Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting MGG 597: Why 8068 Is (Now) The Worst 4-Digit PIN
Some great tips to start off here, including learning that cut and paste is possible in Finder. We also learn what Time Machine excludes natively, and what the most and least popular 4-digit PINs are. Plus, Apple had an event earlier today … Dave and John had an event right after it, Mac Geek Gab 597. Hear what they have to say about Apple's day, too!
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Stuff mentioned:
- Apple Special Event – March 21, 2016 (1:57)
- f.lux for Mac
- Swarm
- Mac Mini (refurb) (23:16)
- John’s new (refurb) MacMini
- ProXPN’s Canary Policy
- OS X: 3 Tricks for Moving Files Around (36:25)
- Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update v1.2 (37:37)
- What folders can be safely excluded from Time Machine backup? (38:18)
- Carbon Copy Cloner – Some files and folders are automatically excluded from a backup task
- 4-Digit PIN Analysis (42:36)
- Land of the Lost (From the 1970s)
- H.R. Pufnstuf
- MKVToolNix (46:53)
- Link speed vs. Negotiated Link Speed (47:56)
- Map My Contacts (51:34)
- Thunderbird (54:15)
- AirMail
- Outlook for OS X
- CloudMagic
- AVCHD (58:24)
- AVCHD to QuickTime Movie Converter
- GraphicConverter
- Handbrake
- Wireshark (1:03:22)
- Debookee
- Renew OS X Server Certs
- iOS Help: My keyboard shortcuts aren’t syncing after updating to iOS 8 (1:15:02)
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