May 04, 2020

New Stuff, Old Macs? Old Stuff, New Macs! – Mac Geek Gab 813

1 hour 30 minutes

Need to run Mojave on your Catalina Mac? Need to really manage your printers? Want to add multiple monitors to your MacBook Pro? No problem. John and Dave have you covered. Listen as your two favorite geeks answer your questions about all this and more. It's deliciously informative. And… it's entertaining! Press play and watch, too!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 813 for Monday, May 4, 2020

00:02:14 Douglas-QT-Enable Tap to Wake on iPhone

Turn off Settings > Display & Brightness > Raise to Wake

Turn on Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Tap to Wake

00:03:53 Watch our Live Stream

MGG Calendar

MGG YouTube

MGG Facebook

00:04:33 QT-Quit-and-relaunch Messages

Quitter

00:07:02 Eliot-Re-enable Startup Chime after PRAM or NVRAM reset with “sudo nvram StartupMute=%00”

nvram -xp to view settings

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00:12:18 Joel-CSF-Starling Home Hub adds Nest to HomeKit

00:13:14 Scott-CSF-Krisp Noise Canceling App

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00:16:49 Patrick-CSF-TinkerTool System

00:17:54 CSF-Jabra Evolve2 65 Headset

00:21:02 David-CSF-Final Cut Pro Trial is now 90 Days

DaVinci Resolve

00:22:10 Patrick-CSF-Catalina Disks show Home and System Icons in Disk Utility

00:23:24 PreSonus Faderport 8 USB Control Surface

00:27:54 Robert-CSF-Enable macOS Printer Web Interface

cupsctl WebInterface=yes

http://127.0.0.1:631

cupsctl WebInterface=no

00:30:59 CSF-Air Omni – MFi 6-in-1 wireless charging base

00:33:51 CSF-iPhone SE 2020/Version2 Hands-on

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00:44:58 Todd-Switching AirPods Between Devices

00:46:40 Eduardo-FaceID Unlocking With Masks

00:48:54 JB-Which webcam to use? – Assuming you can get them as many are out of stock now

Logitech BRIO – $199

Webcam Settings on App Store

Logitech c930e – $129

Logitech c925 – $99

00:54:26 Brian-How to install Mojave into Parallels

Download macOS Mojave Installer

00:57:09 Jon-Running old 32-bit Games on a new iMac

01:02:35 John-Old Macs won’t connect to new Wi-Fi

01:06:11 Robert-Managing Fusion Drives

01:09:41 Simon-Thunderbolt 2 Dock with 4K Monitor

CalDigit Thunderbolt 2

01:12:30 Robert-Three External Monitors with a MacBook Pro

Targus USB-C Universal Quad

01:15:07 Mark-AirPods cause other Bluetooth Devices to Disconnect

ToothFairy

01:22:05 MACE-How to Add CODECs to QuickTime?

Perian for Catalina?

Switch Codecs

01:24:17 CSF-Tovolo 81-31531 Vented Collapsible Microwave Splatter Proof Food Plate Cover

01:25:47 CSF-Bamboo Reusable Paper Towels

01:27:17 MGG 813 Outtro

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