Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave's considering leaving Gmail and he and John discuss options. They also talk about Lightning cable longevity and what to do to protect yours (hint: have extras when you travel!). Then it's on to answering your questions and sharing your tips. Topics include enabling FileVault on all your drives, changing audio devices, drive longevity stats and more. Enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: CE Week 2014 MFi Program (3:31) CableJive iBoltz Lighting Cable Monoprice Lightning Cables Scosche retractable cable Skiva microUSB and Lightning cable dockStubz – Keep Your Case On While You Dock Google Apps for Business (20:21) Yahoo Small Business Email (MGG Chat participant Brian Monroe advises against this!) Yahoo and AOL Damage Mailing Lists and Email Forwarding CargoLifter (44:11) RCDefaultApp – Set Default Apps and More (52:32) YASU – OS X maintenance utility developed to do a certain group of tasks quickly with just a few clicks Shure SRH240a Headphones JBL Synchros S400BT Headphones Elgato Thunderbolt Dock (1:10:46) Backblaze Hard Disk Results (1:17:57) 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

Got dust? You've probably got heat, too. Your favorite geeks – and fellow listeners – have your advice for you. How about managing a NAS drive and keeping your data in the right place? What about the disks themselves? How about some general tips for running about in the Terminal? Traveling and want to bring good-sounding tunes with you? All this and more in today's show! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for 10% off. Also, build a site and tweet us a link with #SquareSpaceShoutout and we'll retweet your site for you … and maybe mention you on the next episode! 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. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) (1:52) OS X Mavericks: Detect dates, contacts, and more in documents (but not Safari) (9:01) Add Data Detectors to Safari Gas Duster (15:03) iFixit Detailing Brush (ESD-Safe) Select Drives for Drobo (23:13) Newer USB 3.0 Universal Drive Adapter Synology Drive Selector What hard drive should I buy – BackBlazer RAID calculator – Synology SparseImage Compactor (37:02) may I partition the hard drive on my new Airport Time Capsule? Using CrashPlan with Synology Power users guide to OS X Server Mavericks JBL Voyager JBL Pulse Install CrashPlan on a Drobo 5N Black Lung Guitars Guitar Connect Pro Apple Remote App Unix Shell (1:04:29) MacPorts Bad Hat Harry Productions 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

This past Friday marks 9 years of Mac Geek Gab, and your two favorite geeks are at it and stronger than ever. Download and/or press “Play” on today's show to hear some great listener-submitted tips about managing Finder settings, installing Yosemite beta, podcast management and more. Then your geeks answer listener questions, including a great segment on managing disk space, both inside iTunes and beyond. Also the great question is answered, “What are the true benefits of private cloud?” Don't miss it! 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 7-day free trial through our special MGG deal by visiting lynda.com/mgg. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Father’s Day Yasu (4:00) Onyx chmod Install OS X Yosemite on Two Partitions (7:40) Remote restart a FileVault 2 Mac with: sudo fdesetup authrestart (10:30) fdesetup Growl (12:30) Prowl Boxcar.io HardwareGrowler iPod Classic has better audio quality than all others (16:05) Audioengine D1 On itunes 11.1, can you delete podcast episodes? (24:57) Daisy Disk (28:30) OS X: What is “other” space in About This Mac? OmniDiskSweeper fseventer What Size? (41:45) Battery Doctor Arq How to mount remote folders from another Synology NAS (1:05:44) CIFS/SMB 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 Podcast and Applr.

You've heard about the WWDC keynote, but you haven't heard a deep dive from the sessions yet. This year Apple loosened up the NDA such that attendees to the sessions can talk a little bit more detail than they could in the past. Dave was at most of those sessions, and he and John will deep dive into a few topics from there and, more importantly, how you, as a user, will be impacted by the changes now afforded to developers. After that, of course, it's time to answer your questions, and they piled up quite high over the past week. Lots to cover, and your geeks get to it all. Download today and enjoy! 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: 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 'MGG10' for 10% off a drive-based unit or 'MGG20' for $20 off a Transporter Sync and add your own drive! Note: Shownotes are in complete! Stuff mentioned: Palindrome Apple Loosens WWDC NDA Apple TV gets WWDC 2014 Keynote Live Stream Channel Running of the Tech Journalists Apple Opens iOS to Developers through Extensibility (8:24) Apple Announces Support for Third Party Keyboards in iOS 8 iOS 8 : Continuity (18:05) Mac and iOS. Connected like never before. iOS 8 : iCloud Drive iOS 8 : Design (26:52) OS X Yosemite : Apps (29:44) iCloud for Developers (31:46) How to Join Apple’s OS X Yosemite Beta Program (35:18) Introducing Swift (38:58) InstallMac (59:52) Little Snitch (even a Yosemite-capable download!) Tomahawk – The social media player App Cleaner InstallMac Support (including IM Completer removal instructions) Remove Search.InstallMac.com from Safari Mac OS X Default Folder X (1:05:47) LaCie Rugged Drive (1:07:03) Threema (1:13:25) The Flaws of Apple’s iMessage 2 Hidden Tricks Reveal Network Info in Apple’s AirPort Utility 6 (1:15:27) AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Mavericks The iOS Show Episode 212 (Dave joined Michael Johnston and Adam Christianson) 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

Giftttdy, Desktopper, Sips, Packet Peeper, HWMonitors, Threema. What do they have in common? Well, they're all Cool Stuff Found, of course, and your two favorite geeks talk through these and a lot 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 Transporter syncing support! Sponsor: iFixit: Check out iFixit.com/MGG for all the free repair guides you’ll ever need. And when you find that perfect part or tool, use coupon code MGG at checkout and get $10 off your order of $50 or more. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: How to view, create, and update notes using Siri (0:34) Giftttdy (2:58) Day One IFTTT Hazel Desktopper (4:14) How to use the Special Folders preference pane Sips (image processing utility at OS X’s command line) (8:35) ImageMagick Packet Peeper (12:14) XQuartz TicToc (14:59) EventScripts HWSensors (16:11) Threema (18:01) Square Jellyfish 4-Button Remote (MSRP US$39.95) (20:21) Square Jellyfish Spring Tripod Mount (MSRP $34.99) AirTurn II (24:24) Monoprice Tempered Glass (36:12) BodyGuardz ScreenGuardz Pure Glass Wallet TrackR (40:26) Yasu for OS X Mavericks (45:13) Drummers Are Smarter Anatomy Of A Dance Hit: Why We Love To Boogie With Pharrell Musician’s Kit (49:41) Plain Cloud (53:06) ChargeKey PhotoBulk (58:01) Synology Encrypted Shared Folder (1:02:28) Is TrueCrypt Dead? Auphonic (1:06:00) TMO Daily Observations 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

John and Dave wrap up the weekend by first talking about another great upgrade you can add to your few-year-old Mac: a Thunderbolt Dock. Your two favorite geeks have reviewed a few options available and will talk through them for you. Then it's on to your questions. Having podcast management issues? Need to import movies into Aperture? Want to know how to easily store data on the network? John and Dave are here for you. All that and more, just download and press play. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for 10% off. 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.  Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Towel Day Apple Masters The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase (Original BBC Radio Series) Thunderbolt (9:49) Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CalDigit Thunderbolt Station elgato Thunderbolt Dock Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock OS X Mavericks: Combine Ethernet ports Caldigit ExpressCard USB3 Expansion Card Hector D. Byrd’s Twitter Account MacTech BootCamp (33:07) Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Beamforming in 802.11ac Cloak OpenVPN Boot and Nuke YouTube video Boot and Nuke Downcast (iOS 7 and OS X) (52:44) Instacast (iOS only) Castro Control Plane Working with Video in Aperture (58:02) Mac Basics: File Sharing (1:04:00) Synology DS112j Drobo 5N AirPort Time Capsule AirPort Extreme – Printer and Hard Drive Sharing Archived – Mac OS X: Setting up Login, Startup items ControlPlane Audacity (1:15:28) Levelator 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

Dave and John come out of the weekend with a great show for you today to kick off your week. Some quick follow-ups to clarify a few lingering SSD questions and then it's off to the races answering your questions and solving your problems. If you've been using iTunes for a few years you might have some clean-up needs like listener Teri, so your two favorite geeks talk through that. Then a few things about cleaning up Mail and its rules; holiday calendar management, mixed-mode WiFi concerns and quiet audio round it out… with the exception of your favorite: the tangents! Download today and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: EverWebQuickly and easily build a beautiful website just by dragging and dropping with EverWeb. Check out Rage Software's iWeb Switchers Guide to migrate – and upgrade – your web-building experience. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: TMO Daily Observations Podcast TRIM (9:13) To TRIM or not to TRIM (OWC has the answer) (Obsolete) With An OWC SSD, There’s No Need For TRIM (Correct) Should I defrag an SSD drive? (20:28) Wintec ExpressCard with Mini USB 2.0 ExpressCard 34 About Time Machine local snapshots Disable Time Machine Local Backups in Mac OS X Lion Hidden Users Folder Result of iTunes 11.2 and Find My Mac Combination, not 10.9.3 (35:53) tunnelblick iTunes 11.2.1 release notes Mavericks Users Folder Disappeared Rules for Creating Rules in Apple’s Mail App (46:50) AppleScript to tell when Mail Rules have been executing Mixed-mode Wi-Fi Network Discussion (1:04:45) 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

John and Dave have recovered from the 500th celebration and it's time to get back to work! Answering your questions as well as sharing the geeky path they took to ensure a new Tor browser for iOS was doing what it's supposed to do, your two favorite geeks leave no stone unturned and no question unanswered. All… for you! Download today, press play, and enjoy. 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: 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 'MGG' for 10% off! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: TotalFinder 1.6 with Colored Labels (2:30) Tor (3:45) Tor Browser Bundle Malicious Tor Browser in iOS App Store (this is NOT about Red Onion — that one’s OK according to John and Dave’s tests) Red Onion (iOS Tor Browser from Omar Mody) Wireshark Debookee Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) iCloud Support – Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac (25:15) Prey Project If you Can’t Find the Computer You Want to Connect With (29:25) How to use bonjour over vpn Apple shifts from AFP file sharing to SMB2 in OS X 10.9 Mavericks VNC Launch Screen Sharing from Finder or Safari PhoneClean OS X: About Gatekeeper (45:20) 24: Live Another Day Moving your iTunes Media Folder (57:25) Drive Pulse (part of Drive Genius) Journaled File System 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

John, Dave and Pilot Pete come together with several long-time Mac Geek Gab listeners – yes, you! – to discuss what's changed since MGG started, both in terms of the general trends but also how podcasts have impacted and influenced now only your three favorite geeks, but your fellow listeners, as well. Special guests include Barry Fulk, Melissa Davis, Brian Monroe, Allison Sheridan and Cory Imdieke. Sponsor: Smile's PDFpen Scan+ lets you scan documents, articles, receipts, and more, using your iPhone or iPad camera. Sponsor: iFixit: Check out iFixit.com/MGG for all the free repair guides you’ll ever need. And when you find that perfect part or tool, use coupon code MGG at checkout and get $10 off your order of $50 or more. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Barry on Twitter Melissa on Twitter Brian on Twitter Allison on Twitter Cory on Twitter BitSuites – The iOS development house Cory Imdieke co-founded (4:39) Nosillacast at podfeet.com – Allison Sheridan's Podcast (8:39) TheMacMommy – Melissa Davis's Blog (13:36) The very FIRST Mac Geek Gab episode AirPort Express (32:18) Auto-hiding apps in OS X (40:56) Secrets Prefpane OS X Mavericks: Mission Control preferences Big iNode file in lost+found (47:02) OS X's lost+found Folder What is the purpose of the lost+found folder in Linux and Unix? With An OWC SSD, There’s No Need For TRIM (57:43) Trim Enabler OS X Mavericks: Set up parental controls (1:12:24) OpenDNS iNet Network toolbox for iPhone (also available for Mac) (1:25:27) Hue Disco (1:26:29) Gargoyle Router (1:27:00) The Geek Gab Shuffle Using Instruments with iOS (1:27:53) Fing (1:29:25) Screens Connect Fastr (1:32:05) UNIBAT Chargers (1:34:10) Skiva Apple Certified 2-in-1 Lightning + micro USB Charge and Sync Cable (3 feet) CB104 Speck DuraFolio (available for iPad Mini and iPad Air) (1:37:43) 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.

Dave and John, as promised, follow-up today on their SSD upgrade discussion, going through the issues and questions you've had since they introduced the topic a few weeks back. Answers and wisdom include the best data migration path, whether (and how) to enable TRIM support, SATA II vs. SATA II, quelling your fears about cracking open your Mac, how old is too old, and more. Then it's on to some Automator goodness (so easy truly anyone can do it!), as well as a very creative use for Mavericks' tags. All this and more in today's show! Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG for this week's show. 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: The Golden Age of Mac Upgrades is (Once Again) Upon Us (1:31) SanDisk X110 SSD Drives OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD Crucial M500 SSD Drives OWC Confirms Mac Pro 2013 Processor Upgradeable AdaptaDrive SAMSUNG SSD 840 EVO Carbon Copy Cloner (10:57) Wintec FileMate ExpressCard SSD Trim (for SSD garbage collection) (19:08) TRIM Enabler Chameleon SSD Optimizer Access System Profiler Information via Applescript system_profiler Manual Page Velocity Solo x2 – Extreme Performance SSD Upgrade Kit for Desktop PCs and Mac Pro (31:14) OWC Macsales YouTube Channel (34:33) iFixit Repair Manuals Seagate Momentus XT (42:11) Toshiba Solid State Hybrid Drive OptiBay Drive Kit 5 Weird Ways To Release The iPhone’s Shutter (57:27) myType Keyboard OS X Mavericks: Tag files and folders with colors and labels (1:00:47) Readdle Documents Instashare 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 We Have Communicators (formerly the iPhoneAlley podcast) and Applr.