Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

The best part about geeky gifts is that sometimes the best person to get them for is yourself. Listen to John and Dave – your two favorite geeks – discuss some of their favorites at this point in the holiday buying season, and decide whether you buy one of these now for someone else… or wait until the gifting season wraps up to get one for you!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 737 for Monday, November 26, 2018 00:01:58 Boeing 737 00:02:42 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter 00:04:56 EvTheNerd-CSF-SaveHollywood Screen Saver Flying Toaster 00:06:22 Neal-736-Exporting Safari Passwords 00:07:55 Katie-CSF-Mac Media Key Forwarder 00:10:34 David-Use Shortcuts to Customize your iPhone Screens and Icons (and more) 00:12:51 Mike-736-Use iCloud.com to avoid iWork Format Changes Synology Office 00:17:27 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:19:50 Zarkachat-Updating Browsers on iOS 10 Devices 00:23:48 Allen-Backups Tale of Woe 00:32:18 Harry-Connecting 2 monitors to 2 computers Monoprice 4×2 Matrix Switcher (or a switchbox-style version) Monoprice 2×2 Matrix Switcher Monoprice 4×4 Matrix Switcher 00:37:49 Jeff-MacBook Pro vs. iPad Pro, the 2018 Showdown 00:42:55 Dave’s new laptop config 00:47:05 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 00:48:47 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. 00:51:09 Brydge Series II iPad Pro Keyboard ($99.99 on Amazon) 00:58:02 Dave-FaceID with External Keyboard and iPad Pro 00:59:41 CSF-Ventev Wireless Charge Stand ($42.00 or $59.99 on Amazon) 01:02:16 CSF-Ventev wireless chargepad+ ($49.99 on Amazon) 01:04:10 CSF-myCharge PowerDisk+ ($49.99 on Amazon) Monoprice 10W Qi Charger ($17.99) Monoprice 1A Qi Charger ($5.65) 01:10:56 CSF-iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit 01:12:22 CSF-ROAV Viva Pro 01:14:26 Warren-CSF-Linedock ($299 and up) 01:16:05 RIVA Concert ($179) 01:19:17 Mike-CSF-Twelve South HiRise Pro 01:21:47 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Chris S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., John G., James C., Jay C., Frank A., Joe S., Abdullah B., Ari L., Barry F., Michael P., Mikael S., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Richard B., Ed T., David B., David S., Scott R., Craig R-T., Andrew W., Bob S., Brian M., Scott G., Brian W., Daniel W., Art K., Jim W., Denis M., Bruce D., Daniel M., Rick S., Harvey H., Ian T., John P., Mark P., Tim B., Jim D., 01:23:51 MGG 737 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

Before you gobble up all your turkey, gobble up some new tips and info and tricks and, yes, even some fun toys! 'Tis (almost) the season, and you don't want to miss out. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 736 for Monday, November 19, 2018 00:02:47 Scott-Numbers Breaks El Capitan LibreOffice 00:06:06 Larry-Watching Your TV 00:10:02 CSF-IOGEAR Wireless 4K Video Extender Sonos HDCP – Copy Protection 00:16:52 Jon-QT-Fix Home Folder Permissions diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u` Reset Home Folder Permissions 00:18:36 David-QT-Moving the text cursor on iOS 00:20:37 QT-Enable Three Finger Drag on macOS 00:22:07 MGG Facebook Group Shutting Down wpForo 00:28:37 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:30:55 SPONSOR: BBEdit 12.5 with Swift, new Lorem Ipsum Generator, enhancements to multi-file search and more from Bare Bones Software. 00:33:03 Joe-CSF-Fission Auphonic 00:35:55 Erik-735-Other Conferences to consider TidBITS List of Conferences MacSysAdmin 00:38:12 Greg-Merging data from iCloud to iCloud NoSQL 00:45:46 Cindy in Indy-Comparing and Syncing Two Drives 00:51:28 SPONSOR: Hopsy. Go to tryhopsy.com/mgg and use MGG to get the SUB home draft machine, 2 mini-kegs of beer, and 2 Hopsy glasses for just $99. 00:54:27 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. 00:56:46 MGGF-Kernel_Task taking up CPU 01:05:19 MGGF-Toggling App-Specific Notifications 01:07:45 MGGF-Can’t Print with Mojave 01:15:07 Tony-Exporting a Copy of Safari Saved Passwords 1Password LastPass 01:19:20 Tim-Thunderbolt to USB 3.0 Kanex Thunderbolt to USB Adapter 01:25:49 Jeremy-Gigabits Galore 10 Gigabit Ethernet 01:32:04 MGG 736 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

Dave's back from MacTech and boy is his brain tired from absorbing as much knowledge as he could. He and John talk through a bunch of that, including some important new APFS knowledge, Cool Stuff Found, and a plethora of Quick Tips. Plus, of course, your two favorite geeks answer your questions. All this and more… press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 735 for Monday, November 12, 2018 00:01:58 SSD Dashboard by way of Parallels 00:03:19 VMware vCenter Converter Standalone (creates a .vmdk file you can import into other virtualization environments) 00:04:26 MacTech is SO worth it 00:08:03 APFS Lessons from MacTech 00:14:17 CSF-KnockKnock 00:16:17 CSF-Sloth 00:17:40 CSF-LockRattler 00:19:03 Contact Mac Geek Gab 00:19:41 QT-defaults read [file].plist works! 00:21:30 QT-launchctl list 00:22:35 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:24:55 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:27:01 QT-Hit Command-T in your favorite apps 00:27:56 Bill-Force Mac App Store to show missing Updates App Store | Store | Reload Page 00:29:36 Bill-734-Dark Mode toggle for Maps Maps | View | Use Dark Map 00:30:19 Shazoom-CSF-Dark Mode for Firefox 00:32:13 Bill-734-MacBook Air TouchID not Touch Bar 00:34:52 Rob-734-Logging in two accounts at once Launch VMWare virtual machine with macOS to log in second user 00:28:51 Neal-734-Use CGSession to login a second user /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession - switchToUserID `id -u <username>` 00:41:33 Dave-Soft Keyboards with Hard Keyboards on iPads 00:43:25 Kraig-iOS 12.1 eSIM bug Remove and reinsert SIM 00:45:43 MGGF-Graham-Manually configuring iCloud mail Mail server settings for iCloud email clients 00:46:44 SPONSOR: eero plus. 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. 00:49:20 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 00:51:14 Cindy-Install a Printer That Doesn’t Exist? System Preferences | Printers & Scanners | + | Use: | Select Software | [Printer] 00:56:53 Dave-Cable Modem in Bridge Mode 01:04:09 Chuck-Mojave thoughts 01:09:45 Gary-Finding Photos 01:14:56 MGGF-Garry-Naming exported Photos folders 01:16:15 Jeff-Photos Backup Arq Cloud Acronis True Image BackBlaze 01:22:29 MGG 735 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  

New Macs are out! John and Dave answer your questions and talk through the various models, including a dissection of the 2018 Mac mini CPU options as well as the relative merit of the 2018 MacBook Air. Other topics include setting up "semi-Dark Mode" on Mojave, using a Fusion Drive as storage, migrating from iCloud Photos to other options, and more! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 734 for Monday, November 5, 2018 00:02:38 Backup notifications and dying hard drives SanDisk 1TB SSD for US$145 00:07:21 Allen-Mobile Documents folder vs. iCloud Drive 00:10:41 Kevin-CSF-Mojave semi-Dark Mode defaults write -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes 00:13:36 Johnny-DataMan Pro uses Siri Shortcuts to disable Data 00:15:58 How to turn off Dark Mode for just Mail.app 00:17:28 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever. 00:19:42 SPONSOR: PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Visit SmileSoftware.com/podcast to learn more. 00:22:05 Lee-Mac mini pricing 00:27:06 Wes-New Mac mini CPU comparisons Intel CPU Comparison Charts Royal Caribbean 00:39:29 New MacBook Air 00:48:28 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. <https://Ring.com/MGG> 00:50:25 SPONSOR: Visit Capterra.com/MGG today and join the millions of people who use Capterra each month. <https://capterra.com/mgg> 00:52:31 CSF: Mac mini — The Arrival — Apple  (with “Hello” Easter Egg) 00:54:07 MGGF-DanThurston-Migrating from iCloud Photos to Synology Synology DS918+ 01:00:43 BTRFS vs. EXT4 on NAS 01:04:28 Felix-Photos Library not Quite Happy Repair Photos Library PowerPhotos iCloud Status 01:10:38 ?-MGGF-Flyleaf-Syncing two separate Photos libraries to one Mac AppTamer 01:15:33 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Joe B-P, Tony Z., Ev The Nerd, Robert D., Nick S., Beth B., Ward J., Olga P., Jason A., Stephen A., Mike H., Charles K., Robert R., Run KMC, Keith M., Thomas S., Chuck J., Janes H., Mark W., Lew R., Stevie D., Wayne B., Tony C., Trent N., Doug A., Lee M. 01:18:05 Mike-Deciphering the source of panic shutdowns SMC Reset PRAM/NVRAM Mac Reset If your Mac spontaneously restarts or displays a message that it restarted or shut down because of a problem 01:23:33 MGG 734 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

The question of managing spoofed caller ID came up last week, and this week we've got answers. Also, how do you deal with applications that lose their icon? We'll help! We've also got a lot more than that, too, including other questions, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and maybe even an iPhone XR discussion, too!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 733 for Monday, October 29, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:48 But Brawndo’s got what plants crave. It’s got electrolytes 00:02:46 CSF-T2M2 Mechanic for Time Machine Eclectic Light Downloads 00:06:01 Evgeny-CSF-Remote Control for Siri Shortcuts 00:07:15 Joe-CSF-Elementary OS 00:09:49 Eric-CSF-TDO Podcast about Apple Support options Apple Onsite Repair 00:13:49 DLH-Speaking at MacTech 00:17:20 DLH-QT-Hey Siri, What’s My Password for Mac Observer? 00:20:28 Keith-QT-Turn off PowerChime for battery chimes defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnNoHardware -bool true 00:21:48 Managing your Mac’s Battery Health Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan  FruitJuice 00:26:28 Feek-QT-Find iOS 12’s Nearby Photos 00:29:56 GrahamMcKay-QT-Reset the Bluetooth Module 00:33:57 Stevie-732-Bluetooth Keyboard keeps sleeping MacBook awake System Preferences | Bluetooth | Advanced… | Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer 00:37:58 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com. Check out their new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter 00:40:29 Carlos-732-Use WideProtect to Block Spoofed Caller ID 00:43:24 Albert-CSF-GRingTones by Contact Group 00:44:55 Gary-732-Solving the Qi Charging Heat problem Anker PowerWave 7.5W Qi Charger with Fan 00:47:55 Keith-Dealing with Generic Icons in Dock and Finder 00:55:17 MGGF-SoccerDad-Disable Second Monitor? 00:57:23 MGGF-Jeff-Connecting to Local Resources across VPN 01:04:08 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Lee M., Mike H., Charles K., Robert R., Run KMC, Keith M., Thomas S., Chuck J., Janes H., Mark W., Joe B-P, Tony Z., Ev The Nerd, Robert D., Nick S. 01:05:53 David-Best NAS Media Server and Drives DiskStation DS918+ DiskStation DS1817+ WD Red NAS Hard Drive 01:12:48 Ed from LA-Keeping CDs and DVDs these days? 01:17:16 ?-E-Mark-Thoughts on xFi Pods? 01:20:47 MGG 733 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 get spam calls on your iPhone? Would you like to know how to stop that? How about power drain on your Mac and your iPhone? Plus, do you care whether you're using the actual SIM or eSIM on your new iPhone? Press play, listen, and learn together!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 732 for Monday, October 22, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:00 Joe Rogan Veganism vs. Paleo 00:02:48 David-QT-Scan Documents in Notes Attach photos, links, and more in Notes on Mac 00:05:37 Ron-Eero Plus and SmallCubed MailSuite 00:09:10 Synology SRM’s Threat Protection 00:11:46 CSF-ViewSonic VX2758 Curved 27” 1080p 00:15:25 SPONSOR: iMazing – Visit iMazing.com/MGG to save 30% on all licenses to this stellar iPhone management utility that picks up where iTunes leaves you hanging. 00:17:35 David-Power Drain in Mojave Reset SMC on Mac Apple Support Exchange & Repair Extension Programs How to Tell What’s Waking or Putting Your Mac to Sleep 00:26:30 Rod-Qi vs. Lightning for Battery Longevity Apple Maximizing Battery Performance 00:31:30 Brett-Managing Spam Calls on iPhone AT&T Call Protect Verizon Caller Name ID T-Mobile Call Protection NoMoreRobo 00:38:42 First wave of testing Z-Wave Thermostats GoControl Battery Powered Z-Wave Thermostat Smart Z-Wave Thermostat (Amazon) Wink Hub 2 Wink Hub 2 (Amazon) 00:49:41 Rod-SIM vs eSIM 00:55:06 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: George C., Ed I., $50 Willie M., Gary B., Jedd E., Scott S., Steve R., Laura S., Scott C., Andrew G., Deborah F., Lyndon N., Michael P., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Kaz M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Gary B., Jeff F. 00:57:02 Mark-Deleting That Stupid Incompatible File 01:03:28 Louis-Setting up a business domain SmugMug Small Business Show Find a .photo domain through NameCheap 01:11:45 Marcus-App to Slow Down Music for Rehearsal Gig Gab Podcast Amazing Slow Downer Capo Touch 01:15:27 Andrew-Chapters with AAC vs. MP3 01:18:23 Syncing Desktop but not Documents 01:21:24 MGG 732 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

APFS has been available on our Macs for a year now, and we're beginning to see the issues with corruption that can't be yet be solved by Apple or third party utilities. Wi-Fi is changing names… and getting faster! And folks, Backups are still important! All this and more in this week's Mac Geek Gab. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 731 for Monday, October 15, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:46 GoControl Battery Powered Z-Wave Thermostat Smart Z-Wave Thermostat (Amazon) Ecobee Nest Thermostat Honeywell Thermostat 00:07:24 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software 00:09:34 MrHooks-Disable Menu Bar Translucency OnyX 00:13:15 Bamboozle-Can’t Control Contacts Permissions on iOS 12 Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Contacts 00:15:34 NicevilleSteve-Data usage on Personal Hotspot vs. Mobile Data directly TripMode 00:18:39 Appleseed-Duplicate Music Tracks Mackie DL1608 Delete Music, Movies, and TV Shows from your Device 00:22:53 Joel-Two audio signals from one Lightning Port 00:28:13 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:30:29 SPONSOR: Visit Capterra.com/MGG today and join the millions of people who use Capterra each month. 00:33:24 Ron-APFS pausing on boot 00:40:49 Adam-APFS Target Disk Mode killed an SSD DosDude1’s Mojave Patcher Make a Bootable macOS USB Stick DiskMaker X 00:50:45 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: John B., Elizabeth B., Ward J., Olga P., Bob P., Michael L., Jason A., Stephen A., Christopher S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., John G., James C., Jay C., Frank A., Joe S., Abdullah B., Ari L., Barry F., Keith K., Ulysese B., John B., Ken K., Mario Z., Jon G., Ken L., Paul K., Ralph F., Dominic D., David C., Chris H., Lawrence H., Kurt T., Bob H., James N., Robin J., Rob W., Colby W., Mark W., Donald S., Andy D., Mike C. 00:53:20 CSF-Netgear XR700 Gaming Router 00:58:52 New Wi-Fi Version numbers 01:08:55 Mesh 2.0 from Synology’s MR2200AC 01:13:08 Scott-726-Try Wasabi Arq from Haystack 01:15:31 James-CSF-Sandisk iXpand Base 01:16:51 Curtis-CSFR-Duplicati 01:18:08 James-Speed up Apple Watch Updates with Wi-Fi 01:20:08 Alex-Disk Arbitrator 01:21:23 CSF-Blue Compass 01:23:30 Michael-CSF-Sync Folders Pro 01:25:17 MGG 731 Outtro Synology Cloud Station Backup – A little wonky for John and Dave 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

Sometimes things go wrong with your devices, and sometimes the path you think will solve it winds up running you in circles. The same things can happen to your two favorite geeks, and this week's show talks about some of that while also answering your questions and solving your problems. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 730 for Monday, October 8, 2018 00:02:18 Jeff-Disabling Siri Text Suggestions Settings | Siri & Search | Suggestions Mac Geek Gab iOS App 00:07:13 Why no T2 to T3 Cables? Thunderbolt 00:11:28 Doug-Mojave requires Mail-Plugin Authorization Mail | Preferences | General | Manage Plug-Ins 00:13:26 Brett-729-Termius for iOS (freely-available Terminal app) 00:14:02 Mike-729-WebSSH 00:15:10 Mike-724-Use credit card double warranty protection Wells Fargo Cashwise Visa Signature 00:18:07 SPONSOR: Ring – Go to Ring.com/MGG to learn how you can get whole home security for only $10 month. 00:20:04 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. 00:22:14 Chapterized MGG 00:22:20 Windows failures lead to … Linux! 00:26:05 CSF-Ubuntu Live CD (aka USB Stick) 00:27:08 CSF-Etcher Gnome Desktop APFS FUSE Libre Office SUSE Linux 00:36:18 Abdullah-Mojave Upgrade left me with a slow Mac 00:37:44 Bruce-729-Reformat as APFS from Scratch Black Magic Speed Test OnyX 00:41:09 Chris-S/MIME Issue in Mail with Mojave PKCS12 File 00:49:54 Wilko-Repairing and Renaming a drive 00:54:43 Tanel-Apple Support options macOS : About This Mac | Service iOS : Apple Support 00:58:53 David-That Apple Software Kill-Switch 01:02:12 Eric-Don’t (Kernel) Panic NVMe Bus 01:05:37 Tim-Cable Modem Surge Protection Coaxial Surge Protectors 01:11:01 Mesh 2.0 Synology’s SRM 1.2 adds mesh NETGEAR’s new Nighthawk Mesh firmware Update 01:12:28 Synology SRM 1.2 is out: Enable Threat Protection, Disable Safe Access 01:14:32 Scott-DNS on Mac vs. Router Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS eero Plus works better than Synology Safe Access 01:25:31 MGG 730 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

Ever wanted to run Terminal from your iPhone? How about merge two Mac Photos Libraries the right way? And is Mojave the Key to Solving the iTunes Problem? All of these questions and lots, lots more are answered in this week's Mac Geek Gab!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 729 for Monday, October 1, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:49 David-Terminal from iPhone – Prompt sudo shutdown -r now mochaVNC Lite Screens from Edovia 00:05:54 Joe-Medical info on iPhone 00:08:56 Helma-Mac mini won’t boot Mac mini Late 2012 Power Supply Replacement 00:15:02 SPONSOR – Other World Computing: OWC’s new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter allows anyone with a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC to download content 10x faster than Gigabit Ethernet. 00:16:59 Allison-726-Use AppDelete to Save App Settings 00:18:41 Mark-726-Delete list of downloaded files 00:20:25 Mojave, Fusion Drives, and APFS 00:25:16 Christopher-new diskutil resetFusion command 00:27:56 Jason-QT-Twelve Mojave Login Window Customizations 00:30:08 James-Full Disk Access and Backup Software System Preferences | Security & Privacy | Privacy | Full Disk Access Carbon Copy Cloner Acronis Backup Backblaze Mojave Full Disk Access workaround 00:35:39 SmallCubed’s new MailSuite… delayed 00:39:01 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Leslie B., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Gary B., Jeff F., Joseph B-P, Tony Z., Everett T., Nick S., Robert D., Craig R., William P., Andrew B., David H, Fernando F., Gary R., Jeffrey F., Lyndon N., Michael E., Andrew S., Royce T., Leigh F., Brinn T., James H., Daniel H., Martin S., Roger Y., Robbie R., Sharon F., Randy B., Michel D. 00:41:08 Paul-The future of Shortcuts 00:46:03 Jeff-Merging, Storing, and Backing Up Photos PowerPhotos 00:51:12 David-Mojave Upgrade Woes 00:54:24 Jeffrey-USB Drives Won’t Mount How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery 01:00:33 Jason-Battling iTunes Library vs. iCloud Music Library 01:07:52 Michael-iTunes is a bag of hurt. Is Mojave the answer to the iTunes problem? 01:10:06 Todd-Mac Always Waking Up Lingon X How to Tell What’s Waking or Putting Your Mac to Sleep 01:15:01 John-CSF-Skywin Wireless Charging Receiver for Airpods 01:16:09 John-CSF-Verizon’s Fios Network Extender MoCA Actiontec MoCA 01:20:05 CSF-Ventev Wall Port PD Wall Charger Fast charge your iPhone Power Delivery over USB-C EMCA = Electronically Marked Cable Assembly 01:26:00 MGG 729 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

Don't get caught, folks. That's what we say, and that's what we mean. This week that takes shape with advice about when to install macOS Mojave, finding the right place(s) to buy inexpensive tech, and extending your Wi-Fi network the right – and fun – ways. Oh, and there's more, too. You'll just have to listen, OK?Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 728 for Monday, September 24, 2018 00:01:35 Happy birthday to Dave! 00:02:46 macOS Mojave Features Discussion 00:04:27 Dark Mode. System Preferences > General > Appearance 00:07:18 Finder: Right click on Desktop > Use Stacks Finder: New Gallery View includes Get Info 00:11:00 System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy for things like Keyboard Maestro. Uncheck and recheck them if they’re not immediately working. 00:12:27 Screenshots – Cmd-Shift-5 Skitch 00:16:39 SPONSOR: Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post! 00:18:42 Continuity Camera – Take a pic with your iPhone, choose “File > Import From” in Pages, Mail, etc to scan/shoot with your iPhone or iPad 00:20:39 iOS Apps Ported – News, Stocks, Home, Voice Memos with iCloud Syncing 00:22:15 System Preferences > Dock > Show recent applications in Dock 00:23:33 Mac App Store is way different 00:24:17 System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy 00:26:36 Mojave and Safari 12-on-prior-versions tip: Safari > Preferences > Tabs > Show website icons in tabs 00:27:51 New Safari Intelligent Tracking Protection WebKit Archives 00:31:47 SPONSOR: iMazing – Visit iMazing.com/MGG to save 30% on all licenses to this stellar iPhone management utility that picks up where iTunes leaves you hanging. 00:33:03 Jedd-iMazing Tale of Joy 00:34:30 Maybe Microsoft was … right? 00:36:51 iOS 12: Settings > Passwords & Accounts > AutoFill Passwords 00:38:58 CSF-Griptyte Power 3000 Speck Presidio Grip + Glitter iPhone Case 00:41:46 Everett-CSF-Vinyl Buddy to clean iMac Screen like the Genius Bar 00:42:57 JFB-Find my friends from iCloud.com 00:45:49 JFB-The Points Guy App (Tell it about your credit cards, it’ll tell you best card, based on location, to get maximum rewards, can also do this for past transactions, used to be Wallaby) 00:48:20 Andrew-Updating to iOS 12 with iTunes Download iTunes 00:51:33 Paul-Set up an Amazon Household 00:53:48 Scott-725-Buy Inexpensive Tech at Estate Sales EstateSales.net EstateSales.org 00:55:17 SPONSOR: Jamf Now – Signup at jamf.com/mgg and Get your First 3 Devices Free For Life! You need to manage multiple Apple devices, and Jamf Now is the easy way to do it! 00:57:10 Aaron-727-Don’t Get Caught with Dual SIMs 00:59:27 Eric-727-Dual SIM needs GSM 01:04:14 James-727-Too Much Talk of Cruft! 01:06:21 Todd-CSF-Comcast/Xfinity Xfi Pods Plume SuperPods 01:08:46 Lonnie-727-Ubiquiti Unifi POE Mesh Access Point Ubiquiti AmpliFi Mesh 01:10:34 Dominic-727-Extend Router with AirPort Express 01:13:20 Simon-Choosing my iPhone Hotspot over My Router 01:18:00 Andrew-What is Carbon Copy Cloner Backing Up? Where can I find CCC’s log file? 01:23:04 MGG 727 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