Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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Fonts and Photos and SpeedTests and Clouds – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 724 Aug 27, 2018

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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!

CPU Throttling on Older Macs – Mac Geek Gab 723 Aug 20, 2018

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It’s not just newer Macs that suffer from CPU throttling, it happens on older Macs, too, and a firmware update is not the easy fix. Keychains, Photo Sorting, Battery management tips, and doing the Public Wi-Fi Dance are just some of the other topics covered.

Cure The Beachball – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 722 Aug 13, 2018

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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.

Haunted Drives, Beachballs, and Chatty Cathy – Mac Geek Gab 721 Aug 06, 2018

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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!

APFS, Shutdown, Messages, and Notifications – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 720 Jul 30, 2018

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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!

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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
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Scanning, OCR, Travel Phone Cases, and the Best Portable Computer – Mac Geek Gab 719 Jul 24, 2018

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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!

Deep Dives: Photos, NAS, & Backups – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 718 Jul 16, 2018

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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.

AirPods, Phishing, Smart Home, and Resets – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 717 Jul 09, 2018

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Tips and questions answered about iCloud Family Storage, Permissions, Converting video types, AirPods, FileMaker, and much more. Download, press play, and enjoy!

Supercapacitors, VPNs, PRAM, and iCloud – Mac Geek Gab 716 Jul 02, 2018

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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!

Just In Case…Sensitivity – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 715 Jun 25, 2018

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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!

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