Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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Your Apple and tech questions answered include Doug, who has trouble with Safari loading pages, Bob, whose DiskStation is being hacked, and Richard, who wants to connect external drives to his Mac. Also, learn how to check your Carbon Copy Cloner Free Space Requirement to be sure you’re not over-filling your drive with snapshots. All of this and WAY more — and how to use your technology to weigh less — here with John, Dave, and Pete this week. Press play and don’t get caught! You’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 951 for Monday, October 17, 2022 <https://mgg.fm/951>
    • Allison-QT-Finder Spotlight Search Keyboard Shortcut is Opt-Command-Space
    • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
    • Quick Tips
      • 00:03:32 Eduardo-QT-Use Shift-Option to make vertical text selections
      • 00:05:15 Jacques-950-QT-Emergency SOS Can Be Set to Display By Pressing Power/Side Button 5 times
      • 00:06:48 Bill-QT-watchOS 9 Lets Us Delete Reminders
      • 00:08:53 Craig-QT-Move the Dock on Your Mac With the Flick of a Mouse
        • Universal Control
        • 00:14:11 Jim-QT-Use Preview to Fill Out PDF Forms
          • PDF Expert
          • 00:18:16 Michael-QT-949-Use AssistiveTouch Dot to Restart iPhone
          • 00:20:10 Donna-QT-949-Remember UDP (Up, Down, Power) for iPhone Reset Button Order
          • 00:23:16 SPONSOR: Kolide – Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today at Kolide.com/MGG
          • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
            • 00:24:36 Doug-Safari Not Loading Pages
              • How to Flush DNS Cache on a Mac
              • sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
              • 00:33:21 Bob-How Do I Protect My NAS From Hackers?
                • Synology Security Advisor
                • 00:44:51 Richard-Connecting External Drives to new iMac
                  • Anker 533 USB-C Dongle
                  • OWC Thunderbolt 3 Docks
                  • 00:50:57 DLH-Check your Carbon Copy Cloner Free-Space Requirement
                  • 00:55:10 JP-943-VPN “Network Protection” blocks AirDrop…Sometimes!
                  • 00:57:21 PODCAST: The Notnerd Podcast is a different kind of tech podcast aimed at—you guessed it—those who are not nerds. If you, or someone you know, is looking to keep up with the wild world of technology, head over to Notnerd.com or go to your favorite podcast app and search “Notnerd,” so you can Tech Better!
                  • Pepcom notes/follow-up
                    • 00:58:19 Seagate will NOT be at CES. Others have a very different approach (press vs. industry focus)
                    • 01:01:59 Apple Watches are on the way
                    • 01:05:50 JFB & DLH-Each Comparing current laptops vs. M2 MacBook Air
                    • Cool Stuff Found
                      • 01:13:53 CSF-TwelveSouth HiRise 3 — 3-in-1 Charging Stand with MagSafe
                      • 01:16:17 CSF-VanSmaGo 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger
                      • 01:19:15 CSF-Speck Presidio Grip Magsafe Cases
                      • 01:21:40 MGG 951 Outtro
                        • CSF-Lose-It!
                        • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
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                        • MGG Merch is Available!
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                        • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
                        • 224-888-GEEK
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                        • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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