How's your Catalina installation behaving? Have any Macs left to upgrade? Your two favorite geeks talk through it all. Then it's time to diagnose the cause of slow internet, always a pesky one to diagnose! Add in some hard drive diagnostics, follow-ups on your subscription tracking, and John and Dave have a show chock-full-of-infotainment goodness to share with you!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 802 for Monday, February 17, 2020
00:03:37 Dudley-Bootable APFS/Catalina Backup Recommendations
- OWC ThunderBay 4 – New version
- OWC Mercury Elite Pro
00:10:42 Felipe-Catalina Upgrade Best Practices
- Go64
- MacUpdater
00:16:31 Mike-Hard Drive Condition
- SMARTMonTools – Available with homebrew: brew install smartmontools
- SMARTReporter
- DriveDx
- TechTool Pro
00:22:50 Wilko-GC-Auto-mounting External Encrypted Volumes
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00:34:17 Allison-801-Use TrackMySubs to Track Subscriptions
00:35:03 Joe & John & Gary & Guido & Scott & Adam-801-Use Bobby App to Manage Subscriptions
00:35:39 Ben-801-Truebill to Manage Subscriptions
- TechHive talks subscription tracking
00:37:24 DLH-Tracking Shows You’re Watching
- TiVo Stream
- Plex
00:48:23 Joe-797-Software Subscriptions vs. OTP
00:54:32 Bob-Still using IPv6?
- Test IPv6
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01:10:14 Mark-Troubleshooting Slow Internet Speeds
- User iperf3 to test your Mac’s Network
01:18:01 David-Best Use for Old AirPort Extreme Routers?
01:22:21 MGGF-MilesSawyer-Why is my Bluetooth Headset Audio Low Quality?
- Bluetooth LE Audio
- Daily Observations about LE Audio
01:27:21 MGG 802 Outtro
- Google Translate iOS App
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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Upgrades, Slow Internet, Hard Drives, and More – Mac Geek Gab 802