Don’t Outsmart Yourself – Mac Geek Gab 784
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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)

• You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network)

• BackBeat Media Podcast Network)