

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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Feb 4, 2019 • 0sec
Connection Speeds, Slow Macs, DNS, and More – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 747
How fast is your connection? How much of that speed matters? How fast is your Mac? Why isn't it faster? What devices can you see on your network? Why can't you connect to all of them? This is what Mac Geek Gab is about. Posing questions, getting answers, and learning at least 5 new things. Learn your 5 now by pressing play!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 747 for Monday, February 4, 2019
00:02:00 Minty candle – Jack Frost from Yankee Candle
00:03:37 Check iOS Settings > General > Profiles
New Crossrider variant installs configuration profiles on Macs
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00:11:13 Bob-Diagnosing and Migrating from a Slow iMac
00:20:47 Todd-Finder window defaults
00:24:02 Jeremy-Can’t Connect to Some Devices on Network
Fing for iOS
Fing for macOS
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00:37:47 eero-enable Menu > Network Settings > eero Labs > Band Steering, Local DNS Caching, Smart Queue Management
00:40:51 Rod-Wi-Fi Speeds vs. ISP Speeds
00:52:26 Joe-Thoughts on Cloudflare?
Namebench
Cloudflare’s DNS at 1.1.1.1
DNS Servers You have Memorized
00:56:58 Using CloudFlare for Our DNS Hosting
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01:02:07 Jim-Multipage PDF in Notes
Try contextual menu items (Quick Look Attachment, Open with Preview, Markdown)
01:11:54 Paul-Finding Apps and Services
BBEdit (System Preferences | Keyboard | Shortcuts | Services | Show in Finder)
CotEditor (System Information | Software | Applications)
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Jan 29, 2019 • 0sec
Battery Usage, CarPlay, Notifications, and Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 746
Wanna learn at least five new things about your Mac and iOS devices? This week's Mac Geek Gab episode is sure to hit the mark. With topics ranging from Quick Look to Car Play to Robot Vacuums to APFS, there's always something new to learn! Press play, download, and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 746 for Monday, January 28, 2019
00:01:46 Abhimanyu-QT-See End Time on Apple TV
00:04:21 Kelly-QT-Remember QuickLook
Extending QuickLook
00:08:02 Bill-iOS Battery Usage on Home & Lock Screen
00:13:58 Paul-Bootable Clone
How to install MacOS High Sierra on an older Mac
MacTracker
DOSDude1’s Installer
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00:24:41 Christopher-744-CSF-AppTrap
00:26:15 CSF-RoboVac 30C
00:31:47 CSF-Steve-Obi200
00:35:27 CSF-Doogee S90 & Doogee S70
00:38:35 CarPlay Bluetooth Conflicts
00:46:25 CarPlay vs. Android Auto
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00:53:37 Ed-Car Auto-start Bluetooth Music
01:00:48 Andrew-New Mac mini Revelations and Limitations
Startup Security Utility
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01:11:16 PaulFranz-Is IPv6 Safe?
Test IPv6 at IPv6-test.com
01:22:00 Bill-How to Tell if APFS Drive was Converted from HFS+
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Jan 22, 2019 • 0sec
Mystery “System” Disk Usage, APFS, Cookies, and More – Mac Geek Gab 745
Mysteries are meant to be solved, and when it comes to the mystery that is your "System" disk usage as displayed by macOS, well, that mystery's not even supposed to exist in the first place. Dave and John dig in to solve this plus a bunch of other questions sent in by you, dear listeners. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 745 for Monday, January 21, 2019
00:02:10 Daniel-App to monitor free disk space
Drive Genius’s Drive Pulse (though you can’t set threshold)
iStat Menus (set in Notifications)
00:05:32 Answers to Mystery “System” Storage Issues
DaisyDisk
OmniDiskSweeper (if running from Terminal, add to System Preferences | Security & Privacy | Full Disk Access)
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00:21:03 Ben-Mac mini and Display Choices
Monoprice 27” UHD Display
ViewSonic VP2768-4K
00:32:21 Julian-Mail won’t search
How can I rebuild Apple Mail’s database?
00:40:25 Mike-Beware Deleting Emails from Threads in Spark and Gmail
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00:46:02 Mike-APFS and External Drives
00:53:10 Joe-APFS Disk Utilities
DiskWarrior (not APFS-compatible)
Drive Genius (APFS-compatible!)
00:57:59 Don-Invalid inodes on APFS Volumes
“warning: inode_val: object (old 0x127081): invalid_bsd_flags (0x10)” when running First Aid on snapshots
01:04:07 Gray-744-Disable Ad Blockers on Specific Sites
Right-click on URL in Safari, choose “Settings for This Website,” can enable or disable ad blockers
01:08:04 Les-744-Blocked Cookies Were the Culprit
01:10:33 Joe-743-Compressed Air Usage
01:13:53 Robert-Thoughts on Fingbox
Plume SuperPods
eero
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Jan 15, 2019 • 0sec
USB-C, Quick Tips, Cool Stuff, and a CES 2019 Wrap Up – Mac Geek Gab 744
Back from CES 2019, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun have a few thoughts to share. Then it's on to answering your questions, this time with a focus on things that used to work… and stopped. Press play, listen, and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 744 for Monday, January 14, 2019
00:01:38 CES Wrapup from John and Dave
CES 2019 Sponsors: TextExpander, Carbon Copy Cloner, OWC @ MacSales.com
8K Televisions
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AI Technology
Monitoring Systems
Ultrahaptics
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00:21:27 Scott-QT-Managing iOS Safari Tabs
Hold down double square icon to get tab management options
Hold down bookmark icon to get bookmark and reading list options
Hold down arrow to see history
Hector D. Byrd turns 26 Today
00:24:47 feedback@macgeekgab.com
00:25:21 Todd-QT-Search by Mail Sender
Click on down arrow next to sender to get option to search
00:26:27 Rich-QT-Contacts Notes Aren’t Shared
00:27:26 Keith-QT-Use TV Remote with Apple TV
HDMI-CEC on Apple TV
How to use your TV Remote to Control Apple TV
00:31:57 Rob-742-One USB-C Cable to Rule Them All
J5 Create Cable
Anker USB-C Cable
Best Buy 87W USB-C
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00:40:23 Paul-CSF-Loopback 2
00:43:41 Olly-CSF-ASUSTOR NAS
00:46:35 David-743-CSF-Handbrake Batch
LG’s CES Booth Video
00:51:25 Michael-USB Multiport Adapter
AmazonBasics USB 3 Hub
OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock
Kanex Thunderbolt to USB 3.0 Adapter
00:58:49 Les-Sites Stopped Remembering Me
01:06:16 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software
01:08:19 Kirit-Copy and Paste stopped working
Lingon
01:13:56 Jeff-App Cleaners?
Hazel
CleanMyMac
AppCleaner
01:16:21 Ken-Restart iPhone XR & No Buzz Messages
Slack
Quitter
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Jan 7, 2019 • 0sec
The Cosmic Bit Flip – Mac Geek Gab 743
In the calm before the CES storm, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you from Las Vegas to share their thoughts and answer your questions. Plus, John mentions Cosmic Bit Flips and everything goes sideways. Listen, enjoy, and learn. Just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 743 for Monday, January 7, 2019
00:01:30 Dave and John live from Las Vegas
00:05:06 Jason-QT-Speed up your Mac with Terminal Commands
00:07:30 Randall-Entering 2FA Verification Codes with Apple IDs
Enter security code immediately after password
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00:11:34 David-CSF-WebCoRE
00:13:35 CSF-Dave’s iBenzer Plastic Shield for his MacBook Air
00:14:42 CSF-Night Owl
00:16:00 Ian-CSF-Controller to Backup/Restore HomeKit
00:19:20 DLH-QT-Configure startup security on your new Mac
About Startup Security Utility
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00:26:19 Andrew-742-Overheating Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme
00:28:58 David-Multiple From Addresses with Gmail on macOS and iOS
iOS : Settings > Passwords & Accounts > [your account] > [your email] > Add or Delete
macOS : Mail > Preferences | [your account] > Email Address > Edit Email Addresses…
00:32:50 Messages older than December 1 Don’t Appear in Mail Search
OnyX for Mac
Indexes or Indices?
00:36:02 Ed-Which apps to install after a Nuke-and-Pave?
About This Mac > Overview > System Report > Software > Applications
00:39:22 Michael-Saving locally and not syncing to iCloud
00:44:22 Brian-Properly repurposing an SSD
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00:48:48 Dave-Wired Keyboard with USB-C iPad Pro
Cosmic Bit Flip
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00:58:10 Kevin-Converting old VIDEO_TS Folders for Plex
01:01:00 Louis-Understanding Synology Drive for iOS
01:03:55 MGG 743 Outtro
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Dec 31, 2018 • 0sec
App Death Match in The Colosseum – Mac Geek Gab 742
Properly sharing Contacts? Check. Managing Mobile Applications Folder? Check. Scanning Bluetooth Devices? Check. Securing Your Certificates? Check. Choosing the best router? Check. All of this and more in Mac Geek Gab 742. MGG Forever!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 742 for Monday, December 31, 2018
00:02:21 Mark-Sharing Contacts Properly
Mismatch when using AirDrop, works fine with iMessage (via a .vcf file)
00:06:02 Rob-Managing the Mobile Applications folder
~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications
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00:12:56 Teri-Scanning Bluetooth Device Information
BLE Scanner iOS App
LightBlue Explorer
00:17:17 Craig-Dynamic DNS addresses with multiple devices
Synology QuickConnect
00:22:56 Steve-Mysterious neagent, or is it?
00:28:22 Michael-741-Routers need firmware updates
00:31:15 Ken-Best Router?
RT2600AC to Replace Time Capsule
Synology MR2200AC
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00:42:10 Paul-QT-Listen to podcasts at high speed
00:43:39 Scott-QT-Double-Tap on iOS Time Picker for Minutes
00:45:07 Phil-740-USB 3.0 vs USB 3.1
00:47:12 Jason-740-List of USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 Docks and Hubs and The List
Ventev USB-C Charger
IO Gear USB-C Travel Dock with Power Delivery ($69, Ethernet, PD)
Kingston Nucleum USB-C Hub ($50, PD)
Anker USB-C Hub with Ethernet ($60, Ethernet, no PD)
Kensington USB-C Mobile Dock with PD ($76, Ethernet, PD)
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock ($299)
Kensington Thunderbolt 3 Dock ($199)
IOGEAR Thunderbolt 3 Travel Dock ($137, Ethernet, DP, HDMI)
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00:59:57 Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD ($99.99)
Anker PowerPort Speed PD60 ($50)
01:02:38 Greg-Changing an Apple ID
How to Change Your Apple ID
01:08:23 David-Diagnosing an old iPad
01:11:21 Gary-iMac Video Lags
01:15:46 Jim-Security Certificate Concern
macOS Trust Store location: file:///System/Library/Security/Certificates.bundle/Contents/Resources/TrustStore.html
Restore default certificate settings
Certificate Transparency
Sennheiser discloses monumental blunder that cripples HTTPS on PCs and Macs
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Dec 24, 2018 • 0sec
Contacts Are the Root of All Evil – Mac Geek Gab 741
Do you notice your Mac slowing down a lot? How many Contacts do you have? More and more listeners have been writing in with Contacts-related problems and solutions… are you one of them? Listen to John and Dave discuss this and <em>so</em> many other things this Christmas Eve. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 741 for Monday, December 24, 2018
00:02:00 Tension Tamer tea after Festivus
00:02:42 Contacts are the root of all evil
00:10:41 Sandy-Disabling Gmail fixed iOS Contact Syncing
00:12:07 A Duh Moment with the clock
00:15:57 Larry-iMazing Bug with Offloaded Apps
Settings | General | iPhone Storage | Offload Unused Apps
00:17:43 Brian-740-Items in your /cores directory may be part of huge System category in About This Mac | Storage
00:22:56 EvTheNerd-740-Stop Mojave Notifications
00:23:53 Thomas-738-Supervised Mode, Snapshots, and Terminal Launch
tmutil snapshot
00:27:19 Keith-Clean WhatsApp Cache
00:29:09 David-CSF-Plex Perks
00:30:13 New Dates for MacTech Conference – Week of October 14th, 2019
00:31:13 20 Years of TMO on 12/28/2018
00:34:40 Filter only Unread Messages in iOS Mail
Mail | Mailboxes | Edit | Unread
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00:40:19 David-When is it time to upgrade my Wi-Fi?
00:48:43 Doug-Synology and eero and Routing, Oh My
Don’t have two routers on your network or you’ll have double NAT and devices won’t be able to see each other, put one router in bridge mode
00:54:08 Kaz-Tech Thoughts for a New Home
01:01:22 Ralph-On the longevity of Macs
01:09:17 Harvey-MacBook Pro Mid-2012 Battery Replacement
MacBook Pro 15″ Unibody (Early 2011-Mid 2012) Replacement Battery (iFixit)
NewerTech NuPower Battery- For MacBook Pro 15″ Unibody Early & Late 2011, Mid-2012 (OWC)
01:13:58 Paul-Wi-Fi Calling Limits
01:16:46 Jim-The Benefits of H.265
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Dec 18, 2018 • 0sec
Non-HomeKit Siri Control, Restoring from Trash, Quick Tips, and Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 740
Have you ever wanted to use Siri to control something that's <em>not</em> HomeKit-compatible? You're not alone. Also, you're in luck! John and Dave have an answer for you. On top of that, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and let's go!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 740 for Monday, December 17, 2018
00:01:39 System space being taken up
About Time Machine local snapshots
Reclaiming drive space by thinning Apple File System snapshot backups
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00:08:54 Rick-QT-Put something back from the Trash
Ctrl-Click then choose Put Back, File | Put Back or Cmd-Delete
00:10:59 Jason-QT-Disable Mojave Screenshot Thumbnails
00:14:24 Keith-QT-See original Photos on iOS
00:15:48 Dave-QT-Use Keyboard Shortcut Services to Encode Audio and More
00:18:19 MGGF-Macintosh Software Repository
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00:22:59 Joe-Alexa vs. HomePod
00:31:14 Patrick-Use Siri to Control non-HomeKit Devices with Google Assistant
Use IFTTT to control non-HomeKit devices
Philips Hue Bulbs
Netatmo
Wink
Ecobee
00:39:39 Eric-What Safari Extensions do you use?
Web of Trust Extension
1Password Extension
Last Pass Safari Extension
Honey extension
Ghostery
DOM
Amazon Assistant knows all about you
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00:52:00 MGGF-Which Hub/Dock to Get?
00:59:51 Conrad-Upgrade to ISP Wi-Fi Router?
01:08:18 Tom-New Cable Modem Advice
MB7420 Modem
MB8600 Modem
Netgear CM600
01:14:04 Greg-739-CSF-Simple Screen Shade
01:15:03 Maccast-CSF-Sharecuts
01:16:01 Michael-738-Wi-Fi Trouble Follow-up
01:18:41 CSF-Nest Protect Smoke and CO Alarm
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Dec 11, 2018 • 0sec
iOS Mysteries, Choosing Your Server, & Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 739
iOS is wonderful… and mysterious, especially when it asks you to login, or shows you duplicates of your data. Listen to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton solve these problems and more for you. Then, should you get a separate Mac as a server, or can you run in the background? And, of course, more Cool Stuff Found just for you. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 739 for Monday, December 10, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/>
00:02:40 Mike-Unexpected iOS Apple ID Login Requests
Try “Settings | Passwords & Accounts” instead
00:07:15 Sandy-Mystery Contacts on iPhone
Check “Contacts | Groups”
00:15:00 Chuck-Disable Mojave Upgrade Notifications
App Store | Updates | Ctrl-Click | Hide Update
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00:20:57 Andrew-Choosing a simple home router
00:26:30 Music is Math
00:28:29 James-Mac Mini or Background iMac for Server
00:38:11 2018 MacBook Air has Hyper-Threading
Compare 2018 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Dual-Core i5 CPUs
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00:52:21 Steve-Monitors and CPUs and New Computers
Monoprice 27” UHD Display
01:02:08 Chuck-Follow-up on iPhone XR Review
01:09:25 Taran-CSF-Mimeo Photos for Apple Photos Books
Create and order print products in Photos with Project Extensions
01:12:04 Andrew-CSF-Dark Reader
01:14:31 Mike-CSF-iClever Wireless Folding Keyboard
01:15:39 Seth-CSF-Fluor
01:16:48 Brian-CSF-VueScan
01:19:42 MGGF-datafornothinandbitsforfree-CSF-Bonjour Browser
Flame iOS Bonjour Browser or macOS
iStumbler
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Dec 4, 2018 • 0sec
Real-World Speeds, Choosing Storage, and Quick Tips – Mac Geek Gab 738
Ever have a disk drive or Wi-Fi device that doesn't get quite the advertised speeds? Yeah, so have we. In fact, it happens all the time. Listen this week as John and Dave discuss the differences between advertised maximums and real-world expectations… and how to translate between the two. Of course, that's not all! More questions and Quick Tips than you can shake a stick at. Press play, download, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 738 for Monday, December 3, 2018
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00:04:46 Paul-Resetting macOS Mail.app
Backup then delete contents of ~/Library/Mail
00:10:22 bkmiller-Data transfer speeds vs. File Copies
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
00:15:08 Royce-Super Duper Backup Error
SuperDuper! (Window | Show Log for detailed error information)
Carbon Copy Cloner
00:20:40 Ken-Net Neutrality slowness and JAMF Now guidance
1.1.1.1 App
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00:28:49 Scott-QT-Custom Video Zoom on iOS
Lapse It for iOS
ProHDR for iOS
00:33:35 Lawyer Jeff-QT-Use Amazon to monetize old Gift Cards
Amazon Gift Cards
Cardpool
00:37:53 Graham-QT-Combine PDFs in Mojave Finder
00:30:51 Dominic-737-Restore with Mojave Snapshots
APFS Snapshots: How to Roll Back to a Previous Known State
Leveraging Snapshots on APFS Volumes
00:43:24 Crazymoose-Use YouTube Picture in Picture
Helium for macOS
00:45:54 Andy-2018 iPads require USB 3.1 cables for backup/restore
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00:51:26 David-My Wi-Fi Router doesn’t do Gigabit
Netgear Nighthawk X6
01:01:00 Joe-Troubleshooting Misbehaving Wi-Fi Devices
01:08:07 Karl-5G Coming to iPhone?
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