Two-factor authentication security & backing up old iPod's.

Using two routers on the same network, freeing up storage on your computer, calibrating sound levels on Apple computers, backing up multiple devices, talking with Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

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A Presidential order bans TikTok in the U.S., connecting a smartTV to the internet, virtual trade shows with Scott Wilkinson, how can I get my Chromebook to accept my password? Can Starlink satellites track you? Trusting open source software from China or Russia, take a virtual safari with Johnny Jet, protecting your credit cards from being hacked online, restoring a computer that may have been hacked, storing photos on the cloud, a low priced clamp light for your desk with Dick DeBartolo, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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From zapping the P-RAM to booting in safe mode, these are the secret key combinations handed down from Mac guru to guru. If your Mac is having trouble, give them a try!

Mac startup key combinations
To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac, or after your Mac begins to restart. Keep holding until the described behavior occurs.

• Command (⌘)-R: Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. Or use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. macOS Recovery installs different versions of macOS, depending on the key combination you use while starting up. If your Mac is using a firmware password, you're prompted to enter the password.
• Here's how to set a firmware password: Go into recovery mode, look in the Utilities Menu
• Option (⌥) or Alt: Start up to Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes. If your Mac is using a firmware password, you're prompted to enter the password.
• Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM or PRAM. If your Mac is using a firmware password, it ignores this key combination or starts up from macOS Recovery.
• Shift (⇧): Start up in safe mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.
• D: Start up to the Apple Diagnostics utility. Or use Option-D to start up to this utility over the Internet. Disabled when using a firmware password.
• N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes. To use the default boot image on the server, hold down Option-N instead. Disabled when using a firmware password.
• Command-S: Start up in single-user mode. Disabled in macOS Mojave or later, or when using a firmware password.
• T: Start up in target disk mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.
• Command-V: Start up in verbose mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.

Leo Laporte gives you helpful tips to get the most from your Mac every week on Hands-On Mac!

Host: Leo Laporte

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Tik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

• Here's everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2020
• X PRIZE $1M Next-Gen Mask Challenge
• We spend as much time on the Pixel 4a announcement as Google did.
• Twitter hack "mastermind" arrested: 17-year-old Florida teen had access to all your Twitter info.
• Why Trump is mad at Tik Tok, and why Microsoft wants to buy them
• Why Tik Tok videos are the most important artform of 2020
• The growing use of Instagram as a news source
• Samsung is still pushing Dex with a Microsoft integration
• Bye, Bye Bixby - Samsung doesn't mention it at Unpacked 2020 as its founder leaves the business and Google moves in
• Here's everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2020
• More 5G bandwidths are on the way
• Twitter patches bug in Android 8 and 9 versions of the app
• TIL: Animals lick their fur to get Vitamin D
• Get rid of gas: chew better and season with epazote
• Why Google bought a big chunk of ADT
• The Google Changelog: Yahoo kills community captions | Nearby Share | RIP Google Play Music | Google Camera 7.5 | Google live-captioning Google Pay digital bank accounts | new Gboard suggestions | Free Stadia Pro games | Don't talk about Pixel Club!
• Google offers $10 million bond

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Tool: Avocado Mask and Shirt from Abrazos in San Miguel De Allende
• Stacey's Thing: BraveTarts
• Jeff's Numbers: 1/3-1/2 of biz travel will go away because Zoom
• Ant's Stuff: Inexpensive photo hack
• Karsten's Mask: 3D Printed Mask with Filters - comes custom printed in many colors
• Zak's College Fund: Analogue Pocket on eBay

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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Hey Microsoft: Buy Tik Tok!, RIP Cortana on Mobile, Xbox Game Pass

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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At a live event in South Korea, Samsung unpacked their new line of phablets, tablets, and accessories.

• Samsung Galaxy Note20 / Note20 Ultra
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7+
• Samsung Galaxy Buds Live
• Samsung Galaxy Watch3
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2

TWiT News correspondents Leo Laporte and Jason Howell comment along as we watch a Samsung presentation that is long on style, but short on substance.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

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Twitter hackers arrested, Garmin hackers get ransom.

• Vitamin D fights death by Covid
• Firefox is now at v79
• Twitter hackers arrested
• Garmin hackers rewarded
• Tor and Dr. Krawetz
• Dropping 0Days
• Blocking Tor Connections the Smart Way
• Enabling Zoom Meeting Hacking
• Another SHA-1 Deprecation
• QNAP and QSnatch
• BootHole

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-778-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Apple Is #1, the Final Intel iMac, Goodbye Phil Schiller

The Week's Stories:

• Phil Schiller becomes Apple Fellow; Steve Jobs-Wozniak promoted to Senior VP of Marketing
• It's the final Intel Mac! We price out the 2020 27-Inch iMac
• Who will buy the final Intel iMac? Quite a few people. Here's our list of people who should run out and buy this.
• Apple third-quarter results turn Apple into the most valuable company in the world
• Unpatchable exploit found on Apple Secure Enclave chip
• 17-year-old hacker arrested as the mastermind of Twitter hack
• Apple suspends Charlie Monroe's developer account without notice; Downie and other apps fail to launch due to "improperly signed app"
• iPhone 12 not coming out until October 2020
• Apple buys Mobiwave
• Ewan MacGregor's electric Easy Rider comes to AppleTV+
• Oprah Winfrey is the first guest editor of Apple News
• Warren Buffet's stake in Apple has tripled in value to $104 billion
• Microsoft xCloud not coming to iOS due to App Store policies
• Mr. Cook Goes to Washington: what comes next?
• SpaceX astronauts used AirDrop to fix a problem during their return to Earth

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: GitHub - felixrieseberg/macintosh.js
• Andy's Pick: iStatistica Pro
• Rene's Pick: Gerald Undone
• Lory's Pick: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black man: Emmanuel Acho

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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Leo & Mikah show you the apps they use instead of Apple's default apps.

• Replace default apps: Firefox Focus, Fantastical, Cardhop, Spark, Canary Mail, Halide, Snowflake Weather, Duo, Notion, Notability, Any.Do, Due, Pocket Casts.
• News: Protect your photos from facial recognition tech, Apple has purchased a startup that could turn iPhones into payment terminals, Apple details the process and requirements for selecting default apps in iOS 14.
• Listener feedback: Enabling and disabling portrait orientation lock on iOS, an apology re: automated Apple Watch faces, and a game recommendation.
• Mikah's App Cap: The Lion King: The Gift [Deluxe Edition]
• Leo's App Cap: Looney Tunes World of Mayhem

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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Looking to create a custom email address? Leo Laporte explains how to get a domain name and connect it with an email platform to make personalized email accounts.

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