problem 01:09:40 Kevin-Is FileMaker the right answer? 01:16:17 Brian-How long before my Mac is no longer secure? 01:21:12 MGG 723 Outtro https://www.macobserver.com/community/ 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 spinning beachball sucks. It sucks time away, and it sucks the life out of your computing experience. So let's talk about at least one way to solve it. And let's learn at least four other things along the way. Sound good? Great. Press play and you're on the train.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 722 for Monday, August 13, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:03 Matt-719-Delete the logs, cure the beachball Onyx | Maintenance | Cleaning | Logs (also check Options… button) 00:05:11 Streamline The System Preferences Window 00:06:55 Dominic-721-Don’t Forget Migration Assistant How to move your content to a new Mac 00:08:01 Elliot-720-AirPods Replacement Process Replacement will only replace one part, not both. Once you receive replacement, Replace an AirPod or charging case 00:08:52 Dan-QT-Examine your iPhone iPhone Battery & Power Repair A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance 00:11:13 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 00:12:38 QT-QuickBooks-Don’t Forget to use QuickBooks Classes The Small Business Show 00:15:07 Jeff-CSF-macOS Grab Utility The Folder of Forgotten Utilities, or What’s Up with /Applications/Utilities 00:18:14 BrianMonroe-CSF-NetTool.io 00:19:30 Greg-CSF-721-Metapho for Getting Video Sizes 00:21:31 Greg-CSF-721-BASEQI microSD Adapter and Samsung 256GB MicroSDXC 00:23:18 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. 00:25:06 Alex-Is iCloud Data Encrypted? iCloud security overview 00:28:32 Joe-Importing old Mailboxes Mail for macOS Sierra: Import or export mailboxes 00:33:36 David-Custom DNS on Mobile Data 00:36:16 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Josh O., Louis-Michel, Paulo B., Margaret M., Eliot G., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Abdullah B., John G., Frank A., James C., Jay C., Joe S., Barry F., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., John B. 00:38:22 Devon-Older (2010) and Newer (2012) Mac Drive Woes 00:46:06 Mike-What’s Accessing My Hard Drive? iStat Menus 00:50:56 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:53:22 Les-Is AppleCare+ Worth It on a MacBook Pro? 00:59:08 Mark-Cable Modem brings down entire network 01:05:44 Apple’s new DMARC Policy and GMail 01:10:21 Damian-Future of Mac Scripting Keyboard Maestro HyperCard 01:14:28 Eddie-External Display Wake-From-Sleep and Handshake Issues HDCP Errors 01:19:15 Kaz-Migrating Application Data/Settings to a new Mac (mainly just #4) AppCleaner Hazel 01:26:33 MGG 722 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

Is running a full SSD OK? What's accessing my hard drive? How do I get custom sounds into Mail? These are just a few of the questions that John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, answer this week. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 721 for Monday, August 6, 2018 00:01:40 Flanging Wah-Wah Pedal Gig Gab Podcast 00:03:31 Thermometers, Qi Charging, and Heat Keeping iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch within acceptable operating temperatures 00:07:05 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers: Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? 00:08:42 Jai-QT and CSF-Mail PDF, Secure Files, Browser Strings Workflow Dropshare Private and Secure File Transfer with Dropshare Transfer.sh GeekGab.txt demo iCab Mobile 00:13:42 James-CSF-Pockethernet Pockethernet Review @ SmallNetBuilder 00:17:51 Ev-CSF-SSD RAID Adapter 00:20:06 Mark-CSF-MU Travel Charger 00:21:22 Bob-719-Why the Beachball Appears FSMonitor 00:22:57 Harvey-720-Assistive Touch for Undo Settings | General | Accessibility | Assistive Touch 00:26:53 SPONSOR: Eero Mesh Wi-Fi – Use MGG for Free Shipping in USA and Canada. 00:29:03 Jim-Start with the basics 00:33:10 Ron-New MacBook Pro… don’t forget the speed! 00:36:26 Jon-Reinstalling High Sierra on 2018 MacBook Pro 00:40:18 Jeff-Solve Apple Watch Bluetooth Disconnects 00:44:53 Tony-Finding a file without the name 00:49:25 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. 00:51:25 Greg-iOS Video Size? Use the Files app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Photo Investigator for iOS Snapseed Image Capture 00:57:49 Karl-The Case of the Haunted Drive NIFTY microSD Samsung 128 EVO XCI Micro SD 01:03:12 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Nick S., Robert D., Beth B., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Bob P., Michael L., Jason A., Stephen A., Chris F., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Gary W., David H., Robert F., Karl B., Peter P. 01:04:35 Jim-System Info | Storage | System Item is Bogus Run OmniDiskSweeper as Admin 01:12:52 Daniel-Is Running Full SSDs OK? iStat Menus 01:18:30 John-Custom Sounds in macOS Mail Chatty Cathy 01:24:05 MGG 721 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

Every time your two favorite geeks get together, something interesting happens: everyone learns at least five (5!) new things. This week's topics include two very specific features of APFS (a pro and a con), noise-canceling headphones for travel, a solution to drives not appearing on your Desktop, some Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. Press play or download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 720 for Monday, July 30, 2018 00:03:01 Steve-QT-Request Desktop Version on iOS Safari | Preferences | Advanced | Show Develop menu in menu bar, then Safari | Develop | User Agent (changes browser you appear as) (macOS) 00:08:31 Paul-QT-Shake to Undo 00:10:30 Craig-CSF-Luminar 00:11:19 CSF-KeyCue 9 Emoji Typing 00:13:12 CSF-PHP from the iPad with Coda and Prompt 00:15:01 CSF-JBL Everest Elite 750NC 00:17:27 Just disable noise canceling headphones before removing them 00:19:19 Steve-717-Use IVI from SouthPole Software to convert from h.264 to h.265 in place 00:22:33 SPONSOR: Other World Computing – Check out the new OWC Express 4M2 external SSD: incredibly fast, can be upgraded up to 8TB, and is compatible with both Mac and Windows. 00:24:12 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 00:26:25 Tim-716-Multiple Screens with Unpredictable Dock Try to change virtual position of multiple screens (side by side versus top and bottom) in Preferences | Displays | Arrangement to impact Dock behavior 00:29:12 Roberto-716-Positioning the Dock at Will If you hide Dock, it should appear on screen you’re on when you move cursor to dock location When invoking Launchpad using gestures, Dock should appear on last screen it was used 00:31:24 Petter-717-Replacement AirPods Replace AirPods via AirPod Service and Repair If your AirPods are lost Learn more about your AirPods with charging case (including finding serial number, required for replacement) Replace an AirPod or charging case 00:35:01 Seth-717-Solving the Resetting iPhone and iPad Settings | General | Reset Network Settings 00:41:06 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Dan E., Mike P., Tony G., John O., Richard J., Avram M., Paul W., Gary T., Ron G., Dennis J., Bruce M., Zack E., Greg H., Deb L., Tony N., Mark S., Jim E., Eddie M., Robert T., Graham R., James M., Walter H., Khürt W., George D., Racer G., Cindy K., Mark E., Perry M., Tony C., Michael E., Tom H., Michael D., Brett P., Mark S., Ralph M., Dionicio Y., Tim M., William S., Dan B., Mike D., Joe K., Jim K., Chris F., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Dave C., Scott F., John G., Abdullah B., Frank A., James C., Joe S., Barry F., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., John B., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., EvTheNerd, David G., Gary B., Jeff F., Tony Z., Micah P., John B., Ken M. 00:45:12 Perry-719-APFS Slower to Startup 00:49:35 Bill-Add an APFS Volume to an existing disk Disk Utility | Edit | Add APFS Volume… and Size Options… has Reserve and Quota options 00:53:42 Michael-Mac won’t properly shut down How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac Disk Utility Help | Repair a Disk 00:58:54 Jeff-Drives not Appearing on Desktop Finder | Preferences | General, uncheck and recheck “External Disks” 01:07:10 Robby-Messages in iCloud, Cross Platform Messaging Keep all your messages in iCloud Messages | Add Jabber Account… (Jabber/XMPP is a cross-platform messaging services you can use from Messages) Public XMPP Servers Download iCloud for Windows (you can share some iCloud services, but not Messages, on Windows) 01:19:44 Chuck-Dropbox Taking all my Screenshots Dropbox | Preferences | Import | Share screenshots using Dropbox 01:23:02 MGG 720 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

Back from their adventures, John and Dave talk through some travel-related tips, including the best iPhone case to use when on the road and the best mobile computer for you. That's not all, though, as this week's episode also includes segments about sharing to an older TV, resolving slow computers, and lots of great OCR solutions for both your Mac and your iPhone. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 719 for Tuesday, July 24, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:16 MacStock Expo 2018 Markdown 00:07:41 Neal-CSF-Condense Screen OCR App 00:08:48 Greg-CSF-718-Microsoft Seeing AI 00:09:44 EvTheNerd-718-How to scan words from pictures on-the-fly General | Accessibility | Speech | Speak Screen (iOS) 00:11:05 Eliot-CSF-718-Prizmo Go and Textgrabber Hector D Byrd 00:15:28 Bill-CSF-718-Scan Tailor DIY Book Scanner Forums 00:17:17 Patrick-CSF-718-Free Online OCR From Text To Speech 00:18:24 Harvey-718-Eat Your Books Tesseract OCR (development sponsored by Google) 00:20:42 SPONSOR: Learn from the best in the world at MasterClass.com/MGG with a FREE 7 day trial 00:22:50 SPONSOR: 1Password for Mac – It’s a password manager, and you need one. Get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab. 00:24:43 Allison-UPS Suggestion (Puck Killed the Wi-Fi) 00:29:07 Gene-CSF-Google Maps 3D View Select Satellite layer, hold Shift, left click/drag on screen 00:31:56 Seth-718-HubiC is closed to new accounts 00:33:10 CSF-PopSocket (but HANDL Cases are better) 00:36:33 Todd-QT-Zoom in on any screen on iOS Take screenshot, zoom in on that instead 00:37:53 Allen-Assign Apps to Specific Desktops One you add a Desktop (three finger swipe up, hit ‘+’) clicking on item in Dock reveals “Assign to All Desktops | This Desktop | None” option 00:42:03 Sonos AirPlay 2 Living In The Past 00:46:50 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:48:56 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers – Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? Get 35% off and a 14-day FREE trial. 00:51:15 Robert-iMac Running Slow Use Safe Mode to Isolate Issues With Your Mac OnyX for Mac iStat Menus AppTamer 01:03:50 Perry-Slow Startup and Multi-Picture Scanning Verbose Mode Log 01:11:08 Kristin-Displaying Phone on TV HDMI to non-HDMI Adapter Older Apple TV 01:16:13 Yannis-iPad Pro instead of Mac Laptop Apple Smart Keyboard Brydge iPad Keyboards 01:26:37 MGG 719 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Sometimes it's time for a deep dive. Today it's time for three! Listen as your two favorite geeks dive into Photos, NAS (Synology… and more!), and Backups.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 718 for Monday, July 16, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:05 eero Labs Beta Features Macstock 00:04:39 Albert-Photo Editing Pixelmator How to edit photos on your Mac Take and edit photos with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch How to edit with third-party apps and extensions in Photos GraphicConverter GIMP Photo Editor Acorn Photo Editor Affinity Photo 00:12:09 John-Sharing Photos in iCloud Hazel Shared iCloud Photo Albums iXpand from SanDisk 00:17:41 James-Indexing Cookbooks with OCR PDFScan+ 00:21:28 Ken-GC-Scanning Words from Pictures on-the-fly Family Sharing 00:22:49 Daniel-Photos Launches Funny OnyX 00:27:39 SPONSOR: Ring Doorbell and Floodlight Cameras – Save up to $150 on Ring of Security Kits 00:30:03 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:31:58 ?-EP-Olga-Which Synology DiskStation to Buy? Synology Products Compare DS418play DS918+ QNAP TS-451+ 00:45:00 Louis-Things I can do with my Synology DiskStation Drive Hyper Backup Shared Folder Sync Set up VPN Server Office Synology Moments Note Station Docker Surveillance Station Chat Transmission and Couch Potato (file sharing) 01:02:38 Bruce-Personal offsite backups Synology HyperBackup hubiC (not accepting new accounts) Synology C2 Time Machine Quotas on Synology 01:11:40 Todd-Can I clone to a Synology? iSCSI for the Mac Netboot to Synology 01:16:27 Karl-BTRFS or EXT4 on a NAS QNAP says EXT4 is better than BTRFS 01:23:01 MGG 718 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

Tips and questions answered about iCloud Family Storage, Permissions, Converting video types, AirPods, FileMaker, and much more. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 717 for Monday, July 9, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:26 Christian-Merging into iCloud Family Storage Plan 00:08:32 Roger-Permission Denied 00:12:30 Mojave Beta Discussion 00:14:23 iOS 12 Beta and Springboard Resets forScore 00:18:54 10.5” iPad Pro as iPad Mini Replacement 00:22:15 Buy refurbished on the Apple Store Refurb-Tracker.com 00:27:44 SPONSOR: 1Password for Mac: It’s a password manager, and you need one. 1Password 7 adds Watchtower, an engine that tells you if one of your passwords has been compromised. Get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab. 00:25:59 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers: Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? 00:29:42 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 00:32:04 Roger-QT-Find My AirPods 00:37:28 Jacob & Gary-Report Phishing Attempts to Apple 00:39:03 Dave-QT-716-Dock Moves to Other Display With a Trick 00:41:04 Aaron-Silence and configure that UPS with apcupsd 00:45:37 Screen Saver Hot Corners can have modifier keys 00:47:50 Harvey-QT-iPhone Keyboards… Sometimes! 00:51:10 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Beth B., Jim E., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Jason A., Bob P., Michael L., Stephen A., Brian D., John I., Mike M., Mary G., Corrie A., Jason T., Michael P., Andy W., Theresa B., Norton B., Koji M., Edward W., John P., Kraig S., Joel F., 00:52:41 Doug-Converting h.264 to h.265 iviTools H264 to HEVC without quality loss? Converting H264 MKV’s to H265 MKV’s FFmpeg (and h.265 encoding) CakeBrew 00:59:27 Boeing 717 (aka MD-95) 01:00:32 Jim-Netgear Orbi Location Errors Skyhook Wireless MaxMind Bob & Doug McKenzie Pokemon Go 01:10:00 Deco M9 Plus Yonomi Yeti ZigBee 01:16:11 LIFX Mini 01:18:47 Rachel-Does Rebooting Once per Week truly Help? 01:22:16 MGG 717 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Sometimes it doesn't sound geeky but it is, other times it sounds geeky but it isn't. With supercapacitors, VPNs, and PRAM on the list which path do you think your two favorite geeks are going to take you down today? You'll just have to listen and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 716 for Monday, July 2, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> Lake Winnepesaukee 00:03:56 Chris-CSF-yKey from Plum Amazing Control Plane 00:05:32 Phil-CSF-ToothFairy 00:07:05 Donna-CSF-Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Travel Speaker JBL Flip 4 JBL Pulse 3 00:10:17 Matt-713-CSFR-Resilio Sync 00:13:48 CSF-714-Aerial Screen Saver for Mac 00:16:33 CSF-When.Works 00:20:11 Discord for MGG Audio 00:22:12 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Brett H, Terence N., Warren R., Robert P., Karin K., David P., David G., Jeffrey F., Rick S., John B., Tony Z., Micah P., Nick S., Robert D. 00:24:55 Peter-Don’t forget the PRAM 00:28:47 Phil-Apple ID Phishing Attempt 00:34:53 SPONSOR: TextExpander – Now supports Single Sign On (SSO), including identity providers Okta, OneLogin, and G Suite. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. 00:37:36 How to position the Dock with multiple monitors? 00:44:22 David-Which password manager? 1Password for Mac (and, because they’re a sponsor, you get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab) Last Pass DashLane (password manager that’s existed since October, 2012) iCloud Keychain 9to5Mac’s Article Comparing Password Managers 00:53:03 Tom-Unmounting LaCie Hard Drive Consolation 2 from Eclectic Light Sleeper from St. Clair Software 01:01:00 Phil-GC-PDF to Audio 01:08:20 David-708-iTunes Match, The Refund! 01:10:17 John-709-Managing Apple Pay Addresses on the Mac 01:11:31 Paul-714-Supercapacitor Conversion of a UPS Replacing a UPS battery with supercapacitors Marathon-Power Supercapacaitor UPS 01:13:31 Dave’s UPS Follow-up APC BR1300G And Which UPS to get? 01:20:13 Ron-714-Signia Pure Charge and Go NX charges wirelessly 01:22:00 Bill-715-VPN to access LAN and WAN 01:25:57 Lex-715-VPN and TLS Man-in-the-middle attacks Jim-715-Disagreement about VPN and TLS Traffic Certificate Fingerprint Generator Encrypt.me Speedify 01:32:06 MGG 716 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

APFS is still quite young, and both the market for it and our experience with it are evolving at a rapid pace. There's plenty more to learn about it, and your two favorite geeks dig in a little today. But that's not all! Some questions from the forums, some questions from the email, and more round out the show. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 715 for Monday, June 25, 2018 00:01:35 The Drives, They Die Synology remove drive from storage pool Synology HyperBackup Seagate IronWolf Drives – 4TB for $120 WD Red Drives 00:10:16 Mark-Setting up Time Machine on Synology 00:14:41 david2m2-Choosing Malware and Virus Protection MalwareBytes clamXAV for Mac MacScan Drive Genius Malware Detection 00:18:49 Allison-QT-Do Not Disturb on the Mac 00:20:44 SPONSOR: 1Password for Mac: It’s a password manager, and you need one. Dave uses 1Password, and the new 1Password 7 adds Watchtower, an engine that tells you if one of your passwords has been compromised. Get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab. 00:23:11 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers: Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? 00:24:53 SPONSOR: Other World Computing: Battery upgrades for all MacBook Pro Retinta Display models and Thunderbolt 3 Docks for both Mac and Windows. 00:26:25 Rob-Odd Screen Saver Behavior 00:30:26 Upgraded to High Sierra Carbon Copy Cloner Screens Edovia 00:36:52 High Sierra Screen Savers Aerial Screen Saver for Mac 00:38:22 Rick-Recurring problems with external media 00:44:58 Michael-Converting External Drives to APFS? 00:51:28 Matt-APFS Case Sensitivity 00:54:03 Brent-HDD (Fusion Drive) Issues DriveDx 00:59:17 Robin-APFS vs. HFS+ 01:02:01 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Joe M., Richard N., Antonio B., Gary B., Joseph W., Jeff F., EvTheNerd, Joseph B-P, Dave G. 01:04:02 Archiving and then Deleting from Gmail before:2014/01/01 -label:[imap]-archive -in:inbox -in:sent has:nouserlabels 01:08:39 Phil-Adapting power while traveling to different countries Rick Steves Travel Adapters XFINITY Secure Wi-Fi 01:23:53 MGG 715 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 like Quick Tips? Do you think you know everything about the macOS App Switcher? If you answered "yes" to those questions we think you'll be in for a very pleasant surprise, and that's just the kickoff of the episode! Then it's on to a few other tips, including a great script for unmounting drives that contain iTunes libraries. Plus, your questions answered. Download or simply press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!. Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 714 for Monday, June 18, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:07 Who is Pilot Pete? 00:03:04 Erol-QT-713-Mac App Switcher Quick Tips 00:04:35 Dan-QT-Down arrow in App Switcher for App Exposé KeyCue Colloquy 00:08:16 Greg-QT-Reminders Control BusyCal Mac Geek Gab Forums CheatSheet for macOS 00:13:18 Bill-713-Unmounting External Drives with iTunes Library Keyboard Maestro Hazel 00:17:32 Bob-707-Script for changing settings on new Wi-Fi network BearExtender 00:27:08 Dominic-Substitute for iPad Calculator – Also, don’t forget to ask Siri to divide Zero by Zero! 00:30:11 SPONSOR: Ring Doorbell and Floodlight Cameras – Save up to $150 on Ring of Security Kits 00:31:58 SPONSOR: Eero Mesh Wi-Fi – Use MGG for Free Shipping in USA and Canada 00:34:35 Scott-Extending Wi-Fi without Mesh AmpliFi Mesh Point HD Netgear EX7000 Netgear X4S’ TP-Link Wireless and Wi-Fi Range Extenders SonosNet vs. Wi-Fi 00:47:54 Frank-AirPlay 2 on Third Party Receivers AudioCast 00:52:50 Jim-Sharing Family Photos Google Photos Prime Photos Synology Moments FlickR FlickR Family Groups 01:02:35 SPONSOR: Nutrafol Natural Hair Health Supplement – Get Your First Month For $10 with a Subscription with Code MGG 01:05:06 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Talent Solutions – Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 01:06:31 Dan-Multiple Displays Deep Dive MacTracker 01:14:15 Dave Brown Out Back-UPS BR1300G 01:17:34 Dan Multiple Displays Tips Display Rotation Menu 01:19:14 CSF-Signia Pure Charge&Go 7Nx Etymotic ER-20 01:26:32 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: John B., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Chuck P. 01:28:26 Aaron-711-Finding a File’s Location and Restoring the Desktop 01:30:41 Jim-Fixing Mail Signature Syncing iCloud: Create an email signature in iCloud Mail 01:34:02 JP-Updated CarPlay and Ford Sync 3 Integration 01:36:18 MGG 714 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 as they celebrate their 13th Mac Geek Gab anniversary by answering your questions, sharing Cool Stuff Found, solving problems and… you know… doing what they do for you! Press play, download, and celebrate! And also learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 713 for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:07:46 John-Drive Not Ejected Properly when Sleeping Jettison from St. Clair Software 00:12:51 Jedd-Is the Desktop like the Documents folder? iCloud Drive syncing Desktop and Documents 00:18:33 Ryan-What is DaisyDisk Hiding from Me? Run OmniDiskSweeper as Privileged User 00:22:52 John-Plex Cloud Alternatives for Roku VLC for Apple TV Infuse from FireCore Roksbox for Dropbox Which Streaming Box do you use? 00:28:28 Peter-Can’t send email on public network GRC’s Shields Up 00:32:28 SPONSOR: Run Windows apps with CrossOver and save 35% with Code: MGG 00:34:04 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software <https://www.barebones.com/> 00:35:37 SPONSOR: Get Over 100 Apps for $10/month from Setapp, like Netflix for Apps. 00:37:16 Sonos Beam 00:41:16 WWDC Reactions from non-WWDC Folks 00:45:11 CSF-Plume SuperPods 01:00:08 CSF-Bestek Wi-Fi Smart Plug – $15.99 01:02:03 CSF-Fuse Chicken Gravity Touch Qi Charging Base – $44.95 01:03:15 Andrew-CSF-Export Contact App 01:04:09 CSFR-iOttie Qi One Touch Qi Car Mount – $49.94 01:07:35 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: James B., Jeff K., Tony S., Francis F., Joe M., Chris B., Charles G., Anders E., Randall M., Michael M., Larry S., John E., Phil G., Stacey S., Gui D., Michael L., Chris F., Paul M., Michael C., Mark R., Dave C., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., John G., Frank A., Abdullah B., James C., Barry F., Joe S., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., Steve S. 01:10:39 David-QT-Use mouse in App Switcher 01:12:49 Daniel-QT-Naming your Personal Hotspot 01:16:40 John-QT-Call Mom on Lost iPhone 01:20:34 MGG 713 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab Forums 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 in San Jose covering WWDC, and he and John talk through all of today's announcements and what they mean to you! Then it's on to sharing some Cool Stuff Found, including a few travel-related items that Dave found on his journeys this week. Lastly, some of your questions are answered. All of this and more when you press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 712 for Monday, June 4, 2018 00:03:45 Apple WWDC App WWDC 2018 Keynote WWDC app for Mac (Unofficial) WWDC app for Mac (App Store) 00:04:08 Bluetooth issues with Personal Hotspot 00:09:19 WWDC 2018 Reactions 00:36:46 SPONSOR: Visit LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 off your first job posting 00:38:40 SPONSOR: Smile – Happy Birthday, and PDFpen 10! 00:40:36 CSF-AmpliFi Teleport (Secure VPN-like Extension) 00:44:20 CSF-Earin M-2 00:47:58 CSF-Firefox Send (Private Encrypted File Sharing) 00:51:50 David-CSF-Pantheon Portable Apple Watch Charger ($38 on Amazon) 00:52:54 CSF-Slip App (Instantly Share Contact Info) 00:55:52 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Ric S., Micah P., Nick S., Robert D., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Jason A., Bob P., Paul D., Peter E., Brent G., David C. 00:57:30 Rick-QT-Accessibility to Make iPad Reading Easier Settings | General | Accessibility 01:00:30 Paul-QT-711-Hiya for blocking RoboCalls 01:01:47 QT-711-Nomorobo to Auto-Block Spam SMS 01:05:56 Greg-How to Delete Local Time Machine Snapshots 01:07:51 Andrew-C Doesn’t always Equal (USB) 3 01:12:03 Mojave will support 2012-and-later Macs 01:13:36 Bill-AirDropped Pictures Lose their Time Zone 01:16:41 MGG 712 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

Ever send mail to the wrong address accidentally? Ever want to ask your Mac its serial number? Notifications ever get in your way? All those questions are answered in the just the <em>first</em> segment of the show. Listen for more about syncing your Photos <em>without</em> iCloud Photo Library, managing your calendars, and much more! Press play and learn at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 711 for Monday, May 28, 2018 00:02:10 QT-Manage Mail > Window > Previous Recipients 00:05:11 Andrew-QT-Siri on macOS adds extra info 00:06:47 Lawyer Jeff-iPhone X Swipe to Switch Apps 00:07:48 Lawyer Jeff-Option-click to Snooze Notification Center 00:10:15 Greg-CSF-Horcrux Email Backup MailSteward 00:12:40 Jeff-CSF-710-Portapow Power Monitor KCX KCX-017 Power Bank Capacity Tester, White (Inexpensive generic USB power tester John bought a while back) 00:16:02 Greg-CSF-Seagate IronWolf Drives 00:19:43 Jeff-CSF-Tablo for Cord Cutters Plex TV HDHomeRun Find what HD Channels work in your area 00:26:52 Joe-CSF-709-Virtru 00:29:31 Jon/Dr. Bob-QT-Beware GPG Email Plugins 00:36:17 CSF-Strides Habit Tracker 00:37:59 Jason-CSF-Relonch Alfred 00:39:54 Sponsor: Other World Computing – Check out OWC’s Envoy Pro EX with Thunderbolt 3 00:41:20 Sponsor: Crossover from CodeWeavers 00:43:24 Kiwi Graham-Refresh calendars to refresh reminders 00:45:02 Paul-Syncing Photos Library with Hazel and Dropbox Arq from Haystack Software Backblaze 00:49:50 Jon Gotow-App Tamer‘s Secret Sauce GPGMail 00:56:25 Gordon-705-Watch band puts MacBook Pro to Sleep Magnets in devices might cause your Mac notebook computer to sleep 00:58:35 Andrew-Blocking Spam SMS Forward SMS to 7726 01:02:21 Zack-Locating Mail and Contacts Data on Older macOS How to View Hidden Files in the Finder 01:09:13 Paul-710-Navigating Home with Siri While Locked 01:12:21 DavyDave-Screenshots Disappeared, Desktop Picture Reset 01:15:26 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors Clive S., Ev The Nerd, Dave G., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, John B., Tony Z., Patrick C., Andrew D., Monroe R., Steven S., Stephen B., Paul C. 01:19:25 MGG 711 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

You know how it goes: your computer's working fine one day, the next it's not. That's what John and Dave are here for… to help! They start today's episode with some handy tips that aren't documented anywhere, then they move on to answering your questions and solving your problems, including the path of progress upon which APFS travels. Subscribe, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 710 for Monday, May 21, 2018 00:02:26 Heat-Shrink Tubing and Hot Glue Guns 00:05:13 Ken-QT-Fn+Arrow to Scroll 00:07:27 Jon-Make Sure you have a serial number 00:12:26 Scott-Switch and Restore an App’s Windows Cmd-Tab, release Tab, Option 00:14:27 Scott-Google Wi-Fi Performs Well 00:20:15 Bill-Configuration of Quasi-Mesh iStumbler 00:29:56 SPONSOR: eero mesh routers – Get free overnight shipping by adding it to your cart and then using coupon code MGG to have the shipping fees comped. 00:34:02 How to test QoS DSL Reports Speed Test 00:38:21 Eduardo-709-Try Do Not Disturb While Driving to Disable FaceID Requirement 00:43:00 VoicePrint While Driving? 00:44:47 Qi vs. Lightning Charging Priority 00:52:37 Allison-709-Wearing Two Earphones While Cycling Wearing Earphones While Driving AfterShokz Trekz Titanium 00:59:51 Tim-Another Xserve/Desktop Mac SSD Option OWC Accelsior S 01:02:41 Thunderbolt vs. PCI vs. PCI-Express 01:05:10 Mark-USB 3 or Thunderbolt for Boot Drive 01:10:35 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Rick S., Harvey H., Ian T., John P., Mark P., Timothy B., Jim D., Jeff P., John V., Stephen A., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Gary B. 01:12:04 John-APFS or HFS, Booting from External 01:18:33 How to remove macOS from a drive? 01:25:30 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

You have questions, Dave and John have answers. Today's topics include malfunctioning AirPods, setting Apple Pay addresses, restoring a Recovery Partition, email and iMessage encryption, and much, much more. Download, press play, enjoy, and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 709 for Monday, May 14, 2018 00:04:57 Gary-Setting Apple Pay Addresses General | Settings | Wallet & Apple Pay | [Card] | Billing Address 00:09:01 Andrew-Restore Old Recovery Partition How to create a Mac recovery partition diskutil list Cloning Apple’s Recovery HD partition 00:15:18 Mark-AirPods Malfunctioning and Factory Reset AirPods ScreenFlow 00:20:26 Mark-MS Word Permissions Oddities 00:24:37 Sponsor: Save up to $150 off a Ring of Security kit at Ring.com/MGG 00:26:19 Sponsor: Crossover from Codeweavers – It’s time to try it again! 14-day free trial, then MGG saves you 35%. 00:27:57 Sponsor: BBEdit from BareBones – The Legendary Mac Text Editor Celebrating Twenty-Five Years. 00:30:29 Charles-CSF-LIFX Bulbs Homeseer TP-Link Smart Outlet 00:34:16 Leon-CSF-SwiftDefaultApps RCDefaultApp 00:40:38 QT-Create a Test User Account How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac 00:45:08 DLH-CSFR-AppTamer Renicer Quitter 00:51:00 Scott-CSF-Phaiser BHS-750 Bluetooth Sport Earphones Plantronics BackBeat Fit 00:57:33 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Scott G., Brian W., Brian M., Daniel W., Jim W., Denis M., Art K., Mikael S., Daniel M., Scott F., John G., Frank A., James C., Barry F., Joe S., Paul M., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., Tim M. 00:59:22 John-New Internet Gateway not functioning 01:04:06 Bill-Sending Files Securely Apple Explains Exactly How Secure iMessage Really Is Encrypto from MacPaw ZIP with Encryption (from Terminal, “zip -e [target] [source]”) WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Guardian piece about WhatsApp Encryption Signal 01:20:44 MGG 709 Deep Space 9 in HD 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 always something, and thankfully John and Dave are always here to help. This week we share some advice about geotagging your photos when shooting with a non-geo-smart DSLR camera. Then some talk about how to format Flash drives, and lots, lots more. It's always a blast <em>and</em> you always learn at least 5 new things each and every time you get together with John and Dave.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 708 for Monday, May 7, 2018 00:03:31 Joe-CSF-703-Geotag Photos 00:06:10 Jan-CSF-Sliding webcam Cover for Bright Lights 00:07:33 Ken-CSF-Chatology (Message search tool) 00:09:05 CSF-Cree Smart Bulb 00:12:42 Robert-Switches vs. Bulbs Caseta Smart Switch 00:17:30 Wink vs. HomeKit 00:23:16 Homebridge for HomeKit Docker 00:28:35 Running a FIOS Router in Bridge Mode How to Configure Verizon FiOS Router to Give Network Control to Airport Extreme (via Nosillacast) 00:32:34 Jon-707-FIOS Router Options from DSLReports 00:34:27 Ken-QT-Keyboard shortcut to open Trash (via Keyboard Maestro) 00:35:29 SPONSOR: Simple Contacts – Save $30 with SimpleContacts.com/MGG code MGG 00:38:21 SPONSOR: Smile’s PDFPen 10 adds watermarks, custom headers, custom footers, and a new precision edit tool. 00:39:51 David-Do I Need iTunes Match and Apple Music? 00:41:57 Kevin-WebDAV copies from Finder often fail CyberDuck Transmit Commander One 00:47:04 Eric-Best flash drive format? FAT32 vs. exFAT 00:53:00 Jürgen-Wi-Fi Travel Router 7 Travel Routers HooToo Wireless Travel Router TPLink N300 00:57:37 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Lew R., Wayne B., Doug A., Chris F., Scott R., Ed T., David B., Craig R-T, David S., Robert S., Andrew W., Olga P., Jason A., Bob P., Michael L., The B-Man, Abdullah B., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Dave C., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Neal L. 00:59:39 Comcast X1 vs. TiVo BOLT+mini System 01:11:16 Chuck-Upgrading Woes… is RAM or SSD better? 01:18:58 Andrew-SSD for an Older Mac OWC SSD Flash Storage Upgrades (Xserve G5 – Xeon) SATA Interfaces Trim Enabler 01:27:49 MGG 708 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

APFS support in third-party apps continues to grow, there's now an app to search for 32-bit apps, secondary iCloud IDs might work well for you, and Apple's official acknowledgement of the end of the AirPort router line brings up one of our favorite topics again: what Wi-Fi solution is best for <em>your</em> home? John and Dave talk through all of this, all for you. Just like Sister Hazel sang. Or something like that. Just press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 707 for Monday, April 30, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:59 CCC now includes APFS Snapshot Support TimeMachineEditor 00:08:14 Joe-CSF-External Editors for Photos How to edit with third-party apps and extensions in Photos 00:11:56 CSF-Send Mail As other Domain still using Gmail 00:15:32 Lawyer Jeff-Disable Pesky App Review Requests 00:16:53 JFB-CSF-Wink Hub 2 Wink Hub 2 (Amazon) Samsung SmartThings Hub Samsung SmartThings Smart Home Hub (Amazon) 00:25:03 Stefan-CSF-705-32-bitCheck from Eclectic Light 00:26:28 SPONSOR: CodeWeavers: 14-Day Free Trial, then Use MGG to Save 35% 00:29:05 SPONSOR: Other World Computing: Check out the new Mercury Helios FX, the eGPU Chassis built for your Mac! 00:31:02 Jeff-705-Reset All Settings to Clear iOS Caches PhoneView 00:34:36 Ken-Clarifying Secondary iCloud IDs 00:37:43 Kent-705-Finding Carriage Returns with Pages 00:39:20 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Charles K., Robert R., Ken C., Thomas S., Chuck J., Janes H., Edward I., Mark W., Stevie D., Tony C., Joseph B-P, John B., Tony Z., Micah P., Nick S., Robert D., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Ward J., Greg S., Mike R. 00:41:38 Apple Ends AirPort Line 00:46:59 Jim-Time to replace the AirPort Extreme? 00:56:07 Dave’s Wi-Fi Testing Methodology 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology 01:02:03 Tony-Will we need routers once 5G hits? 01:08:36 25th Anniversary of NCSA Mosaic UUCP 01:17:00 Tony-ControlPlane/MarcoPolo alternatives for automation on the Mac Keyboard Maestro from Stairways Software 01:23:09 Greg-HS-Video Stutters, but only in some accounts VLC 01:28:17 MGG 707 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

Running Apple devices is quite a bit of fun most of the time. Occasionally, though, you have problems… and that's where Dave and John come in to help. Today's topics include syncing Wi-Fi passwords, managing Mail's calendar events, and dealing with a cracked iPhone screen. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 706 for Monday, April 23, 2018 00:02:13 Bob-QT-Cmd-Shift-Period Toggles Hidden File Display in File Dialog Boxes 00:04:19 Ken-QT-Expanding Mail’s Preferences and Cron-Triggering Keyboard Maestro 00:07:44 Ken-CSF-Herald (Mail.app notifications done right) 00:14:29 SPONSOR: Ring. Visit ring.com/mgg and save up to $150! 00:17:15 Robin-CSF-ImageOptim (Makes images load faster) 00:19:50 Leon-CSF-Home Inventory 00:21:34 QT-Save your user manuals to your stuff when you buy it! 00:24:54 James-CSF-BenQ ScreenBar LED Task Lamp 00:27:12 Kelly-CSF-SyncBird Free (free iTunes alternative that can transfer your music, photos, videos and more between your iPhone, iPad, iPod & Mac) 00:28:34 CSF-SwitchResX (Get Back Control Of Your Screens!) Monoprice Monitor Dave’s Using and the miniDP to DP cable 00:34:53 iPhone X Screen Cracked Rhinoshield Cases ZAGG glass+luxe 360 for iPhone Qmadix Invisible First Defense+ Liquid Screen Protector 00:40:23 Kevin-Why aren’t Wi-Fi Passwords Backed up to iCloud? 00:46:05 Erik-GC-Force iCloud Keychain to Reset Get help with iCloud Keychain (includes some reset instructions) 00:51:07 Bob-Mail auto-adding Calendar events 00:53:15 Turn off Facebook Contacts Syncing in System Preferences > Internet Accounts 00:55:50 Do you like Enchiladas, Empanadas, or Tamales? 00:56:33 The SmugMug FlickR buyout 00:57:41 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Laura S., Scott C., Andrew G., Debbie F., Lyndon N., Michael H., Stephen A., John D., Santiago M., Ken from Kailua, Gary B., Clive S., EvTheNerd, Dave G., Jeff F. 00:58:53 Stephen-Which Mesh to Buy? Eero AmpliFi Orbi Velop 01:09:21 Arvind-Mesh for Geeks? Ubiquiti UniFi 01:15:52 Dave-Video Battery usage between Browsers 01:19:11 Bruce-YouTube Doesn’t Like Your Video Formats See your YouTube HTML5 Video Formats 01:24:51 MGG 706 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 iPhone isn't really built for you to tweak and troubleshoot, though sometimes that's exactly what you need to do. Never fear, your two favorite geeks come to your rescue. John and Dave also talk through how to keep your Mac happy and awake, radios for controlling automation, and much, much more!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 705 for Monday, April 16, 2018 00:01:30 W vs. K Call Letters 00:02:15 Mark-Can’t Remove One Video from iPhone 00:04:26 Bill-Clearing Caches in iOS Is The Apple Store Down? iOS Firmware Links 00:10:07 Felix-Network Connect Error Messages System Preferences | Users & Groups | [User] | Login Items Keychain Access (Search for IP or name of server shown in error, delete entry) Lingon X 00:16:11 Dan-DNS Dalliances dig nslookup /etc/resolv.conf scutil --dns Namebench (DNS benchmark) 00:24:33 Bill-Keeping iMac Awake log show --style syslog | fgrep "powerd:sleepWake" > powerd-sleepWake.txt (shows cause of sleep and wake events) If your Mac doesn’t sleep or wake when expected LightHeads Caffeine The ‘caffeinate’ Terminal command Power Manager Amphetamine 00:34:11 SPONSOR: Crossover from Codeweavers – Try it again with MGG and get 35% off 00:36:38 JP-Finding and Replacing Carriage Returns/Paragraphs 00:44:50 The 64-bit App Warning 00:48:31 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers Robin J., Rob W., Colby W., Mark W., Donald S., Andy D., Ken K., George C., Willie M., Gary B., Jedd E., Steve R., James C., Joe S., Paul M., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., Sandra H. 00:50:28 Greg-QT-701-Serial numbers with Notes Scanning Feature 00:51:42 Joe-QT-Find and Replace in Mail Message CheatSheet to find Keyboard Shortcuts KeyCue to also find Keyboard Shortcuts 00:55:17 EvTheNerd-Safari Bookmark Backups and LanScan Fing Network Scanner 01:02:24 Robert-CSF-Indigo Domotics 01:04:40 Thread wireless radio Zigbee Z-Wave Eero Thread Support 01:11:19 Aaron-CSF-KeePass Password Manager KeePass Touch by Innervate MacPass by HicknHack Software 01:13:22 Mark-CSFR-TinkerTool System 5 01:15:09 Steve-CSF-TechTool Pro 9.6 01:20:11 MGG 705 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

Answering your questions, it's what John and Dave do! Listen this week to learn about advanced photo tagging, managing your emails, fixing the Mac App Store, using Thunderbolt, accessing minimized windows, Gmail, and much, much more.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 704 for Monday, April 9, 2018 00:01:45 Craig-CSF-703-HoudahGeo (Embeds location data in your photos) 00:04:00 Seth-CSF-LaunchD Task Scheduler Lingon (Create and manage startup tasks) 00:06:44 Norton-CSFR-ResetPlug by MultiNet (Power cycle non-functional router) 00:10:32 MLMUG outside Philly 00:11:38 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers Dominic D., Lawrence H., Paul K., Ralph F., David C., Chris H., Kurt T., Garrett N., Bob H., Abdullah B., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Dave C., Frank A., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Neal L., Scott F., John G., Barry F., Brian H. 00:12:57 Jeff-702-Test for Apple ID Password Box Trustworthiness 00:14:48 Graham-Use Little Snitch to Manage Auto-Send Emails Mail Act-On 00:19:00 Online Holy Wars Vi Emacs Pico Nano Ed MailMate macgeekgab.com/stream 00:21:39 Kris-Transporter Fix for High Sierra 00:23:40 Tad-Stringify, IFTTT, and Privacy Synology Surveillance Station (Manage networked security cameras) FOSCAM 00:30:51 Colby-Mac App Store Updates screen is Blank Delete your Mac App Store Caches How to fix / Reset App Store app on Mac OSX 00:35:00 Dave-Is a Thunderbolt Dock worth it on an older Mac? How old is your Desktop Mac? How old is your Laptop Mac? TMO Daily Observations discussing what should be in a new MacPro 00:41:30 iMac or Mac Mini? 00:43:47 SPONSOR: Bare Bones BBEdit 12.1 – It Definitely Does Not Suck! 00:46:37 Bill-703-Hidden Windows Stay Hidden Keyboard Maestro Hazel (Automated Organization for Your Mac) 00:52:10 Chris-Applying the troubleshooting process to an SSD 00:58:11 Bill-Drive keeps reporting disconnect messages 01:03:13 Bluetooth is a Hot Mess Bluetooth Explorer for macOS LightBlue Explorer from PunchThrough Antec SmartBean 01:13:17 MGG 704 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

Apple released macOS 10.13.4 this week and, well, it changes some things. No worries, your two favorite geeks talk through it all. Then it's on to managing duplicate contacts and properly migrating your data. There are other questions, too, as well as a few other Quick Tips and some Cool Stuff(s) Found. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 703 for Monday, April 2, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:26 Gary-QT-Safari in 10.13.4 No Longer Auto-Fills Passwords About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update 1Password LastPass 00:06:47 QT-10.13.4-Allows jumping to the right-most open tab using Command+9 in Safari 00:07:20 iOS 11.3 disables older apps About iOS 11 Updates 00:08:30 iOS 11.3’s Battery Throttling Controls 00:12:00 Alex-QT-Create a Bootable Installer 00:13:35 Gary-QT-Switching between Windows 00:14:55 EvTheNerd-CSF-LightDims ($6.99 on Amazon) Mackie SRM350 00:18:13 Barry-CSF-iPhone Update Background Screen Color 00:19:47 SPONSOR: Ring.com/MGG gets you up to $150 off a Ring of Security for Your Home 00:22:37 SPONSOR: TextExpander.com/podcast saves you 20% on your first year. 00:26:07 Louis-702-Coordinating Ring, WeMo, and Darkness Stringify 00:35:10 John-702-Carbon Copy Cloner’s Safety Net Filled My Drive About Time Machine local snapshots 00:38:37 Michael-702-macOS Takes Time to Reflect Freed Space 00:41:23 Jan-702-iCloud Password Prompts 00:43:49 Scott-701-Moving Into Junk Mail on iOS 00:45:42 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Micah P., Nick S., David M., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Petter H., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Bob P., Jason A., Michael L., The B Man., Chris F., Martin S., Mark S., Robbie R., Linne F., Randy B., Roger Y., Michael D., Ulysese B., Keith K,. Mario Z., Jonathan G., Ken L., 00:47:29 Judy-Duplicate Contacts Being Erroneously Reported How to Merge Multiple Contacts on iPhone from Mac OS X 00:53:59 Aaron-Migrating to an in-use Mac 00:58:00 Patrick-Missing Passwords and System Reinstall Options Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain Roboform Mackup (or `brew install mackup`) Dashlane 01:07:37 Chuck-Tagging Photos After the Fact EXIF Editor 01:13:05 Bill-iPhone keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi 01:14:52 Mike-Is Drive Genius a ‘must-have’ utility? Drive Genius DiskWarrior 01:21:02 MGG 703 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Your questions, answered! That's what we do here. Today's show starts with some Cool Stuff Found items, including at least one that answers a question from a previous show about auto-captioning your videos! Then it's on to figuring out where all your storage is being used, whether or not you should ignore those iOS relogin requests, and migrating Aperture to Photos. You like Quick Tips? We've got those, too. All this and more, folks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 702 for Monday, March 26, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:49 Use IFTTT with Smart Thermostat like Nest IFTTT (If This Then That), an iOS app that lets you script between apps and smart home devices 00:03:24 CSF-ThermoPeanut Bluetooth temperature logger 00:05:22 Check out Ring.com/MGG Video doorbell and a floodlight camera 00:07:00 Home Depot Smart Home Goodies 00:07:38 Stringify for Home Automation iOS Scripting for Home Automation (more powerful than IFTTT) 00:13:20 Tony-693-CSF-Desktop Curtain for macOS Hides your messy desktop 00:15:53 Darryl-CSF-Just Press Record iOS audio recorder with transcription and iCloud syncing 00:17:13 Dr. Bob-701-CSF-Clipomatic iOS app that adds live captions to videos 00:19:27 CSF-Ladiocast Mac app to stream digital audio, replacement for Nicecast 00:23:44 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com 00:26:49 John-Why is my drive almost full? OmniDiskSweeper (launch it with sudo to see all root data) DaisyDisk 00:32:53 Apple’s Disk Space Usage Reports (Might) Lie 00:37:14 Michael-Should I relogin to iCloud Services on my iPad and iPhone? 00:44:15 QT-Fix Text Message Forwarding 00:47:13 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Clive S., Everett T., David G., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, John B., Tony Z., Amy W., Andrew The Computer Guy, Gary R., David H., Fernando F., Daniel H., Lyndon N., Michael E., Andrew S., Royce T., Leigh F., James H. 00:49:36 Mary-Migrating Aperture to Photos (using PowerPhotos?) Updating from iPhoto (and Aperture) to Photos for macOS 00:56:15 Jacob-QT-701-Use AppleID to check for serial numbers 00:58:35 Corbett-QT-701-Use iMazing to Check Serial Number 00:59:17 Donna-QT-701-Store serial numbers in Contact record 01:03:02 QT-System Preferences > Accessibility — Zoom with control-scroll 01:04:53 QT-Mail > Mailbox > Rebuild solved phantom entry in linked Smart Mailbox 01:06:52 Darryl-QT-Resync Apple Watch Contacts if You See Phone Numbers instead of Names 01:08:35 Stephen-QT-Photos Unorganized Album Hurricane Sandy 01:12:58 TrapCall 01:14:20 MGG 702 Outtro Keyboard Maestro 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 things go very wrong with Apple's tech support department. And hey, that's why Mac Geek Gab is here to help. But what happens when MGG has issues with Apple's support? They get answers is what happens, and then they share what they've learned about properly navigating that murky mess. That's not all they share, though, because you have your questions, too. Scheduled restarts, spam management, subtitles on your own movies, and more. Listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 701 for Monday, March 19, 2018 00:02:31 Gary-Scheduled Restart System Preferences | Energy Saver | Schedule | Click on Sleep Checkbox, Change to Restart 00:05:33 Steve-iOS Mail Spam Identify and filter junk mail in iCloud 00:08:03 Chuck-GC-Add Subtitles to Home Movies? YouTube Automatic Captioning 00:11:15 Nathan-699-Bill’s Finder Crashes related to Drive Genius? 00:13:50 Patrick-QT-AT&T’s BOGO iPhone Promotion 00:15:34 David-Use AFP if SMB Cuts Out 00:18:17 SPONSOR: Roboform – Save $10 off your Roboform Subscription using code MGG today. 00:20:16 SPONSOR: JAMF Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! 00:22:06 Adrian-Managing iOS Devices Apple Configurator 2 macOS Server Profile Manager 00:25:50 MDM on macOS and iOS Mac Geek Gab iOS App 00:30:46 Dennis-Tale of Woe with a Wonky iPad 00:35:34 FaceID is slow 00:38:00 Elon Musk at SXSW 00:39:32 Eddy Cue at SXSW 00:41:34 Science Fair Movie 00:44:20 Getting answers from Apple about a pending repair 00:54:02 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Harvey S., Rob A., Scott F., John G., Barry F., James C., Joe S., Paul M., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., Stephen A., John D., Santiago M., Ken from Kailua, Gary B., Stephanie E., Eolake, Joe S., David T., Domenico B., Mike F., Ericka R., Graham M., Mike Z., Ric S., Craig R., William P. 00:55:44 Chuck-Duplicate OS Updates? 00:58:31 David-Did my router hit a wall? 01:06:50 Bob-U-Verse and Eero together – Yep. They work but Eero in bridge mode 01:11:43 Rob-Mac boots to blank grey screen 01:16:41 MGG 701 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Cool Stuff(s) Found abound, and you're in for a treat. Something for everyone, apps, hardware, macOS, iOS, you name it! Then it's on to some questions about iTunes warning. And have you used the Apple Support app? There's a great story about that, too.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 700 for Monday, March 12, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:32 Weather takes out power … and internet? 00:04:00 Use the Generator for a proposal! 00:07:28 Show 700 … Thank you, listeners! 00:08:59 Les-Reset iTunes Warnings and Auto-Fill lists iTunes | Device | Options | Reset Warnings mdutil -E / (Reset Spotlight Index) 00:13:00 Steven-No Power to Macbook Pro MagSafe DC-In Board Vintage Macs The Mac Guys in Costa Mesa SMC Reset 00:18:19 David-699-When troubleshooting, use a test account 00:20:05 Don-Tale of woe and test account to the rescue Drive Genius 00:26:14 iPhone 7 “No Service” and Won’t Accept New Firmware Repair MacEdge 00:28:47 Apple Support iOS App to the rescue! 00:35:41 Bruce-CSF-Paragon APFS Retrofit Kit for Mac 00:37:18 CSF-MyScript Calculator 2 00:38:49 Larry-CSF-694-Waatcher 00:40:17 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Find Pwned Passwords with 1Password HaveIBeenPwned.com 00:42:15 CSF-TiVo Vox Remotes 00:44:33 CSF-Halo GoDrive Pro Halo GoDrive Pro (Amazon) 00:48:06 SPONSOR: Ring – Visit Ring.com/MGG for up to $150 off <https://ring.com/mgg> 00:51:20 SPONSOR: Molekule – Use MGG at checkout to save $75 <https://www.molekule.com/> 00:54:37 CSF-iClever 10000mAh Portable Solar Power Bank Honey nice for deals 00:56:26 CSF-MyCharge AdventureJumpStart 00:58:21 CSF-invisibleShield glass+luxe 360 for iPhone X (not currently available as of 3/22/2018) 00:59:43 CSF-Etymotic ER4 01:02:31 CSF-27″ UHD IPS 4K Ultra Slim Aluminum Monitor from Monoprice 01:04:10 CSF-BIO-key TouchLock BIO-key TouchLock (Amazon) 01:06:05 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Anthony B., Joe B., Eric R., Drake Z., Teri O., Abdullah B., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Dave C., Peer Timo, Neal L., Frank A., Mark S. 01:07:47 David-QT-Find AirPods with Find my iPhone App Catalyst Case for AirPods 01:09:28 Brother J-CSFR-Murus Firewall 01:11:16 Robin-699-Qi Needs Battery Power 01:12:34 Simon-699-CSF-Ikea Rällen Qi Charger 01:14:26 Simon-699-Spark for Push and Multiple Email Addresses 01:15:49 MGG 700 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

Is your Qi charger keeping you up at night? Don't worry, there's a solution that doesn't (necessarily) involve black electrical tape! Also in this episode, your two favorite geeks help <em>you</em> troubleshoot <em>your</em> problems, including diagosing a strange Safari launch trigger, renaming your Home Sharing store, managing multiple email addresses with Gmail, securely deleting files with High Sierra, and much more. Quick Tips abound in this episode, too, folks. Listen carefully and you shall learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 699 for Monday, March 5, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:35 Salad? 00:03:06 Eric-Secure File Deletion CleanMyMac Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac 00:06:31 Renaming Home Sharing Library System Preferences | Sharing | Computer Name iTunes | Preferences | General | Library Name 00:09:32 Simon-Gmail and Multiple Addresses vs. Push Notifications Settings | Accounts & Passwords | Accounts Outlook Spark Gmail 00:13:54 Brother J.-Safari Launches upon every disk unmount Lingon RCDefaultApp macOS Safe Mode CSF-unDock 00:20:28 SPONSOR: Smile – Get 20% off TextExpander 00:22:46 SPONSOR: Bare Bones – BBEdit 12.1, Now with 64-bit! 00:24:43 Qi Charger segment PowerBot Qi Puck – Too Bright! Monoprice Qi 1A – Lights on, but not too bright PG920IBUGUS Wireless Charging Pad Ventev Wireless ChargeStand – 15W Qi, No light off, blue light flashes to signal start, then off! Bezalel prelude iOttie Easy One Touch Qi Wireless Fast Charge Car Mount (Qi Mount plus CD Slot) iOS 11.2 Supports 7.5W Qi Charging 00:37:42 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: John B., Micah P., David M., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Petter H., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Jason A., Bob P., Michael L., B-Man, Chris F., Nick S., Martijn B., Peter M., Jonathan C., Seth R., Bartek B., Erik W-B, Gene R., Sandpiper, Bruce W., Randall S., Robb H., Daniel C., Jeff S., Douglas S., Bob P., Matt C. 00:39:31 NetworkGuy-What is the Fastest Wireless Router? Money no object. Netgear Nighthawk X8 Synology RT2600AC Ubiquiti AmpliFi 00:48:20 Bill-Finder Crashes 00:58:01 David-698-Use Google Photos for Shared Syncing 01:00:36 Using PowerPhotos to Merge Libraries 01:05:01 Andrew-Rolling Recovery Partition Back Carbon Copy Cloner Delete macOS Recovery Partition 01:11:27 Russell-QT-Immediately Empty Trash Command-Option-Shift-Delete 01:12:21 Patrick-QT-Use Apple Configurator 2 to Rearrange Apps on iOS Devices 01:14:00 David-QT-Move Multiple iOS Apps at Once 01:14:47 MGG 698 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

Having issues with your Apple Watch, your iMac hinge, or your external drive? We summarily blame Bluetooth. And APFS. And we have a solution for that hinge that has nothing to do with radio frequencies. So there. Just press play and enjoy. We promise you'll learn at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 698 for Monday, February 26, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:00 Martin-QT-697-Full Keyboard Access System Preferences | Keyboard | Shortcuts | All Controls or Control+F7 to toggle 00:03:43 Erik-697-APFS to blame for LaunchPad Order Change 00:05:42 Taran-Benefits of avoiding Boot Camp FileMakerHostingService.com 00:11:19 John-696-Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Need to be active for Apple Watch Unlocking 00:12:18 Elisha-696-Restore Watch from iCloud to unlock Mac 00:12:56 Dominic-USB3 Interfering with Apple Watch Unlocks iStumbler USB 3.0 Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices 00:16:12 Peer-USB causes Bluetooth Disconnects 00:21:27 QT-Google Drive being replaced by Backup and Sync 00:23:27 Restart or logout to check for app updates 00:25:07 Google Drive Workflows Google Drive Starred Documents 00:29:07 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Wes G., Juergen G., Michael E., Stuart M., Michael C., Kirschen S., Mark R., Fernando M., Allen C., John L., Clive S., Ev The Nerd, Dave G., Nick S. 00:30:20 Andrea-iMac Hinge Broke, What to do? The Mac Hack or an adjustable rubber cane tip 00:35:29 SPONSOR: OWC is Shipping their new ThunderBay 4 Thunderbolt 3 external drives 00:38:25 Bruce-Problems with APFS on External SSD Capture One Pro 12 Crucial SSDs 00:50:12 APFS on External Drives 00:51:09 Sharing an iCloud Account 00:57:26 Douglas-Reinstalling High Sierra 01:01:32 Putch-Changing home folder and account name 01:08:51 Michael-MediaKit Reports Not enough space on device Priyank Sharma’s Solution 01:11:52 Marc-Network-based Parental Controls Setting Firmware Password (Note that while article says it won’t ask for password when booted from system drive, John confirmed it does) JAMF.com/MGG macOS Server Profile Manager 01:22:48 Stevie-Where to get started with FileMaker? FileMaker Custom Apps FileMaker Examples 01:26:14 Chris-Backing up data when it’s on iCloud 01:30:26 MGG 698 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

Ever wanted to clear recent locations in your calendar? Or alphabetize LaunchPad? How about finding old computer magazines online? These are just some of the Geek Challenges John and Dave talk through this week. Pepper in some Cool Stuff Found, other questions from fellow listeners, and a discussion about playing podcasts with your voice assistant, and you've got this week's episode! Press play… and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 697 for Monday, February 19, 2018 00:02:09 Patrick-QT-Option-X to Skip Message Deletion Confirmation 00:03:43 Barry-Name Change and Voice Assistants 00:06:18 Audio filter to bypass Alexa I may have found how Amazon prevents the echo from activating during commercials. 00:07:51 QT-Set S/MIME as Default Signature with GPGTools Installed defaults write org.gpgtools.gpgmail DefaultSecurityMethod -int 2 00:09:38 QT-”Trust” Signatures in GPGTools PGP Key signing parties 00:13:36 Kevin-695-Upgrading Internal with External Thunderbolt 00:15:38 APFS Bug with Disk Images 00:19:22 Bob-Memory Interleaving explained 00:22:58 John got some new toys iPhone 8 Samsung Qi Certified Wireless Charging Pad John’s Speck Presidio Clear Case Shure 55SH Dynamic Mic Pete has a SPIGEN case from Amazon with a kickstand on it – charges wirelessly through case! 00:33:02 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Michael P., Bob L., Jeffrey P., Gary B., John V., Stephen A., John D., Santiago M., Ken from Kailua, Eliot G., Kevin S., Harry M., Michael P., David R., Tom Tom M., James E., Paul J., Drew T., Daniel P., William J., Gray J. 00:34:08 Larry-Do I need my Mobile Applications Folder? 00:36:59 Tracy-Securing my DiskStation Against Russian Hackers Control Panel | Security | Account | Enable auto block 00:40:08 Brother J-WAN VPN and Plex Server 00:45:36 Paul-696-Macs choosing 2.4GHz networks 00:55:58 James-Apple Watch Won’t Unlock iMac macID/Unlox for unlocking your Mac 01:00:32 Tim-ISPs employing Content Caching? WHOIS ARIN.net 01:05:52 Andrew-File Associations Gone Wild! RCDefaultApp 01:12:20 Pilot Pete-GC-How to prioritize Bluetooth 01:18:42 David-GC-Clearing Recent Locations in Calendar? 01:20:00 JT-GC-Alphabetizing LaunchPad 01:21:32 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

It's always something, isn't it? The more computers – and devices – we have, the more issues there are. This week, that's no different, as there are several network-related questions your two favorite geeks tackle "on-air" for you to hear. HomePod arrived, and first experiences with that are discussed. Finally, some Cool Stuff Found to help round out the episode.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 696 for Monday, February 12, 2018 00:02:07 Dave got caught… on the ice! 00:02:50 Tom-Is my drive Dead? ProSoft Data Recovery Center ProSoft Data Rescue 5 00:07:53 Simon-Sharing USB Printer on Network Synology Printer Sharing macOS Printer sharing Printopia 00:11:40 Bob-identifying network speed issues Use iPerf to test your home network 00:16:03 John’s house might be a Faraday cage 00:17:27 Debbie-Using 2.4GHz-only devices with Mesh 00:23:44 SPONSOR: BareBones Software. BBEdit 12.1 is now 64-bit! 00:26:48 Dan-Issues updating to 10.13.3 Combo Updater 10.13.3 00:32:23 Daniel-Creating shared folders causes freezes 00:42:07 John-CSF-SongShift to transfer playlists to Apple Music 00:43:23 Joe-CSF-Synology’s Podcast Generator 00:44:36 CSF-SoundSource Complimentary SoundSource License 00:46:31 HomePod Thoughts 00:59:39 Giles-695-Copying videos to iPad without Converting WALTR Infuse from Firecore 01:03:29 Erick-695-Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for Vectors Vector Graphics TrueType Fonts 01:07:12 Patrick-695-QT-Going from Finder to Terminal Showing of hidden files… Shift + Command + . 01:08:54 Thomas-macOS Server Device Management Features macOS Server’s Profile Manager JAMF.com/MGG 01:15:55 Patrick-695-Transmit for macOS still exists 01:17:25 Robb-Graphic for Vector editing on macOS and iPad 01:18:15 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Patrick M., Abdullah B., Frank A., Paul M., Mark R., Barry F., Neal L., Scott F., John G., James C., Joe S., Ari L., Gary W., Louis-Michel, Josh O., Paulo B., Margaret M., David G., Daniel P. 01:20:45 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

There's always a theme, and this week it's Files. Sure, your two favorite geeks talk about a LOT more than that, but Files are always there. The Files app in iOS, looking at your files on macOS in new ways, finding files that can be deleted, and <em>time files when you're having fun</em>. What? Just listen and enjoy. It's easier that way.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 695 for Sunday, February 4, 2018 00:02:37 Bob-Saving large files to Dropbox on iOS Use the Files app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Documents by Readdle 00:09:06 ADD Todd-How Purgeable is Purgeable Space? When free space isn’t free: Purgeable storage in macOS Sierra 00:13:46 Doug-QT-Toggle Hidden Folders and Files in macOS Finder 00:18:07 Chris-691-Truly solving the iCloud Contacts Syncing Problem 00:25:05 Giles-Managing iTunes Media with Family Sharing 00:30:37 Network troubleshooting with ping 00:33:22 Jon-SIM Lock vs. Find my iPhone 00:38:14 SPONSOR: Save $50 off select Casper Mattresses with code MGG <https://casper.com/MGG> 00:40:20 SPONSOR: PDFPen from Smile <https://smilesoftware.com/podcast> 00:42:06 Chuck-Stability of High Sierra 00:47:21 Todd-Upgrading to High Sierra in light of Meltdown Dave The Nerd macOS High Sierra, Sierra, and El Capitan patched for Meltdown 00:55:52 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Joe F., Greg S., Olga P., Chris F., Petter H., Jim E., Ward J., Jason A., Bob P., Michael L., B-Man, Dave C., Jim K., Elizabeth B., David H., Robert F., Dave C. 00:57:28 Dave-694-Honey 00:58:43 Tanel-694-Vector Graphics on the Mac Inkscape 01:00:14 Bill-694-Use Windows to run M4VGear VirtualBox W.I.N.E. 01:02:25 James-693-Thunderbolt SSD instead of internal Upgrade 01:06:08 Don-Drive icons disappearing 01:10:11 Brett-694-Losing macOS Server’s DNS Server (just the GUI goes away) 01:15:53 David-Which Path to Windows is Best? Parallels VMware Fusion Free copies of Windows to Virtualize 01:20:59 CSF-693-SmartJoin from Alf Watt eero has QR Codes for Wi-Fi in the app 01:24:04 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

John and Dave return to answer your questions and share your tips… and theirs! Addressing The Novice NAS Conundrum, the question often comes up: does it make sense for NAS manufacturers to target the novice market? But that's not all, your geeks get heady talking about HomePod and macOS Server, too. Plus we've got questions (and answers) about java, USB drives, and much more. Download… and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 694 for Sunday, January 28, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:48 Drew-693-M4VGear Not Compatible with High Sierra 00:03:38 Waren-693-Import Photos to find Corrupted ones PowerPhotos GraphicConverter 00:05:01 Pixelmator and VectorMator InkScape 00:08:11 Neal-693-Adapting Between Thunderbolt Versions Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter 00:11:13 Marcus-692-Fix Text Message Forwarding 00:13:03 Brett-Considerate Screen Dimming… Enhanced! A Better Red-Light Filter for Your iPhone 00:18:43 QT-Neverssl.com for captive portal Wi-Fi in hotels 00:22:29 Leon and Abbi-Use Cloud Station or Expandrive to replace all syncing services Synology Cloud Station Sync Expandrive 00:27:29 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Jim L., Nick S., Micah P., David M., Tom H., Michael D., Dionicio Y., Dan B., Mike D., Ralph M., Tim M., Joseph K 00:29:15 Graham-The Changes to macOS Server 00:36:53 Todd-The Novice NAS Conundrum 00:49:42 Leslie-What is HomePod 01:00:28 Kenny-Price-drop Trackers SlickDeals CamelCamelCamel Thrifter 01:02:42 Jim-Unable to Enable FileVault in High Sierra FileVault 2: Enabling & Disabling Additional Authorized Users sudo fdesetup add -usertoadd username 01:10:42 Royce-Java Installation? Download Java 9 (either JDK or JRE) 01:20:39 David-Block Writing to Removable Media on Mac 01:23:03 MGG Outtro Farrago from Rogue Amoeba 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

AppleCare doesn't void every upgrade, and your geeks talk through some things you can do on your own … and how to make sure you understand where your warranty begins and ends. Questions from you listeners are always the bulk of this show, and they're all over the map today which makes for a fun, varied show. But Cool Stuff Found is always a favorite, and this week we've got a ton for you!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 693 for Monday, January 22, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:52 Bruce-CSF-WiFi Signal SmartJoin (the Wi-Fi login thing John was thinking about, from our pal Alf at iStumbler labs) 00:03:18 Joe-CSF-SuperDuper! Restoring from APFS Snapshots 00:05:21 John’s APFS experiment with spindle drives Prosoft’s Drive Genius for APFS 00:07:34 DLH-Qmadix Invisible First Defense screen glass 00:10:12 Jason-CSF-Deseat.me deletes your unused online accounts 00:11:42 Jason-CSF-Rocket Emoji Picker for macOS 00:13:25 CSF-Yubikey Yubikey Integrations Security Now 141 (Yubikey Introduced) Security Now 143 (Yubikey Interview) 00:18:52 CSF-Vanilla to hide your menu bar icons 00:20:03 Jason-CSF-Cherpake Remote Control for your Mac 00:21:14 Jason-CSF-Make a QR Code for your Wi-Fi Guests 00:22:37 The Magic Bullet Newsletter – X-Files 00:24:33 James in the Chatroom-CSF-692-M4V Gear 00:25:13 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-MGG Dashboard Widget 00:26:40 SPONSOR: OWC – Check out all the new products announced recently from MacSales.com 00:30:10 Gary-Upgrading SSD without voiding AppleCare 00:35:52 Bernhard-Replacing part of the Fusion drive on an iMac 00:39:57 The thoughts on Fusion Drives 00:42:19 Thrifter.com 00:42:50 Ian-High Sierra with SSD RAID (John, do you know?) How to Bypass macOS High Sierra’s APFS Conversion 00:45:39 Apple’s RAID 00:46:38 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Ken M., Jeff P., Gary B., John V., Stephen A., John D., Santiago M., Ken from Kailua, Clive S., Everett T., David G., George D., Cindy K., Racer G., Toni C., Michael E., Brett P., Mark S. 00:49:00 Allister-iOS’s “Lock Camera” option 00:52:04 Laura-Wiring when Wi-Fi doesn’t Work TP-Link N300 IOGear N300 Adapter 00:59:34 David-Extended Desktop with USB-C 01:03:22 John teases us with some Neato Four Way Adapto-Thing 01:04:51 Neal-Finding Mac App Store Receipts 01:09:24 Mark-Which of my files are corrupt? GraphicConverter for testing images 01:17:25 Managing iCloud Photo Library 01:22:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Messages are a huge part of our online life, and they don't always work the way we expect or prefer. John and Dave start by answering some of those questions. Then it's on to where you should – and shouldn't – be using APFS. After that, the questions jump around a bit, including one about mesh vs. quasi-mesh. All this and more on Mac Geek Gab 692 today!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned in Mac Geek Gab 692: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 692 for Monday, January 15, 2018 00:02:00 Fixing Our Wetware 00:02:24 Jeff-Text Message Forwarding not going to my iMac 00:09:35 Zack-Better group texting Facebook Messenger Slack Kik Snapchat What’s App 00:16:20 Voice assistants and messenger bots 00:19:43 SPONSOR: RoboForm password manager. Get $10 off Your RoboForm Everywhere subscription with MGG. 00:23:24 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones 00:25:37 Voice assistants – Are they not just translation engines? 00:29:41 CES Voice Control – HomeKit was (mostly) missing 00:37:49 HomePod is … close. 00:43:28 Terry-Read Receipts in Apple Mail MailButler Email Tracking Get Notifications When Your Messages Are Read in OS X Mail Mail Act-On 00:51:32 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers: Carsten H, Michael P., Bob L., Ari L., Jay C., Paul M., Scott F., Neal L., Mark R., Joe S., James C., John G., James B., Barry F., Frank A., Abdullah B., Graham R., Robert T., Mark S., Zack E., Bruce M., Dennis J., Gary T., Paul W., Avram M., James M., Richard J., Khürt W., Walter H., Eddie M., Greg H., Anthony N., Deborah L., Bob L., Ron G. 00:53:16 Louis-APFS on All drives? Apple’s APFS FAQ 00:59:36 Steve-Quasi-mesh vs. real mesh Debokee Tools 01:07:23 Gary-RAM Configurations How to install RAM in a Mac 01:15:57 Kristopher-690-Responsive Websites and Zoom 01:17:12 Ed-690-Noteburner Alternatives 01:18:38 Dave-690-Fixes for out-of-order iMessages 01:21:00 MGG Outtro – play the music! 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