July 12, 2021

Clone, Erase, Install, Restore

1 hour 14 minutes

Four Quick Tips that'll change your life. We promise. And that's only the first ten minutes of the episode! From there it's on to Dave and John answering your questions about network settings, app launching, Time Machine, and more. Plus, lots of Cool Stuff Found AND a discussion about cutting the cord. Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 880 for Monday, July 12, 2021

Quick Tips

00:02:21 Ben-QT-Scheduling DnD Disables it on macOS

00:05:04 David-QT-iOS 15 Separation Alert Feature

00:06:51 Jeremy-QT for Safari Printing

00:09:13 Terry-QT-Customize Safari Shortcuts

Your Questions and Tips…Answered and Shared!

00:10:27 Allison-Corrupted Spotlight for App Launching

sudo mdutil -E /

00:13:58 Bill-The Effects of Reset Network Settings

00:21:19 Jeff-Setting DNS on the Router

00:24:31 Rich-Another iMac Startup Chime Issue, What to Do?

00:29:49 Brian-Speeding Up Initial Time Machine Backups

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Cool Stuff Found

00:40:45 John-CSF-Work Outdoors-Great App for Apple Watch and Outdoor Workouts

00:41:46 CSF-Plugable USB 3.0 7-port Charging Hub ($50, 5Gbps Data, 2.4A charging on all 7 ports)

00:44:30 Kirit-CSF-879-Control 4 Universal Remote

00:46:12 Gary-CSF-TinEye Reverse Image Search

Google Image Search

Pixelmator Pro

00:51:15 Gary-CSF-Later Case for iPhone

00:53:02 CSF-Golden Concepts Luxury Apple Watch Bands

Even More Tips, Follow-ups, and Questions

00:55:33 Dave’s Geeky Networking Story with Xfinity TV

YouTube TV

Sling TV

Comparison of Live TV Services

01:05:40 Sean-879-iMac Big Sur Upgrade Followup

01:07:32 Eddie-Messages Login Issue

01:11:19 MGG 880 Outtro

The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app

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