Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

iCloud Notifications, Burning CD tracks, securing network devices, backing up your NAS and much, much more. All of this in today's Mac Geek Gab episode featuring Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, your two favorite geeks! Download today and enjoy. Sponsor: Harry's provides guys a great shaving experience for a fraction of the price. High quality blades, shave cream and accessories shipped to your door on your schedule. Visit Harrys.com and use coupon code MGG to save $5 off your first purchase! 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 7-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases (3:13) DOCSIS (8:28) DOCSIS Cable Modem Status Page (192.168.100.1) Anker AH221 USB 3.0 7-Port Hub (22:08) Friday Favorite: Satechi 12-port USB Hub Satechi 12 Port USB Hub (with BLUE LEDs!) How to combine multiple audio interfaces by creating an aggregate device (32:04) iCloud: Calendar sharing overview (40:46) Mavericks Server Admin: Configure calendar service Microsoft Exchange Server Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring an extended wireless network (802.11n) (54:57) AirPort Utility 6.x: Set up IPv6 KONG’s DD-WRT Files AirPort base stations: About USB disks (1:03:31) Synology DS214se (2-bay Synology) Synology DS115j Apple TV (with $25 gift card) Deal (1:14:58) 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.

Two geeks. Your question. Answers. Tips. How can you go wrong? You can't, unless you don't listen! Wanna learn the best way to swap an SSD in – and when it's not necessary? Want to learn how to backup your massive iMovie library? Having battery woes? Lightning connector not working properly? All this and more in this week's Mac Geek Gab! Download, press play and let the cogitation commence! Sponsor: Smile's PDFpen Scan+ lets you scan documents, articles, receipts, and more, using your iPhone or iPad camera. Sponsor: Audible: Get a 30-Day FREE Trial of Audible and 1 Free Download only with this, special MGG link Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Hottest Day of 2014 for John iPhone 5 Lightning Port Charging Problem (4:50) Rubber Stoppers for Lightning Connectors Apple Issues Invites for September 9th Media Event (11:30) Mac 30th Celebration Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac (14:48) PDFPen Scan+ App Store Promotion (19:21) Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress Mac mini (23:13) Trim Enabler (29:49) SSD Fan Control HDD Fan Control Sonos Can Now Use Your Existing Wi-Fi (45:44) Check your MGG Premium Progress (48:23) (Sept 10th is the cutoff for next Premium gifts) How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode (53:10) OWC USB2 2.5” Drive Case NewerTech USB3 Universal Driver Adapter NewerTech Voyager Drive Adapter Drive Savers Data Recovery Data Rescue 3 OS X Mavericks: Enter characters with accent marks (1:06:00) Port Forwarding Resource ShieldsUP! (UPnP and Open Port Testing) TeamViewer 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.

Well if you're not listening to this show, it's because you're busy reading this text, isn't it? And if that's the case, it's time to stop reading and start listening! Your geeks share tips and answer questions about backing up to a NAS (including a very clever workaround to make it go much faster!), securing your NAS, and that's enough about NAS! New Mac buying advice is on the docket, as is streaming wirelessly and making it work in even the strangest environments. All this and more. Still reading? Press play already! 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: TriggerTrap (2:10) Square Jellyfish Bluetooth Remotes (4:00) Glympse iOS: Understanding multitasking (4:55) Strava OpenDNS IPv6 Statement (8:27) AppZapper (11:41) CleanMyMac AppCleaner iCloud: Shared Photo Streams FAQ (16:29) Read the “Fine” Manual (17:24) Apple TV (21:07) AirPort Express AirPort base stations: About the Guest network feature Allison Sheridan’s Secure Mail on The Mac Tutorials (23:58) MGG 463: Securing Your Email (and Other Family Fun!) GPG Tools iPG Mail AirParrot (45:14) Introducing a new Flickr experience on Apple TV Photo Card (58:01) Kanex Thunderbolt Adapter (1:01:02) Seagate Wireless Plus (1:04:27) MacAlly Mobile Wi-Fi Hard Drive Enclosure GoPro 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.

Ready to rock, your two geeks are on the question train this week, answering yours and posing some of their own to each other. Topics include how to lay out data on your SSD upgrade, batch changing photo info, troubleshooting a sluggish iPhone, AT&T/U-Verse Residential Gateway woes and much, much more. Download, press play and enjoy! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. 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 7-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: How to Re-locate your Mac’s Home Folder (2:28) OCZ Vector 150 2.5” SATA SSD OmniDiskSweeper ExifTool (28:40) Use ExifTool with Automator A Better Finder Attributes iPhoto Aperture Monty Python – Bring Out Your Dead! Hazel Lightroom SysStat (35:26) System Activity Monitor U-verse High Speed Internet Support (48:07) DMZ (Networking) SATA (55:17) Data Striping (1:01:03) Link Aggregation (1:03:40) Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Iperf Jperf Mac Geek Gab App 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.

Your two geeks spent time digging into IPv6 this week — in two different ways — so they could tell you everything they've learned. IPv6 is something that we'll all have to deal with eventually, and your two geeks are starting down that path themselves, both now running it on their home networks. Then it's on to answering your questions. John and Dave talk through what it takes to clean install a Mac… and what “cruft” really means. Wanna learn about sharing videos via Photo Stream? Here you go. All this and more, today! 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: Drobo: Terabytes of storage and disk failure protection. Use coupon code MGG50 to get $50 off any Drobo at DroboStore.com. That means the brand-new, gen3, 4-bay Drobo is just $299 for you! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Borough (New York City is not just Manhattan) (12:44) Long Island IPv6 (17:48) Google explains IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT) Comcast’s IPv6 Portal (27:00) RFC 1883 – Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification (29:35) How to Setup IPv6 Tunnel on an Apple Airport Extreme / Time Capsule Router (30:10) Hurricane Electric Free IPv6 Tunnel Broker ipv6-test.com test-ipv6.com World IPv6 Launch! Comcast Speed Test Maccast 2014.08.07 — Dave Hamilton on iTunes, NAS drives, and RAID Should you do a “clean install” of Mavericks? (56:01) Cruft Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system (1:06:07) The Excrement is Going to Hit the Oscillating Blades iCloud: Add photos or videos to a shared stream (1:11:39) Vimeo (1:15:44) DayOne IFTTT.com Navigon (1:18:01) Adding a BLE (Bluetooth 4.0) dongle to Mac OS X (Mavericks) (1:18:37) SHODAN – Computer Search Engine iStat Menus 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.

Dave's back from his Phishing Expedition and he and John jump right into Cool Stuff Found. More docking solutions, more mailbox solutions, Control Center for your Mac and lots more. Download, press play and enjoy! Sponsor: PDFpen for iPad from Smile: Don't wait to get back to the office to edit your important PDFs! Sign contracts, make changes, fill out applications, and more. Now with stylus support, including Jot Touch, Pogo Connect, JaJa and Wacom! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: WireShark (2:15) ARP Discussion (4:45) iStick (12:02) Wireless G2 (15:44) CitizenMe Personal Identity Management app (18:28) PopClip (19:44) PostBox (First Class Email) (21:08) Markdown Here (21:17) HEOS By Denon (22:02) DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) Synology Multimedia Features (includes DLNA) Bose SoundTouch 30 ROCKI (29:48) SmartBean WeMo (41:47) Vulnerability Note VU#656302 – Belkin Wemo Home Automation devices contain multiple vulnerabilities Wally Home (44:09) TelePort (47:54) FastMail Email Leak Test Escort Live (50:53) Virginia’s Radar Detector Laws Waze Flickr (1:01:18) PicBackMan System Sound (1:02:43) Kanex Thunderbolt Dongles (1:03:05) NewMatter 3D Printers (1:05:57) SpotEQ (1:08:20) Overcast (1:09:05) SpeechMaker (1:12:14) DIY Photo Frame (1:12:55) Control Center (1:14:56) Thinium Charge (1:15:35) TriggerTrap (1:19:01) Copying Aperture Brushes (1:20:04) CloneEject (1:21:25) Objektiv (1:22:33) Lifeproof Nuud Case 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.

Celebrating their 200th show (in hexadecimal, anyway!), your two favorite geeks dig deep this week to help solve issues regarding remote management, slow networks, the Finder and much more. That, and listen in as both John and Dave get hexed! Download today, press play, and enjoy! 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: Drobo: Terabytes of storage and disk failure protection. Use coupon code MGG50 to get $50 off any Drobo at DroboStore.com. That means the brand-new, gen3, 4-bay Drobo is just $299 for you! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Hexadecimal Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Samsung 840 EVO iStat Menus (13:25) iStat Menus Memory Help MemoryKeeper TeamViewer (24:57) OS X Mavericks: Share your screen using Back to My Mac iperf TP Link 8-port Gigabit Switch 8 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Switch Seagate Backup Plus Fast External (47:28) WD Thunderbolt Drive LaCie Rugged Triple USB 3.0 Hector on Twitter Reset DNS Cache (59:33) Namebench Google Public DNS Locations 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.

Searching Gmail from the iOS Mail app usually fails, and the guys tackle that for you. Did you know that Keynote files often store extra stuff you don't need? Listen and learn how to get rid of that. Then it's on to a discussion about guest networks on your AirPort base station. Want to learn about modifying the Finder's “Open With” menu. Geeks to the rescue. Join John and Dave as they answer all these issues and more. It's a blast! Sponsor: Create and send great looking email campaigns with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use, fully-featured email marketing app purpose- built for OS X. Direct Mail is great for beginners, small businesses, and professional senders alike. Download Direct Mail for free today at directmailmac.com. 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 7-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Apollo 11 (1:20) Did the Chinese fake their space walk? (2:40) Virgin Galactic (3:20) Man on a Mission (3:54) Java Native Interface (JNI) (10:12) Procedural Programming (10:44) Gmail for iOS (16:29) Keynote for Mac (20:27) Nest Thermostat (24:30) AirPort base stations: About the Guest network feature Dyn stopped being free Synology Dynamic DNS (34:35) No-IP Dynamic DNS (37:42) Guest Network Not Working Airport Extreme (Apple Support Communities) (38:40) AirPort Extreme (48:48) AirPort Extreme (Refurb) AirPort Extreme (5th Generation) Refurb iOS: Safari web settings (58:42) Chrome on iOS Red Onion (Tor browser for iOS) Opera Mini web browser Vendor/Ethernet/Bluetooth MAC Address Lookup and Search 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 summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway) and that means lots of travel. It also means some really interesting travel-related technology problems to solve. Listen to John and Dave as they did into solving issues with streaming movies from your house to your favorite travel destination… or to a mobile destination if that's your preferred way to roll. Dave digs in a bit to the specific USB speeds of Thunderbolt docks, and the boys discuss their favorite battery charging strategies. Plus some bonuses and tangents, because they know you love those! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Harry's provides guys a great shaving experience for a fraction of the price. High quality blades, shave cream and accessories shipped to your door on your schedule. Visit Harrys.com and use coupon code MGG to save $5 off your first purchase! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: JBL Synchros S400BT Verbatim Speaker Keyboard for Mac Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Samsung 840 EV (6:33) OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP) (18:47) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) PortForward.com PortMap (Mac app) back to my mac iCloud server not responding (25:37) OS X: How to reset the DNS cache OS X: How to disable Bonjour service advertising without disabling DNS Apple Broadband Tuner (often causes issues nowadays) OS X: Back to My Mac requires AirPort base station or UPnP-capable third-party router Heathers Performance Tuning the Network Stack on Mac OS X So what’s with Apple TV needing to phone home all the time? (39:54) AirParrot Synology Video Station (44:55) Google+ Discussion for Managing Home Movies (50:15) Serviio DLNA Server VLC Denon HEOS 3 TuneIn Can I use two HEOS speakers in a stereo pair? Bose SoundTouch FruitJuice (1:21:58) Apple – Batteries – Notebooks The CalDigit Thunderbolt Station (1:29:02) Charger Leash 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.

Alf Watt, developer of iStumbler and also formerly of Apple's Wi-Fi group, joins John and Dave today to answer all of your (and their!) Wi-Fi concerns. Join these three geeks to absorb all the Wi-Fi knowledge you can. Download, press play and enjoy! Sponsor: Meet the PDFpen family: powerful PDF tools for Mac and iOS. Edit, sign, scan, and OCR at your Mac or on the go. 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! Note: Shownotes are complete. Stuff mentioned: Alf Watt on Twitter (1:21) iStumbler (2:03) The Fruit Company (2:26) Ruckus Wireless (2:33) Alf Watt Interviewed at WWDC 2013 (3:30) Bluetooth LE (5:20) (The Wi-Fire is no longer available and the links are blocked) BearExtender Turbo (9:27) Introduction to I/O Kit Fundamentals (10:10) iStumbler Bug/Feature reporter/requester Buffalo Dual-Core, 802.11ac, DD-WRT router MoCA 60 GHz WirelessHD Cognitive Radio Technologies Dipole Antenna Planar Array NetSpot (40:26) Chapter 4. Beamforming in 802.11ac Slau Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Boosting wifi signal Control Plane Apple Invents Intelligent Location-Based Security for Home & CarPlay Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Dynamic Frequency Selection Part 3: The Channel Dilemma NetUse Traffic Monitor Eye P.A. The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app IEEE 802.11d-2001 (Additional Regulatory Domains) iStumbler on Facebook 4 Wi-Fi Tips from Former Apple Wi-Fi Engineer – 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.