Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

The First Rule of The Darknet Is Don’t Talk About The Darknet – Mac Geek Gab 636

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It's true, John and Dave – and you, fellow listeners – have gone acronym crazy! BYOD is discussed, as is TOR browser on iOS and elsewhere. RAM performance under Sierra makes an appearance as do a TON of tips, especially one for speeding up Safari on slower Macs. VPN makes an appearance in this acronym show (as it should!), and then we have some gift guide suggestions from your fellow listeners. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 636 for Sunday, December 18, 2016
  • 00:02:36 Hunter-Stuck Safari
    • Onyx | Cleaning | Internet
    • Safari for Mac: Clear your Safari browsing history
    • Dave Slusher’s Evil Genius Chronicles
    • 00:06:49 Mike-635-4GB RAM and Dave’s Safari Speed-up Tip
      • Safari for Mac: Use AutoFill for credit cards, contacts, and passwords in Safari
      • 00:10:17 James-BYOD Concerns and Strategies
        • 1Password
        • FileVault (1 and 2)
        • LastPass for Teams
        • 00:16:42 Mark-Which TOR Browser to use?
          • Red Browser
          • TOR-Power Onion Web Browser
          • Tails
          • SIGAINT
          • 00:25:30 Andrew-Mac mini Post-Upgrade Tips
            • How to enable TRIM on third-party SSDs
            • Macs Fan Control
            • Mac Mini Mid 2010 Hard Drive Replacement
            • 00:31:12 SPONSOR: eero – $100 savings and MGG for free overnight shipping
            • 00:36:23 SPONSOR: Bare Bones Software
            • 00:34:06 SPONSOR: Other World Computing
            • 00:38:32 Harvey-New Drive, Old Time Machine Backup
              • OS X Yosemite: If you want a new Mac to “inherit” your backup history
              • 00:41:01 Battery/MacBook Pro discussion
                • Fruit Juice
                • Coconut Battery
                • 00:50:15 Cano-634-Cloak will auto-connect VPN on new WiFi
                • 00:52:07 Shaun-634-Podcast Bookmarks with Siri
                • 00:53:10 Dan-634-Podcast Bookmarks with iCatcher!
                • 00:54:15 Andrew-QT-Siri Reads Notifications
                  • Astra Alexa iOS App
                  • 00:56:39 Robert-Synology Remote Access and VPN
                    • Access your Synology NAS over the Internet and share files (QuickConnect)
                    • Set up VPN Server
                    • 01:05:27 Thomas-Breaking of My Support Profile
                      • Apple Support iOS App
                      • 01:08:53 Scott-Remove WiFi with Keychain Access
                      • 01:11:54 Joe-635-Virtru Secure email
                      • 01:13:41 Andy-CSF-Gift Guide-Speaker, Headphone, Drive Cloner, More!
                        • Mpow Waterproof wireless shower speaker
                        • DiskStation 416j
                        • Plantronics BackBeat Fit
                        • Sabrent Drive Dock
                        • OWC Drive Dock
                        • 01:17:38 Devin-CSF-Alfred PowerPack
                        • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
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