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MGG 553: Swiftly Solving Shrinking Storage

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Finding what's using your free space, sorting out multi-monitor setups with Thunderbolt, long-term SSD reliability confusion and adding more USB ports to your Mac are just a few of the topics that Dave and John cover in this week's episode of Mac Geek Gab. Download, press play and enjoy!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • How to Troubleshoot the air conditioner in a Saturn S-Series
  • Macstock Conference & Expo 2015
  • The Midwest Mac BBQ
  • SEIDIO Obex Waterproof Case (5:00)
  • Lifeproof iPad Air Case – nüüd
  • Ruthless Gatekeeping is the Key to Apple Watch Bliss (13:00)
  • Citi Chip Card
  • How to Find & Recover Missing Hard Drive Space (26:30)
  • Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac (34:46)
  • AirPort Time Capsule
  • Backing up Time Machine with a Quota Limit to Synology
  • Using USB 3 devices on Mac computers FAQ (48:24)
  • IRAPP
  • Satechi 10-port USB hub (7 USB 3.0 ports, 3 charging-only ports)
  • The $40 clone of the above Satechi hub
  • AmazonBasics Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt) to HDMI Adapter
  • iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ (1:08:40)
  • FUD about SSD and heat/time-death (1:10:30)
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
  • – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network
  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
  • MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

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