September 16, 2019

Subscription vs. Private Cloud, Archiving Data, Geek Challenges Galore – Mac Geek Gab 780

1 hour 34 minutes

Many Dropbox users are going to experience a device-limit issue with new iPhones coming this week. Listen as John and Dave talk through how to use your Synology DiskStation to solve this problem. That's not all, though: Mac Geek Gab always aims to have everyone learn at least five new things. Your two favorite geeks answer questions about managing email, archiving your backups, mesh networks, iOS upgrade strategies, and more. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 780 for FUNDAY Monday, September 16, 2019

00:02:15 Monica-Love the actually-usable chapters!

Downcast

Overcast

MGG Weekly Newsletter

00:04:53 Lee-Another Clipboard Manager Recommendation

Copy ‘em Paste

00:06:40 Fabien-Stacked Clipboard Manager Recommendation

CopyClip 2

00:07:41 Steve-778-SellYourMac.com

Brian Burke on Small Business Show

00:08:52 Dave-Klymen (Gazelle Alternative)

00:10:47 New iPhones Ordered!

00:16:16 Jess-Zapier (Web App Automation) Alternative

00:17:23 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG

00:19:36 Paul-Dropbox’s Three Device Limit

Is there a limit to the number of devices I can link to my account?

Synology Drive

Cloud Sync

00:29:57 Synology Drive Love

00:32:44 Dropbox icons and iCloud Drive

00:34:37 Joe-Synology Drive for Collaborative Work

00:39:46 Douglas-Which 2-bay Synology DiskStation to get?

DS218+ on Amazon

00:47:18 Printing Emails to PDFs with extra pages

00:48:23 Michael-Prevent Sending to Wrong Email Address

Avoid using the wrong email addresses in Mail on Mac

Delete email addresses in Mail on Mac

00:53:58 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit using promo code mgg2019 at linode.com/mgg.

00:55:49 Todd-Archiving old Time Machine backups

00:59:47 Wesson-Powerline needed with Mesh?

Order of backhaul preference

1 – Ethernet

2 – MoCA

3 – Wireless

4 – Powerline

01:06:27 Jeff-GC-Syncing reminders between old and new versions of iOS

BusyCal

iCloud App-Specific Password

CalDAV

01:12:42 Keith-GC-Apple TV Cloning?

One Home Screen

iMazing

01:17:28 Bob-GC-Envelope Printing Software?

01:19:18 Kevin-GC-Layered SPAM Filtering

Create Gmail Rules

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David from Chicago, Domenico from Holbrook, Joe from Redondo Beach, Mike from Tempe, Joe from El Dorado, Chris from Chorleywood, Ari from Kensingon, Michael from Mission Hills, Philip from Tucson, Bob from La Pêche, Dave from Saugerties, Timmothy from Hendersonville, Paul P.

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September 16, 2019

Subscription vs. Private Cloud, Archiving Data, Geek Challenges Galore – Mac Geek Gab 780

1 hour 34 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 780 for FUNDAY Monday, September 16, 2019

00:02:15 Monica-Love the actually-usable chapters!

Downcast

Overcast

MGG Weekly Newsletter

00:04:53 Lee-Another Clipboard Manager Recommendation

Copy ‘em Paste

00:06:40 Fabien-Stacked Clipboard Manager Recommendation

CopyClip 2

00:07:41 Steve-778-SellYourMac.com

Brian Burke on Small Business Show

00:08:52 Dave-Klymen (Gazelle Alternative)

00:10:47 New iPhones Ordered!

00:16:16 Jess-Zapier (Web App Automation) Alternative

00:17:23 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile. Cut your wireless bill to just $15 per month at MintMobile.com/MGG

00:19:36 Paul-Dropbox’s Three Device Limit

Is there a limit to the number of devices I can link to my account?

Synology Drive

Cloud Sync

00:29:57 Synology Drive Love

00:32:44 Dropbox icons and iCloud Drive

00:34:37 Joe-Synology Drive for Collaborative Work

00:39:46 Douglas-Which 2-bay Synology DiskStation to get?

DS218+ on Amazon

00:47:18 Printing Emails to PDFs with extra pages

00:48:23 Michael-Prevent Sending to Wrong Email Address

Avoid using the wrong email addresses in Mail on Mac

Delete email addresses in Mail on Mac

00:53:58 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit using promo code mgg2019 at linode.com/mgg.

00:55:49 Todd-Archiving old Time Machine backups

00:59:47 Wesson-Powerline needed with Mesh?

Order of backhaul preference

1 – Ethernet

2 – MoCA

3 – Wireless

4 – Powerline

01:06:27 Jeff-GC-Syncing reminders between old and new versions of iOS

BusyCal

iCloud App-Specific Password

CalDAV

01:12:42 Keith-GC-Apple TV Cloning?