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Migrating Your Data, Home Automation, and macOS 10.13.4 – Mac Geek Gab 703


Apple released macOS 10.13.4 this week and, well, it changes some things. No worries, your two favorite geeks talk through it all. Then it's on to managing duplicate contacts and properly migrating your data. There are other questions, too, as well as a few other Quick Tips and some Cool Stuff(s) Found. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 703 for Monday, April 2, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/>
  • 00:02:26 Gary-QT-Safari in 10.13.4 No Longer Auto-Fills Passwords
    • About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update
    • 1Password
    • LastPass
  • 00:06:47 QT-10.13.4-Allows jumping to the right-most open tab using Command+9 in Safari
  • 00:07:20 iOS 11.3 disables older apps
    • About iOS 11 Updates
  • 00:08:30 iOS 11.3’s Battery Throttling Controls
  • 00:12:00 Alex-QT-Create a Bootable Installer
  • 00:13:35 Gary-QT-Switching between Windows
  • 00:14:55 EvTheNerd-CSF-LightDims ($6.99 on Amazon)
    • Mackie SRM350
  • 00:18:13 Barry-CSF-iPhone Update Background Screen Color
  • 00:19:47 SPONSOR: Ring.com/MGG gets you up to $150 off a Ring of Security for Your Home
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  • 00:26:07 Louis-702-Coordinating Ring, WeMo, and Darkness
    • Stringify
  • 00:35:10 John-702-Carbon Copy Cloner’s Safety Net Filled My Drive
    • About Time Machine local snapshots
  • 00:38:37 Michael-702-macOS Takes Time to Reflect Freed Space
  • 00:41:23 Jan-702-iCloud Password Prompts
  • 00:43:49 Scott-701-Moving Into Junk Mail on iOS
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    • Micah P., Nick S., David M., Elizabeth B., Jim E., Petter H., Ward J., Greg S., Olga P., Bob P., Jason A., Michael L., The B Man., Chris F., Martin S., Mark S., Robbie R., Linne F., Randy B., Roger Y., Michael D., Ulysese B., Keith K,. Mario Z., Jonathan G., Ken L.,
  • 00:47:29 Judy-Duplicate Contacts Being Erroneously Reported
    • How to Merge Multiple Contacts on iPhone from Mac OS X
  • 00:53:59 Aaron-Migrating to an in-use Mac
  • 00:58:00 Patrick-Missing Passwords and System Reinstall Options
    • Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain
    • Roboform
    • Mackup (or `brew install mackup`)
    • Dashlane
  • 01:07:37 Chuck-Tagging Photos After the Fact
    • EXIF Editor
  • 01:13:05 Bill-iPhone keeps disconnecting from Wi-Fi
  • 01:14:52 Mike-Is Drive Genius a ‘must-have’ utility?
    • Drive Genius
    • DiskWarrior
  • 01:21:02 MGG 703 Outtro
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