Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Cool Stuff Found, NAS Advice, and Geek Challenges – Mac Geek Gab 671


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It's time to dig back into NAS drives by answering Steve's question: Which Synology DiskStation is right for me? There are a few more things to explore on that topic, too, and your two favorite geeks do it justice. Separate from that are a few questions about a variety of topics, some of which are Geek Challenges where you get to provide some answers! A hardware-focused Cool Stuff Found rounds out the topic list for the week. Press play and enjoy learning!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 671 for Sunday, August 20, 2017
  • 00:01:31 Dan-How to save iCloud Photos to External Laptop Drive
    • iCloud Photo Library Support (including backup tips)
    • 00:07:11 Lars-668-Use watch to monitor Terminal output
    • 00:08:48 Jeff-Handbrake Completion Notification
      • Growl (macOS Notification Engine)
      • Prowl
      • 00:12:53 Matt-669-Use Keyboard Maestro for Notifications
      • 00:15:00 SPONSOR: Other World Computing
      • NAS Section
      • 00:18:12 Steve-Which Synology DiskStation for Me?
        • Synology NAS Selector
        • 00:25:02 Craig-Which NAS for Plex Hardware Transcoding
        • 00:26:43 Cory-Synology Enterprise Backup Solution
          • Synology Cloud Station Server
          • 00:36:00 QNAP is an option to consider
            • QNAP TS-653B
            • QNAP TS-470
            • 00:41:03 Jack-Synology CloudStation vs. Dropbox
            • 00:45:02 Brent-NAS and Photos, iTunes, and More
              • iSCSI Initiator
              • GlobalSAN iSCSI Initiator
              • 00:53:47 Andrew-670-Synology does AirPrint
                • CUPS
                • Gutenprint
                • 00:59:09 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers:
                  • John D., Gary B., Micah P., Santiago M., Stephen A., John V., Harry M., Eliot G., Kevin S., James E., Drew T., Thomas M., David R., Michael P.
                  • 01:00:42 CSF-Anker PowerCore Battery Case and Anker PowerPort Speed 5
                  • 01:03:38 CSF-TrackR pixel
                  • 01:05:46 Andy-CSF-Dongle Dangler
                  • 01:06:44 CSF-Kodak PixPro Orbit 360 4K Camera
                  • 01:09:16 Revisit your power game
                    • Commercial Electric Tools GFCI Outlet Tester

                    • CE TECH 4 ft. 4-Outlet USB Surge Protector

                    • Defiant 1-Outlet Wall Mount Surge with Alarm

                    • CE TECH 2-Outlet USB Wall Tap Surge Protector

                    • 01:11:46 CSF-Batteroo
                    • 01:15:07 CSF-JBL Everest Elite 750NC
                    • 01:17:25 Michael-Creating a group email
                    • 01:20:00 Bart-Time Machine to macOS Server Fails
                      • Consolation
                      • 01:27:32 MGG Outtro
                      • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
                      • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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