July 26, 2015

MGG 563: Troubleshooting is a Process … and So is Ranting About the Cloud

1 hour 28 minutes

Today it's all about troubleshooting — and helping you do so. Plus your two favorite geeks teach you some things you didn't know your Mac could do! Download today to listen to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton collect and share the Apple troubleshooting wisdom with you. Plus, Dave goes off the rails on a rant about syncing. It's off-the-hook, folks!

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Stuff mentioned:

Get help using iCloud Contacts (2:20)

Archive your iOS Backups to Save Snapshots

If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts

iCloud: Delete a contact

iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program (12:21)

Coconut Battery

Mactracker

Xfinity DOCSIS Device Information Center (18:07)

Arris TM822G – DOCSIS 3.0 Telephony Cable Modem

DOCSIS Modem Status Page

FAQ: Acceptable cable modem signal levels

Dave’s Taps for his Cable Modem (23:30)

How to “Show In Finder” the Original File in Photos App for Mac OS X (45:37)

OS X Yosemite: Extensions preferences

App Extension Programming Guide

iCloud Family Sharing (54:51)

How Apple Music and the iCloud Music Library work with iTunes Match (1:01:41)

ClamXav (1:10:48)

About the “Are you sure you want to open it?” alert (File Quarantine / Known Malware Detection) in OS X

codesign -d /Volumes/Installer/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer –extract-certificates(Extract certificates from an app)

openssl x509 -inform der -in codesign0 -outform pem -out certificate.pem (convert developer certificate to format OS X can use)

Revoked certificate of formerly Apple approved developer

XProtect dialog now shown for malware installer

OnyX

These guys will NOT help you fix a Windows virus on your Mac

FTC cracks down on tech support scams

FTC Complaint Assistant

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