July 13, 2020

ICE, ICE, Maybe? — Mac Geek Gab 824

1 hour 28 minutes

Is your mail forwarder secure? Are you sure? How about your Internet? These are just two of your dozen-or-so questions that John and Dave tackle this week. It's not just questions, of course. There are Quick Tips, regular tips, Cool Stuff Found, and even some router fun. Press play and enjoy listening to your favorite geeks while learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 824 for Monday, July 13, 2020

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00:01:24 Ben-QT-Minimize to see the window (and process) name

How to use Activity Monitor on your Mac

00:03:03 Paul-QT-Music Doesn’t Delete Purchased Songs, Only Hides Them

Delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device

00:04:08 Giles-QT-Pinch to Zoom on the Print Pane

iOS: How to Print to PDF from Any App on iPhone and iPad

Save and mark up PDFs on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Books app

CSF

00:06:08 Jeremy-CSF-ICE Band for Apple Watch

00:07:11 Greg-CSF-Apple Watch Has a Tip Calculator

Use Calculator on Apple Watch – Split the check and calculate a tip

00:08:28 CSF-Use Private (MAC) Address in iOS 14 (can be set PER Wi-Fi network/SSID)

Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7

Follow-up/Tips

00:12:51 Matt-Use ForwardEmail.net instead of GoDaddy

00:20:45 Todd-823-Contacts User Interface Gets Confused with Multiple Accounts

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General

00:28:42 Gin-Touch Bar Mac Sleep/Restart/Shutdown Replacement

Keyboard shortcut for powering down MacBook Pro with Touch Bar?

Put your Mac to sleep

00:32:14 John-CarPlay Customization and Connection Problems

Change settings in CarPlay

Apple CarPlay – The ultimate copilot

00:41:41 Rand-Deleted Items Not Immediately Recovered/Purged

00:45:41 Bruce-GC-Multiple iMessage Accounts on One Mac

00:48:15 Charles-Running Out of Application Memory

iStat Menus 6

App Tamer

Turbo Boost Switcher

Mesh/Routers

00:55:32 Drew-Eero Renames BufferBloat Management Again…Do I Need it?

00:58:29 Roger-Using Mesh alongside Regular Wi-Fi

01:05:17 Wilko-Normal Network Traffic, and Missing Access Point

01:08:14 Larry-Internet Security vs. VPN

Webroot WiFi Security

TunnelBear

01:10:54 Dennis-ISP Reporting Router Vulnerabilities

ShieldsUP!

Synology Router

01:14:33 Tim-Understanding Traceroute Reports

Homebrew

MTR

01:19:33 Robert-Devices reporting Invalid Password on Wi-Fi

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network

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