John and Dave are back from CES with new stuff they've learned, Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, and more. Of course, your questions are featured, as well, including analyzing USB power draw, fast external drives, folder permissions, and more. Press play to learn five new things with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are complete!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 797 for Monday, January 13, 2020
00:02:18 TripIt) and FlightAware) and Kayak)
CES 2020) Sponsors: iMazing), Other World Computing), TextExpander), Carbon Copy Cloner)
00:09:45 Keep Dock on the Left for more visual space
00:10:46 QT-Leave FaceTime in Dock to see missed call badge
00:11:25 Rob-QT-How to check AirPods battery life from your Apple Watch)
00:14:00 Louis-795-Switch from Grid view to List view on watchOS – This is good!
Hold down on honeycomb Grid view, List view (easier to navigate) offered as an option
00:15:38 QT-Activity Monitor adds Preventing Sleep column
00:17:27 Todd-QT-Searching in Notes
After a Find (Cmd-F) click on highlighted word in match list to open note, then Cmd-F to find, Cmd-G to find next, Shift-Cmd-G to find previous
00:18:29 Robert-Use Lightroom) for More Flexible Photos Management
00:23:18 Tony-QT-Move Mouse to FrontMost Window when Window Changes)
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00:28:52 Joe BP-CSF-SanDisk Clip Sport)
00:30:32 Chris-CSF-iFrame) to Turn old iPad into Digital Picture Frame
00:33:00 CSF-Skylight Frame)
00:37:06 BusyCal 3.8 Catalina) and 3.5.2 iOS) adds Reminders Sync
00:39:32 Richard-CSF-Renamer)
00:40:45 Wi-Fi 6 was in full-force at CES 2020), as was EasyMesh
00:54:28 Environmental and Health Sensors at CES 2020)
CES – Chronolife Debuts Medical Monitoring Solution with Nexkin)
Elios Combines GPS Tracking and Battery Technology for New Product)
00:59:16** SPONSOR: Linode)** – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud). Start with a $20 credit at linode.com/mgg).
01:01:01 SPONSOR: BBEdit) from Bare Bones Software) is now back in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com)
01:03:01 Russell-Power draw on USB-A vs. USB-C Lightning Cables
01:12:55 Matt-NVMe enclosure for boot drive?
01:17:53 OWC’s Mercury Elite Pro Dock)
01:20:50 Eric-Inaccessible sub-folder of Home Folder
Get Info (Cmd-I) on item in Finder, make sure your user has read/write permissions
01:29:00 MGG 797 Outtro
CES 2020) Sponsors: iMazing), Other World Computing), TextExpander), Carbon Copy Cloner)
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