What's in your Geeky Go Bag? Whether you're heading to work remotely, or take a plane trip, or head to the hospital, or just work outside at a coffee shop, what do you bring with you? John and Dave talk through their thought-processes here as they assemble their own Go Bags, helping you to make sure you have yours together. That's not nearly the tip of the iceberg, though. This episode is chock full of your questions answered, tips shared, and Cool Stuff Found. Press play and learn at least five new things together with the rest of the Mac Geek Gab family!Note: Shownotes are in progress…
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 832 for Monday, September 7, 2020Quick Tips00:02:44 Jeffrey-QT-iOS Messages Badge00:04:37 Dennis-QT-System Preferences00:07:03 Ed-QT-Stuff Files into a New Folder00:08:36 Scott-QT-Use an iPad or iPhone as Keynote RemoteYour Questions00:11:12 Eric-Battery Pack for MagSafe MacBooksHyperJuice Magsafe BatteryLenmar ChugPlugBatPower00:16:55 Bill-Corrupted Mail.app Signature00:22:44 Andrew-Apple Contacts Speed-up and ReplacementsBusyContactsSetapp00:27:43 Terry-Restoring CalendarsThis Week’s Sponsors00:31:05 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Surf with TrustedServer, Speed, and HD quality using ExpressVPN.com/MGG00:33:23 SPONSOR: PDFPen from Smile – PDFpen is the ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac, and now includes built-in DocuSign support, a magnifier window, and customizable compression settings.00:35:17 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg.Geeky Go Bag00:36:37 Packing Your Geeky Go BagLaptopPhone ChargerPhone BatteryLaptop ChargerLaptop BatteryAnker PowerCore+ 26,800mAh Power DeliveryInflatable pillowSweatshirt/hoodieProtein barsLip BalmHand sanitizerExtra masksCashHeadphones00:43:23 mimoLive 5.8Follow-up/Tips00:44:42 Curtis-831-Disabling eero 5 GHZ, Not Just for Pros!00:48:55 Rob-831-Use a Smart Switch to Power Cycle Pesky DevicesGCC Elite 12/1200 N Specs00:54:34 HOOBS via Docker Rocks01:00:35 DLH-100Mbps isn’t enough!Network Attached Storage/Synology DiskStations and More01:09:39 Doug-Backing up my DiskStation01:14:56 Mike-Setting up DIskStation with Time Machine01:20:21 Andrew-Is Interacting with a NAS similar to my Mac?01:24:06 John-NAS Replacement: Drobo or Synology?Drobo 5N2The new Synology DS1520+DS1019+01:31:30 MGG 832 OuttroThe Mac Geek Gab iPhone appActive MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes ListYou’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s networkBackBeat Media Podcast Network