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MGG 595: Mike’s Dirty Sandbox

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The apps you choose to run on your MacBook can have a significant impact on your battery life; learn which ones pass John and Dave's muster. Then learn what they have to say about listeners' questions about a dirty Mail sandbox, router recommendations, firewalls and more. Cool Stuff Found starts the episode, too, folks!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • HazeOver (2:09)
  • DriveDx (3:03)
  • OS X SMART Driver
  • Belkin’s Screen-Shield Machine in Apple Stores (5:14)
  • ABBYY FineReader Pro
  • ScanSnap Goes Mobile with the S1100
  • WD’s new Helium-Sealed Hard Drives (9:27)
  • Bauer’s Woodpecker-inspired neckband to prevent brain injury (10:37)
  • Public key cryptography – Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange (full version) (14:38)
  • Public Key Cryptography: RSA Encryption Algorithm
  • Which services hold the keys to your data? (17:38)
  • Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router (22:08)
  • Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band WiFi Router
  • LINKSYS EA7500 MAX-STREAM AC1900 MU-MIMO GIGABIT ROUTER
  • Synology RT1900ac Router
  • MU-MIMO
  • TP-LINK AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (Archer C9) (32:02)
  • TP-LINK AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (Archer C7)
  • Use Activity Monitor on your Mac (pay attention to CPU and Energy) (47:13)
  • iStat Menus 5
  • FruitJuice
  • ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail (Mail.app sandbox, may be dirty and need cleaning) (1:00:02)
  • Apple’s Application Level Firewall (1:06:59)
  • Using pf on OS X and ‘sudo pfctl -s info’ to see info about pf
  • Murus OS X Firewall
  • OS X Server
  • NGINX
  • MAMP
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
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  • MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.

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