Don’t Outsmart Yourself – Mac Geek Gab 784

Sometimes the best thing you can do is to <em>not</em> overthink a solution… and sometimes it happens anyway! Join your two favorite geeks to learn about Catalina tweaks, AirPods tips, iOS scanners, and more. Plus, listen as John and Dave troubleshoot a network issue in real time with just tools available on every Mac!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 784 for Tuesday, October 15, 2019
  • Dave’s MacTech Discount Link
  • Aerogel
• 00:05:28 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.
• 00:07:19 Ronald-QT-Stuck Catalina Installation Tip
  • Restart to resume installation
• 00:11:20 Peter-QT-Use Google Drive in Safari from iPadOS
• 00:13:41 Mark-QT-Monolingual to Trim App Size
• 00:17:26 Diagnosing Packet Loss with the ping tool
  • ping www.apple.com
  • UDP
  • TCP
  • ICMP
• 00:23:11 Bill-QT-Catalina Mail Show Date and Time
  • Mail > View > Show Date and Time
• 00:24:51 Paul-QT-Apple TV and AirPods Tip
  • Setting Chroma on Apple TV
• 00:28:34 Aaron-Apple Store Quick Tip and Fist Shake
• 00:34:33 CSF-Linksys Aware
• 00:37:20 John-CSF-Carplay Screenshot
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• 00:41:04 JP-Multiple Home Triggers with Shortcuts
• 00:44:41 Tom-Fusion Drive to SSD
  • iMac Intel 27″ EMC 2546 Hard Drive Replacement
  • iMac Intel 27″ EMC 2546 Blade SSD Replacement
  • S.M.A.R.T.
• 00:53:46 Harry-SIM Options for International Travel from USA
• 01:00:30 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is now back in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com
• 01:03:48 Kurt-MacBook Air Losing Battery, Not Sleeping
  • Setting Energy Saver Preferences on macOS Mojave/High Sierra
  • sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25
  • pmset -g
  • Lungo for Mac
• 01:19:00 Bruce-Booting that Mojave Virtual Machine
  • Parallels, VMware Fusion, Virtual Box
• 01:23:04 Lisa-iPhone Scanner Apps
  • Scanner Pro
  • Genius Scan
  • Apple’s Story about Scanning
• 01:24:56 MGG 784 Outtro
  • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
  • MGG Weekly Newsletter
  • Mac Geek Gab Instagram
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
  • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network