Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found and Your Questions Answered: A Traditional MGG — Mac Geek Gab 846

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There's nothing wrong with enjoying the comfort of old traditions, and this week's Mac Geek Gab has three of them for you: Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and enjoy learning five new things as John and Dave, your two favorite geeks, steward us all through this week's episode.Note: Shownotes are in progress…

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 846 for Monday, November 30, 2020
  • Quick Tips
    • 00:01:55 QT-Settings > Home Screen > Newly Downloaded Apps > App Library Only
    • 00:03:23 Jeff-QT-Mail with Tabs in Big Sur
    • 00:06:12 QT-How to get rid of phantom devices
      • Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding
      • Settings > Cellular > Calls on Other Devices
      • 00:10:45 Bill-QT-Fix a stuck LaunchPad Icon
        • killall Dock
        • 00:12:19 Serenak-QT-845-Play feedback when volume is changed
        • 00:13:02 Todd-QT-Use ping -a to hear the results
        • 00:15:10 Ciro-QT-Controlling iOS 14 Jiggly Mode
        • 00:16:12 Gray-QT-845-Use Apple Watch for Paying with a Mask
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        • Apple’s New Stuff: M1 and Big Sur
          • 00:23:15 Felipe-Use iCloud’s “Erase Mac” to Safely Wipe M1 Mac
          • 00:27:01 Paul-Big Sur Mess
            • Carbon Copy Cloner can Create a Bootable Big Sur Backup
            • 00:33:29 John’s Big Sur Upgrade Reflections
              • Little Snitch 5 for Big Sur
              • SmallCubed MailSuite for M1
              • Questions
                • 00:42:25 Richard-Spotlight Won’t Index Applications
                  • sudo mdutil -E /
                  • OnyX for Big Sur
                  • 00:44:40 John-2012 Mac mini Performance Issues
                    • Startup in Safe Mode
                    • 00:53:48 Mark-Mac mini Upgrade Justification
                    • 00:56:33 Louis-Automatic Login for Server Applications
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                    • Cool Stuff Found
                      • 01:04:04 Bob-CSF-Anywatt Magsafe-to-USB-C Converter
                      • 01:06:01 Gregorio-CSF-Hot and Silicon
                        • Go64 updated Apple Silicon
                        • 01:07:38 CSF-Papalook PA552 1080p Webcam with Integrated Ring Lamp: US$81
                        • 01:09:13 Andrew-CSF-PCalc for Mac
                        • 01:09:59 Cory-CSF-eul — Like iStat Menus, but free and open source
                        • 01:11:09 CSF-ArchiChect
                        • 01:12:27 Koji-CSF-Spigen 2-pack Screen Protectors with Applicator Tray
                        • 01:17:30 CSF-John’s OLED Screen
                        • 01:20:19 CSF-ViDL for Mac to download Videos
                        • 01:20:56 Lee-CSF-Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac
                        • 01:23:57 CSF-HD Fury Arcana passthrough (not switchbox)
                        • 01:25:58 Cas-CSF-Foxtrot-Search — next-level file indexing, data portability, and search
                        • 01:27:17 MGG 846 Outtro
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