Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Ever wonder how to test an external battery? Ever want to enforce parental controls from afar? Ever wonder just how different Time Machine and iCloud are from normal backups? Well, your two favorite geeks discuss all this and a LOT more in today's episode. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 668 for Sunday, July 30, 2017 00:01:52 John-664-Using JAMF for “Parental Controls” 00:04:50 Joe-Testing External Batteries PowerJive USB Voltage/Amps Power Meter (can measure mAh capacity) 00:10:47 Harvey-The Revenge of Duplicate Photos! PowerPhotos 00:14:24 Rob-Temporary Mail Attachments Complain when Emptying Trash Skitch 00:23:30 Listen to Small Business Show 129 for details on Dave’s thoughts about podcasting  00:24:23 SPONSOR: Eero – Dave’s Personal Experience. MGG makes overnight shipping free 00:29:14 Greg-Time Machine vs. iCloud vs. Backups 00:34:00 Does mesh make wireless backups reliable? DollyDrive DaisyDisk 00:38:45 Todd-iCloud vs. Local iTunes Backups About backups for iOS devices iMazing Mini 00:49:28 Brian-NETGEAR or Synology? Netgear AC5300 Synology RT2600AC Synology VPN TunnelBear Ghostbear 01:03:53 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters: Harvey S., Nick S., Lou Ann D.*, Michael P., Brett P., Mark S., Michael D., Jeffrey M., Buddy B., Howard V., Joe K., Dan B., Mike D. 01:05:11 Scott-CSF-SmallPDF Zamzar 01:06:49 Jedd-CSF-Overcast Channel for Sonos Overcast Sonos 01:08:39 Michael-CSF-Logitech MX Master 2S Japanese Video of Master 2S 01:10:32 Michelle-What’s the deal with TuneUp Relaunch? 01:13:45 Andrew-iOS Devices Won’t Update 01:23:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

You ask, we answer! Tech support every week for over 12 years! First up this episode: Passwords, and lots of 'em. Then it's on to managing Photos and app files on your iPhone. We revisit the topic of waking a sleeping laptop, and then discuss a few tips and tricks we'll keep up our sleeves just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 667 for Sunday, July 23, 2017 00:01:24 John’s now paying for his cable modem Optimum Online Provided Modem DOCSIS 3.0 vs. 3.1 00:08:43 Louis-Recurring iCloud Password Prompts on iOS 00:13:13 Todd-Future of 1Password? 00:15:50 Robert-iPhone Backup Error Archive Your iPhone Backups to Save Snapshots in Time iMazing Mini 00:20:32 Chuck-Tagging Photos on iPhone You can tag photos on the iPad and Mac 00:22:48 Kent-Recovering Deleted Photos Prosoft Data Rescue and Picture Rescue Use ddrescue for free DriveSavers 00:26:58 Bob-Deleting extra iOS App Files 00:34:47 SPONSOR: Backblaze – Backup that’s so easy, so simple, so good. Get a 15-day free trial! 00:38:02 Martin-665-Plug in an HDMI cable 00:38:30 Rob-Monitor Dongle Trick Dongle for Mac Mini HDMI for Mac Mini 00:39:53 Russell-665-CSF-Headless Accelerator from OWC 00:40:34 Scott-CSF-665-InsomniaX to run in Clamshell mode 00:41:05 Brian-665-Preventing Laptop Sleep sudo pmset disablesleep 1 00:44:49 Tim-Drive 5K monitor with 2016 MacBook Pro 00:49:07 Dave’s network started looping Spanning Tree Protocol 01:00:19 Doug-QT-Vertical Panoramas 01:02:22 Proper video and photo techniques 01:08:14 Larry-USB Letters vs. Numbers vs. Thunderbolt 01:13:41 Everett-Portable VPN Solution? iTwin 01:18:24 Two weeks worth of MGG Premium Contributors: Paul M., James B., John G., James C., Joe S., Sebastian K., Jay C., Gary B., John D., Santiago M., John V., Stephen A., Micah P., Ken L., Nick S., Greg H., Bruce M., Paul W., Ron G., Bob L., Deb L., Anthony N., John C., Eddie M., Mark S., Robert T., Jeffrey H., Graham R., James M., Khürt W., George D., Eric D., Racer G., Cindy K., Toni C., Michael E. 01:20:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

For episode 666 your two favorite geeks are joined (raided!) by Guy Serle and the episode becomes a mix of Mac Geek Gab and the MyMac podcast. Recorded live at Macstock 2017, Guy, Dave, and John talk through all sorts of things, including some stellar quick tips just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 MGG 666: An unholy alliance! 00:03:11 John and Guy muse about states 00:04:07 Robin-QT-Switch Application Windows 00:07:02 Harvey-QT-664-Stopping panoramas and remote shutters 00:08:22 QT-Chuck Joiner-Merge All Finder Windows 00:09:07 QT-Dave Ginsburg-3D Touch Tips 00:11:32 QT-See App-specific Data usage in Settings > Cellular 00:13:19 QT-xkpasswd.net 00:14:48 Bruce-Email Read Receipt? How to Request Read Receipts in Mac OS X Mail MailChimp – Features – Reports Mailbutler – How to track emails 00:18:44 SPONSOR: Other World Computing 00:21:27 SPONSOR: eero Gen2 Available – MGG for Free Overnight Shipping 00:24:28 Douglas-Internet Connection Delay Flushing your DNS cache in Mac OS X and Linux macOS Sierra: Use Network Diagnostics to help solve Internet connection problems 00:33:57 MGG Segment End 00:35:00 MyMac 665 Intro 00:36:26 MyMac: Random conversation about sports and music 00:39:19 MyMac: Website news for the week 00:40:01 MyMac: Nuforce EDC Headphones a good idea 00:40:38 MyMac: Reminiscing Macworld Expo 00:49:08 MyMac: “Tiny Town” at Macworld Expo 00:52:46 MyMac: Is there room for Consumer-focused Trade Shows 00:57:00 MyMac: Wrapup 00:57:10 The MGG/MyMac MacStock segment 00:57:35 Midwest Mac Mingle 00:59:35 Macstock Should Cost More 01:01:42 High Quality Production matters 01:05:59 Hilton Digital Key 01:08:28 Apple Pay vs. NFC 01:11:31 Serving the Customers 01:15:28 Google and the Ads! 01:17:19 MacStock 2018 is planned! 01:19:54 MGG 666 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Lots of summer-related Cool Stuff Found here, including stuff for hearing your music while you're out enjoying the outdoors. Don't worry, southern-hemisphere friends, we've got plenty of stuff for you, too, including a new mesh wireless system to discuss. The Q&A portion of the show covers migrating mail, operating with the monitor off (desirably and not-so-much). All this and more. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 665 for Sunday, July 9, 2017 State officials warn of IRS scam Beware of Fake IRS Tax Bill Notices 00:02:01 MacStock 2017 00:04:25 CSF-USPS Informed Delivery MyUSPS 00:07:19 Steve-CSF-My DataManager DataMan from Xvision 00:11:18 CSF-Kanex GoPower Watch Stand 00:12:48 CSF-TP-Link Deco 00:19:37 CSF-JBL Flip 4 00:21:02 CSF-ThermoPeanut 00:23:55 CSF-JBL E55BT Quincy Jones Headphones 00:25:30 CSF-Little Snitch 4 00:28:36 CSF-Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 isochronous 00:33:00 SPONSOR: Jamf Now 00:35:44 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:38:25 Ron-Migrating Mail manually Mail for Mac: Import or export mailboxes 00:42:40 Jim-Moving between IMAP accounts Threads of Life The Fates 00:49:50 Dave-Operating Mac Notebook with Lid Closed macOS Sierra: Connect multiple displays to your Mac 00:59:39 Mark-Dark Monitor Reset SMC 01:05:02 David-Got new Router, Plex won’t work PortForward 01:10:07 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors:  James V. $100., Dave C., Michael L., Jason A., Bob P., David B., Martyn T., Frank A., Chanin K., Abdullah B., Doug L., Barry F., Michael B., Mark R., Mike M., Jon I., Andy W., Michael P., Jason T., Joel F., Kraig S., Theresa B., Norton B., Dan E., Tony G., John O., Mark P., Richard J., Gary T. 01:11:05 Thanks for your Mac Geek Gab iTunes Reviews 01:12:47 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Keyboard shortcuts, system-wide tools, reversing panorama mode, and putting the finishing touches on your system updates are the things you’ll learn about in just the first few minutes of this episode. From there it goes even deeper, including a great segment about managing your email on macOS and iOS. You won’t want to miss this one. Press play… and enjoy! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 664 for Sunday, July 2, 2017 00:01:34 iPhone 10 Years Later 00:03:55 Steve Jobs iPhone keynote Scott Forstall Computer History Museum Interview 00:06:54 MGG Stream and Calendar 00:07:06 Ken-QT-Keyboard Shortcut to Reinstall macOS Internet Recovery Mode Boot argument options in OS X 00:10:40 QT-Reverse Panorama Mode on iOS 00:11:39 Ken-QT-Using the iPhone home screen clock as a stopwatch 00:13:14 Skeuomorphism 00:14:17 Mark-QT-macerror Find an iTunes error code 00:16:14 Larry-QT-Log into all accounts after OS X updates 00:18:34 Adam-CSF-Retinizer 00:19:36 CSF-Parallels Toolbox 00:22:04 Dave-662-Wi-Fi Chaos Could be Caused by Bad Actors 00:29:42 Mark-663-Manually Update iTunes Solves Mac App Store problem Manually Download iTunes WebKit Downloads 00:35:07 SPONSOR: TextExpander from Smile 00:38:35 Marcus-Managing High Volumes of email in macOS SaneBox 00:46:03 Ian-Encrypting Email Canary Mail 00:53:13 Dan-Mail Display is Wonky 01:02:32 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers Harvey S., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Michael P., Elizabeth B., Chris F., Jim E., Robert P., Karin K., David P., Richard S., Jeffrey F. 01:03:50 Mike-Disabling XFINITY Network on Home Router 01:10:07 Mike-iOS EQ Boom for iOS 01:13:12 Rick-Managing User and Device Network Access What is RADIUS About the RADIUS Service for macOS Server JumpCloud Cloud-hosted RADIUS Server Puck the Star on Instagram 01:22:22 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Proper use of a catchall address, external MacBook and MacBook Pro batteries, granular controls on the volume slider, GPS in Airplane mode, and making an old trackball with with Sierra are just the way this show <em>begins</em>. Listen in for much, much more… and feel free to send <em>your</em> questions in, too!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 663 for Sunday, June 25, 2017 00:01:44 Petter-Using a Catchall Address SQRL 00:06:03 Paul-Anker PowerCore+ 20100 with MacBook Pro Griffin Breaksafe 00:09:29 Cindy-QT-Granular controls on volume slider 00:11:35 Andrew-GPS in AIrplane Mode GPS still active in AirPlane Mode Andy Grignon, iPhone Engineer Interview 00:17:34 Chris-Mail shows unread without a message MailButler Mail for Mac: Rebuild mailboxes 00:23:46 Martellaro-Making an old Trackball work with Sierra USB Overdrive BetterTouchTool SteerMouse Kensington Trackballs TrackballWorks Customization Software 00:26:47 Rico-CSF-Sookasa to Encrypt Public Cloud Storage 00:28:21 Scott-MP4 Converter/ffmpeg GUI 00:29:53 Jeff-To Mini or Not? 00:37:09 Paul-Migrating to a new MacBook 00:42:26 Mark-Can’t update Apple Apps on my Mac Wiping out cache files to fix Mac App Store downloads 00:45:15 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors Kenneth M. $50, Ken L., Gary B., Nick S., Warren R., Joseph W., Ric S., Joe M., Antonio B., Terence N., Andrew G., Brett H. 00:46:32 MGG iTunes Reviews <https://macgeekgab.com/itunes> 00:52:19 John’s new printer GCC 12/1200 HP Photosmart B8550 Canon iX6820 Gutenprint for Mac Unable to print 13×19″ from Apple Macbook Pro 01:02:53 John-AT&T Router DMZ+ Mode 01:04:17 Scott-662-AirPlay to Raspberry Pi Zero Volumio HiFiBerry DAC pHAT DAC Raspberry Pi Zero W Pi DacZERO DietPi SharePoint Sync 01:06:22 Swede-To Double NAT or Not? 01:09:05 David-Best Router for a Small House 01:17:19 Diagnosing weak Wi-Fi in the bathroom 01:22:26 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Alternative AirPlay Receivers, iMac Upgrades, Troubleshooting in Console, and AirPods controls are just the <em>first</em> four things your two favorite geeks discuss today. Then it’s on to solving the issue of stale Contacts on your iPhone, MailDrop woes, and the Preppers approach to backups. All this and more in this week’s Mac Geek Gab podcast. You’re guaranteed to learn <em>at least</em> four new things.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 662 for Sunday, June 18, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:34 Small Business Show – Lead the Charmed Life! 00:02:52 Todd-AirPlay Receivers 4 AirPlay Receivers That Are Cheaper Than Apple TV AudioCast Curios Aren’t Just for Breakfast Anymore 00:09:05 Kaz-iMac Upgrade Questions Target Display Mode Omni Disk Sweeper DaisyDisk NVMe SSDs 00:18:52 Michael-Troubleshooting in Console Two-Phase Commit 00:30:38 John-QT-Bring up Mute Controls while AirPods are Active 00:33:21 SPONSOR: Harry’s – MGG saves you $5 off your Shave Set 00:36:06 SPONSOR: Other World Computing at MacSales.com 00:38:39 Bob-iPhone has old Contacts Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders 00:43:07 Disable unnecessary contact syncing 00:47:54 Simon-Preppers Approach to Backups 00:54:50 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors James C., Joe S., Jay C., John V., Stephen A., Micah P.,Phil G., Stacey S., Anders E., Charles R., Gui D., Felix B., Stephen B., Santiago M., Andrew R. 00:57:48 Guido-MailDrop Woes Managing Attachments in Mail iCloud: Add an attachment to an email Mail Drop limits 01:07:34 Jedd-Which router for me? AmpliFi HD Mesh Point 01:19:27 Jeff-Wi-Fi Chaos iStumbler Potential sources of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interference The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Quick Tips to start (no hints!), and then it’s time for some new Mac advice, which is a fitting question to get on the heels of Apple’s WWDC 2017 announcements. Then it’s time to discuss backups, and how much you should worry (hint: a LOT… that’s the point of backing up!). Add in some Wi-Fi chaos and that’s the foundation of a good Mac Geek Gab episode.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 661 for Sunday, June 11, 2017 00:01:58 San Jose is the Place to Be 00:04:25 Rico-QT-Drag and Drop icons in Share Sheet 00:06:07 Patrick-CSF-Karabiner Elements 00:07:28 Andrew-System Report, USB 3 on Mac Pro Inateck USB 3 PCI Card (but drives fall offline when they sleep! Sonnet Allegro SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI Card (This works better with the Mac!) Vintage and Obsolete Products 00:14:36 Gruber’s Talk Show with Schiller and Federighi 00:16:29 Mute your Mac’s Notifications 00:18:03 Michael-Bluetooth Driver Issue Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report “HDD” alert 00:21:13 Gary-Kaspersky False Jailbreak Alert 00:24:46 iMazing Mini 00:27:28 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:30:38 660-Text Replacement Solutions 00:32:40 Mike-657-Don’t forget to run cable to the outside drop 00:34:28 Andrew-659-Mysteriously Rewinding iPhone (not TuneIn) 00:38:05 John’s story about Optimum Online About Optimum Wi-Fi Passpoint 00:42:08 James-New iMac Advice 00:49:57 iMac Pro Keyboard… and a birdie! 00:55:06 iPhones aren’t yet at the 4-Way-Stop Point 01:01:13 Photos got some updates 01:05:49 HomePod 01:10:01 Bobby-Restoring iPhone without Wireless Connect your iPhone to Ethernet 01:16:32 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors: Harvey S. $5., Chanin K., Martyn T., W. Abdullah B., Barry F., Doug L., Michael B., Mark R., James B., Ari L., John G., Paul M., John P., David T., Tony S., Dan G., Francis F., Chris M., Michael M., Hamad A., Larry S., Jim L., The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Ever have problems with iCloud syncing? Haha, of course you have. Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, your two favorite geeks, have, too, so they help a few of you with your iCloud syncing problems and, in the process, dig into all the things they've learned about solving this problem over the years. But you know the rule: one must always learn <em>at least</em> four new things each and every episode, so there's a lot more than this, folks. Download, listen, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 660 for Sunday, June 4, 2017 iMazing Mini 00:02:47 John-Updating Recovery Partition? 00:04:31 Robbie-iCloud Wiped my Wi-Fi Passwords 00:09:00 Feedback at macgeekgab dot com 00:09:21 Dany-Text Shortcuts not Syncing via iCloud cd “~/Library/Mobile Documents” 00:16:04 SPONSOR: Smile – PDFPen 9 00:17:56 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:21:33 Bruce-Secure File Transfer and Mail Establishing an SSH Tunnel to Remotely Access a Mac Using AFP and VNC SSH Tunnel Manager Tuna Debookee 00:31:25 Paul-Who’s Logged Into My Mac? macOS Server 00:37:38 Nick-659-Avidemux for Splitting Video 00:38:51 Jeff-659-VidConvert for ffmpeg 00:39:20 Pom-659-iSkySoft Video Converter 00:40:19 Larry-659-MusicBrainz 00:40:58 Brian-659-CardRaider for SD Card Recovery 00:41:54 Paul-659-Library on Sierra is Shift not Option 00:43:21 BitDefender Box BitDefender Antivirus for Mac 00:57:34 David-Using Apple Music on iPod Nano and Shuffle Ondesoft Tunes Converter 01:00:34 Robert-External Drives and Drobo 01:06:58 Ken-Bits versus Bytes 01:05:40 This week’s Mac Geek Gab Premium contributors Bob L., Rod R., Michael P., Dave C., Michael L., Jason A., Bob P., Frank K., Michael L., David B., Jeff K., James B., John Z., 01:11:26 Cory-Best Double NAT Setup 01:18:00 MGG Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

Thunderbolt 3 Docks, Quick PrefPane Access, the best iOS PDF viewer, splitting audio files, and finding your lyrics. THAT's what your two favorite geeks start with this week… and then they go from there! Press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 659 for Sunday, May 28, 2017  00:01:30 Eliot-QT-Quick PrefPane Access /System/Library/PreferencePanes 00:03:39 Michael-CSF-LiquidText 00:04:44 Jim-CSF-Bitdefender BOX Routers could protect us from IoT Botnets 00:07:46 Kent-658-Lexar Image Rescue Little Snitch Prosoft Picture Rescue Card Rescue 00:13:37 Allison-658-Speedy fan solution 00:15:10 Andy-Which Thunderbolt 3 Dock? OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock CalDigit TS3 00:20:47 Robin-Freeing up iTunes’ used space DaisyDisk 00:26:25 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Charles M., Nick S., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Michael P., Chris F., Monroe R., Andrew D., Patrick C., Terence G., Stephen S., Paul C., Peter E., Brent G., Paul D. 00:27:41 Felix-FTP Debugging Cyberduck FileZilla Transmit Interarchy 00:35:11 John-How to split audio files? Fission Audacity QuickTime 7 Pro Final Cut Pro Ffmpeg and iFFmpeg ffmpegX GUI (last updated 2011) 00:44:11 Tod-658-iTunes Library Album Art TuneUp MPFreaker 00:45:11 David-Where are my lyrics? View lyrics in Apple Music 00:50:24 Francois-Empty iOS Spotlight Results 00:56:05 Devin-Managing Encrypted Data on iOS Boxcryptor 01:03:07 Melinda-Protecting Your Content and Communications from The Man Fing nmap 01:13:10 Larry-Troubleshooting a Recurring iOS issue 01:17:54 MGG 659 Outtro The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed