July 04, 2022

Leaf Out, Man

1 hour 22 minutes

Wanna sync multiple folders amongst all your Macs, rename your Bluetooth devices, keep your Mac awake? Dave, John, and Pilot Pete have you covered! Also: are your meetings “virtual” or “remote”? Your three favorite geeks help you figure that out, too. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things…about technology and about life!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 935 for Monday, July 4, 2022

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Quick Tips

00:02:20 “Remotely”, not “Virtually”

00:05:15 MACE-QT-Rename Your Bluetooth Devices

00:11:56 Mike-QT-934-Stay Awake in the Terminal with “caffeinate”

caffeinate -disu -t 86400 (86400 seconds is 24 hours)

man caffeinate

00:14:21 QT-Use Cmd-Opt-G to Find with Google Drive app on macOS

Cmd-Opt-H Hides all OTHER apps

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:15:56 Greg-File Dialogs Stop Responding

How to reinstall macOS

macOS Safe Mode

OnyX

00:24:22 Christopher-Best Way to Sync Multiple Folders Across All My Macs?

iCloud Drive

ResilioSync

Hazel

SyncThing

FreeFileSync

SeaFile

00:34:31 Kirk-Port Forwarding to a Static IP

FMPHost

00:42:21 Gordion’s Knot

00:43:42 Brian-928-What are Open Ports?

PortMap

UPnP or NAT-PMP can create open ports without your knowledge

Fing Desktop

GRC’s Shield’s Up

CYNC Bulbs from GE

Podcasts!

00:54:19 PODCAST: MacBreak Weekly: Go behind the curtain with TWiT.tv’s Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay as they dive into everything Apple-related.

00:55:07 PODCAST: This Week In Tech: Every week, This Week in Tech gives you a no-holds-barred, deep dive into how big tech influences our culture and our lives.

00:55:56 Dieters-Disabling Cellular Data Still Leaves the Radio On

01:03:08 Bart-Mobile Internet for RV Travel

The Best Mobile Hotspots for 2022

Not CHEAP, but https://www.starlink.com/rv with the coverage map here

Cool Stuff Found

01:06:37 CSF-PowerPhotos 2.0 Adds Full iCloud Photos Compatibility (and more…)

01:09:26 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.net for seeing locations of nearby towers

01:13:49 Gui Rambo-CSF-VirtualBuddy, a virtualization app for App Silicon Macs

01:15:34 MGG 935 Outtro

Farrago

Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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