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MGG 602: If You Could See What These Eyes Have Seen


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Several of your fellow listeners are ingenious folks, having come up with some clever solutions to tricky problems. Join Dave & John as we all learn how to backup and restore your OS X text substitution preferences, use AirFoil to cusomitze your Mac's audio, restore Snow Leopard's zoom and scroll functionality to El Capitan, fix a wet iPhone 6s and more. The show is chock full today, and you're all to thank for it. Plus, Dave and John answer your questions, too!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • Backup and Restore OS X Text Substitutions on Your Mac (3:38)
  • AirFoil (7:41)
  • Audio Hijack
  • Nicecast
  • Loopback
  • Piezo
  • Better Touch Tool (11:25)
  • OS X: About the Accessibility Options shortcut
  • iPhone Owner’s Guide – What to Do If Your iPhone Gets Wet (via Gazelle) (16:18)
  • Carbon Copy Cloner’s Excluded Files (20:33)
  • About cellular data settings and usage on your iPhone and iPad (38:25)
  • Apple Support – Any way to disable “Use Relative Dates” everywhere in Finder? (42:04)
  • Cocktail
  • XtraFinder
  • .DS_Store (46:22)
  • Why does a .DS_Store file keep appearing on the desktop?
  • What is the difference between the Intel core i5 and the Intel core M (in the new MacBook)? Which is better? (49:59)
  • Trusted Computing
  • Isochronous
  • 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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