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MGG 565: Of Caps and Paste and Macs, Oh My!
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Stuff mentioned:
- What is Synology Hybrid RAID?
- Synology DSM Help – Replace Hard Drives to Expand Storage Capacity
- What Hard Drive Should I Buy?
- MacBook Pro screen has died. Wanting to use secondary display? (17:21)
- MacBook Display Inverter
- OWC SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air 2012 (23:19)
- Share purchased content with Family Sharing (28:41)
- Drobo (35:11)
- Synology
- How do I check for file system corruption on my direct attached (DAS) Drobo device? (42:42)
- PhoneClean (45:53)
- Netgear R7500 (53:06)
- DD-WRT Open Source Router Firmware
- Forgot a Mac Firmware Password? Don’t Panic, Here’s What To Do (1:03:01)
- Use a firmware password on your Mac
- BitTorrent Sync (1:06:03)
- Technique: Applying Thermal Paste (1:08:11)
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