Episode Details

Ever wonder if there's actions you can perform in the Spotlight window? There are! Browser ever slow? Ever wondered how to decipher OS X crash reports? Ever have trouble opening up System Preferences? All of these things and more are discussed in today's Mac Geek Gab. Don't miss it!

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Stuff mentioned:

• OCZ Consumer SSDs (2:44)
• iFixit – Mac Mini Mid 2010 Hard Drive Replacement
• UUID
• OS X Yosemite: Spotlight keyboard shortcuts (14:32)
• Amazon Cloud Drive (16:41)
• Arq
• Private Eye (network protocol analyzer) (25:09)
• Hall and Oates – Private Eyes
• Wireshark
• Debookee
• Reset OS X DNS Cache
• Cache (computing)
• Technical Note TN2123 – CrashReporter (43:30)
• Reset SMC
• USB communications device class
• Learn about cellular data settings and usage on your iPhone and iPad (Cellular Model) (53:44)

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