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cover of episode Bridge Mode, APFS, and Tips from MacTech – Mac Geek Gab 735

Bridge Mode, APFS, and Tips from MacTech – Mac Geek Gab 735

2018/11/12
logo of podcast Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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Dave's back from MacTech and boy is his brain tired from absorbing as much knowledge as he could. He and John talk through a bunch of that, including some important new APFS knowledge, Cool Stuff Found, and a plethora of Quick Tips. Plus, of course, your two favorite geeks answer your questions. All this and more… press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 735 for Monday, November 12, 2018

  • 00:01:58 SSD Dashboard) by way of Parallels)

  • 00:03:19 VMware vCenter Converter Standalone) (creates a .vmdk file you can import into other virtualization environments)

  • 00:04:26 MacTech) is SO worth it

  • 00:08:03 APFS Lessons from MacTech

  • 00:14:17 CSF-KnockKnock)

  • 00:16:17 CSF-Sloth)

  • 00:17:40 CSF-LockRattler)

  • 00:19:03 Contact Mac Geek Gab

  • 00:19:41 QT-defaults read [file].plist works!

  • 00:21:30 QT-launchctl list

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  • 00:27:01 QT-Hit Command-T in your favorite apps

  • 00:27:56 Bill-Force Mac App Store to show missing Updates

  • App Store | Store | Reload Page

  • 00:29:36 Bill-734-Dark Mode toggle for Maps

  • Maps | View | Use Dark Map

  • 00:30:19 Shazoom-CSF-Dark Mode for Firefox)

  • 00:32:13 Bill-734-MacBook Air TouchID not Touch Bar

  • 00:34:52 Rob-734-Logging in two accounts at once

  • Launch VMWare virtual machine with macOS to log in second user

  • 00:28:51 Neal-734-Use CGSession to login a second user

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession - switchToUserID `id -u <username>`