It's hours before WWDC begins, and there's just enough time to get Mac Geek Gab into your hands ahead of the new stuff we're all about to learn. And, with that, we can still learn at least five new things, including how to Zoom (and unzoom) the web, how to encrypt your files, why you might want to change your cable modem password, and what those three Ms mean. Buckle up, press play, and enjoy the ride with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are complete!

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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 820 for Monday, June 22, 2020
00:02:16 Scott-CSF-Post-It app from 3M
00:04:27 Matt-CSF-Biscuit, a browser where each tab is sandboxed
00:06:14 Michael-CSF-Don Melton’s Other Video Transcoding Project – New scripts for transcoding videos
00:08:11 Bruce-CSF-819-Keka for Creating Encrypted ZIP, Other Files
00:09:47 KiwiGraham-BusyCal is Now Available via SetApp
00:10:07 CSF-CloudFlare for families
00:11:50 Alex-CSF-WWDC Notes for when it’s TL;DW
00:14:48 Jeremy-CSF-AudioMass and DeScript
00:16:13 David-CSF-The Levelator is back for cleaning up Audio
00:18:09 Jim-CSF-ConnectSense – a HomeKit Editor
00:20:24 CSF-Sonos Move, now in Lunar White. $399
00:22:55 Synology NVMe and 10G E Card for Older DiskStations
00:25:02 CSF-Two relatively new QNAP Features: Hybrid Mount and VJBOD
00:27:09 Review-Starling Home Hub
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00:32:56 Jedd-Caps Lock with Third-Party Keyboard
00:35:47 Michael-Suddenly Web Page is Zoomed (Right Click in URL Bar – Settings for This Website > Page Zoom)
00:41:00 Mike-Apple Mail and ISP Email Settings (Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Server Settings)
00:45:48 Bill-How to make a new Apple TV play local music?
- Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices
00:49:09 Harvey-YouTube Videos Stop Playing in Safari
- Ghostery Light
00:51:07 Dan-Replacing a Fusion Drive with an External SSD
00:56:05 Ian-Disk Wiping
- You Only Need to Wipe a Disk Once to Securely Erase It
- Drive Genius 6 Supports Catalina?
00:59:38 Bart-819-Why Passwords on Routers/Modems Really Do Matter
- Security Bits Podcast
- Alex-819-Router Security Rant
- Home routers can be dangerous. VERY dangerous
- D-Link and Linksys routers hacked to point users to coronavirus-themed malware
- Bob-819-Router/Modem Password Followup
01:05:40 Robert-iMac or Synology/NAS for Plex Server?
- Synology Releases Four new NAS Units, Let’s compare to prior recommendations
01:16:43 David-Connecting a monitor with USB-C vs. HDMI?
01:22:09 Allison-817-Resize Dock to Reset Monitor for App Launching
01:24:06 Steve-817-Controlling when the Dock “Randomly” Moves
01:18:53 David-817-CSF-Tree Style Tabs for vertical browser tabs
01:20:50 Jeff-816-Reposition Screenshots with the new Screenshot App
01:25:12 MGG 820 Outtro
- This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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Zooming the Web and Learning Your Ms — Mac Geek Gab 820 01:27:06 Share

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Zooming the Web and Learning Your Ms — Mac Geek Gab 820