Episode 868
Failing, Succeeding, and Retiring SSDs
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
April 26, 20211h 26m
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Show Notes
Solid State Drives (SSD) are a wonderful thing upon which we all rely, but sometimes they get a little wonky. Listen as John and Dave discuss and answer your questions about SSDs, Clipboard Managers, Java and Spam. Add in a little Cool Stuff Found segment and you're sure to learn at least five new things. Press play and enjoy!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 868 for Monday, April 26, 2021
- 00:01:35 AirTags…Ordered!*
- 00:06:32 Dispensing the Tile
- 00:09:53 How to delete apps Which are Only in App Library*
- 00:11:47 How to attach Airtags?
- Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring
- 5pc AirTag Set for $20
- 00:16:19 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Envoy Pro FX, the Fastest, Most Compatible Waterproof, And Ultra Rugged Drive Available.
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- SSD Time
- 00:19:09 Brett-Which Enclosure for Drives on M1 mini?
- 00:22:34 Santiago-Failing iMac 2017 SSD
- Your Questions…Answered!
- 00:25:12 Mac would shutdown, not restart* and OnyX Fixed Safari Issue
- 00:30:17 Jedd-Bypassing The Office VPN*
- What Is My IP?
- How to Setup a Proxy using SquidMan
- 00:36:29 Jose-Deleted Photos from Shared Photo Album*
- 00:39:34 MGG Live and Calendar URLs*
- 00:40:14 Andy-Best Clipboard Manager for Mac?*
- 00:43:42 You can always email [email protected]*
- 00:44:19 VaShawn-Free Up Purgeable Space
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- Cool Stuff Found
- 00:50:00 Rico-CSF-865-DeepL for Translation on the Mac*
- 00:51:23 Donna-CSF-866-Soft Dental Picks
- 00:52:0 Ben-CSF-PurePort for De-Gunking your iPhone
- 00:52:49 Loren-CSF-867-Touch ID Keyboard will work on any M1 Mac
- 00:54:45 John’s Profitable Walks!*
- 00:57:27 CSFR-Nomad Base Station Pro
- 00:59:40 Andrew-CSF-Hey Siri, Recalibrate (my Home Pod)*
- 01:01:00 Amazon Alexa re-training voice recognition
- 01:03:44 Mark-CSF-SneakEMail for random address generation*
- 01:08:21 CSF-Java Builds for M1 Macs (also from Microsoft)
- More Questions…Answered!
- 01:10:06 Abel-Apple Watch Battery Drain
- 01:13:00 iOS 14.5 Beta Stability Report*
- 01:17:45 Integrating Apple Podcast Subscriptions with MGG Premium
- 01:25:19 MGG 868 Outtro