Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Mac mini CPU Considerations, Semi-Dark Mode, Photos, and More – Mac Geek Gab 734

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New Macs are out! John and Dave answer your questions and talk through the various models, including a dissection of the 2018 Mac mini CPU options as well as the relative merit of the 2018 MacBook Air. Other topics include setting up "semi-Dark Mode" on Mojave, using a Fusion Drive as storage, migrating from iCloud Photos to other options, and more! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 734 for Monday, November 5, 2018
  • 00:02:38 Backup notifications and dying hard drives
    • SanDisk 1TB SSD for US$145
    • 00:07:21 Allen-Mobile Documents folder vs. iCloud Drive
    • 00:10:41 Kevin-CSF-Mojave semi-Dark Mode
      • defaults write -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes
      • 00:13:36 Johnny-DataMan Pro uses Siri Shortcuts to disable Data
      • 00:15:58 How to turn off Dark Mode for just Mail.app
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      • 00:22:05 Lee-Mac mini pricing
      • 00:27:06 Wes-New Mac mini CPU comparisons
        • Intel CPU Comparison Charts
        • Royal Caribbean
        • 00:39:29 New MacBook Air
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        • 00:52:31 CSF: Mac mini — The Arrival — Apple  (with “Hello” Easter Egg)
        • 00:54:07 MGGF-DanThurston-Migrating from iCloud Photos to Synology
          • Synology DS918+
          • 01:00:43 BTRFS vs. EXT4 on NAS
          • 01:04:28 Felix-Photos Library not Quite Happy
            • Repair Photos Library
            • PowerPhotos
            • iCloud Status
            • 01:10:38 ?-MGGF-Flyleaf-Syncing two separate Photos libraries to one Mac
              • AppTamer
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                • 01:18:05 Mike-Deciphering the source of panic shutdowns
                  • SMC Reset
                  • PRAM/NVRAM Mac Reset
                  • If your Mac spontaneously restarts or displays a message that it restarted or shut down because of a problem
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