Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Your geeks start with some tips: dealing with a bad key on your keyboard, restoring the <em>proper</em> album art after iCloud Music Library has done its part, and dealing with a damaged SD card. Then it's on to some questions, like whether or not UPnP is dangerous for you or what to do when you hear your Mac's fans running more frequently than you think is necessary. All this and more, just after you press play!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 658 for Sunday, May 21, 2017 00:01:34 John F. Braun Becomes Count Floyd Mix – Count Floyd and His Scary Stories 00:11:14 Rico-657-Home Wiring Suggestions Jeffries Tubes 00:14:12 Steve-657-ResetPlug 00:16:09 Bob-648-Use ControlPlane to manually select SSID 00:20:48 Dan-Text Replacement for Failing Keyboard 00:25:14 Dave’s Keyboard Maestro Podcaster Chapter Scripts 00:25:35 Andrew-Where are Custom Printer Presets Stored? 00:27:29 Carsten-Cracked iPad Pro Screen iResQ – 12.9” Repair iCracked 00:31:35 John’s Minor Drop Event 00:35:21 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. MGG’s First Stop for Upgrades! 00:37:43 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:39:50 AEP-Jeremy-Apple screwed up my Album Art! TuneUp Relaunch 00:44:49 Ed-CPU Temp fine, Fans running fast iStat Menus (to read sensor data) HDD Fan Control SSD Fan Control 00:50:05 More QNAP Thoughts (and the HDMI-capable QNAP TS-470) 00:57:59 Ari-Digital Photo SD Card Recovery GraphicConverter DataRescue DriveSavers 01:11:43 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Micah P, Gary B., John V., Stephen A., Ken L., Daniel M., Ian T., Mark P., Tim B., Jim D. 01:13:45 Daniel-Is UPnP Dangerous? PortMap 01:22:56 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

Ever wondered how to share iCloud contact groups amongst family and team members? Ever have to mix iOS, Android, and macOS? Ever wonder what AppTranslocation folders are? How about the best thing to put in your walls before you close them up? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have your answers to all of this and more.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 657 for Sunday, May 14, 2017 00:01:30 Felix-Sharing a Contact Group 00:05:27 Andrew-iPhone restarts when it gets loud Apple iPhone Repair 00:10:34 Steve-Mixing Android/iOS/macOS Apple iCloud IMAP Servers Amazon Alexa Calls from your iPhone 00:16:30 Ken-Gatekeeper Path Randomization or App Translocation 00:20:04 Sponsor: Bare Bones 00:22:25 Ken-In-home Bluetooth Extenders Cassia Bluetooth Hub 00:25:34 Jon & Thomas-Building for the future 00:33:56 Russ-Which mesh with Wired Backhaul? TP-Link Deco Firmware Updates Linksys Velop adds Bridge Mode (and other things!) Orbi Firmware Updates Eero Firmware Updates 00:41:13 Louis-Nest vs. Mesh Fix your Nest with Mesh 00:46:39 JP-Remote Apple AirPort Access Remote Access to Airport Utility Hector D. Byrd 00:55:25 Phil-Auto-connect VPN on foreign networks TunnelBear VPN Roll your own IKEv2 VPN Cloak VPN proXPN VPN Speedify 00:59:03 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Daniel W., James B., John G., Jay C., Paul M., Joe S.*, Mikael S., Chris F., Brian W., Scott G., Robert S., Craig R.T., Andrew W., Brian M., Art K. 01:01:22 Paul-656-Fix for sending email 01:03:58 Simon-656-Fix for sending Gmail 01:05:15 Robin-656-Additional Malware protection BlockBlock Malwhere Acronis Etrecheck 01:09:07 David-656-iCloud Mail Flagging is Broken 01:11:00 Victor-Workaround the 100MB Cellular Data Download Limit 01:13:00 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.

Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips in the same episode? You bet! John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton aim to deliver for you each and every week. And since the goal is to learn <em>at least</em> four new things each week, some options might include keeping your Mac awaken <em>only</em> when you like, managing Siri's holidays when set for a foreign voice, yet another replacement for DeskConnect, and a segment one listener calls "follow the dots." You'll just have to listen to see what <em>that</em> is all about. Press play and enjoy, folks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 656 for Sunday, May 7, 2017 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:51 Gary-QT-Beware the holidays of foreign Siri accents 00:03:50 Chris-Use Apple Configurator 2 to store your VPN configs  00:05:58 John – Automounting Shares … Natively 00:08:42 Chuck-QT-Analog iPhone Stopwatch 00:10:07 Andy-CSF-Amphetamine 00:12:38 Steve-CSF-Instashare 00:13:24 Charles-CSF-Angry IP Scanner & Ping Plotter details Fing (For Mac as well!) Fingbox 00:17:10 William-CSF-Spigen Earhooks for AirPods JH Audio Layla’s 00:19:57 SPONSOR: PDFPen 9 from Smile 00:22:09 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code 00:24:30 Andrew-Which Anti-Malware App Should I run? MalwareBytes Drive Genius Malware Scan PSA: Video Converter Handbrake Was Compromised by Malware 00:29:20 Fred-Preparing for summer travel Rick Steves Power Adapters SIMcases SIM Card Holder Storage Case For 6 NANO SIM CARDS iXpand Memory Case Meem Segate Wireless Plus Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage 00:42:42 Sandra-iOS Email Woes Reset Gmail Captcha 00:53:11 David-iOS Flagged Email Behavior 01:01:00 Dave’s Rant about Troubleshooting on iOS 01:02:05 Rick-External HD Permissions Tuxera NTFS-3G Paragon NTFS for Mac Remove extended attributes 01:11:30 Jeff-Manually Migrating Older Apps Supporting files may be found in ~/Library/Application Support, ~/Library/Preferences, ~/Library/Containers AppCleaner 01:18:04 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Brad J, Chanin K., David B., Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., Martyn T., Dave C.. Bob P., Frank A., Barry F., Mark R., W. Abdullah B., Doug L., Michael B., Wayne B., Lew R., Scott R., H. David S., Doug A., Ed T. 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.

Splitting the check, making your EarPods <em>or</em> AirPods fit better, and pen-based note-taking are just the Cool Stuff Found segment. Then your two favorite geeks talk you through fixing Wi-Fi connection issues on both your iPhone and your Mac, and also help you choose the right speed plan from your ISP. That’s not all, though, and you’ll hear much more when you press play (just do it!).Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 655 for Sunday, April 30, 2017 00:02:35 Rico-CSF-Splitwise 00:04:33 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Infinite Improbability Drive Bistromatics 00:04:56 Scott-CSF-Earbuddyz 00:06:32 Douglas-CSF-Nebo Jot Pro forScore 00:12:35 CSFR-Handl Case 00:16:23 Pixie 00:20:46 Adam Curry’s PodcasterPro Mackie Onyx 1220 00:26:56 Dave-QT-PDF to Spreadsheet 00:30:00 Andrew-654-Protecting Data through US Customs HP 28-Series Calculators 00:36:16 Donna-Wi-Fi Password and Security Clarification Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Salt (Cryptographic) Wireshark 00:44:36 SPONSOR: Save up to $30 on your first Blue Apron order 00:46:54 Steven-iPhone stops communicating on Network If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network 00:50:49 Ken-Why does my Mac connect to the slower network? Debookee Tools MCS Index 00:58:54 Ed-Choosing a Cable modem and an ISP Speed plan DOCSIS Throughput Chart See your DOCSIS info MRTG darkstat SNMP Test Utility 01:07:48 Stephen-Using Migration Assistant on an already-configured Mac 01:13:15 Bob-Put Other Items in Launchpad 01:17:13 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters <https://www.macobserver.com/shop> John B., Geoff T., Bob S., Michele H., Michael P., Chris F., Elizabeth B., Robert R., Kenneth C., Chuck J., Edward I., Anthony C., Stevie D., Janes H. 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 the inspiration!

Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found and LOTS of questions. Sleeping Mac? No problem. VIP Mail help? No problem. Building a home? No problem. Want to know about VPNs? Well, now… just kidding. No problem! Mac Geek Gab answers your questions and shares your tips so everyone can learn at least four new things each week!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 654 for Sunday, April 23, 2017 00:02:33 Bill-QT-Photos taken in Messages don’t get saved to Camera Roll How to Control Which Messages Photos Save to Camera Roll 00:03:29 Alex-QT-Multiple Undos in the Finder 00:04:46 Joe-CSF-Duplicati 00:06:41 CSF-Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Headphones 00:09:50 Check your calendar credentials (to be sure you’re still syncing) 00:13:01 What’s Causing my Mac to sleep? pmset -g 00:15:41 Future topic: new Console Consolation 00:17:52 Susheel-Replacement for DeskConnect? Droplr PushBullet 00:21:11 SPONSOR: Bombfell – Save $25 on your first order <https://bombfell.com/mgg> 00:23:45 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Free Trial Set <https://harrys.com/mgg> 00:25:45 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code <https://bitbucket.org/forthecode> 00:27:45 Dennis-VIP Mail Notifications iOS : Settings | Notifications | Mail | VIP macOS : Mail | Preferences | General | New Message Notifications | VIPs 00:31:54 Andrew-Keychain Storage and Backup Keychain Access: Import and export keychain items Keychain data stored in : /Library/Keychains, ~/Library/Keychains, /System/Library/Keychains 00:36:55 Daniel-Switching Smarts – Managed switch? 00:45:04 Mac Geek Gab Premium Subscribers John V., Stephen A., Ken L., Nick S., Steve R., Laura S., Scott C., Thomas S., Dennis F., Ward J., Deborah F 00:46:51 Robert-Which VPN to use? Algo – Roll your own (free!) cloud-based VPN Tails Tor Tor Myths and Facts Tor Browser Red Onion Black Mesh 00:55:27 Jimi Hendrix Fire! 00:55:51 Chuck-VPN Benefits Beyond Data Security 01:05:36 Robin-651-Cloak to Block all Network Access 01:06:46 Lionel-Hiding Folders and Data, Browser-Based VPN Hider 2 Setapp TunnelBear Browser Plugin 01:16:43 Never Check Your NSA Email Over an Insecure Connection The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Sometimes you have to get geeky. No worries, Dave and John will talk you through <em>understanding</em> what NAS and MDM mean and why you might want to use them. Don’t worry, fellow geeks, there’s stuff in here for you, too. After all, that’s how Mac Geek Gab rolls! Listen, enjoy, learn, and prosper at the same time!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 653 for Sunday, April 16, 2017 00:03:12 Scott-Settle your fans with a Siri Query 00:04:36 Scott-652-Keyboard Command to Lock your Mac (Ctrl-Shift-F13 (Eject)) 00:05:53 Daniel-More thoughts on LastPass 1Password iCloud Keychain 00:13:53 Wesson-Apple Forcing Two-Factor Authentication? 00:17:16 This week’s MGG Premium Supporters Brian H., Kenneth M., Paul M., Jay C., Gary B., Joe S., Jay C., John G., Mark R., Barry F., Ken L., Daniel R., Michael S., Ari L., Donald S., Andy D., George C., Willie M., Gary B., Jedd E. 00:19:18 Thomas-651-Use an MDM service to manage Wi-Fi networks Jamf Now Mobile Device Management (MDM) 00:22:20 Aaron-652-Installing iOS S/MIME Certificates Meraki John found iOS Mail and Safari can understand .p12 and .mobileconfig files 00:32:35 Ken-Send Encrypted Message Without Certificates Encrypto from MacPaw 00:41:07 Sponsor: Other World Computing for all your Refurbished Mac Needs 00:42:42 Sponsor: BBEdit celebrates its 25th Birthday! 00:44:35 Sponsor: eero, now $399 for a 3-pack and $299 for a 2-pack 00:46:42 Barry-For backups, Drobo 5N or Synology? 00:53:34 Andrew-The Thing about NAS devices and storage space 00:59:45 Dave-Synology or QNAP? Which DiskStation to get? Synology Configurator 01:06:25 Tony-642-Synology NAS vs. Router functionality Synology RT1900ac / Synology RT2600ac 01:11:11 Larry-NAS Obsolesence The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

SMC Resets, Migration Assistant tricks, Auto-Upgrade solutions and Renting vs. Owning your Cable Modem are just the beginning for your two favorite geeks today. S/MIME is taken to a whole other level with guest Jeff Butts who helps us all understand how to make this work on both macOS and iOS! Then it’s time to dive into your system certificates – and which ones you <em>can</em> touch vs. those that you can’t. Security is always on the mind and a quick VPN discussion rounds that out. Then John and Dave move on to something more pleasing to the ear: sound, and how best to manage it on your Mac!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 652 for Sunday, April 9, 2017 00:02:51 Tim-651-Apple ID Change Logout Reminder Your Apple Address for iCloud Doesn’t Have to Be Permanent 00:06:49 Dave-651-LastPass Update 00:11:24 Paul-QT-Hairy Trackpad Issue 25 Pounds of Black Powder 00:17:14 Email Encryption with Jeff Butts How to Encrypt with Mail on macOS GPG Tools for Mac 00:28:53 How to encrypt mail on iOS 00:36:31 Chris-Never forget the SMC reset How to reset your SMC Warning: PRAM Reset disables Find My Mac 00:43:53 Security is physical, too Officials: Credit card ’skimmers’ found at Ohio gas pumps 00:45:50 Robb-Renting vs. Owning Cable Modem Motorola MB7420 Arris SURFboard SB6190 NETGEAR C7000 NETGEAR C6300 00:54:44 Sponsor: Away Luggage – MGG saves $20 00:56:50 Sponsor: BitBucket: For The Code 00:58:37 Sponsor: JAMF Now 01:00:34 Chester-Best Sound Bar to use? Dave’s PLAYBASE Review Audioengine A5 01:05:38 Jon-Use Soundflower to Control Volume Loopback SoundflowerBed Keyboard Maestro 01:12:42 CSF-Sound Control 01:15:28 Brian-Admin Password Issue 01:20:27 Brian-Keychain Access has stuff I want to delete MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This MGG Premium Contributors for this week Richard C., Everett T., W. Abdullah B., David B, Michael L., James B., Mark R., Michael B., Doug L., John G., Robert H., Ralph F., Paul K., Jonathan G., Kurt T., Michael G., Chris H., Jeremy F., Mark W., David C. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed

Quick Tips about VPN, Sierra’s storage, Universal Clipboard, and Wi-Fi priority are just the start to the show. From there we talk about using Flash on your iPhone or iPad (it’s true!), portable VPN options, accessing a file server with iOS and much more. Download or just press play right here and enjoy. You’ll learn at <em>least</em> four new things, we guarantee it!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 651 for Sunday, April 2, 2017 00:02:49 Robert-QT-iOS VPN Configuration 00:06:50 Steve-QT-Sierra’s Storage Management Interface OmniDiskSweeper 00:07:56 Mike-650-Use Universal Clipboard and preserve iCloud Password Security 00:12:12 Erik-QT-Keep your Computer from Joining Specific Wi-Fi 00:14:12 Scott-Wi-Fi Priority Options for iOS WiFi Priority How iOS Decides which networks to auto-join Apple Configurator 2 00:24:03 Everett-Flash on iOS and Remote Access from iPad Screens SetApp Puffin Web Browser – Flash on iOS! 00:29:52 SPONSOR: Smile’s TextExpander 00:32:07 SPONSOR: Blue Apron – MGG saves $30 00:34:10 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Free Trial with $3 shipping 00:36:21 Stephen-Changing Apple ID and Email to Use 00:44:09 Craig-Portable/Mobile VPN Options Tiny Hardware Firewall BlackHoldCloud 00:49:55 Router-based VPN Synology VPN Plus Server NETGEAR VPN 00:51:51 Dave’s D-Link DCS-935L tried to take over his network! 01:01:51 Andrew-Accessing File Server with iOS FileExplorer (and FileExplorer Pro) GoodReader 01:08:49 Todd-650-Lima for Photos Library Storage? 01:10:54 APFS Isn’t quite as fast as HFS+ 01:13:47 This week’s MGG Premium supporters: Thanks this week to: Joseph B.P., Simon C., Sandra H., David G., Lawrence H., Frank R., Dave C., Michael P.. Chris F., Elizabeth B., Michael L., Bob P., Jason A., James H, James C., Keith K., Roger Y., Randy B., Robert R., Sharon F., Frank K., Michel D., Ulysese B., Mario Z. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Security is on the brain this week! Learn how to secure your iCloud account and also learn how to secure your entire home network from your ISP's prying eyes! Dave and John also help you determine what devices and processes are using your network, and what the difference is between WPA2 Personal and Enterprise. All of 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 650 for Sunday, March 26, 2017 00:01:32 Dave’s Upcoming Speaking Gigs Wed, March 29th – Wi-Fi and Mesh at CT Mac Connection in Farmington, CT Wed April 5th – Loving the Console at MacTech Pro in Boston Thursday, April 6th – Pepcom DigitalFocus Springfest with JFB Saturday, April 8th – Wi-Fi and Mesh at MLMUG 00:04:40 Jamie-CSF-648-Song Sergeant 00:06:17 Mike-CSF-WordService  00:07:42 Customizing the Services Menu Helps You Optimize macOS 00:08:08 David-CSF-Magnet Split Screen inside of Spaces 00:13:49 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Sprayway Glass Cleaner  00:16:18 CSF-Lima 00:25:09 SPONSOR: You! and MGG Pemium Thanks to John V., Stephen A., George M., Craig R., Andrew B., Nick S., Fernando F., David H., Andrew S., Giles C., Royce T. 00:37:33 Andy-Apple Watch and WiFi issues 00:39:30 Bill-iCloud Security 00:53:18 Adrian-Whole House VPN Options DuckDuckGo TOR via Tails 01:02:45 Traveling to China and maintaining internet access Astrill TunnelBear PureVPN Facebook post about China Travel 01:08:08 Roger-Best options for International Data and SIM Cards GigSky 01:13:29 Andrew-It’s all Personal. WPA2 vs WPA/WPA2 01:19:23 Daniel-Diagnose Mysterious Network Connection Little Snitch Lingon lsof -i (from Terminal, shows network connections and associated processes) nettop (another Terminal command, less detail, shows processes and network connections) 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.

Have a webpage you use all the time? Why not make that its own, separate app? Need to create Symbolic Links (symlinks) but don't want to use the Terminal? How about if you want to get an equipment warranty for that new Synology NAS you just bought? That's just a sampling of the things you'll learn in the <em>first</em> segment of this week's episode. There's more, folks. <em>Lots more!</em> Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 649 for Sunday, March 19, 2017 00:02:04 Russell-CSF-648-Fluid App Create a Web Clip Widget 00:06:16 MGG Calendar MGG Facebook MGG iOS App 00:07:09 MGG Contact Info MGG Premium 00:07:41 John-CSF-Symbolic Linker 00:12:44 Tony-CSF-642-Buy Me a Pie 00:14:08 Everett-CSF-SquareTrade for everything! Listed items on your homeowners policy 00:17:24 Russell-CSFR-iPhone Field Test Mode 00:19:15 VZW Wi-Fi and AT&T Wi-Fi 00:21:16 SPONSOR: Bare Bones 00:23:41 SPONSOR: Other World Computing 00:25:31 Cindy in Indy-Accessing a Deceased Person’s iPad DFU Mode Avoiding Digital Disaster or Life After Death 00:31:07 Scott-S/MIME vs. GPG GPG Tools Setup S/MIME on macOS 00:36:08 Troubleshooting intermittent network problems PingPlotter GigGab – The Podcast for Working Musicians 00:42:00 Ken-Fiber and Wireless and Speeds Actiontec Bonded MoCA 2.0 Netgear ORBI 00:50:06 Bruce-Migrating a finicky iPhoto Library to Photos iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library 00:55:13 Graham-Client Advice for Photos Library 01:03:51 Andrew-UPS Battery Life 01:07:30 Phil-Emailing a Group of Contacts Send Email from the Contacts App The Small Business Show Podcast MailChimp You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed