Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Answers to your tech questions for your Apple devices and beyond. Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete come together weekly to answer your questions and discuss things of interest to Apple and Mac geeks, presenting them in ways that are both entertaining and informative for the average listener.

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MGG 534: New Year, New Questions, Same Geeks


It's the same week but it's a new year and your two favorite geeks are at it again. Topics in this week's show include changing window size defaults, managing plain text documents (important for passwords!), RF interference with hard drive enclosures, advanced IMAP settings for Mail, managing large Dropboxes and more. Download and enjoy today!

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Stuff mentioned:

  • John’s Last Day of 2014 Hawk Photos
  • National Geographic Backyard Bird Identifier
  • iCloud: Add an attachment to an email (7:16)
  • Mail Drop limits
  • Thunderbird (9:40)
  • About Wireless Diagnostics (23:32)
  • Apple Pay: a List of Brick-and-Mortar Stores That Accept it (31:26)
  • CurrentC
  • Coin
  • How to Use TextEdit Plain Text Mode by Default in Mac OS X (41:36)
  • How to Store Secure Notes Without Using 3rd Party Apps
  • 1Password
  • LastPass
  • Mac Basics: TextEdit (50:53)
  • Moom
  • Stay
  • How do I move my Dropbox folder to a new location? (57:08)
  • About the Transporter folder and Transporter Library
  • Crucial / Micron 960GB M500 Solid State Drive from OWC
  • Mac OS X v10.6.3: Diagnostic and usage data collection (1:04:03)
  • Safari 8 (Yosemite): View shared links and feeds
  • Jettison (1:11:44)
  • RJ45 Wiring
  • MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance)
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
  • – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network
  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
  • MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of The iOS Show and Applr.


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