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Geeky Gift Guide and Your Questions Answered – Mac Geek Gab 737

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The best part about geeky gifts is that sometimes the best person to get them for is yourself. Listen to John and Dave – your two favorite geeks – discuss some of their favorites at this point in the holiday buying season, and decide whether you buy one of these now for someone else… or wait until the gifting season wraps up to get one for you!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 737 for Monday, November 26, 2018
  • 00:01:58 Boeing 737
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  • 00:04:56 EvTheNerd-CSF-SaveHollywood Screen Saver
    • Flying Toaster
    • 00:06:22 Neal-736-Exporting Safari Passwords
    • 00:07:55 Katie-CSF-Mac Media Key Forwarder
    • 00:10:34 David-Use Shortcuts to Customize your iPhone Screens and Icons (and more)
    • 00:12:51 Mike-736-Use iCloud.com to avoid iWork Format Changes
      • Synology Office
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      • 00:19:50 Zarkachat-Updating Browsers on iOS 10 Devices
      • 00:23:48 Allen-Backups Tale of Woe
      • 00:32:18 Harry-Connecting 2 monitors to 2 computers
        • Monoprice 4×2 Matrix Switcher (or a switchbox-style version)
        • Monoprice 2×2 Matrix Switcher
        • Monoprice 4×4 Matrix Switcher
        • 00:37:49 Jeff-MacBook Pro vs. iPad Pro, the 2018 Showdown
        • 00:42:55 Dave’s new laptop config
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        • 00:51:09 Brydge Series II iPad Pro Keyboard ($99.99 on Amazon)
        • 00:58:02 Dave-FaceID with External Keyboard and iPad Pro
        • 00:59:41 CSF-Ventev Wireless Charge Stand ($42.00 or $59.99 on Amazon)
        • 01:02:16 CSF-Ventev wireless chargepad+ ($49.99 on Amazon)
        • 01:04:10 CSF-myCharge PowerDisk+ ($49.99 on Amazon)
          • Monoprice 10W Qi Charger ($17.99)
          • Monoprice 1A Qi Charger ($5.65)
          • 01:10:56 CSF-iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
          • 01:12:22 CSF-ROAV Viva Pro
          • 01:14:26 Warren-CSF-Linedock ($299 and up)
          • 01:16:05 RIVA Concert ($179)
          • 01:19:17 Mike-CSF-Twelve South HiRise Pro
          • 01:21:47 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors:
            • Chris S., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Chris F., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Scott F., Dave C., John G., James C., Jay C., Frank A., Joe S., Abdullah B., Ari L., Barry F., Michael P., Mikael S., Bob L., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., Dave G., Richard B., Ed T., David B., David S., Scott R., Craig R-T., Andrew W., Bob S., Brian M., Scott G., Brian W., Daniel W., Art K., Jim W., Denis M., Bruce D., Daniel M., Rick S., Harvey H., Ian T., John P., Mark P., Tim B., Jim D.,
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