A Cool Stuff Found Cornucopia
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The Cool Stuff Found corner of the mailroom was starting to overflow, and the staff was getting restless, so Dave and John dig in. Learn how to find public Wi-Fi passwords, which Mac or iPhone to buy next, how to tweak your Mac's shutdown menu options, new webcams from Anker, and more. Plus, a discussion about snapshot reversion vs. restoration help shed some light on what we can do with APFS…and why we can't do more! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with your two favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 916) for Monday, February 28, 2022

00:02:20 John’s MacBook Pro 16” Intel … won’t play sound

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Cool Stuff Found

00:08:36 CSF-Use WiFisPC to find Public Wi-Fi Passwords)

00:10:07 Matt-CSF-Remote Control Outlet to Reset Router)

00:18:30 Related: Keep Connect Plug) to automatically reset in event of full disconnect

00:19:42 CSF-AppleBuyingAdvice.com from Josh Centers)

00:21:28 Robin-CSF-Use Karabiner Elements) for Forward Delete and More

00:23:09 Todd-CSF-CyberPower CST1500S UPS) for Mac

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:30:32 Louis-Immediate Shutdown and Restart Options In Apple Menu – If you hold down the option key. This is how it works

00:35:19 Steve-Remote Access vs. FileVault and auto-login

00:39:25 Dave-How to Use Apple Cash Card on Mac?

00:43:59 Mike Bombich-Snapshot Reversion vs. Restoration)

00:48:44 Bob-How to Clean-Up Duplicate Contacts?

00:52:49 Lee-CSF-PhotoSweeper for Processing Duplicate Photos)

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00:56:04 SPONSOR: Other World Computing)’s new USB-C to Dual HDMI Adapter) solves the single display issue with M1 Macs.

More Cool Stuff Found!

00:58:12 Todd-CSF-Where Have I Been) and Arc), two iPhone Location Apps

01:01:22 Adrian-CSF-MX Toolbox SuperTool) for looking up mail and mailserver info

01:07:37 CSF-Universal Audio UA-SD1 Microphone) – Needs XLR though. FYI

01:10:34 CSF-B600 Video Bar from Anker)

01:12:18 Michael-CSF-909-Uninstall with CleanMyMac X)

01:14:19 CSF-912-ForwardMx.io) and ForwardEmail) (free, open source) for forwarding email

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