Migrating Your Data, Home Automation, and macOS 10.13.4 – Mac Geek Gab 703
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
April 2, 2018
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Show Notes
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
- 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
- 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)
- 00:18:13 Barry-CSF-iPhone Update Background Screen Color
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- 00:26:07 Louis-702-Coordinating Ring, WeMo, and Darkness
- 00:35:10 John-702-Carbon Copy Cloner’s Safety Net Filled My Drive
- 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
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- 00:47:29 Judy-Duplicate Contacts Being Erroneously Reported
- 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
- 01:13:05 Bill-iPhone keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi
- 01:14:52 Mike-Is Drive Genius a ‘must-have’ utility?
- 01:21:02 MGG 703 Outtro
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