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

Your questions answered, including migrating photos, syncing movies, moving to a new Mac, which earbuds to get, smart bulbs, and much more. Plus, there's never a lack of things to swipe. And on your iPhone and Mac, that's a good thing. Come learn five new things with John and Dave!Note: Shownotes are complete!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 770 for Monday, July 15, 2019
• 00:01:50 Domenico-QT-Turn off VPN when setting up Smart Home Devices
  • Hacked version of Pokemon Go
• 00:05:31 Keith-QT-More Swiping
  • Mac Geek Gab iOS app
  • More Apple Watch Tips
• 00:10:49 SPONSOR: Experian Boost – Boost your FICO score instantly for free at Experian.com/MGG. Experian Boost can potentially help you establish or increase your access to credit.
• 00:13:22 Bob-Reliable Local Network Backup Options
  • TimeMachineEditor
  • Synology Drive Backup
• 00:23:19 Make a backup of your backup!
  • Snapshots on Synology BTRFS
• 00:29:08 Ed-Folder Sharing without Dropbox
  • Resilio Sync
• 00:32:30 Rolling to two new iMacs at once
  • DiskMakerX
  • createinstallmedia
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• 00:49:27 Bruce-CSF-769-ISOtunes PRO Earplug Headphones
• 00:50:53 CSF-Optoma NuForce BE Free6
• 00:53:12 Bob-AirPods work great on a Bike
• 00:54:41 Nathan-Migrating from Google Photos to iCloud Photo Library
  • Google Takeout
  • Gizmodo article about moving between iCloud and Google Photos
  • Quora: how to move Google Photos to iCloud
• 01:03:03 Eduardo-Syncing iMovie Libraries with iCloud Drive
  • QuickBooks 2019
• 01:07:11 Scott-How much free space do I really have?
  • Daisy Disk
  • Carbon Copy Cloner managing Snapshots
  • CleanMyMac Space Lens
  • About Time Machine Local Snapshots
• 01:11:18 Greg-769-CSF-Scanner Pro
• 01:12:02 Ty-CSF-Lirum Device Info
• 01:14:23 CSF-Wyze Bulbs
  • Eufy Robot Vacuum
  • GE Link Bulbs (older)
  • Cree Smart Bulbs at Home Depot
• 01:19:14 ecobee SmartThermostat with Alexa
• 01:22:56 Dave on MacBreak Weekly on 7/16
• 01:23:24 Gilles-769-Storing on NAS is not backup
• 01:24:46 Bob-769-Now What Do You Think About Zoom?
  • Two Tokens concept of Customer Service
• 01:30:26 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters:
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• 01:32:41 Mark-QT-Drag documents from one printer to another
• 01:33:56 MGG 770 Outtro
  • Nominate MGG in the Podcast Awards for July
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• Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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