Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Connection Speeds, Slow Macs, DNS, and More – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 747

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How fast is your connection? How much of that speed matters? How fast is your Mac? Why isn't it faster? What devices can you see on your network? Why can't you connect to all of them? This is what Mac Geek Gab is about. Posing questions, getting answers, and learning at least 5 new things. Learn your 5 now by pressing play!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 747 for Monday, February 4, 2019
  • 00:02:00 Minty candle – Jack Frost from Yankee Candle
  • 00:03:37 Check iOS Settings > General > Profiles
    • New Crossrider variant installs configuration profiles on Macs
    • 00:08:56 SPONSOR: PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Visit SmileSoftware.com/podcast to learn more.
    • 00:11:13 Bob-Diagnosing and Migrating from a Slow iMac
    • 00:20:47 Todd-Finder window defaults
    • 00:24:02 Jeremy-Can’t Connect to Some Devices on Network
      • Fing for iOS
      • Fing for macOS
      • 00:33:45 SPONSOR: eero. Never think about WiFi again – Get $100 off the ‘eero base unit and 2 beacons package,’ and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/mgg and at checkout enter MGG
      • 00:37:47 eero-enable Menu > Network Settings > eero Labs > Band Steering, Local DNS Caching, Smart Queue Management
      • 00:40:51 Rod-Wi-Fi Speeds vs. ISP Speeds
      • 00:52:26 Joe-Thoughts on Cloudflare?
        • Namebench
        • Cloudflare’s DNS at 1.1.1.1
        • DNS Servers You have Memorized
        • 00:56:58 Using CloudFlare for Our DNS Hosting
        • 00:59:25 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and get $50 OFF toward your first job post!
        • 01:02:07 Jim-Multipage PDF in Notes
          • Try contextual menu items (Quick Look Attachment, Open with Preview, Markdown)
          • 01:11:54 Paul-Finding Apps and Services
            • BBEdit (System Preferences | Keyboard | Shortcuts | Services | Show in Finder)
            • CotEditor (System Information | Software | Applications)
            • 01:21:04 MGG 745 Outtro
            • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
            • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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