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I Made a Loop – Mac Geek Gab 808
Published 6 years, 6 months ago
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Are your fans blazing during those Zoom calls? Is your laptop plugged in more frequently now? Have an issue printing? How about choosing between NAS vs. USB-C drives? You're in luck! These are just a sample of the questions your two favorite geeks answer during this week's show. John and Dave then share some Cool Stuff Found, some tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 808 for Monday, March 30, 2020
- 00:01:28 Tanel-Fans blazing during Zoom calls
- 00:05:53 Stelios-Should the electrons still flow?
- 00:08:37 Douglas-Can I charge normal devices on a PD port?
- 00:14:22 Michael-Making Copies of Music Library
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- 00:20:15 Bill-One computer won’t print
- 00:23:50 Bill-Dealing with a slow router
- 00:31:55 Matt-Direct-Attached Drives vs. NAS?
- 00:37:00 A Tangent: Snapshot restorations
- Restore your Mac from a backup (includes local snapshot restore)
- 00:40:27 Neal-Which SmartHome, and Wi-Fi or Hub?
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- 00:51:38 Donna-iOS Contacts gets Filters
- 00:53:31 I made a loop!
- 01:05:24 Live Streaming MGG, now with mimoLive
- 01:08:13 Lynn from Unblock-Us-805-Only desired queries are redirected
- 01:10:04 Bruce-807 Geek Challenge
- 01:14:18 Allister-CSF-Facebook adds Split View on iPad
- 01:15:35 Jason-CSF-Shortcut Detective for figuring out which app