Mac Geek Gab

Cutting The Coax — Mac Geek Gab 881


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Cool Stuff Found starts the day here, with things for printing webpages, controlling your trackpad/mouse, and organizing your life. Need a VPN at home? Your two favorite geeks have got you covered! Plus, the cable companies have priced it such that cutting the cord isn't enough. Listen as Dave tells John — and all of you — what he's learned. Press play and learn five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 881 for Monday, July 19, 2021
  • Cool Stuff Found
    • 00:01:30 Ajax-CSF-SteerMouse for Tweaking Mouse and Trackpad functionality
      • KensingtonWorks
      • 00:03:21 Micha-CSM-Document Finder to search your documents
      • 00:05:34 Neal-CSF-Regex101.com to build and verify regular expressions
      • 00:08:03 Kelly-CSF-Sofa – Lists for books, movies, and more
        • TMO’s Daily Observations Podcast
        • 00:08:49 Donna-CSF-879-Free Warp 1.1.1.1 VPN
        • 00:11:36 Tim-CSF-Ultimate Ears Fits
        • 00:13:38 CSF-Symfonisk Speaker/Picture Frame from Sonos and Ikea – $199
        • 00:15:25 Tony-CSF-880-Print Friendly & PDF for Web Pages
        • 00:17:39 Allison-880-Printing Webpages to PDFs on iOS
        • 00:18:42 CSF-Earthworks ICON Pro ($499)
          • Earthworks ICON USB ($349)
          • Gig Gab Podcast
          • 00:21:44 Cognex BarCode Scanners – Read Data Matrix Bar Codes on your iPhone
            • Data Matrix Barcode Generator
            • Cutting The Coax or Cord?
              • 00:24:28 JP-Thoughts on Moving to YouTube TV
              • 00:29:26 John-YouTube TV Pays Twice!
                • Fubo TV
                • 00:33:29 Mark-YouTubeTV Feedback Entertainment+ Package
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                • Your Questions and Tips…Answered and Shared!
                  • 00:38:24 Andrew-Erasing SSDs
                    • iStat Menus
                    • Enable TRIM with trimforce
                    • 00:47:04 Ralph-M1 Macs and More Than Two Screens
                      • DisplayLink Software
                      • 00:50:11 David-Running 32-Bit Apps on Recent macOS
                      • 00:54:48 Bill-Best VPN setup for home users
                        • Tunnelblick (OpenVPN client for macOS)
                        • 01:00:20 Zerotier
                        • 01:05:57 Dom-HomePod Failed Update Solution
                        • 01:08:03 Bob-Thoughts on Vilo Mesh Wi-Fi for $60
                        • Keep The Harmony Alive
                          • 01:12:11 Replace Logitech Harmony with… Logitech Harmony
                            • Harmony Companion at Amazon
                            • Harmony 665 at Best Buy
                            • 01:17:30 MGG 881 Outtro
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