The Cosmic Bit Flip – Mac Geek Gab 743

In the calm before the CES storm, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you from Las Vegas to share their thoughts and answer your questions. Plus, John mentions Cosmic Bit Flips and everything goes sideways. Listen, enjoy, and learn. Just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 743 for Monday, January 7, 2019
• 00:01:30 Dave and John live from Las Vegas
• 00:05:06 Jason-QT-Speed up your Mac with Terminal Commands
• 00:07:30 Randall-Entering 2FA Verification Codes with Apple IDs
  • Enter security code immediately after password
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• 00:11:34 David-CSF-WebCoRE
• 00:13:35 CSF-Dave’s iBenzer Plastic Shield for his MacBook Air
• 00:14:42 CSF-Night Owl
• 00:16:00 Ian-CSF-Controller to Backup/Restore HomeKit
• 00:19:20 DLH-QT-Configure startup security on your new Mac
  • About Startup Security Utility
• 00:23:52 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – ExpressVPN.com/MGG gets you 3 months free with your 1-year subscription
• 00:26:19 Andrew-742-Overheating Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme
• 00:28:58 David-Multiple From Addresses with Gmail on macOS and iOS
  • iOS : Settings > Passwords & Accounts > [your account] > [your email] > Add or Delete
  • macOS : Mail > Preferences | [your account] > Email Address > Edit Email Addresses…
• 00:32:50 Messages older than December 1 Don’t Appear in Mail Search
  • OnyX for Mac
  • Indexes or Indices?
• 00:36:02 Ed-Which apps to install after a Nuke-and-Pave?
  • About This Mac > Overview > System Report > Software > Applications
• 00:39:22 Michael-Saving locally and not syncing to iCloud
• 00:44:22 Brian-Properly repurposing an SSD
• 00:46:55 SPONSOR: Capterra – Visit Capterra.com/MGG for free, today, to find the right tools to make 2019 the year for your business.
• 00:48:48 Dave-Wired Keyboard with USB-C iPad Pro
  • Cosmic Bit Flip
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• 00:58:10 Kevin-Converting old VIDEO_TS Folders for Plex
• 01:01:00 Louis-Understanding Synology Drive for iOS
• 01:03:55 MGG 743 Outtro
  • CES 2019 Sponsors: TextExpander, Carbon Copy Cloner, OWC @ MacSales.com
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