Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Just In Case…Sensitivity – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 715


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APFS is still quite young, and both the market for it and our experience with it are evolving at a rapid pace. There's plenty more to learn about it, and your two favorite geeks dig in a little today. But that's not all! Some questions from the forums, some questions from the email, and more round out the show. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 715 for Monday, June 25, 2018
  • 00:01:35 The Drives, They Die
    • Synology remove drive from storage pool
    • Synology HyperBackup
    • Seagate IronWolf Drives – 4TB for $120
    • WD Red Drives
    • 00:10:16 Mark-Setting up Time Machine on Synology
    • 00:14:41 david2m2-Choosing Malware and Virus Protection
      • MalwareBytes
      • clamXAV for Mac
      • MacScan
      • Drive Genius Malware Detection
      • 00:18:49 Allison-QT-Do Not Disturb on the Mac
      • 00:20:44 SPONSOR: 1Password for Mac: It’s a password manager, and you need one. Dave uses 1Password, and the new 1Password 7 adds Watchtower, an engine that tells you if one of your passwords has been compromised. Get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab.
      • 00:23:11 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers: Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver?
      • 00:24:53 SPONSOR: Other World Computing: Battery upgrades for all MacBook Pro Retinta Display models and Thunderbolt 3 Docks for both Mac and Windows.
      • 00:26:25 Rob-Odd Screen Saver Behavior
      • 00:30:26 Upgraded to High Sierra
        • Carbon Copy Cloner
        • Screens Edovia
        • 00:36:52 High Sierra Screen Savers
          • Aerial Screen Saver for Mac
          • 00:38:22 Rick-Recurring problems with external media
          • 00:44:58 Michael-Converting External Drives to APFS?
          • 00:51:28 Matt-APFS Case Sensitivity
          • 00:54:03 Brent-HDD (Fusion Drive) Issues
            • DriveDx
            • 00:59:17 Robin-APFS vs. HFS+
            • 01:02:01 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors:
              • Joe M., Richard N., Antonio B., Gary B., Joseph W.,  Jeff F., EvTheNerd, Joseph B-P, Dave G.
              • 01:04:02 Archiving and then Deleting from Gmail
                • before:2014/01/01 -label:[imap]-archive -in:inbox -in:sent has:nouserlabels
                • 01:08:39 Phil-Adapting power while traveling to different countries
                  • Rick Steves Travel Adapters
                  • XFINITY Secure Wi-Fi
                  • 01:23:53 MGG 715 Outtro
                  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
                  • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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