April 08, 2019

Resetting Wi-Fi, Unlocking Your Mac, & Managing Secure Boot – Mac Geek Gab 756

1 hour 25 minutes

Are you making the most of your Apple TV? Do you know all the tricks the Finder has to offer? Are you managing Do Not Disturb effectively? Your fellow listeners have the answers, and John and Dave share and discuss them for you. Plus, your two favorite geeks answer some of your questions about Wi-Fi, Watch Unlocking, NAS, and more. Press play, listen, and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 756 for Monday, April 8, 2019

00:02:15 Dave’s Troubleshooting… his throat!

00:04:36 Apple TV Remote App Lets You Type on your iPhone or iPad

00:06:42 Robin-Showing Hidden Files in Finder

Cmd-Shift-.

00:09:08 Jeff-754-Do Not Disturb and Favorites

Do Not Disturb —> Allow Calls From —> Favorites

00:11:38 Verizon’s Free Call Filter rolls out – (John needed @vzwsupport on Twitter to activate free option)

AT&T Call Protect App

Malwarebytes for iOS

00:17:36 Phil-CSF-Conair Travel Smart Power Adapter

00:19:15 Patrick-Mojave Recovery Mode Reinstall Moved all my Apps

00:21:01 LibreOffice Update Engine stuck on 6.1.2.1 (for Dave)

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00:25:04 Alex-Edit the finder Toolbar

00:27:26 MacTech Pro Discounts

00:28:23 Mike-Wi-Fi Disconnects

Wi-Fi Explorer

iStumbler

00:34:44 John-Mesh needs to be routinely reset

00:38:02 Extender Speeds Up John’s Wi-Fi (4x throghput when phone connects to extender 2.4 GHz, then extender connects to eero at 5 GHz)

AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE350K)

TP-Link Tether tells you

How to adjust your Mac’s Wi-Fi Roaming

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00:56:37 Dennis-Hostname Versus Computer Name Discrepancy

sudo scutil —set [hostname]

01:03:55 Watch Doesn’t Always Unlock the Mac

MGGF-Gary-Watch won’t unlock Mac

01:08:38 Brian-GC-Car to Bluetooth Adapters?

01:11:05 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters

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01:13:33 Andrew-Restoring older Clone’s Settings on New Mac

Disable Secure Boot on T2 Macs

01:22:21 MGG 756 Outtro

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