November 22, 2021

Trapped In The Terminal

1 hour 19 minutes

This week John and Dave find themselves trapped in the Terminal. Will your two favorite geeks escape? Press play to find out as they dig through a few Terminal commands, new and old, invoke some Shortcuts, talk about self-service repairs, empty the Trash, solve a draining battery, and more! You're guaranteed to learn five new things or your money back!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 901 for Monday, November 22, 2021

00:01:41 Who Would you like to see join us?

[email protected]

Cool Stuff Found in Terminal

00:03:25 Stephen-CSF-networkQuality Speedtest Built-into Monterey

brew install speedtest-cli

00:07:41 John tested 5G

00:10:52 Elliot-CSM-899-Use Shortcuts on iPhone to Restart Your Mac

00:13:32 CSF-youtube-dl slow? Use yt-dlp instead – brew install yt-dlp

Downie (via Setapp)

Sponsors

00:17:35 SPONSOR: Quip. Start getting rewards for brushing your teeth today. Go to GetQuip.com/MGG to get your first refill FREE.

00:19:38 SPONSOR: Coinbase, the trusted and easy-to-use platform to buy, sell, and spend cryptocurrency. For a limited time, new users can get $10 in free Bitcoin when you sign up today at Coinbase.com/MGG.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:21:07 CSF-Apple’s new Self-Service Repair Program

00:27:40 Drewski-Stubborn Trash Issue

Trash It! For Mac

Mac’s Trash won’t empty? Here’s how to fix it

CleanMyMac X Empties Trash

OnyX

00:34:09 Mac Draining Battery During Sleep at 1% per hour

Dave’s Bug Report about Channels

pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"

00:40:28 Robb-Auto Network Login Issues

00:48:29 Walter-Encrypting Local Network Time Machine Backups

Sponsors

00:54:34 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year!

00:56:14 SPONSOR: Wealthfront was designed by financial experts to help you turn your good ideas into great investments without the hassle of doing everything yourself. Get your first $5,000 managed for FREE for life at Wealthfront.com/MGG.

Follow-Ups

00:57:51 899-Monterey’s iCloud Private Relay *DOES* Come Up with Ethernet

01:05:15 Michael-Smart Switch and VLAN

DefCon

Second Router for Work From Home

VLAN Support for Synology Router

Eero VLAN Support

01:11:41 Dictating Emoji with Siri…Doesn’t Work

01:13:47 Donna-899-Use the UDP Acronym to Remember How to Restart Your iPhone

01:16:18 Tanel-898-“No Longer With You” Notifications for Apple Devices

01:17:54 MGG 901 Outtro

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar

This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors

MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews

The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app

Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List

You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network

BackBeat Media Podcast Network

...more

View all episodes

By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

4.8

824824 ratings

November 22, 2021

Trapped In The Terminal

1 hour 19 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 901 for Monday, November 22, 2021

00:01:41 Who Would you like to see join us?

[email protected]

Cool Stuff Found in Terminal

00:03:25 Stephen-CSF-networkQuality Speedtest Built-into Monterey

brew install speedtest-cli

00:07:41 John tested 5G

00:10:52 Elliot-CSM-899-Use Shortcuts on iPhone to Restart Your Mac

00:13:32 CSF-youtube-dl slow? Use yt-dlp instead – brew install yt-dlp

Downie (via Setapp)

Sponsors

00:17:35 SPONSOR: Quip. Start getting rewards for brushing your teeth today. Go to GetQuip.com/MGG to get your first refill FREE.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:21:07 CSF-Apple’s new Self-Service Repair Program

00:27:40 Drewski-Stubborn Trash Issue

Trash It! For Mac

Mac’s Trash won’t empty? Here’s how to fix it

CleanMyMac X Empties Trash

OnyX

00:34:09 Mac Draining Battery During Sleep at 1% per hour

Dave’s Bug Report about Channels

pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"

00:40:28 Robb-Auto Network Login Issues

00:48:29 Walter-Encrypting Local Network Time Machine Backups

Sponsors

00:54:34 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year!

Follow-Ups

00:57:51 899-Monterey’s iCloud Private Relay *DOES* Come Up with Ethernet

01:05:15 Michael-Smart Switch and VLAN

DefCon

Second Router for Work From Home

VLAN Support for Synology Router

Eero VLAN Support

01:11:41 Dictating Emoji with Siri…Doesn’t Work

01:13:47 Donna-899-Use the UDP Acronym to Remember How to Restart Your iPhone

01:16:18 Tanel-898-“No Longer With You” Notifications for Apple Devices

01:17:54 MGG 901 Outtro

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page