May 13, 2019

iPad Dreams…and More Cowbell – Mac Geek Gab 761

1 hour 27 minutes

It's worth digging into your Mac's auto-startup items every now and then, just to clean things up. That's especially true when your two favorite geeks discover a new place to look… and find some very old stuff out there. Listen as John and Dave talk through all this and more. Plus, some great Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found from your fellow listeners, including one that'll help you keep all your power tools charged. And, we might just have an answer to listener Scott's iPad dreams. Press play, listen, and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 761 for Monday, May 13, 2019

More Cowbell – SNL

00:02:07 New MGG Weekly Newsletter

00:04:20 Robots in John’s grocery store from Badger Technologies

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00:10:07 Michael-QT-Drag from Safari Downloads to Any Folder

00:11:20 Joe-QT-Launch Multiple Photos Libraries

How to use the Photos library repair tool

00:14:23 Jim-QT-Smart Outlets for Charging Power Tools

00:17:20 Stephan-QT-Click the Reply Icon

00:18:49 Daniel-759-Re-enable Startup Chime

sudo nvram BootAudio=%0

Weird Mac Startup and Crash Sounds

00:21:49 Scott-758-Refurb.me Leads to BackMarket.com

00:23:22 Tim-Apple Remote app, iTunes Remote, and Apple Watch

00:24:33 +-E-Peter-Managing PrivilegedHelperTools on the Mac

Lingon v7 Released

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00:33:58 DoItForMeSolutions-760-Destructive vs. Non-Destructive Photo Editing

00:36:13 SMuskal-Clean up Mail’s Connection Logs

00:37:34 Rolian-759-Pages Mail Merge with Pages Data Merge app

00:38:53 Eric-760-1Password Background Sync Clarification

00:42:11 Scott-iPad Dreams

00:43:42 Bill-Flash Update Scam

How to Check XProtect Version in Mac OS

Update Apple’s XProtect

Only run Flash on sites that need it

00:52:57 Flights to WWDC

00:56:42 Dan-Which iMac CPU to Get?

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01:07:30 Timmothy-CSF-QLVideo, a Perian Replacement

VLC Video Player

01:08:54 Robb-760-CSF-DaVinci Resolve for Free

BlackMagic Speed Test

01:11:16 Ed-759-CSF-The Print Shop 4

01:12:25 Mark-Microsoft Edge for Mac Leaks

01:13:23 CSF-Plugable Cube

01:14:38 CSF-Plugable 0.8m TB3 Cable (40Gbps)

01:15:06 CSF-Anker GaN PowerPort Atom PD 2

01:17:39 Luciano-CSF-One Switch

01:21:52 MGG 761 Outtro

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