

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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Nov 23, 2020 • 0sec
Big Sur, the M1 MacBook Air, and Quick Tips — Mac Geek Gab 845
Dave's had his M1 MacBook Air for a week, and John has some questions for him! Lots more about Big Sur including your questions answered *and* some Quick Tips. Of course, MGG wouldn't be complete without more in-depth tips, too, and y'all have been keeping the queue full in that department! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 845 for Monday, November 23, 2020
Quick Tips
00:02:18 Koji-QT-Modifying the Volume Keys
00:03:59 Keith-QT-Add 44px to Fix Big Sur Menu Bar
00:06:52 QT-Access M1 Mac Startup Options by holding down Power button
00:11:23 Patrick-QT-Use Siri Shortcuts with Google Assistant
00:13:57 John’s FaceID Thoughts
Multiple FaceID Profiles
KN95 masks from Healthcare Unlocked
00:17:02 Mark-QT-How to Restart Apple Watch
00:19:50 Neal-QT-Learning from Saved Searches
M1 MacBook Air
00:23:52 Dave’s First Week with the M1 MacBook Air (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
Run x86 Apps (including homebrew) in the Terminal on Apple Silicon
Daring Fireball: The M1 Macs
Rogue Amoeba Software Updates for MacOS 11 (Big Sur) and M1 Chip-Based Macs
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Tips and Follow-ups
00:52:33 Greg-Big Sur my Mac
00:59:59 Bruce-Big Sur deprecates Network Utility – This is where using an iOS app on an M1 mac can come in handy from what I have seen.
Hurricane Electric Network Utility
01:04:36 Jürgen-Slow Connection to NAS
D-Link DGS-1100-16 Managed Smart Switch
We Love Mistakes
01:12:08 Corky-What’s with Big Sur’s com.apple.os.update in Disk Utility?
01:15:00 Craig-Verizon 5G SIM Conundrum
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 35min
Big Sur, Apple Outages, and Thunderbolt 4 Explained — Mac Geek Gab 844
There's been a lot of confusion this week, beginning with what "Thunderbolt 4" really means for us Mac users. Thankfully OWC's Larry O'Connor was able to join John and Dave this week to explain. That's not all you get, though. Your two favorite geeks carry on with advice about Big Sur, more M1 thoughts, and simply answers to all your questions about everything Mac, Apple, and technological. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 844 for Monday, November 16, 2020
Big Sur, Apple Outages, and M1 Mayhem
00:02:09 Matthew-Should I Upgrade to Big Sur?
Mac App Store Updates
MacUpdater
Reboot Regularly
Update Homebrew
CSF-Oh My ZSH
CSF-zsh-autosuggestions
00:12:46 John-Cloning macOS Big Sur?
00:16:10 Ralph-Thursday’s Slow Mac Afternoon
Apple’s OCSP Server went down
00:24:14 Russell-M1 in Pro vs. Air
00:30:10 Jon-M1 SOC RAM
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Thunderbolt / Thunderbolt 4/USB 4
00:43:57 OWC’s Larry O’Connor Explains Thunderbolt 4
Big Sur brings Thunderbolt hubbing to us all!
OWC Thunderbolt Hub
Thunderbolt 4 = Thunderbolt 3’s Full Implementation (with no optionality)
Thunderbolt 4 brings “One Cable to Rule Them All”
Quick Tips
01:03:18 Adam-QT-Prioritize iPhone App Update Downloads
01:04:57 Lewis-QT-Stubborn Trash File Won’t Delete
Boot Camp Assistant Empties The Trash
01:12:18 New iPhone 12 minis for John and Dave
Speck Presidio Perfect Clear
Speck Presidio Perfect-Clear With Grips
01:25:14 CSF-Belkin Ultraglass – $40, BUT… super-easy to install
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Nov 10, 2020 • 0sec
Which M1 Mac Should I Order? — Mac Geek Gab 843
Apple announced their M1 Macs today, the first Macs made with Apple Silicon chips. Join Dave and John as they dig into the specs to find out what the differences — and similarities — are between these models, helping you decide which one to order. Press play… and don't get caught!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 843 for Tuesday, November 10, 2020
00:02:15 Three More Things… and more!
00:03:02 Apple’s M1 Chip – The first Mac-based Apple Silicon Chip
00:09:38 New MacBook Air – no fan!
00:11:12 Which laptop do you buy?
Both have Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4
Both have Wi-Fi 6
Both have Bluetooth 5.0
Only Pro has a Fan
Pro has a couple of hours better battery life
Pro has 500 nits, Air has 400 nits
00:27:05 Mac mini dissection
00:30:25 Repackaging the iPad Pro
00:35:28 Wrapping up
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Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 32min
Check Your Digital Couch Cushions
How much money do you have in your digital couch cushions? John and Dave walk through a few places you can check ahead of the holiday buying frenzy! Of course, most of the show is dedicated to answering your tech questions, solving your problems, sharing quick tips and, yes, a few minutes is even carved out to review eero's new Wi-Fi 6 systems! Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 842 for Monday, November 9, 2020
Quick Tips
00:01:45 Matt-QT-Use a USB2 Hub with Your Synology DiskStation
00:03:10 QT-Plus sign email on Gmail How to Filter Email Messages Using Sub-Addresses
Use a Catchall Address
00:05:02 QT-Anti-Spam Tip
Add a mail rule for Original-Recipient or Delivered-To (may have to Edit Header List…)
00:09:07 Jeremy-QT-Control-Option-Click in Finder to Expand all Subfolders
00:10:06 QT-Check your Digital Couch Cushions
Mint.com to aggregate your digital couch cushions
Quicken
Personal Capital
Cool Stuff Found
00:14:06 Dr. Mac-CSF-TextSniper and Paste
00:17:11 QT-The Freedom of Non-Destructive Copying
00:20:47 Iain-CSF-NeoFinder to manage your media files
00:22:42 Scott-CSF-Nano and Catalina, Happily Together!
Apple iPod Touch
00:25:49 Jonathan-CSF-Find a User Group
Connecticut Macintosh Connection
Tips and Follow-ups
00:27:49 Joe-840-Super Video Editing with QuickTime
00:31:09 DLH-Troubleshooting Printers
System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Reset Printing System…
CUPS web interface
cupsctl WebInterface=yes
Print Test Page, manage printer better than macOS GUI
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00:40:24 CSF-eero Pro 6 Mesh System
iPerf Wifi Speed Test
Questions
00:51:28 Dave-MacBook Pro – OK to Buy Now? Apple Certified Refurbished Store
01:03:16 Sam-Downloading your iCloud Photos Library
01:12:54 Andrew-When It’s Time to Use That Clone
01:20:20 Rob-T2 Chip Security Breach Thoughts
Secure External Drive Enclosures – SecureDrive.com
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Nov 2, 2020 • 0sec
Malware? Not Malware — Mac Geek Gab 841
Sometimes you feel like … a malware. Sometimes you don't. That's not how it goes, but that's exactly how it felt for a lot of you this week! John and Dave talk through this and get to the bottom of it all. That's hardly half of it, though. You know how Mac Geek Gab goes… your questions answered, your tips share, all with the goal of learning at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 841 for Monday, November 2, 2020
Quick Tips
00:02:42 Keith-QT-Quickly access iPhone App Updates
00:04:01 David-QT-839-Carriage return in Catalina Messages
Migrating to a new iPad
00:05:23 JFB’s new iPad Air
Settings > Passwords > Autofill Passwords
Use USB-C Docks and Devices
Cool Stuff Found
00:13:15 Mike-CSF-Weather Line – the best weather widget for iOS 14
00:14:43 CSF-Silence Unknown Callers in iOS 14
Verizon Spam Call Plugin iOS
00:18:55 Patrick-CSF-Retroactive to run old apps on new macOS
00:20:34 Bruce-CSFR-PingPlotter
Malware? Not Malware
00:23:01 John-HP Printer Software Malware?
What happened with security updates and HP printer software?
00:32:35 Jim-CSF-BlockBlock to Protect Against Persistence Locations
And KnockKnock
00:37:39 Wesson-Malware Removal Feedback
DetectX
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Tips and Follow-ups
00:43:06 Dan-Use Location, Time, and Siri Shortcuts to Enhance Back Tap (first part)
00:53:30 Mike-823-AirPlay 2 Speakers Cause Mac apps to Re-Verify
Capo
00:57:18 Jeff-837-Use UPS Power Monitor to sync your Mac with Synology UPS server
01:01:26 Christopher-Another Option for Not Mounting Drives
Questions
01:06:45 Andrew-Benefits of Wi-Fi 6 Mesh
TP Link Deco X60 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh
01:16:21 Dave-Do We Really Need to Run Time Machine?
TimeMachineEditor
01:22:06 David-Comparing USB-C Power Sources
All-in-one USB Power Meter
01:28:46 Wayne-Mint (or anyone) and 5G on iPhone 12
Port your number to Mint
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Oct 26, 2020 • 0sec
Managing Your Drives, Big Sur Tips, Ransomware, and More — Mac Geek Gab 840
These days most of us are using external drives at some level. Even if we're not, our internal drives are always in need of some attention, pruning, or some other operation. Listen as your two favorite geeks answer all your drive-related questions. That's not all, of course, we've got more Big Sur tips, ideas for mitigating ransomware, Cool Stuff Found, and much more! Press play and enjoy an hour-or-so with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 840 for Monday, October 26, 2020
Quick Tips
00:02:13 Brian-QT-Reset PRAM/NVRAM to solve Quiet Mac
00:04:41 Roy-QT-Auto-Sync Apple TV Wireless Audio
Sonos TruePlay
00:07:41 Stephen-QT-Big Sur Clock Workaround
00:09:18 Big Sur Battery Management
Cool Stuff Found
00:13:38 Rich-CSF-839-RansomWhere?, Forklift, AutoMounter
00:17:37 Rob-839-Protecting from Ransomware
Amazon S3
Arq from Haystack Software
00:21:30 John-CSF-AmpliFi Alien Dual Wi-Fi 6 System
00:25:52 UCSF-Evernote Upgrades Without AppleScript
00:32:27 Dennis-CSFR-835-Mountain to Control your Mounted Drives
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SSD/Drives/Data
00:39:36 John-Formatting an External Drive
00:46:14 Andrew-Fusion Drive Performance with Current Versions of macOS
00:50:25 Domenico-Replacing a Fusion Drive with an External SSD
Samsung T7
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Hub
Anker Thunderbolt 3 Hub
ORICO 2.5 USB C External Hard Drive Enclosure, SATA III to USB3.1 Gen2 Type C
SCOSCHE CC3G23 StrikeLine SuperSpeed+ USB-C to USB-C Charge & Sync Cable 10Gbps/4K Transfer Rate Compatible with USB-C Devices
OWC Envoy Express
00:58:00 Bob-Best Drive for Ripping DVDs
External Blu-Ray/DVD/USB Drives
Pawtec External Optical Drives
DaVinci Resolve
01:06:16 Ev-Spindle Drive is Clicking
Iomega Zip and Jaz Drives
01:09:59 Mike-Best Steps for Nuke and Pave
DiskMaker X macOS Installer Download Links
01:16:59 Setting up that new iPhone or iPad
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Oct 19, 2020 • 0sec
Widgets, Wi-Fi, and Big Sur — Mac Geek Gab 839
The fall is a crazy ride for Apple users. New hardware, new software, lots of changes, and more. John and Dave are right there with you to answer your questions, share tips, and dissect the new technology to help us all understand everything better. Listen this week as your two favorite geeks answer some Wi-Fi questions, share Cool Stuff Found, and revisit Big Sur as it surely gets closer to release time. Press play and enjoy learning five new things!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 839 for Monday, October 19, 2020
Cool Stuff Found
00:02:27 Raphaël-CSF-Weather Live app
Weather Underground App
WeatherMan Lite
00:04:51 Dmitriy-CSF-Commander One Finder Alternative and PDF Squeezer (both in Setapp!)
TotalFinder
00:07:27 Allison-CSF-Use iPhone to Preview Photo Negatives
00:10:08 James-CSF-836-UniFi Lite Switches
00:11:46 D-Link DGS-1100 Switch Family
00:16:34 Dan-CSF-Last Time for Tracking Items and Events
00:18:15 Belkin Says MagSafe Car Vent Mount PRO doesn’t need pressure grips!
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00:24:35 Your Geeks Ordered New Hardware
New 10.9-Inch iPad Air Available to Order
Questions
00:32:02 Darren-Video Download in Firefox
Downie
youtube-dl
00:35:41 Dan-How to Protect from RansomWare? (second part)
Malwarebytes
CleanMyMac
Acronis True Image 2021
Drive Genius v6 adds Malware Scanner
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Big Sur
00:50:47 Revisiting Big Sur ahead of its release
SmallCubed MailSuite Beta
Surtainly Not and BOMB for Big Sur Menu Bar
Bartender 4 Beta
1:02:00 Enabling FileVault on T2
Rogue Amoeba Big Sur
Networks/Wi-Fi
01:05:42 Dennis-Strange Mesh Issue
01:10:59 Thomas-Wi-Fi Password Sharing
XFINITY Provisioning Profile
Tips and Follow-ups
01:20:28 Gray-837-Dark Sky Has a Widget!
01:21:04 John-837-Carrot Weather and Weather Channel have Widgets
01:21:16 Ben-Weather App Widgets are pre-iOS 14 (1 – WIDGETS)
01:22:31 More Widgets!
01:24:17 Ben-QT-837-Drag Apps by dragging the screens underneath them (2 – DRAGGING)
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Oct 13, 2020 • 0sec
Geeky Thoughts About Apple’s “Hi, Speed” iPhone 12 and HomePod mini Announcements – Mac Geek Gab 838
Join John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton for the geeks' dissection of Apple's iPhone 12 and HomePod mini announcements. Digging into some of the deeper elements, your two favorite geeks cover some of the 5G nuances, OLED on all screens 12, LIDAR, speaker pairing, and more. Press play and enjoy, then send your feedback into <a href="feedback@macgeekgab.com">feedback@macgeekgab.com.</a>Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 838 for Tuesday, October 13, 2020
00:01:37 Apple’s “Hi, Speed” Event
00:01:56 Comparing the new iPhones
5G Might really be game-changing
Corning’s Ceramic Shield
Night Mode Gets an Upgrade
MagSafe
Anker PowerPort III Nano
00:34:19 TMO Weekly Sponsor: Raptic’s iPhone Cases
00:36:17 New HomePod mini
HOOBS or HomeBridge
Sonos One
Sonos Symfonisk Bookshelf
Audioengine Speakers: A5+ or A2
Denon HEOS
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Oct 12, 2020 • 0sec
Wi-Fi, NAS, and More — Mac Geek Gab 837
How do we know it's time? Because The Answer plays and we know you've asked us the question! That's right, Dave and John have answers to your questions about Wi-Fi, NAS, iOS 14, and much more! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 837 for Monday, October 12, 2020
Quick Tips
00:02:04 Kurt-QT-Swipe Down in Camera App to Return
00:03:16 QT-Catalina-Click-hold/Command-Click on Messages in Dock to see which ones are unread
00:05:16 QT-Use TimeMachineEditor to only run once per day
00:10:04 Neal-QT-Use BBEdit’s Command Line Tools
Tips and Follow-ups
00:12:27 Travis-836-Fix Mac Apple Watch Unlocking Problem
00:14:52 Graham-836-Debug Your iPhone with iMazing’s Console
Signia Pure Charge&Go 7Nx
00:21:30 Martin-SD Card Feedback (first part only)
Questions
00:23:05 Philip-Weather Widgets on iOS 14?
Widgetsmith
00:24:57 Joe-Lightning Port Doubler?
How to use a USB hub to hook up multiple devices to your iPad
Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter
00:31:45 Mike-Dragging App Icons across Multiple iPhone Pages
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Cool Stuff Found
00:38:31 CSF-Anker PowerPort III Nano ($20)
00:40:25 Martin-CSF-YouTube Enhancer Extension
00:41:31 Scott-CSF-834-LOFTer Screen Light Bar just $39 on Amazon
00:42:26 CSF-Ausdom AF640 1080p Webcam: US$89.99
00:45:44 Paul-CSF-When Did I…? and Vectormator
Wi-Fi
00:47:52 Michael-Will plugging in Ethernet to Deco Mesh Satellite add reliability?
00:51:38 QT-Typing Special Characters – Hold down the key on your keyboard
00:53:32 Jürgen-Two Internet Connections
Combine Ethernet ports into a virtual port on Mac
Top 11 Best Load Balancing Routers For WiFi Load Balancing
TP-Link Safestream Multi-WAN Router
Synology RT2600AC does Load Balancing
01:03:19 Comcast Doubles Some Upstreams
01:04:49 Robin-Quick-selecting Wi-Fi network on iPad
01:06:36 Pete-Wi-Fi Security and Contacts
How to share your Wi-Fi password from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Fingbox
NAS / Network Attached Storage
01:16:19 Andrew-Locating my Synology DiskStation
01:18:11 Neal-Synology Bonjour Issue
ps aux | grep avahi
What is avahi
01:24:03 Mike-Got Caught without a UPS
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Oct 5, 2020 • 0sec
Battery Life, Network Tweaks, and Cool Stuff Found — Mac Geek Gab 836
Has iOS 14.0.1 hurt your battery life? We might have a fix for you. Networking is always top-of-mind, and your two favorite geeks share some answers to your related questions. Then it's Cool Stuff Found, where John and Dave share all the cool things you and they have discovered in the past week. Press play and enjoy learning five new things, folks!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 836 for Monday, October 5, 2020
Quick Tips
00:01:50 Adam-QT-Create Playlists in Apple Podcasts
00:02:59 John-Quick Tip for avoiding Political Ads
Tips
00:04:09 Louis-Home Network Followup
TP-Link Smart Gigabit Switch
UniFi Smart Switch
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More Tips
00:21:05 Albert-829-Fixing Duplicate Synced Photos
Amphetamine
00:26:35 Chuck-Stubborn Calendar Entry
00:29:51 Neal-BBEdit Access Followup
00:30:57 Dmitriy-Problem Connecting 4K Monitor to OWC TB3 Dock
EasyRes for Mac
OWC Thunderbolt Hub
Questions
00:40:54 Dan-Apple Watch, iPhone Battery Life, and Mac Unlocks
00:48:48 John-Read-Only SD Card Issue
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More Questions
00:59:16 Andrew-Upgraded Mac Won’t Backup to External Time Machine Drive
T2M2 the Time Mechanic
01:04:44 Greg-Controlling TV Volume with Roku Remote
01:11:02 Ken-DYMO Label Printer Network Question
Dymo LabelWriter Wireless
01:14:13 Andrew-How to learn Linux?
Quora How To Learn Linux
Elementary OS
LibreOffice
Cool Stuff Found
01:20:00 Scott-CSF-Serial Mailer is Mail Merge for The Mac
01:21:50 CSF-System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login > Edit… > Dynamic Global Hostname
DYN Supports Dynamic Global Hostname
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