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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Desirable, Delightful, De-Lovely, or Delicious? – Mac Geek Gab 790


Quick Tips include zooming messages in Mail, tweaking Preview Options, more Remote Access, and remapping keyboard shortcuts. But that's not all, listen for Cool Stuff Found, holiday deals and more just by pressing play. John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton are here to make sure you learn your five new things this week!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 790 for Monday, November 25, 2019
  • 00:03:13 Dave-QT-Zoom a message in Mail
    • Cmd-+
  • 00:04:27 Allison-QT-789-Preview Options
    • Create new Finder Window, Resize, Close
  • 00:07:19 Christopher-789-More Remote Access Options
  • 00:08:49 Robert-789-Beware Screens Connect
    • Not a secure connection, use VPN if accessing outside of your network
  • 00:10:29 Jon-CSF-Samsung X5 SSD
  • 00:13:05 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. Check their Black Friday Deals on the OWC Envoy Pro EX with USB-C SSD – 2TB only $429.99 Savings of $70, save up to $700 on a 13-inch Used MacBook Pro,  or get the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock, just $294.99 + FREE OWC Travel Dock w/ Purchase!
  • 00:14:41 Douglas-CSF-GoNovate $20 Earphones
  • 00:16:52 Anker/Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro
  • 00:20:02 Plantronics BackBeat PRO 5100
  • 00:24:03 Why these vs. AirPods
    • Earin M-2
    • Podroid for AirPods on Android
    • Doogee S70
  • 00:31:55 iSH Linux Shell on iOS
    • Prompt
    • He.NET Network Tools
  • 00:35:40 CSF-789-CertBot
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  • 00:41:44 Greg-Backup Question
    • RAID 1 with SD card will likely introduce performance issues
  • 00:50:09 David-Option and Command are Swapped on my Keyboard
    • System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys
    • K780 Multi-Device Keyboard
  • 00:53:06 Daniel-How to Remap Keyboard Shortcuts
    • System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcut > App Shortcuts, be sure to add to command that doesn’t already have one
  • 00:55:52 John-iOS 13 Wi-Fi Bug
    • Speed Test
    • iStumbler
    • Wi-Fi Explorer
    • Speed Test °
  • 01:03:47 SPONSOR: Linode – You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit using promo code mgg2019 at linode.com/mgg.
  • 01:06:21 Brian-Catalina vs. Scanners Redux
    • VueScan from Hamrick
    • HP Smart 64bit
  • 01:11:58 Steve-Long-range Wi-Fi – Cantina or Mesh?
    • NanoBeam AC
  • 01:17:15 Jon-Migrating Catalina to a Mojave Machine
    • Have an Internet connection so Boot Recovery Assistant can update
  • 01:23:57 MGG 790 Outtro
    • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
    • MGG Weekly Newsletter
    • Mac Geek Gab Instagram
    • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
    • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
    • You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network
    • BackBeat Media Podcast Network


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 November 25, 2019  1h28m