March 30, 2020

I Made a Loop – Mac Geek Gab 808

1 hour 30 minutes

Are your fans blazing during those Zoom calls? Is your laptop plugged in more frequently now? Have an issue printing? How about choosing between NAS vs. USB-C drives? You're in luck! These are just a sample of the questions your two favorite geeks answer during this week's show. John and Dave then share some Cool Stuff Found, some tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 808 for Monday, March 30, 2020

00:01:28 Tanel-Fans blazing during Zoom calls

00:05:53 Stelios-Should the electrons still flow?

FruitJuice App

00:08:37 Douglas-Can I charge normal devices on a PD port?

00:14:22 Michael-Making Copies of Music Library

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00:20:15 Bill-One computer won’t print

If you can’t print from your Mac or iOS device

00:23:50 Bill-Dealing with a slow router

00:31:55 Matt-Direct-Attached Drives vs. NAS?

00:37:00 A Tangent: Snapshot restorations

Restore your Mac from a backup (includes local snapshot restore)

00:40:27 Neal-Which SmartHome, and Wi-Fi or Hub?

SmartThings Hub

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00:51:38 Donna-iOS Contacts gets Filters

00:53:31 I made a loop!

UniFi Smart Switch

TP-Link TLSG1024DE 24-Port Smart Switch

01:05:24 Live Streaming MGG, now with mimoLive

01:08:13 Lynn from Unblock-Us-805-Only desired queries are redirected

01:10:04 Bruce-807 Geek Challenge

The application “SomeApp.app” can’t be opened

01:14:18 Allister-CSF-Facebook adds Split View on iPad

01:15:35 Jason-CSF-Shortcut Detective for figuring out which app is intercepting shortcuts

01:16:26 CSF-Sabrent Rocket Nano

USB 3.2, 880MBps read, 850MBps writes. USB A/C. TINY! Barely larger than a flash drive. $149 for 1TB

CSF-Sabrent Rocket XTRM

Thunderbolt 3, detachable cable (included), Aluminum enclosure. 2250 MBps reads, 1940 MBps writes. $349 for 1TB, $999 for 4TB

01:20:12 HomeKit Secure Video comes to eufyCam 2 – and RTSP for Surveillance Station, too!

01:27:50 MGG 808 Outtro

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