

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!
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Apr 20, 2021 • 52min
Dissecting Apple's Loaded Spring (Event)
Minutes after Apple's "Spring Loaded" event ended, do you know what your two favorite geeks did? They recorded this episode for you to dissect and discuss the elements that stuck out to them. Listen (or watch!) as John and Dave dig in and share. Press play…and enjoy learning at least five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 867 for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Apple’s Spring Loaded Event
00:03:33 M1 iMac 24”
00:10:30 Touch ID Keyboard
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More Unloading of Apple’s Springs
00:22:56 M1 iPad Pro
00:28:37 AirTags
00:37:05 Apple Podcast Subscriptions
Overcast
00:44:18 Apple TV 4K with HDR
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Apr 19, 2021 • 1h 16min
Not-So-Silent Ringing
Sometimes your iPhone's silent, and sometime it's not. But what about when it decides what to do, not you? That's when you call John and Dave! Or you can email them. Or you can text them. Or you can post in the forums. Either way, they'll answer your questions and try to help solve your problems. Listen to all your questions answered, Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips shared, and you're guaranteed to learn at least five new things hanging out with your two favorite geeks!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 866 for Monday, April 19, 2021
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Quick Tips
00:01:34 Greg-QT-Use Cmd-Shift-5 for Screen Recordings instead of QuickTime Player*
00:03:52 Ralph-QT-Blow Out the Lint!*
Cool Stuff Found
00:06:10 CSF-Plugable USB-C Volt and Amp meter*
00:08:34 Greg-CSF-SnagIt for Clipboards, too
Keyboard Maestro
Golden Chaos BTT
00:10:22 David-CSF-Anker PowerConf C300 Webcam*
00:11:36 Tim-CSF-Podswap to refresh your AirPods batteries*
00:13:50 CSF-PAX now connects to iPhone (again)
00:15:46 R-CSF-VaccineSpotter
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Your Questions…Answered!
00:25:29 Roy-Third-Party Fingerprint Scanner*
YubiKey 5 NFC
Getting a biometric security key right
Unlox 3
00:30:32 Gary-GC-Phone still rings when silent
00:35:45 Chip-iMac SSD Corruption
Carbon Copy Cloner’s “Find and replace Corrupted Files”
iMac Intel 21.5″ Retina 4K Display (2017) Hard Drive Replacement
00:41:54 Mike-863-Family Backups?
CIFS / SMB
00:47:20 Scott-Text Editor for iPadOS?*
BBEdit for iPad?
Parallels Access
00:51:04 Gary-Duplicate Contacts
Cleanup Duplicate Contacts!
00:54:11 Migrating to M1 Mac*
00:59:42 AppleCare Tip*
01:02:08 Ari-Troubleshooting Slow Browser lookups
Fing Desktop DNS Benchmark
Enable/Disable DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome
01:09:56 Sean-2019 iMac Won’t Upgrade to Big Sur
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Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 16min
Geek Challenges and Cool Stuff Found
Sometimes there are those problems that just don't have easy solutions…and that's when things get fun! Geek Challenges mean you get to join in the fun of helping find the answers. Listen as John and Dave share some of their more troubling troublehooting experiences plus, of course, some Cool Stuff Found to round it all out. Press play and learn five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 865 for Monday, April 12, 2021
Cool Stuff Found
00:02:36 KF94 Masks that Dave wears
00:03:59 CSF-Search iOS for “Code Scanner”*
00:05:21 Russell-CSF-PopClip Extensions, Mate Translate, and Resolutionator*
00:08:39 Lew-CSF-Snagit for Screen grabs
00:10:03 CSF-TV Remote for Samsung/LG
00:11:44 Andrew-CSF-Steve Jobs in 1991
00:12:20 Andrew-863-Contact Management with Cardhop
00:13:08 CSF-Alexa Guard: Smoke, Glass, and More detected*
00:15:13 Make calls using Alexa
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Questions and Geek Challenges
00:19:49 Feedback@MacGeekGab.com
00:20:45 Chad-GC-VMWare Fusion and Big Sur Networking?*
00:23:48 Wayne-GC-Parallels for 32-Bit Access?
VirtualBox
UTM, an M1 Emulation App
00:27:17 WWDS-GC-Stuck Mail.app Option
00:30:13 Disk Drill 4.3
00:30:47 Susan-Filter Gmail by Language?*
00:33:02 Sandro-GC-Weird Stuck Connectivity Issues on Eero Mesh Network*
Debookee Tools
Wi-Fi Explorer
iStumbler
00:42:33 Brian-GC-Can I Mesh My Macs?
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More Cool Stuff Found
00:49:33 John-CSF-Quakehold Museum Putty*
00:50:35 Allison-CSF-The Know a Little More podcast
00:51:33 CSF-Arris SURFboard Max Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh (three 4×4 bands!)
00:54:30 ARM architecture
00:56:03 Henry-CSF-Notes renames Photos based upon content*
00:58:28 Russell-CSF-AfterShokz Bone Conduction Headphones
01:00:07 CSF-Yamaha YH-E700A Over the Ear Headphones* ($350)
BackBeat PRO 5100 True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds
01:05:05 CSF-Sonos Roam*
01:09:56 CSF-Intelli ScoutPro*
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Apr 5, 2021 • 1h 14min
M1 Mac Troubleshooting, Quick Tips, and More
M1 Macs have only been available for a few months, but y'all are buying them up like crazy. Of course, troubleshooting them is a bit different than familiar Intel models, and Dave and John talk through some of that while answering your questions. Quick Tips help to make this episode accessible for all, in addition to some non-platform-specific questions about troubleshooting in general. Listen in as your two favorite geeks help share the knowledge, and perhaps you'll learn five new things, too!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 864 for Monday, April 5, 2021
Quick Tips
00:02:11 Alex-QT-Set a custom Finder Highlight Color*
00:04:33 QT-Change Mail’s Color-quoted text*
00:07:03 Matt-QT-Hover for Drag and Drop from Preview in Big Sur*
00:08:41 Patrick-QT-Set your M1 Mac’s security mode*
00:10:25 Simon-QT-Boot M1 Macs with Thunderbolt instead of USB
00:11:30 QT-Make Sure your Backups are usable
00:13:58 Steve-QT-OWC’s Guide to M1 Startup Modes
00:15:44 1Password vs. Safari vs. Rosetta Mode
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Your Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions
00:26:33 Kevin-FileVault Turned Off, Why?*
Recovery key set by my “company, school, or institution” on private laptop
00:32:35 Brian-862-Bricked M1 Macs
00:34:10 Dave’s new M1 Mac is coming
00:37:39 Rodney-Multiple Ethernet Connections, Time Machine Backup
00:43:06 Joe-When is a drive failing?
00:47:14 JFB=Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2020
00:50:41 Robert-Archival Storage and Shelf Life of an SSD
00:56:07 Gary-CSF-Polar Backup 5TB*
00:58:33 CSF-Scannr to scan bar codes on your drivers’ license
00:59:40 Dennis-Why is Synology Making Hard Drives?
01:02:12 Explaining Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)*
SNL’s Explanation of NFT’s
01:06:48 Darryl-Quick Look Email Search Fix (maybe?)
BBEdit Text Transforms
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Mar 29, 2021 • 1h 20min
Dissecting Your Backups
What better way to celebrate World Backup Day than to have your two favorite geeks pick apart their personal backup strategies? We can't think of one, so that means you get to listen as John and Dave spend a little time sharing and analyzing their backup strategies, and sharing some of yours, as well. Of course, it's Mac Geek Gab, so that means there will be some tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 863 for Monday, March 29, 2021
Quick Tips
00:01:43 QT-Andrew-Reset Sound Level on iMac
Tozo T10 IPX8 Bluetooth Earbuds
sudo killall coreaudiod
How to Fix Sound Not Working on a Mac
00:03:37 Lew-QT-Disable Wi-Fi before creating Clones*
00:06:00 QT-Gary-Charging Tip
00:07:28 Ben-QT-Reset User Permission on Catalina and Big Sur
diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`
Past Episode Follow-ups!
00:09:20 Tim-862-Set Default Output for Apple TV*
00:10:59 Steve-862-Booting M1 from External Isn’t As Easy As You Think
00:14:22 Mike-861-Keyboard Maestro to Command-E Eject
00:15:37 Clif-861-Google Backup and Photos Library
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00:22:14 Dissecting Your Geeks’ Backups for World Backup Day, March 31st
Time Machine to Synology
Carbon Copy Cloner to Local External Drive
TimeMachineEditor
Synology C2
Arq Backup
Envoy Pro EX
Glyph Atom RAID SSD
Your Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions
00:40:27 David-Big Sur Off-Center Icons
00:44:29 Andrew-Benefits of APFS for Time Machine*
00:46:04 Chris-Desktop File Info Update?*
Desktop Curtain
00:49:48 David-Using Multiple Microphones in Zoom*
00:54:40 Fixing John’s audio
00:55:29 Joy-Shared Contacts Data Google/macOS?
Contacts Sync
BusyContacts
Cool Stuff Found
01:04:08 Stefan-CSF-Arq adds Immutable Backup Feature for Ransomware Protection
01:05:21 Immutable vs. Non-Fungible
01:05:47 Simon-CSF-Embedded MagSafe Charger
Thingiverse
01:09:00 Using Safari’s Tab Groups
01:10:20 CSF-Solo Ludlow Universal Tablet Sling*
01:12:15 SXSW-Space Explorers: The ISS Experience
01:13:50 More Online Conferences Happening
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Mar 22, 2021 • 1h 19min
NON ADEPTO DEPRENSUS!
You know the drill: Don't Get Caught! That means you want to understand your technology as best you can. Good news: Your two favorite geeks are here to help! Listen as John and Dave share your tips and answer your questions. Topics include Apple's Privacy tool, Apple TV Control Center, APFS, Time Machine, Messages, and the downfalls of pop-up blockers. Press play and enjoy learning (at least) five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 862 for Monday, March 22, 2021
Quick Tips
00:01:46 Todd-QT-Use Apple’s Privacy tool to Audit your Apple ID Usage
00:03:11 Rob-QT-861-Apple TV Control Center
00:04:42 Christopher-QT-Beware the Pop-Up Blocker
00:08:37 USA Tax filing deadline extended
00:09:55 David-QT-Email Keystroke
00:12:00 Russell-QT-wfsctl and Home Folders on External Drives
00:14:37 Steve-QT-Delete Old Reminders
TickTick
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Your Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions
00:22:08 Dan-Tracking Data Usage Per Device?
pfSense
PeakHour
Synology Routers
FingBox
00:32:19 Fiber is coming to town!
00:35:10 Joe-Thunderbolt Woes
00:40:58 Andrew-Network Utility on Big Sur?
IPNetMonitorX
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More Questions
00:49:38 Steve-Synology SMBv1 Docker Container Workaround
Plex for Sonos
Plexamp
00:54:26 Mike-Troubleshooting and Moving a Big Sur installation
OWC Envoy Pro EX
Glyph Atom Pro
Samsung X5
01:02:27 Ari and Ben-Migrating Data with Carbon Copy Cloner
dd and rsync
C3 Certification
Chronosync
01:10:08 Steven-Data Recovery Software
GRC’s Spinrite
Data Rescue from ProSoft
01:12:52 Ciro-GC-Photo Album Manager?
PowerPhotos
Migrating iPhoto and Aperture Libraries
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 17min
What ELSE is Using My Mac?
We know what apps we are using with our Macs, but increasingly there are processes — from Apple and others — using up our Mac's resources, too. Listen as Dave and John answer your questions about all this and much, much more. Of course, your favorite segments — Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found — are included, too! Press play, and enjoy learning at least five new things.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 861 for Monday, March 15, 2021
Quick Tips
00:01:54 Matt-QT Forward Multiple Emails
00:03:29 Gene-QT-Photo Sharing
00:05:10 Bob-QT-Change HomePod’s room to keep auto-AirPlay under control
00:07:24 Lucas-QT-Command+[#] in macOS Messages chooses Pinned Chats
Cool Stuff Found
00:09:22 CSF-Xfinity Voice adds “V” Label for STIR/SHAKEN Robocall Prevention
00:11:00 Consoilidated Reliabtility
00:12:47 Alex-CSF-Musi.sh — The Open Source Apple Music Web App (of course, there’s music.apple.com)
00:14:01 Troubleshooting John’s Audio Cut outs
00:15:19 Everett-CSF-859-OBS for recording webinars
00:17:47 CSF-Vaccine appointment advice for any state (or the text version)
Page Refresh Chrome Extension (also for Edge)
Visualping monitors websites for you
00:20:40 TurboVax finds available appointments in NY State
Vaccinefinder elsewhere
or Connecticut’s Vaccine Finder
00:22:15 CSF-Jbuds Frames
00:26:54 CSF-WAVS Custom-fit Earphones – Less than $150!
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Your Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions
00:35:15 Clif-860-Photos is chewing on my drive
00:38:09 Slau-860-Accessibility and Onyx
Mac Geek Gab forums
00:40:04 Christopher-RAM Is Always Used Up
00:47:17 David-Repurposing Old Computers
00:51:01 Rick-854-IoT Integration Madness
00:52:20 Everett-BlueTooth 5 with Mac mini and USB 3 hub
THX Panda Headphones
Sound Deck
Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference
Questions and Geek Challenges
00:58:55 Scott-External HD Oddness
WD My Book Duo
01:04:03 Sandra-Disk Not Ejected Properly
01:08:57 Wayne-Health Data Subset
Health Data Importer
Health XML Splitter
FileMaker
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Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 16min
Vinyl, AirPods, and More!
Connecting two pieces of technology together should be easy, right? Not always! Listen as John and Dave scratch their collective heads over all your questions. Topics include, audio, SSDs, M1 Macs, bookmarks, and more. There's time for a few Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found, too! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 860 for Monday, March 8, 2021
Quick Tips
00:02:05 Brian-QT-Efficiently Eject Disks with Keyboard
00:04:12 Mike-QT-859-Right-Click to Screen Share
00:06:01 Bruce-859-Use Screen Sharing with Apple ID
Cool Stuff Found
00:07:52 Tony-CSF-Hindsight for Tracking Completed Events
SXSW Online
The Small Business Show
00:10:01 Kelly-CSF-Groovebox.org — Spotify for Archive.org
Search for Hypnotic Clambake, Fall 1995!
00:11:25 CSF-KeySmart Cleanlight Air Pro
00:13:58 Lucas-CSF-nc towel.blinkenlights.nl 23
00:16:59 CSF-iMazing 2.13 adds M1 Mac DFU Restore
00:20:06 +-DLH-CSF-OWC USB-C Travel Dock
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Your Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions
00:26:15 Phil-Importance of Deauthorizing a Device
Phobio: How to erase an Intel-based Mac
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
00:29:36 Jerry-Recording Webinars
Piezo
Blackhole
Loopback
ScreenFlow
00:35:31 Todd-858-Photos and People Followup
00:36:45 David-Playing Records on AirPods
Audio Hijack
00:39:09 Ian-Solution to Stupid Disk Full Error
00:42:17 Clif-What’s Using my Drive?
lsof | grep "[name of your external drive here]"
00:44:56 Bob-Issue with SSD write usage on M1 Macs?
smartctl --all /dev/disk0
DriveDx
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00:56:23 VaShaun-858-Rebuild LSD from Terminal
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsre gister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
killall Finder
Reset LaunchServices Database
00:59:06 Larry-Audio Interference on USB Mic
Shure MV5
01:04:11 Will-Fix for M1 Mini Snowy Display Issues
DisplayLink Graphics Connectivity Manager
SwitchResX
01:08:42 Lynn-How to Transcribe Audio to Text?
Otter Transcription
Simon Says Transcriptions
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Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 16min
Rolling With Wi-Fi
Sometimes you've gotta go… and sometimes — make that ALL the times — you need Wi-Fi. Never fear, John and Dave are here to help answer the tough (and fun) questions. Listen as your two favorite geeks pour through the mailbag, trying to answer as many of your questions as possible in the time we all have together each week. Don't forget to send in your questions: feedback@macgeekgab.com and they'll answer yours, too!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 859 for Monday, March 1, 2021
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Quick Tips
00:04:00 David-QT-Print to PDF on iPhone and iPad
00:05:36 Scott-QT-Safari Cmd-9 and Pinned Tabs
Unite Browser
Cool Stuff Found
00:08:43 CSF-Umbrella for catching dupes in real-time
00:09:34 CSF-AirPlay 2 for LG Smart TV UK6090PUA
00:12:08 CSF-iHome TimeBoost
00:14:24 Dr. Bob-CSF-BaseLynk Kit Pro-One Charger to Rule Them All
00:15:41 Gideon-CSF-Photopea online, free Photoshop clone
00:16:17 Joe-CSF-AlDente-Control Mac Laptop State of Charge
00:18:38 Eliot-CSF-Better Touch Tool Hyper Key
Golden Chaos for BTT
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More Cool Stuff Found
00:24:26 Trendnet 8-port EdgeSmart switch $99 on Amazon (STP and Port Fast) and TP-Link TL-SG1016DE 16-port Easy Smart Switch $80 on Amazon ($110 for D-Link DGS-1100-16V2 version with STP and Port Fast)
00:31:59 CSF-HoverCam eGlass
00:33:23 CSF-GoDonut Universal Phone/Tablet stand
00:34:28 NCSF-Parent’s 2012 iMac Dead – Post-Mortem
TechTool Pro
DriveDx
00:42:59 NCSF-No in-person Macstock 2021
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Your Questions…Answered!
00:47:50 Ben-WiFi for RV Traveling
00:50:54 Todd-New Disk Image Format?
00:54:34 Ben-Use NFC to start workouts
THONSON 25pcs NFC Tags
NFC for iPhone
01:02:54 Anand-Photos Library on NAS?
01:07:51 Gin-How to Provide Remote Support to Family and Friends?
TeamViewer – Not for free!
Zoom
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Feb 22, 2021 • 1h 20min
Solving an LSD Problem
Of course you knew we meant LaunchServicesDaemon, right? Sometimes it has problems… and your two favorite geeks have the solution! Listen as John and Dave talk through your questions, tips, and Cool Stuff Found while everyone — including them — learns at least five new things!
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 858 for Monday, February 22, 2021
Quick Tips
00:02:13 Peter-QT-Drag and Drop with Command Tab
00:05:55 Craig-QT-Removing Custom Icons
Your SPAM Workflows
00:08:27 SaneBox
00:09:47 Lewis-SPAM-Trust the System
00:11:10 Mail to self is SPAM
00:12:29 John-SPAM-Use Pobox.com
MailRoute.net/
00:14:22 David-SPAM-The Waterfall Workflow
00:16:44 John-SPAM-Put Junk in the Favorites Bar
SpamSieve
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Security and Your Mac
00:23:39 Ben-856-Where Oh Where is StdExclusions.plist?
00:25:49 Patrick-FileVault Prevents 3rd Party Bluetooth at Boot
About Startup Security Utility
00:29:44 Wolfgang-Disable SIP to Delete Files
00:35:21 Stephen-Activation Lock Security
What is IMEI?
IMEI Codes
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Your Questions…Answered!
00:49:02 Darren-Backing Up iCloud Photos
00:52:14 Todd-Photos and People
00:55:10 Paul-Solving an LSD Problem
SwiftDefaultApps
ResEdit
01:00:45 Keith-Auto-Purging Old Emails
MailSteward
More Questions…Answered!
01:05:48 Sandy-Backing Up Big Sur?
01:09:15 Michael-GC-One Device to Charge them All
01:12:20 Jose-Changing Caller ID Name
Change Your Caller ID with:
AT&T
Verizon
T-Mobile
Sprint
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