February 29, 2016

MGG 594: Ghosts in the iMachine

1 hour 33 minutes

Granular volume adjustmets, recovering deleted files from the cloud and advanced dragging from your menu bar are just the three Quick Tips that start this episode! Then it's on to a few Geek Challenges (do YOU know how to strip formatting from text on iOS?) and a few regular questions. MGG always promises to entertain and inform. Do you like either of those things? If so, download and press play!

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Stuff mentioned:

How to Set Precise Mac Volume Levels in OS X (2:21)

Boost Quicktime Volume (doesn't look to work with current version)

Eight ways to save time with proxy icons (4:54)

Dropbox Help Center – How do I recover deleted files? (6:59)

How to recover deleted files, contacts, calendars, and photos from iCloud

OCZ SSD Guru (9:06)

Keep your Google Voice Number Active (13:43)

Download iCloud for Windows (15:08)

Set up and use iCloud for Windows

Photo Album Sharing Geek Challenge (20:53)

Passing Data and Power Simultaneously Via Lightning Geek Challenge (25:24)

Novation Audiohub 2×4

How to Apply Metadata/Keywords to Photos Geek Challenge (28:15)

Tom’s Hardware Mac AntiVirus Guide (31:29)

Avira (free antivirus for Mac)

BitDefender

If the Ethernet connection on your Mac stopped working recently

ClamXav (35:30)

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac

PlainText 2 (38:44)

How to back up your devices using iCloud or iTunes (40:11)

iTunes Gift Card Deals (52:29)

iCloud Drive FAQ (58:49)

iCloud Service Status

Use iTunes on your Mac or PC to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings (1:08:46)

iCloud storage and backup overview

Use Touch ID on iPhone and iPad (footnote mentions items that may interfere with fingerprint recognition)

MacBook Pro Support – Wireless (1:16:41)

Move your content to a new Mac (1:23:06)

Time Machine: How to transfer backups from a current backup drive to a new backup drive

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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