Dave's considering leaving Gmail and he and John discuss options. They also talk about Lightning cable longevity and what to do to protect yours (hint: have extras when you travel!). Then it's on to answering your questions and sharing your tips. Topics include enabling FileVault on all your drives, changing audio devices, drive longevity stats and more. Enjoy!

Note: Shownotes are complete!

Stuff mentioned:

CE Week 2014
MFi Program (3:31)
CableJive iBoltz Lighting Cable
Monoprice Lightning Cables
Scosche retractable cable
Skiva microUSB and Lightning cable
dockStubz – Keep Your Case On While You Dock
Google Apps for Business (20:21)
Yahoo Small Business Email (MGG Chat participant Brian Monroe advises against this!)
Yahoo and AOL Damage Mailing Lists and Email Forwarding
CargoLifter (44:11)
RCDefaultApp – Set Default Apps and More (52:32)
YASU – OS X maintenance utility developed to do a certain group of tasks quickly with just a few clicks
Shure SRH240a Headphones
JBL Synchros S400BT Headphones
Elgato Thunderbolt Dock (1:10:46)
Backblaze Hard Disk Results (1:17:57)
The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
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BackBeat Media Podcast Network
MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

MGG 508: Lightning Cable Longevity, Gmail Replacements & More