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Never Check Your NSA Email Over an Insecure Connection – Mac Geek Gab 654

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Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found and LOTS of questions. Sleeping Mac? No problem. VIP Mail help? No problem. Building a home? No problem. Want to know about VPNs? Well, now… just kidding. No problem! Mac Geek Gab answers your questions and shares your tips so everyone can learn at least four new things each week!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 654 for Sunday, April 23, 2017
  • 00:02:33 Bill-QT-Photos taken in Messages don’t get saved to Camera Roll
    • How to Control Which Messages Photos Save to Camera Roll
    • 00:03:29 Alex-QT-Multiple Undos in the Finder
    • 00:04:46 Joe-CSF-Duplicati
    • 00:06:41 CSF-Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Headphones
    • 00:09:50 Check your calendar credentials (to be sure you’re still syncing)
    • 00:13:01 What’s Causing my Mac to sleep?
      • pmset -g
      • 00:15:41 Future topic: new Console
        • Consolation
        • 00:17:52 Susheel-Replacement for DeskConnect?
          • Droplr
          • PushBullet
          • 00:21:11 SPONSOR: Bombfell – Save $25 on your first order <https://bombfell.com/mgg>
          • 00:23:45 SPONSOR: Harry’s – Free Trial Set <https://harrys.com/mgg>
          • 00:25:45 SPONSOR: BitBucket For The Code <https://bitbucket.org/forthecode>
          • 00:27:45 Dennis-VIP Mail Notifications
            • iOS : Settings | Notifications | Mail | VIP
            • macOS : Mail | Preferences | General | New Message Notifications | VIPs
            • 00:31:54 Andrew-Keychain Storage and Backup
              • Keychain Access: Import and export keychain items
              • Keychain data stored in : /Library/Keychains, ~/Library/Keychains, /System/Library/Keychains
              • 00:36:55 Daniel-Switching Smarts – Managed switch?
              • 00:45:04 Mac Geek Gab Premium Subscribers
                • John V., Stephen A., Ken L., Nick S., Steve R., Laura S., Scott C., Thomas S., Dennis F., Ward J., Deborah F
                • 00:46:51 Robert-Which VPN to use?
                  • Algo – Roll your own (free!) cloud-based VPN
                  • Tails
                  • Tor
                  • Tor Myths and Facts
                  • Tor Browser
                  • Red Onion
                  • Black Mesh
                  • 00:55:27 Jimi Hendrix Fire!
                  • 00:55:51 Chuck-VPN Benefits Beyond Data Security
                  • 01:05:36 Robin-651-Cloak to Block all Network Access
                  • 01:06:46 Lionel-Hiding Folders and Data, Browser-Based VPN
                    • Hider 2
                    • Setapp
                    • TunnelBear Browser Plugin
                    • 01:16:43 Never Check Your NSA Email Over an Insecure Connection
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