Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Your questions answered! Topics today include running out of memory, auto-ejecting disks, managing iTunes and more! Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun take your questions and answer them in a way you can truly understand. Download, press play and enjoy! Sponsor: iMazing: iMazing is the ultimate iPhone manager, it lets you take control of your music, apps, backups, contacts and more. Manage Your iPhone Simply, Get iMazing. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: OS X Mavericks: If a USB device isn’t working (1:20) OS X Mavericks: Check your device’s USB connection The Best USB 3.0 Hubs Satechi 10 Port USB 3.0 Premium Aluminum Hub (7 Port Hub with 3 Charging Ports) Anker (great USB and Power Experts) Hootoo HT-UH010 7-Port USB 3.0 HUB + 2 Smart Charging Ports Clock App In iOS 7 Now Switches To Digital Clocks With A Single Tap (9:52) Audit Concludes No Backdoors in TrueCrypt (12:58) VeraCrypt (TrueCrypt evolution/alternative) John’s TrueCrypt Mini-Review How to Disable/Enable Javascript with a keyboard shortcut or Terminal (19:54) (good for browser hijacks) Mavericks: Your System has Run out of Application memory (27:12) iStat Menus Use Activity Monitor on your Mac (Memory) Untitled X-Files Revival Backblaze (36:03) CrashPlan DollyDrive Dropbox BitCasa OneDrive BitTorrentSync Run Scripts on Sleep (51:45) Jettison (to unmount drives on sleep!) External Hard Drives not Mounting after Yosemite Upgrade (59:00) System Integrity Protection (1:09:31) Disk Utility 12.x: Partition a disk (1:17:35) WD Red NAS Hard Drives (1:19:03) Erase a FileVault 2 Encrypted Volume (1:21:39) (handy when the Password is lost) 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.

Backing up to multiple destinations, protecting your anti-reflective coating, Photos woes, Family Sharing and more are covered today. Consultants rejoice: this episode includes some stuff for you, too, including how best to protect yourself from getting sued! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for 10% off your first order. Also Tweet your SquareSpace-created site to @MacGeekGab with the hashtag of #squarespaceshoutout and we'll retweet it to everyone we know! Sponsor: Get CleanMyMac 3 for 30% off by visiting MacPaw.com/mgg. CleanMyMac 3 removes caches and log files, cleans junk, uninstalls apps, monitors your trash and more. Sponsor: Casper makes an obsessively-engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Latex foam and memory foam come together to make for better nights and brighter days. Visit www.casper.com/mgg and get $50 towards any mattress purchase! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Yamaha AG06 Mixing Console (2:00) Audio Midi Setup: Set up your audio devices OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update (8:55) /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports and ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports (Location of .crash .hang .panic reports) Mac keyboard shortcuts (includes Cmd-Opt-Esc for Force Quit menu) OS X Yosemite: Allow a remote computer to access your Mac Start up Yosemite in Safe Mode Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac OS X: About OS X Recovery (including reinstall of OS X) Mountain Lion: Backing Up to Multiple Time Machine Drives (21:53) Carbon Copy Cloner SuperDuper! Data Backup 3 for Mac CrashPlan Apple Consultants Network (32:10) Cleaning your Apple products (50:56) iKlear Retina MacBook Pro Users Complain of Anti-Reflective Display Coating Wearing Off Apple Music (1:05:16) Why the Older, Slower 3G Network is Sometimes Better Than 4G (1:11:58) The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app (now free!) 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.

Bluetooth tips and solutions, FileVault 2 usage strategies, shared iCloud Safari security concerns, Photos woes and AirDrop advice. All of this and more in this week's show! Sponsor: Lynda.com is the place to learn software, creative, and business skills from in-depth and easy-to-follow video tutorials taught by industry experts. And get a 10-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Other World Computing provides innovative, high-quality performance upgrades for nearly every Mac, backed by incredible warranties and expert support. Now with gently-used 13″ MacBook Airs starting at just $575 with 8GB of RAM!. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Behringer EURORACK UB1222FX-PRO (2:36) Yamaha AG-series Mixers Behringer Xenyx 1002 Heil PR 40 Blue Snowball Blue enCORE Series Blue Icicle ATR 2005 USB Microphone ATR 2100 USB Microphone Gmail iOS Setup (18:36) Get started with IMAP and POP3 – a help article Sanebox About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS X (26:10) pmset Manual Page (can view and set hibernatemode) Optibay Apple Music (35:06) Carbon Copy Cloner Share content with AirDrop from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (35:06) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference (49:15) USB 3.0 Hard Drives Can Cause Wi-Fi Interference New Mac Geek Gab App Update (59:34) Enabling FileVault 2 (1:03:33) OS X Yosemite: Ways to view items in Finder windows (1:09:43) TotalFinder Update on System Integrity Protection in El Capitan, OSX 10.11 How Long have you been on Twitter? 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. The iOS Show and Applr.

Ready to give up on your Mac? Don't let it go quite so easily. There might be an option or a repair or an upgrade! Have a Drobo or a DiskStation (or want one)? Do you know what it takes to manage one of those devices? It's not difficult, and John and Dave explain all that and more for you in one easy-to-digest podcast episode! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more. Sell your used Apple products at Gazelle.com and make it easier to trade up to the latest devices! Sponsor: TunnelBear provides simple, private access to the Internet you love. Imagine a VPN with one-click on/off connections. That's TunnelBear. Try today, anonymously, for free. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: What is Synology Hybrid RAID? Synology DSM Help – Replace Hard Drives to Expand Storage Capacity What Hard Drive Should I Buy? MacBook Pro screen has died. Wanting to use secondary display? (17:21) MacBook Display Inverter OWC SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air 2012 (23:19) Share purchased content with Family Sharing (28:41) Drobo (35:11) Synology How do I check for file system corruption on my direct attached (DAS) Drobo device? (42:42) PhoneClean (45:53) Netgear R7500 (53:06) DD-WRT Open Source Router Firmware Forgot a Mac Firmware Password? Don’t Panic, Here’s What To Do (1:03:01) Use a firmware password on your Mac BitTorrent Sync (1:06:03) Technique: Applying Thermal Paste (1:08:11) 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.

Answering your questions and sharing your tips is top priority in this week's Mac Geek Gab episode. iCloud Photo Library, Mastered for iTunes, Sleepless Macs, Folder Syncing and much more are included. Download today and enjoy! Sponsor: Lynda.com is the place to learn software, creative, and business skills from in-depth and easy-to-follow video tutorials taught by industry experts. And get a 10-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Sponsor: Smile's TextExpander 5 helps you type faster by making suggestions of frequently-typed phrases to abbreviate and save time. TextExpander reminds you of missed opportunities to use your abbreviations while you're typing. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: iCloud Photo Library FAQ (1:58) Apple Services, Stores, and iCloud – System Status (6:13) My Apple ID Reset Your Apple ID Password Archive your iPhone Backups (10:42) Use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings Share purchased content with Family Sharing (21:18) iCloud: Delete a contact (22:26) How to delete multiple contacts in iCloud Google Photo Desktop Uploader (23:33) Power Supply (26:25) OS X Yosemite: Quit apps (28:21) Synchronize Your iTunes Library with Spotify with a Click (30:35) Mastered for iTunes (34:12) ABX Tester for iOS ABX Tester Mac Apple’s Eddy Cue: Music Home Sharing Could Return in iOS 9 (41:11) Magic Apple TV Reset (43:49) Restore your Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) Managing Your Time (49:34) Use pmset to find Insomnia (54:12) BitTorrent Sync (58:00) Rebuild Your Icon Cache (1:01:41) Tech Armor FlexiGlass (1:03:37) PureTek Roll-on Glass Shield Apple Leather Case Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac (1:07:51) Anker Astro E7 25600 mAh (1:13:44) TYLT Battery Packs Monoprice’s External Batteries 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.

Today it's all about troubleshooting — and helping you do so. Plus your two favorite geeks teach you some things you didn't know your Mac could do! Download today to listen to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton collect and share the Apple troubleshooting wisdom with you. Plus, Dave goes off the rails on a rant about syncing. It's off-the-hook, folks! Sponsor: iMazing: iMazing is the ultimate iPhone manager, it lets you take control of your music, apps, backups, contacts and more. Manage Your iPhone Simply, Get iMazing. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for 10% off your first order. Also Tweet your SquareSpace-created site to @MacGeekGab with the hashtag of #squarespaceshoutout and we'll retweet it to everyone we know! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Get help using iCloud Contacts (2:20) Archive your iOS Backups to Save Snapshots If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts iCloud: Delete a contact iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program (12:21) Coconut Battery Mactracker Xfinity DOCSIS Device Information Center (18:07) Arris TM822G – DOCSIS 3.0 Telephony Cable Modem DOCSIS Modem Status Page FAQ: Acceptable cable modem signal levels Dave’s Taps for his Cable Modem (23:30) How to “Show In Finder” the Original File in Photos App for Mac OS X (45:37) OS X Yosemite: Extensions preferences App Extension Programming Guide iCloud Family Sharing (54:51) How Apple Music and the iCloud Music Library work with iTunes Match (1:01:41) ClamXav (1:10:48) About the “Are you sure you want to open it?” alert (File Quarantine / Known Malware Detection) in OS X codesign -d /Volumes/Installer/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer –extract-certificates​(Extract certificates from an app) openssl x509 -inform der -in codesign0 -outform pem -out certificate.pem (convert developer certificate to format OS X can use) Revoked certificate of formerly Apple approved developer XProtect dialog now shown for malware installer OnyX These guys will NOT help you fix a Windows virus on your Mac FTC cracks down on tech support scams FTC Complaint Assistant 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.

It's back to answering your questions this week, including focuses on Apple Music, sharing from within apps, deciphering network interfaces and which NAS to get. All this and more on this week's Mac Geek Gab! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Lynda.com is the place to learn software, creative, and business skills from in-depth and easy-to-follow video tutorials taught by industry experts. And get a 10-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Sponsor: Other World Computing provides innovative, high-quality performance upgrades for nearly every Mac, backed by incredible warranties and expert support. Pre-order your Thunderbolt 2 Dock today for just $249. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Tommy (Album) Disk Sensei (6:07) Queued TRIM Bad on Some Samsung SSDs on Linux, OK on OS X and Windows (7:55) Arq Supports Amazon Cloud Drive (10:53) Amazon Cloud Drive (with new unlimited options) Flickr (with 1 TB of storage) Google Photos AppleCare supports your AirPort Devices, too (18:49) AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th Generation) – Technical Specifications Apple Music (27:36) iTunes 12.2.1 (38:15) OS X Mountain Lion: If your certificate isn’t being accepted (41:52) Little Snitch 3 (OS X 10.8 or later) About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 Update (53:29) Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac (56:14) About the SD and SDXC card slot Lexar Professional 633x 32GB SDHC UHS-I/U3 Card (Up to 95MB/s Read) w/Image Rescue 5 Software Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader 256 GB SD Card (or a far more expensive Lexar version that appears to run at the same speeds) Blackmagic Disk Speed Test All Flash Memory Is Not the Same – Synchronous vs Asynchronous SSDs Dave’s Synology Comparison Chart (1:15:17) Synology BeyondCloud 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 is on deck today, folks! Fast-paced runthrough of all the great stuff that both you and your two favorite geeks have found over the past couple of months. This edition features sections on the Terminal, the Apple Watch, Networking and some great external storage options, too!  Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more. Sell your used Apple products at Gazelle.com and make it easier to trade up to the latest devices! Sponsor: Casper makes an obsessively-engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Latex foam and memory foam come together to make for better nights and brighter days. Visit www.casper.com/mgg and get $50 towards any mattress purchase! Sponsor: TunnelBear provides simple, private access to the Internet you love. Imagine a VPN with one-click on/off connections. That's TunnelBear. Try today, anonymously, for free. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: HiCast (7:23) iNet Network Scanner for Restarting Remote Mac (8:26) The ICSI Netalyzer (10:17) Encrypto (11:21) Actuator (14:10) Script Debugger (15:44) MuseScore (17:36) VeraCrypt (18:28) oDrive (26:34) ExpanDrive PicJoy (28:21) BitTorrent Shoot (29:58) the airport Terminal command (32:04) the airport Terminal command (non Facebook version) Caffeinate terminal command (34:08) About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS X Find all Applications (41:32) Craig Hockenberry’s Excellent Terminal Article (43:25) PacketSender (44:35) Seagate Backup Plus (50:15) Backup Plus Thunderbolt Adapter (52:53) WD My Passport Pro (53:22) Seagate Seven (53:22) Leef iBridge Mobile Memory (57:26) AIRTAME – Wi-Fi to HDMI Streaming (1:02:22) Speck CandyShell Fit (1:05:29) TechArmor FlexiGlass for Apple Watch (1:07:14) FLYP-DUO by TYLT (1:08:44) TYLT RIBBN (1:09:57) Tizi Equinux chargers and reversible cable (1:10:54) Bluelounge Posto Headphone Stand (1:11:49) PhoneSuit Pocket Charger Flex XT (1:13:01) The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Apple released a slew of updates last week, and your two favorite geeks talk through all of them, answering your questions along the way. OS X 10.10.4, iOS 8.4, Apple Music, iTunes 12.2… you name it, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton cover it. They even leave time for your questions to be answered, too! Sponsor: TextExpander 5 from Smile: TextExpander 5 helps you type faster by making suggestions of frequently-typed phrases to abbreviate and save time. TextExpander reminds you of missed opportunities to use your abbreviations while you're typing. Sponsor: Lynda.com is the place to learn software, creative, and business skills from in-depth and easy-to-follow video tutorials taught by industry experts. And get a 10-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Sponsor: Bushel. For some people, IT is a task and not a career. Bushel is a simple-to-use cloud-based tool that anyone can leverage to manage the Apple devices in their workplace. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Keyboard Maestro (2:27) About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 Update (4:43) Apple Fixes discoveryd Network Issue with OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 Update Latest OS X update allows you to enable TRIM for third-party SSDs (12:25) Trim Enabler Samsung TRIM Error Could Be Wiping Data When Solid State Drives are not that solid Blacklist queued TRIM on all Samsung 800-series Update: Seems the Samsung TRIM “bug” is only an issue on Linux (not Windows or Mac) iOS 8.4 Update (23:09) About Instruments Apple Music (29:34) Apple’s new iTunes Terms & Conditions highlight Apple Music, Expose iCloud Music Library iCloud Music Library and DRM: Now with Slightly Less Disaster iTunes 12.2 (46:59) Resolve OS X AppStore Hanging and Crashing Problem What is causing software update to use excessive resources and kill the responsiveness of my Mac? (48:18) Using USB 3 devices on Mac computers FAQ (53:00) JBL Pulse Bluetooth: Why can't I pair my iPhone or iPad with another iOS device or with my computer? (1:07:54) Mac Power Users – Happy birthday, Katie! 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.

A simple network is simple, but what happens when you need to do a little more? What are the potential pitfalls of storing Photos and iTunes libraries on your network drive? Want to make snapshots before you upgrade? All of this and more on today's Mac Geek Gab with Dave Hamilton, John F. Braun and Pilot Pete! Sponsor: Transporter is an off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Use coupon code 'MGG75' for US$75 off! Sponsor: iMazing: iMazing is the ultimate iPhone manager, it lets you take control of your music, apps, backups, contacts and more. Manage Your iPhone Simply, Get iMazing. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for 10% off your first order. Also Tweet your SquareSpace-created site to @MacGeekGab with the hashtag of #squarespaceshoutout and we'll retweet it to everyone we know! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Evernote Asus VS248H-P LCD Monitor (2:49) Amazon Warehouse Deals on LCD Monitors OS X Yosemite: Set your display’s color profile OS X Yosemite: Color pane of Displays preferences Apple Support Communities : I can't delete color profiles OS X: About OS X Recovery (11:22) OS X: Creating a software deployment image with a recovery partition Caffeine (keep your Mac awake) pmset Man Page caffeinate Man Page OS X Server: How to prevent sleep – This will work on OS X client as well. How to offload your iTunes library to a NAS (16:42) SuperSync Connecting to legacy AFP services – might relate to NAS and AFP discussion About Siri (24:53) OS X Yosemite: Bridge virtual network interfaces (34:17) OS X Yosemite: Change the priority of your network connections OS X Yosemite: Set advanced Thunderbolt options AirPort Utility 6.x: Set DHCP options for your base station or your AirPort Time Capsule (39:44) Ubiquity NanoStation M (46:20) If Mail on your Mac keeps asking for your password (50:15) Use Mail Connection Doctor Repair Home Directory Permission (1:00:45) Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue (1:06:15) OnyX (repairs home folder permissions, among MANY other things) Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode 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.