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!
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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-SpaceThe MGG Discord Server is Live!The MGG Merch Store is Live!Quick Tips00:03:32 Eduardo-QT-Use Shift-Option to make vertical text selections00:05:15 Jacques-950-QT-Emergency SOS Can Be Set to Display By Pressing Power/Side Button 5 times00:06:48 Bill-QT-watchOS 9 Lets Us Delete Reminders00:08:53 Craig-QT-Move the Dock on Your Mac With the Flick of a MouseUniversal Control00:14:11 Jim-QT-Use Preview to Fill Out PDF FormsPDF Expert00:18:16 Michael-QT-949-Use AssistiveTouch Dot to Restart iPhone00:20:10 Donna-QT-949-Remember UDP (Up, Down, Power) for iPhone Reset Button Order00:23:16 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/MGGYour Questions Answered and Tips Shared!00:24:36 Doug-Safari Not Loading PagesHow to Flush DNS Cache on a Macsudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder00:33:21 Bob-How Do I Protect My NAS From Hackers?Synology Security Advisor00:44:51 Richard-Connecting External Drives to new iMacAnker 533 USB-C DongleOWC Thunderbolt 3 Docks00:50:57 DLH-Check your Carbon Copy Cloner Free-Space Requirement00:55:10 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-up00:58:19 Seagate will NOT be at CES. Others have a very different approach (press vs. industry focus)01:01:59 Apple Watches are on the way01:05:50 JFB & DLH-Each Comparing current laptops vs. M2 MacBook AirCool Stuff Found01:13:53 CSF-TwelveSouth HiRise 3 — 3-in-1 Charging Stand with MagSafe01:16:17 CSF-VanSmaGo 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger01:19:15 CSF-Speck Presidio Grip Magsafe Cases01:21:40 MGG 951 OuttroCSF-Lose-It!Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I WasBandwidth Provided by CacheFlyMGG Merch is Available!Mac Geek Gab YouTube PageMac Geek Gab Live CalendarThis Week’s MGG Premium ContributorsMGG Apple Podcasts Reviews224-888-GEEKThe Mac Geek Gab iPhone appActive MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes ListBackBeat Media Podcast Network