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

Answers to your tech questions for your Apple devices and beyond. Dave Hamilton and friends 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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Be Good and Don’t Get Caught – Mac Geek Gab 793


macOS Catalina might finally be ready for prime-time with 10.15.2. Your two favorite geeks discuss. Then it's on to your tips and questions. Listen as John and Dave talk through Keyboard Shortcuts, third-party display issues, full-page screenshots, watching TV in multiple locations, outbound VPN, Mail, Bluetooth, and more! We guarantee you'll learn at least five new things before the band plays you out for the week.Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 793 for Monday, December 16, 2019
  • 00:01:19 macOS Catalina 10.15.2
    • Restores the column browser view for managing the music library
    • Resolves an issue that may cause some .AVI and .MP4 files to appear as unsupported
    • Improves the reliability of syncing books and audiobooks to your iPad or iPhone through Finder
  • 00:06:13 About the security content of iOS 12.4.4
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  • 00:10:09 Rick-Keyboard Shortcuts Disabling Themselves
    • com.apple.symbolichotkeys meanings
  • 00:16:09 Gary-What’s the difference between spinning gear and beach ball?
  • 00:19:05 Ev-Time Machine and Optimized Photos Libraries
  • 00:27:59 Darren-Music Wants me to Locate My Files
    • Use multiple iTunes libraries on Mac
  • 00:33:51 Converting old M4P Files to M4A
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  • 00:41:53 Brian-792-Scott’s Mac Mini might be fine
    • Glen-Scott’s Mac Mini Might be in Headless Mode
    • NewerTech Headless Video Mac Adapter
  • 00:51:40 Use SMC Reset to Fix Power Management Problems
  • 00:55:31 David-792-Managing Devices
    • Family Sharing
    • macOS X Server
    • Jamf Now
  • 01:00:36 DLH-QT-Slide right to Read/Unread slide left to Archive/Trash in Mail.app on macOS!
  • 01:02:35 JP-CSF-QuickTime Player Shows Apple TV
  • 01:09:11 Andrew-CSF-792-Paparazzi for Full Web Page Screenshots
  • 01:10:57 CSF-Google Nest Learning Thermostat and Thermostat E
  • 01:18:48 John’s GoControl Thermostats
  • 01:21:01 CSF-Apple Podcasts now available on Alexa Devices
    • Atomi AC Control
    • Wyze Smart Plugs
  • 01:23:25 CSF-Plex Push Notifications
  • 01:24:51 Joe-Catalina’s Mail is Wonky
  • 01:29:02 MGG 793 Outtro
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