Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Siri, Stringify, Space Lens, and Emergency Bypass don't <em>all</em> begin with the letter 'S', but they have one thing in common: your two favorite geeks discuss them in this week's episode of Mac Geek Gab. In addition, listen as John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton answer your questions, including some about migrating to a new Mac the <em>right</em> way. The <em>best</em> way. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 757 for Monday, April 15, 2019 00:01:59 Emergency Mixer Migration! Mackie Onyx 1220 Behringer UFX1204 (Amazon) isochronous vs. synchronous 00:06:47 Michael-Connecting old Display to New Mac OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 Adapter 00:11:17 Barbara-Siri and My Card Save the Day 00:14:15 Dropbox’s New 3 Device Limit Box.com OneDrive.com Disk Utility warnings in OS X Mojave and OneDrive for mac 00:25:11 Robert-Stringify is Shutting Down SmartThings webCoRE Alexa adds Wait Trigger 00:39:18 SPONSOR: Malwarebytes for Mac – Malwarebytes detects and removes viruses, ransomware, and other malware so you are protected and your machine keeps running silky smooth. 00:41:37 Mark-CSF-756-Anker Roav SmartCharge Car Kit F2 (Amazon) 00:43:14 Greg-CSF-756-Wired FM Modulator 00:45:38 Keith-CSF-756-Anycar Bluetooth Adapters 00:47:06 Bruce-CSF-756-SystemName & WiFi Signal 00:48:44 Gary-CSF-756-RoboKiller App 00:50:57 Joe-CSF-ToQi Base 00:52:58 James-CSF-PageTurn for iOS 00:54:24 DaveGinsburg-Presenter mode in Pages for iPad has Auto-Scroll 00:55:31 CSFR-BackupLoupe 00:57:31 CSF-Space Lens in CleanMyMac X 01:00:33 Chris-Migrating to a New Family Mac 01:12:55 Andrew-Apps to install on new Mac iStat Menus Hardware Growler Debookee Tools FruitJuice Keyboard Maestro TextExpander Default Folder Mail Act-On Bartender AppCleaner Hazel CleanMyMac 01:20:53 Andrew-macOS Recovery Options and Disk Repair Booting into Recovery is tricky, hold down Cmd-R before power button DiskWarrior APFS 01:28:04 TJ-756-iOS Emergency Bypass Contact | Edit | Ringtone or Text Tone | Emergency Bypass 01:30:20 MGG 757 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Are you making the most of your Apple TV? Do you know <em>all</em> the tricks the Finder has to offer? Are you managing Do Not Disturb effectively? Your fellow listeners have the answers, and John and Dave share and discuss them for you. Plus, your two favorite geeks answer some of your questions about Wi-Fi, Watch Unlocking, NAS, and more. Press play, listen, and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 756 for Monday, April 8, 2019 00:02:15 Dave’s Troubleshooting… his throat! 00:04:36 Apple TV Remote App Lets You Type on your iPhone or iPad 00:06:42 Robin-Showing Hidden Files in Finder Cmd-Shift-. 00:09:08 Jeff-754-Do Not Disturb and Favorites  Do Not Disturb —> Allow Calls From —> Favorites 00:11:38 Verizon’s Free Call Filter rolls out – (John needed @vzwsupport on Twitter to activate free option) AT&T Call Protect App Malwarebytes for iOS 00:17:36 Phil-CSF-Conair Travel Smart Power Adapter 00:19:15 Patrick-Mojave Recovery Mode Reinstall Moved all my Apps 00:21:01 LibreOffice Update Engine stuck on 6.1.2.1 (for Dave) 00:22:53 SPONSOR: Malwarebytes for Mac – Malwarebytes detects and removes viruses, ransomware, and other malware so you are protected and your machine keeps running silky smooth. 00:25:04 Alex-Edit the finder Toolbar 00:27:26 MacTech Pro Discounts 00:28:23 Mike-Wi-Fi Disconnects Wi-Fi Explorer iStumbler 00:34:44 John-Mesh needs to be routinely reset 00:38:02 Extender Speeds Up John’s Wi-Fi (4x throghput when phone connects to extender 2.4 GHz,  then extender connects to eero at 5 GHz) AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE350K) TP-Link Tether tells you How to adjust your Mac’s Wi-Fi Roaming 00:52:12 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is again available in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com. Plus, build your own BBEdit Track Suit at merch.barebones.com! 00:54:15 SPONSOR: Capterra – Visit Capterra.com/MGG for free, today, and use their 700,000+ product reviews to find the right tools to make 2019 the year for your business. 00:56:37 Dennis-Hostname Versus Computer Name Discrepancy sudo scutil —set [hostname] 01:03:55 Watch Doesn’t Always Unlock the Mac MGGF-Gary-Watch won’t unlock Mac 01:08:38 Brian-GC-Car to Bluetooth Adapters? 01:11:05 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters Daniel from Texas, Martin from California, Rob from Tennessee, Sharon from Florida, Randy from Connecticut, Roger Y., Craig from Florida, Michel from Québec, Ken from Vermont, Mike from Maryland, Keith from Washington, Ulysese from New York, Mario from North Carolina, Jon from New York, Paul from California, Ralph from Maine, Daniel from New York, Ken L., Dominic from Luxembourg, David from Oregon, Chris from Gloucestershire, Lawrence from Connecticut, Tony from San Francisco, Gary from New York, Everett from California, Elizabeth from Virginia, Robert from Florida, Steven from California, Ward from Arizona, Olga from Washington, Jason from South Carolina, Stephen from Illinois, Nick from Michigan, Ken from New South Wales, Paul from Indiana, Mike from New York, Mark from Connecticut, Ken from California, Tim from Kansas. 01:13:33 Andrew-Restoring older Clone’s Settings on New Mac Disable Secure Boot on T2 Macs 01:22:21 MGG 756 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Mail was the Deep Dive topic this week, and then the Gmail/Gsuite/macOS 10.14.4 bug happened, so Mail gets a double dip and you're gonna love it. Then it's on to perhaps the best AirPods alternative we've found… for just $30. More Cool Stuff Found plus your questions answered rounds out the episode. Press play, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 755 for Monday, April 1, 2019 00:02:25 Dave’s Spring Speaking Fling! Wednesday, 4/3/2019: Mac Tech Pro Boston – You can sign up for just $279 Tuesday, 4/9/2019 – PMUG-NJ in Princeton, NJ – Free Saturday, 4/13/2019 – Skyping in to the Suburban Chicago Mac User’s Group – Free 00:03:31 Ben-macOS 10.14.4 Mail’s Gmail Bug Timeline of macOS 10.14.4 Gmail issue Charles Web Proxy 00:15:00 SPONSOR: PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Visit SmileSoftware.com/podcast to learn more. 00:17:05 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:19:07 Deep Dive into Mail! 00:19:37 Ron-Mail, iCloud, Mail Act-On, Sanebox Spark 00:25:00 Loren-Inbox Forever Mail Perspectives 00:27:20 Dan-Using Mail, MailSteward, and Folders 00:29:29 Mike-Mail workflow using native flags and archives 00:34:30 Thomas-Use The Finder to Archive and Search Mail 00:39:35 Robert-Mail Archiver X to PDFs 00:40:54 Iain-Postbox and Mail Backup X 00:43:09 Andrew-Thunderbird 00:46:35 Mail’s Favorites Bar Maps to the Command Key 00:49:24 SPONSOR: eero. Never think about WiFi again – Get $100 off the ‘eero base unit and 2 beacons package,’ and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/mgg and at checkout enter MGG 00:52:38 SPONSOR: Keeps. Losing Hair sucks. Keeps can help. Receive your first month of treatment for free at Keeps.com/mgg. Hair today. Hair tomorrow. 00:54:24 CSF-Aermoo B3 ($29.00 as of 3/27/2019) 00:57:26 CSF-Solo Unbound 00:59:22 Amazon Locker 01:01:56 Ben-CSF-Mac Video Converter Ultimate 01:03:09 Graham-CSF-PhoneView 01:04:22 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Colourise.sg will Colorize Black & White Photos 01:05:58 BrianMonroe’s AirPods v1 vs. v2 Comparison Apple AirPods 2 Vs AirPods: What’s The Difference? Logitech Harmony One Remote 01:08:17 Johnny-iOS Accidentally Deleted Email 01:14:00 Craig-Using Thunderbolt to Expand an old iMac 01:20:55 MGG 754 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Mac Geek Gab Premium Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

This week your two favorite geeks, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, tackle answers to your questions about traveling with technology, porting your phone number (and saving money!), converting Apple Music files and more. Of course, they talk about the new stuff from Apple, too! Press play, listen, and learn at least 5 new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 754 for Monday, March 25, 2019 00:03:39 New 2019 iMacs, W00t! Apple’s Metal Technology 00:14:11 iPad Air and iPad mini 00:19:00 AirPods 2 00:20:57 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com – OWC already has your RAM upgrades for the new iMacs. Save 62% vs. factory pricing on their 32GB kit! 00:23:45 Apple’s Subscription-Focused Event Apple Event Intro Video Magazines launched as part of Apple News+ 00:29:50 Transit Apple Pay coming in USA (NYC, Chicago, Portland in 2019) 00:34:09 SPONSOR: Hair Club. Visit HairClub.com/MGG today for a free hair analysis AND a free take home hair care kit – all valued over three hundred dollars. 00:35:53 Joe-Replacing Key on MacBook Replacement Laptop Keys Replacing Mac keys Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro Disabling Mouse Keys 00:40:32 Jürgen-Converted iTunes Matched Files with Apple Music 00:45:01 Colby-Apple TV Location Services Issue 00:52:20 Keith-Retrieving iOS Wallpaper from Device Finding your old background images Extract iPhone wallpaper and background images with iMazing 00:57:55 SPONSOR: Jamf Now. MGG listeners can start securing their business today by managing their first 3 devices for free! Add more starting at just two dollars a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/MGG 01:00:25 David-European Travel Considerations? Mac Geek Gab 614 Rick Steves Power Adapters GigSky 01:13:27 Send in your Mail Workflows for MGG 755! 01:13:59 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Steve from California, Tony from Massachusetts, Ken from Kailua, David from Illinois, Clive from West Sussex, Jeff from Indiana, Joseph from Georgia, Scott from California, Robert from Alabama, William from New York, Jeff from Maine, David from Kentucky, Fernando from Pennsylvania, Andrew from Honolulu, Royce from Hawaii, Leigh from Maine, Lyndon from Kent, Michael from Oklahoma, Brian from Arizona, James from Texas. 01:15:24 Kris-748-Results Porting Xfinity Number to Google Voice Obi200 Tutorial: Port Landline to Google Voice 01:24:41 MGG 754 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

You want Cool Stuff Found? You want to know how to uninstall apps properly? What about the dangers of disabling SIP? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, come together to answer all of these and more. Have a question? Send it in to <a href="mailto:feedback@macgeekgab.com">feedback@macgeekgab.com</a> or post in the <a href="http://macgeekgab.com/forums">MGG forums</a>.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 753 for Monday, March 18, 2019 00:03:02 When Batteries go Bad FruitJuice Husan MacBook Pro 2012 Battery 00:07:25 Lightning to Audio and Charge (Careful here, John got a cheap knockoff from Walmart marketplace that didn’t work, fortunately, they gave a full refund) 00:09:59 Steve-CSF-Hubitat Smart Hub 00:11:29 CSF-Libby (thanks, CapMac!) from Overdrive 00:13:53 SXSW: Wi-Charge Uses Infrared for Wireless Power 00:17:42 SXSW: CLEAR moves to Point of Sale 00:19:40 SXSW: VeriScan – Your Face is Your Boarding Pass 00:24:00 IBM slurps Flickr Photos 00:24:42 Tripit Pro Sanebox 00:29:09 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:31:56 Robin-QT-Drag from title bar to any app 00:35:20 Mike-USB-C adapter cables instead of Docks USB 3.2 Generations 00:40:48 Ben-Beware the Magnets Degauss button 00:44:08 Loren-Uninstalling Apps Properly AppCleaner Malwarebytes Hazel CleanMyMac 00:49:20 Jim-Crashplan Removal Find Any File 00:51:29 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly’s new solution Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it’s delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background. 00:54:00 We want your email! feedback@macgeekgab.com 00:56:49 Larry-Managing Email Archives MailSteward 01:02:20 Loren-The Dangers of Disabling SIP 01:08:11 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Joe from California, David from Chicago, Domenico from Massachusetts, Ericka from New Jersey, Graham from New South Wales, Mike from Kansas, Mike from Arizona, Craig from California, Chris from Hertfordshire, James from San Antonio, Jay from New Jersey, Joe from Kansas, Abdullah from Maryland, Ari from Oakland, Dave from Saugerties, Michael from Kansas, Bob from Québec, Frank from Tonbridge, Timmothy from Tennessee, Jeff from Connecticut, Barry from Illinois, John from Pennsylvania, Santiago from Florida, John from North Carolina. 01:09:47 Jeff-752-Use iPhoneTextMessages.com for Archiving 01:12:00 Kurt-752-Memtest86 01:16:08 Donna-752-Uses for Old Macs PowerMac G5 Coffee Table 01:18:30 MGG 753 Outtro New iPad Air and iPad mini The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

The Finder can be your friend or foe, depends upon how well you tame and tweak it. These are the kinds of things John and Dave help you do each week on Mac Geek Gab. In addition to that, we've got segments on taming iCloud's two-factor authentication, suggestions for improving on the Stickies model, and ways of recovering disk space. All this and more! Just press play and learn at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 752 for Monday, March 11, 2019 00:01:36 SXSW Interactive 00:03:29 Beware services that rely on the cloud Samsung SmartThings Hub Samsung SmartThings Hub 3 (Amazon) 00:10:35 SPONSOR: Jamf Now. MGG listeners can start securing their business today by managing their first 3 devices for free! Add more starting at just two dollars a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/MGG 00:12:50 Stephan-QT-Messages on Mac Sent History 00:14:28 Use iMazing to Archive your Messages 00:16:19 Patrick-CSF-XtraFinder to control Column Widths SwitchResX Disable System Integrity Protection 00:18:26 Bill-Tweaking Finder Window Layout Kensington Expert Mouse Wired Trackball Kensington Trackball Expert Mouse (Amazon) 00:23:16 Larry-Turn Dead MacBook into a Sconce Kogeek Wi-Fi Enabled Smart LED Light Strip Koogeek Light Strip (Amazon) 00:26:10 Scott-Stuttering can be caused by bad/loose RAM. Micromat’s Atomic – RAM Tester MacCheck 00:30:42 Jim-AT&T Cellular vs. VPNs BrowserLeaks 00:35:16 Bob-Wi-Fi Router Recommendations Synology Router RT2600ac Synology RT2600AC Router (Amazon) WireCutter 2018 Router Guide Netgear R7000P Netgear R7000P (Amazon) TP-Link Archer A7 TP-Link Archer A7 (Amazon) Synology MR2200AC Synology MR2200AC Mesh router (Amazon) (also works as standalone) 00:40:19 Jessica-Refurb vs. Brand New 00:45:33 Michael-Beware “Log Connection Activity” in Mail’s Window > Connection Doctor Lingon X DaisyDisk 00:51:55 SPONSOR: Capterra – Visit Capterra.com/MGG for free, today, and use their 700,000+ product reviews to find the right tools to make 2019 the year for your business. 00:53:24 SPONSOR: Hair Club. Visit HairClub.com/MGG today for a free hair analysis AND a free take home hair care kit – all valued over three hundred dollars. 00:55:19 Simon-751-Use TripMode to Monitor Bandwidth 00:56:46 MGGF-751-Verizon Spam Blocking Verizon Call Filter Mr. Number 00:59:42 Erik-751-Use Secondary iCloud Account for Developer ID 01:01:55 Ron-751-2FA Required for Third Party iCloud Email iCloud App Specific Passwords 01:05:03 Jeff-751-CrashPlan Download Data Limitation Clarification 01:06:11 Joe-751-CrashPlan 250MB Limit Clarification and Arq Backup 01:07:55 Rich-751-Dock Snippets with Tyke or Thought Train 01:09:10 Eliot-751-Apps for Docking Text Snippets TextExpander Alfred Copied Keyboard Maestro Setapp How to access clipboard (copy-paste) history on a Mac 01:12:47 Keith-749-CSF-BetterZip for that Extra iCloud Storage Account 01:14:06 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Paul from Indiana, Mike from New York, Mark from Connecticut, Working Smarter for Mac Users, James from Texas, Ryan from Texas, Neal from Connecticut, Joe B., Eric from New Mexico, Drake from Hawaii, Peer Timo, Anthony from New York, Scott from Portland. 01:15:02 Dave at CapMac on Tuesday 01:15:47 Jim-Is My Data Double-Encrypted with FileVault and iCloud? 01:20:33 Ken-VPN Being Blocked MGG ExpressVPN Deal 01:25:51 MGG 752 Outtro CLEAR Airport Security System The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Want to learn the big secret to keeping your computer happy? How about how to share contacts? What about some quick tips about using calendar? This is what Mac Geek Gab is all about, and Dave and John help guide you through all of this, including getting your questions answered!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 751 for Monday, March 4, 2019 00:02:04 Office-Building-Shaped Icy Death Pool Palm VII 00:05:41 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones. 25 Years and going as Dave and John’s favorite text editor. 00:08:25 Nick-Battery Concerns with Docked Macs (3rd PP) Coconut Battery 00:16:54 Irv-Sharing Contacts File | Export | Contacts Archive… File | Import 00:23:53 Creating a developer account user 00:27:09 Brian-GC-App with Quick Text Notes Unclutter 00:30:35 Mike-Bandwidth Usage app for Mac SNMP Test Utility for Mac Bandwidth+ NETGEAR Routers 00:37:58 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:41:17 Ben-QT-Move one day at a time Cmd-Opt-[Right/Left] 00:42:27 Mark-CrashPlan limits restores to 250MB at a time 00:46:12 Mark-Best advice: quit apps Quitter from Marco Arment App Tamer 00:49:45 Chit Chat Across The Pond with Dave Hamilton 00:50:19 Rand-Check your Keychain Inactivity Lock Settings If your Mac keeps asking for the login keychain password 00:53:32 Loren-Use Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud for Free PDF Storage 00:55:26 Jeff-750-Copy Folder Structure without Contents 00:56:49 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast. 00:59:51 Scott-750-Use Email addresses for SMS Blasts (h/t Roger) TroopWebHost.org Examples: 8885551234@txt.att.net 8885551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com 8885551234@vtext.com SMS Email Gateways Report Spam SMS to Your Provider CallProtect from AT&T 01:04:58 Chris-750-Use Call-Em-All for SMS Blasts 01:06:38 Carl-750-Bulk SMS with Remind.com 01:07:21 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: EvTheNerd from California, Elizabeth from Virginia, Robert from Florida, Steven from California, Ward from Arizona, Olga from Washington, Jason from Massachusetts, Stephen from Illinois, Nick from Michigan, Kenneth from New South Wales, Randall from Portland, Ric S., Jonathan C., Bartek from London, Erik from Trondheim, Jim from California, Robb from Minnesota, Randall S., Bruce from Colorado, Robert from Arizona, Matt from Virginia, Daniel from London, Jeff S., Doug S., Brian from Tennessee, Anthony from New South Wales 01:09:07 Jon-750-Tip for Temporary MAC Cloning sudo ifconfig [interface] ether [MAC OF OTHER DEVICE] 01:12:42 Stephan-750-Print Multiple Documents from the Finder 01:13:48 Ward-750-Even easier multi-file printing shortcut (h/t Nick) 01:15:15 The Post Glenn Fleishmann’s Tiny Type Museum 01:17:15 MGG 750 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Aren't using all your iCloud Storage? No worries, we've got an idea for that. We also have Cool Stuff Found and answers to your other questions. Plus, we iterate on a Quick Tip from last episode making it quicker and tipper! Listen with John and Dave and learn at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 750 for Monday, February 25, 2019 00:02:44 Ben-749-Trigger Safari Download Directly with Option+Return 00:03:53 Paul-QT-Print Multiple Documents at Once 00:07:23 Stephen-Create a backup-only user to utilize iCloud Storage 00:11:26 DoitForMeSolutions-Clone the MAC Address for College Dorm Rooms 00:13:58 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Envoy Pro EX and USB-C Travel Dock. 00:16:19 Ken-CSF-Grammarian PRO2 X & KeyStrokes 00:17:33 Joe-748-CSF-ThunderMag 00:20:42 CSF-Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 00:23:17 In-ear Headphones JH Audio Layla UE 11Pro-Ambient 00:27:26 What are AirPods 00:29:07 Mark-CSF-Ethernet for iPhone 00:31:02 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Juergen from Germany, William J., Wes G, Michael Oklahoma, Stuart M., Mark from Colorado, Allen from Alabama, Kirschen from iOwa, Michael from Avon, John from Virginia, Fernando from Ohio, Martijn B., Peter from Peterborough, Tony from Massachusetts, Ken from Kailua, Clive from West Sussex, Jeff from Indiana, Dave from Illinois, Gary from New York State, Joseph from Georgia, Scott from California, Tony from California, David from Texas, Brian from California 00:33:53 Dave-Uninstallers and Multiple Users Hazel from Noodlesoft 00:36:43 Steve-Setting Default Save Location on macOS Default Folder X 00:39:24 David in Texas-SyncServer Chews My Battery 00:49:50 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:52:36 Debookee Version 7 sees HTTPS Traffic 00:53:47 David-Deleting Folder Contents But Not the Folder Structure find <directory> -type f -exec rm -f {} ; or… Listener Bob also suggests: find <directory> ! -type d -print 0 | xargs -0 rm “! -type d” says everything EXCEPT directories (aka Folders), so symbolic links, FIFO files, etc… would be included. -print0 says that ‘find’ should nul terminate each file name it sends to stdout (xargs will take advantage of this) xargs -0 will treat each nul terminate string as a file name and not get upset at seeing spaces, special characters, or other things that might be confused as not part of the file name. xargs will append as many file names to the end of the ‘rm’ command as it can reasonably fit on a command line.  This means the rm command will be invoked once to delete multiple files, instead of being invoked to delete just 1 file.  Fewer subprocesses created so if there are a lot of files, it should take less time. 01:00:40 Jeremy-Sending Bulk SMS SendPulse 01:08:01 Jeff Lambert-Not Authorized to Send Apple Events to Finder 01:14:18 Dick-Mojave Upgrade Won’t Take 01:20:22 Brian-Secure-Erasing a NAS Drive MacFUSE ext4fuse 01:30:26 MGG 750 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Wanna know how to force Safari to download a media file instead of playing it? Want to know how to use the same drive on USB-C and USB-A Macs? Want to know how to secure erase your NAS drive? John and Dave have your answers! There is also a lot of concern about the future of eero, so your two geeks discuss that, too. All this and more, just press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 749 for Monday, February 18, 2019 00:02:00 QT-Paste URL in Safari Downloads Dropdown 00:04:08 Alan-QT-Large Red Circle  Ctrl-Cmd-Space for Character Viewer 00:06:36 Greg-QT-High Quality Application Icon Art Copy from Get Info, File | New from Clipboard into Preview 00:08:30 Lucas-QT-Keyboard Maestro Insert Text by Typing 00:11:01 SPONSOR: Jamf Now. MGG listeners can start securing their business today by managing their first 3 devices for free! Add more starting at just two dollars a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/MGG 00:13:22 Dan-eero, now from Amazon What type of data does eero collect and why 00:25:00 Russell-One Wi-Fi Network or Many? 00:35:03 Ian-Should I Upgrade My Router? Synology MR2200ac 00:40:25 SPONSOR: Hair Club – Visit HairClub.com/MGG today for a free hair analysis AND a free take home hair care kit – all valued over three hundred dollars. 00:42:38 SPONSOR: Capterra – Visit Capterra.com/MGG for free, today, to find the right tools to make 2019 the year for your business. 00:44:19 Dan-Mixing Wi-Fi Brands? 00:50:30 Keith-UniFi in Bridge Mode 00:58:33 Eric-The security of PowerLine Adapters 01:06:10 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Eliot G., Kevin S., Jim M., J. Richard F., Harry M., Mike P., David R., Tom M. Jr., Matthias S., Dmitry S., Drew T., Ari L., Michael P., Barry F., Bob L., Timmothy G., Jeff P., John D., Santiago M., John V., 01:07:44 Alan-USB Stick with USB-C and USB-A Dual port Flash Drive and another AmazonBasics USB-C to USB-A Adapter 60-Port USB Charging Station 30-Port USB Hub 28-Port USB Hub (for $65 this might be it, John!) 01:15:50 Andrew-The Amazing Hidden Purchases App Store | Store | View My Account… 01:20:00 Home Page Keeps Resetting 01:25:44 MGG 749 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Do you need an elbow connector? You might after listening to this episode! That, after all, is what Cool Stuff Found segments are all about: discovering stuff you didn't know existed, and now you need! In addition to that, of course, your tips are shared and questions are answered, including some about iCloud Archives, CarPlay, and Watch Notifications. Hosts Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun guide you through all of this and more, just press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 748 for Monday, February 11, 2019 00:01:41 System Free Space revisited – Maintenance Reinstall 00:06:27 macOS 10.14.3 Supplemental Update 2 00:07:13 Tom-CSF-BetterZip QuickLook Plugin 00:08:07 CSF-Navitas MU One Charger [Indiegogo] 00:11:14 Jeremy-CSF-Elbow USB-C-to-Magsafe Converter 00:13:05 CSF-Ubiquiti UniFi Networking System Amazon Buys eero 00:26:44 Migrating your phone line to Google Voice Obi200 [Amazon] Tutorial: Port Landline to Google Voice 00:32:48 Brian-CSF-QuickNas 00:33:51 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG 00:36:51 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:38:42 Discord App 00:43:14 Greg-ThunderBolt 3 vs. USB-C Hubs OWC Thunderbolt 3 OWC USB-C 3 [No HDMI] / OWC USB-C 3 [with HDMI] OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock 00:49:15 CarPlay Draining Phone Battery? 00:52:35 Jeff-Preserving Photos Metadata 00:58:21 Gary-macOS Update History 01:04:14 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Antonio B., Brett H., Terence N., Warren R., Khürt W., Joe M., Robert P., Karin K., Richard S., Jeff F., Lewis R., Brian G., David P., Mike M., Frank F., Jon I., Ian P., Mary G., Corrie A., Richard B., Michael P., Andy W., Kraig S., Joel F., Theresa B., Norton B., Edward W., John P., Dan E., John O., Tony G., Richard J., Avram M., Richard J., Paul W., Gary T., Ron G., Dennis J., Bruce M., Greg H., Anthony N., Deb L., Eddie M., Mark S., Walter H., Robert T., Graham R., James M., Eric D., George D., Cindy K., Racer G., Tom H., Mark E., Toni C., Michael E., Ben H., Mark S., Brett P., Michael D., Dionicio Y., Ralph M., Dan B., Tim M., Will S., Joe K., Jim K., Robert F., David H., Karl B., Louis-Michel, Joshua O., Peter P., Paulo B., Margaret M., Jeff F., Gary B., Joe B-P, Tony Z., EvTheNerd, Robert D., Nick S., Steven B., Beth B., Ward J., Olga P., Jason A., Stephen A., Jason T., Chris S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., James C., Jay C., Joe S., Frank A., Abdullah B., Ari L., Michael P., Barry F., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Dave G., Clive S., Scott G., Jim M., Tim T.,  Ken M., Robert S. 01:08:26 Keith-746-diskmanagementd can create APFS Disks, too 01:10:39 Stephen-747-Use QuickLook to view full PDFs in Notes 01:12:24 Dave-USB Keyboard Persistence on iPad 01:13:31 Michael-746-CarPlay Issues fixed in Upcoming 12.2.2 01:17:13 Mark-744-Turn off Watch Notifications 01:18:36 James-Combo Updater Solves Mystery Issues 01:22:14 Jordan-QT-Touch Bar and Terminal 01:23:32 Don-OneNote can Corrupt a Drive 01:25:26 MGG 748 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network