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MGG 567: You, Too, Can Be a Computer Consultant

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Backing up to multiple destinations, protecting your anti-reflective coating, Photos woes, Family Sharing and more are covered today. Consultants rejoice: this episode includes some stuff for you, too, including how best to protect yourself from getting sued!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Yamaha AG06 Mixing Console (2:00)
  • Audio Midi Setup: Set up your audio devices
  • OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update (8:55)
  • /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports and ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports (Location of .crash .hang .panic reports)
  • Mac keyboard shortcuts (includes Cmd-Opt-Esc for Force Quit menu)
  • OS X Yosemite: Allow a remote computer to access your Mac
  • Start up Yosemite in Safe Mode
  • Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac
  • How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac
  • OS X: About OS X Recovery (including reinstall of OS X)
  • Mountain Lion: Backing Up to Multiple Time Machine Drives (21:53)
  • Carbon Copy Cloner
  • SuperDuper!
  • Data Backup 3 for Mac
  • CrashPlan
  • Apple Consultants Network (32:10)
  • Cleaning your Apple products (50:56)
  • iKlear
  • Retina MacBook Pro Users Complain of Anti-Reflective Display Coating Wearing Off
  • Apple Music (1:05:16)
  • Why the Older, Slower 3G Network is Sometimes Better Than 4G (1:11:58)
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app (now free!)
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  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
  • MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

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