June 22, 2020

Zooming the Web and Learning Your Ms — Mac Geek Gab 820

1 hour 27 minutes

It's hours before WWDC begins, and there's just enough time to get Mac Geek Gab into your hands ahead of the new stuff we're all about to learn. And, with that, we can still learn at least five new things, including how to Zoom (and unzoom) the web, how to encrypt your files, why you might want to change your cable modem password, and what those three Ms mean. Buckle up, press play, and enjoy the ride with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 820 for Monday, June 22, 2020

00:02:16 Scott-CSF-Post-It app from 3M

00:04:27 Matt-CSF-Biscuit, a browser where each tab is sandboxed

00:06:14 Michael-CSF-Don Melton’s Other Video Transcoding Project – New scripts for transcoding videos

00:08:11 Bruce-CSF-819-Keka for Creating Encrypted ZIP, Other Files

00:09:47 KiwiGraham-BusyCal is Now Available via SetApp

00:10:07 CSF-CloudFlare for families

00:11:50 Alex-CSF-WWDC Notes for when it’s TL;DW

00:14:48 Jeremy-CSF-AudioMass and DeScript

00:16:13 David-CSF-The Levelator is back for cleaning up Audio

00:18:09 Jim-CSF-ConnectSense – a HomeKit Editor

00:20:24 CSF-Sonos Move, now in Lunar White. $399

00:22:55 Synology NVMe and 10G E Card for Older DiskStations

00:25:02 CSF-Two relatively new QNAP Features: Hybrid Mount and VJBOD

00:27:09 Review-Starling Home Hub

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00:32:56 Jedd-Caps Lock with Third-Party Keyboard

00:35:47 Michael-Suddenly Web Page is Zoomed (Right Click in URL Bar – Settings for This Website > Page Zoom)

00:41:00 Mike-Apple Mail and ISP Email Settings (Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Server Settings)

00:45:48 Bill-How to make a new Apple TV play local music?

Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices

00:49:09 Harvey-YouTube Videos Stop Playing in Safari

Ghostery Light

00:51:07 Dan-Replacing a Fusion Drive with an External SSD

00:56:05 Ian-Disk Wiping

You Only Need to Wipe a Disk Once to Securely Erase It

Drive Genius 6 Supports Catalina?

00:59:38 Bart-819-Why Passwords on Routers/Modems Really Do Matter

Security Bits Podcast

Alex-819-Router Security Rant

Home routers can be dangerous. VERY dangerous

D-Link and Linksys routers hacked to point users to coronavirus-themed malware

Bob-819-Router/Modem Password Followup

01:05:40 Robert-iMac or Synology/NAS for Plex Server?

Synology Releases Four new NAS Units, Let’s compare to prior recommendations

01:16:43 David-Connecting a monitor with USB-C vs. HDMI?

01:22:09 Allison-817-Resize Dock to Reset Monitor for App Launching

01:24:06 Steve-817-Controlling when the Dock “Randomly” Moves

01:18:53 David-817-CSF-Tree Style Tabs for vertical browser tabs

01:20:50 Jeff-816-Reposition Screenshots with the new Screenshot App

01:25:12 MGG 820 Outtro

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