Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Battery Life, Network Tweaks, and Cool Stuff Found — Mac Geek Gab 836

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Has iOS 14.0.1 hurt your battery life? We might have a fix for you. Networking is always top-of-mind, and your two favorite geeks share some answers to your related questions. Then it's Cool Stuff Found, where John and Dave share all the cool things you and they have discovered in the past week. Press play and enjoy learning five new things, folks!Note: Shownotes are in progress…

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 836 for Monday, October 5, 2020
  • Quick Tips
    • 00:01:50 Adam-QT-Create Playlists in Apple Podcasts
    • 00:02:59 John-Quick Tip for avoiding Political Ads
    • Tips
      • 00:04:09 Louis-Home Network Followup
        • TP-Link Smart Gigabit Switch
        • UniFi Smart Switch
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        • More Tips
          • 00:21:05 Albert-829-Fixing Duplicate Synced Photos
            • Amphetamine
            • 00:26:35 Chuck-Stubborn Calendar Entry
            • 00:29:51 Neal-BBEdit Access Followup
            • 00:30:57 Dmitriy-Problem Connecting 4K Monitor to OWC TB3 Dock
              • EasyRes for Mac
              • OWC Thunderbolt Hub
              • Questions
                • 00:40:54 Dan-Apple Watch, iPhone Battery Life, and Mac Unlocks
                • 00:48:48 John-Read-Only SD Card Issue
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                  • Managed Kubernetes
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                  • More Questions
                    • 00:59:16 Andrew-Upgraded Mac Won’t Backup to External Time Machine Drive
                      • T2M2 the Time Mechanic
                      • 01:04:44 Greg-Controlling TV Volume with Roku Remote
                      • 01:11:02 Ken-DYMO Label Printer Network Question
                        • Dymo LabelWriter Wireless
                        • 01:14:13 Andrew-How to learn Linux?
                          • Quora How To Learn Linux
                          • Elementary OS
                          • LibreOffice
                          • Cool Stuff Found
                            • 01:20:00 Scott-CSF-Serial Mailer is Mail Merge for The Mac
                            • 01:21:50 CSF-System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login > Edit… > Dynamic Global Hostname
                              • DYN Supports Dynamic Global Hostname
                              • 01:24:10 MGG 836 Outtro
                                • This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
                                • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
                                • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
                                • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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