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MGG 448: Geeko de Mayo


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Stuff mentioned:

  • Stay
  • Stay (3:10)
  • Display Maid (3:20)
  • NTFS (New Technology File System)
  • Free method of enabling NTFS-writing in Mountain Lion (7:10)
  • Paragon NTFS-write software (8:20) ($20, but fast)
  • Paragon HFS+ for Windows (11:10)
  • Reset SMC (28:30) (if/when you need to)
  • Mountain Lion: About Power Nap (30:00)
  • Dave’s review of the Buffalo 802.11ac router
  • Change your Mac’s sleep mode (31:30)
  • Troubleshooting a Mac that only sleeps (33:15)
  • SmartSleep (33:50)
  • URL Manager (36:50)
  • Pins Bookmark Manager (37:10)
  • Webbla (37:30)
  • Google Bookmarks (38:05)
  • Delicious (38:12)
  • SFTP server in OS X (47:19)
  • Cyberduck (49:52)
  • Transmit (51:55)
  • LogMeIn (52:50)
  • TeamViewer (53:10)
  • BitTorrent Sync (54:25)
  • Automatic (57:30) – A “fitbit for your car”
  • SNL ‘Makin Copies’ Skit (1:00:15)
  • How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image (1:01:20)
  • Want to Secure Your Data Across Platforms? Check out TrueCrypt! (1:02:05)
  • Convert & Export from iTunes (1:12:40)
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