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Beware the Magnets – Mac Geek Gab 753


You want Cool Stuff Found? You want to know how to uninstall apps properly? What about the dangers of disabling SIP? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, come together to answer all of these and more. Have a question? Send it in to <a href="mailto:feedback@macgeekgab.com">feedback@macgeekgab.com</a> or post in the <a href="http://macgeekgab.com/forums">MGG forums</a>.Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 753 for Monday, March 18, 2019
  • 00:03:02 When Batteries go Bad
    • FruitJuice
    • Husan MacBook Pro 2012 Battery
  • 00:07:25 Lightning to Audio and Charge (Careful here, John got a cheap knockoff from Walmart marketplace that didn’t work, fortunately, they gave a full refund)
  • 00:09:59 Steve-CSF-Hubitat Smart Hub
  • 00:11:29 CSF-Libby (thanks, CapMac!) from Overdrive
  • 00:13:53 SXSW: Wi-Charge Uses Infrared for Wireless Power
  • 00:17:42 SXSW: CLEAR moves to Point of Sale
  • 00:19:40 SXSW: VeriScan – Your Face is Your Boarding Pass
  • 00:24:00 IBM slurps Flickr Photos
  • 00:24:42 Tripit Pro
    • Sanebox
  • 00:29:09 SPONSOR: ExpressVPN – Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/MGG
  • 00:31:56 Robin-QT-Drag from title bar to any app
  • 00:35:20 Mike-USB-C adapter cables instead of Docks
    • USB 3.2 Generations
  • 00:40:48 Ben-Beware the Magnets
    • Degauss button
  • 00:44:08 Loren-Uninstalling Apps Properly
    • AppCleaner
    • Malwarebytes
    • Hazel
    • CleanMyMac
  • 00:49:20 Jim-Crashplan Removal
    • Find Any File
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  • 00:54:00 We want your email! feedback@macgeekgab.com
  • 00:56:49 Larry-Managing Email Archives
    • MailSteward
  • 01:02:20 Loren-The Dangers of Disabling SIP
  • 01:08:11 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters:
    • Joe from California, David from Chicago, Domenico from Massachusetts, Ericka from New Jersey, Graham from New South Wales, Mike from Kansas, Mike from Arizona, Craig from California, Chris from Hertfordshire, James from San Antonio, Jay from New Jersey, Joe from Kansas, Abdullah from Maryland, Ari from Oakland, Dave from Saugerties, Michael from Kansas, Bob from Québec, Frank from Tonbridge, Timmothy from Tennessee, Jeff from Connecticut, Barry from Illinois, John from Pennsylvania, Santiago from Florida, John from North Carolina.
  • 01:09:47 Jeff-752-Use iPhoneTextMessages.com for Archiving
  • 01:12:00 Kurt-752-Memtest86
  • 01:16:08 Donna-752-Uses for Old Macs
    • PowerMac G5 Coffee Table
  • 01:18:30 MGG 753 Outtro
    • New iPad Air and iPad mini
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 March 18, 2019  1h24m