macOS Catalina and iOS 13 have been out for a few weeks now, and your tips and questions have been coming in. Plus, Dave learned a few things at MacTech last week to add. Mix in some Cool Stuff Found, a few Quick Tips, and some follow-ups from last week and we'll all learn <em>at least</em> five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 785 for Monday, October 21, 2019
00:01:38 Smart Home Batteries
- Nickel–metal hydride battery
- AmazonBasics AA Rechargable
00:04:08 MacTech-CSF-DetectX
00:04:44 Brandon-CSF-Spark Camera
00:06:44 Andy-CSF-784-Caffeine
- Morning Thunder
00:08:15 Adam-QT-Zoom in iOS Maps
- Double tap then slide up and down
00:09:11 David-QT-Audio MIDI Setup
00:12:43 Jamie-QT-Merge MP3 Files
00:14:46 SPONSOR: Native – Safe, simple, effective products that people use in the bathroom everyday. Try their deoderant like Dave and John have and get 20% off your first purchase with coupon code MGG at NativeDeoderant.com.
00:16:54 MacTech Conference
00:18:11 Jeff-Catalina, firmlinks, and Relocated Items
00:26:39 Jeff-QT-Open Carbon Copy Cloner after Catalina
00:27:55 Kevin-USB-C Ethernet Driver for Catalina
- Plugable USB-C Cube
00:30:03 Catalina Mail-Stuck Moving Messages
00:35:41 Jeff-Where does Podcasts store its downloads?
- /Users/[username]/Library/Group Containers/243LU875E5.groups.com.apple.podcasts/Library/Cache
00:38:29 zsh replaces bash as Catalina’s default shell
- Fish Shell
- lsof – List Open Files
- chsh – Change Shell
00:41:17 Chris-T2 FileVault and External Access
- About Startup Security Utility
00:44:35 Todd-784-Use Network Utility to Ping for Network Tests
00:46:52 DOCSIS Troubleshoot
- DOCSIS Diagnostics Page
00:50:10 With Catalina, CCC Won’t Write to Encrypted APFS Volumes
00:51:08 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.
00:53:09 Decluttr, Swappa, and Apple Trade-In Comparison
01:27:15 This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors:
- James from Dublin, Colby from Otis, Robin from Andover, Mark from Hayward, Donald from Jamaica Plain, George from Natick, Andy from Durham, Edward from Manhattan Beach, Willie from Seminary, Jedd from Jersey City, Scott from Fort Benning, Steve from Santa Fe, Laura from Spokane Valley, Scott from North Little Rock, Andrew from Palmdale, Clyde from Hamilton, Scott from Portland, Abdullah from Reisterstown, Peter from Auburn, Bob from Working Smarter for Mac Users, Jay from Long Valley, Joe from El Dorado, Chris from Chorleywood, Ari from Kensington, Michael from Mission Hills, Philip from Tuscon, Bob from La Peche, Timmothy from Hendersonville, Dave from Saugerties, Jeffrey from West Haven, Jim from San Jose, John from Sinking Spring, Santiago from Palm City, Frank from Tonbridge, John from Wake Forest, Tony from Middleboro, Ken from Honolulu, Barry from Up Overhead, Michael from Robins, Barbara from Hanahan, William from Hillsboro, and Patrick from Milton.
01:02:11 Michelle-iOS 13 Reminders Workaround
01:04:47 Patrick-iOS 13 Network Issues
- DFU Restore
- Apple Configurator 2
01:11:26 Jeff-Managing iCloud Drive and iOS’s Folders
- du -sh *
01:19:09 iOS 13-Double tap Apple Watch to put in Apple ID
01:19:54 Catalina External Boot Installs Fail?
01:21:16 Bartek-784-Some Personal Automations don’t Auto-Run
- Enable or disable a personal automation
01:29:41 MGG 785 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
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macOS Catalina and iOS 13 Tips and Troubleshooting – Mac Geek Gab 785