APFS, Shutdown, Messages, and Notifications – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 720

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Every time your two favorite geeks get together, something interesting happens: everyone learns at least five (5!) new things. This week's topics include two very specific features of APFS (a pro and a con), noise-canceling headphones for travel, a solution to drives not appearing on your Desktop, some Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. Press play or download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 720 for Monday, July 30, 2018
  • 00:03:01 Steve-QT-Request Desktop Version on iOS
    • Safari | Preferences | Advanced | Show Develop menu in menu bar, then Safari | Develop | User Agent (changes browser you appear as) (macOS)
  • 00:08:31 Paul-QT-Shake to Undo
  • 00:10:30 Craig-CSF-Luminar
  • 00:11:19 CSF-KeyCue 9 Emoji Typing
  • 00:13:12 CSF-PHP from the iPad with Coda and Prompt
  • 00:15:01 CSF-JBL Everest Elite 750NC
  • 00:17:27 Just disable noise canceling headphones before removing them
  • 00:19:19 Steve-717-Use IVI from SouthPole Software to convert from h.264 to h.265 in place
  • 00:22:33 SPONSOR: Other World Computing – Check out the new OWC Express 4M2 external SSD: incredibly fast, can be upgraded up to 8TB, and is compatible with both Mac and Windows.
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  • 00:26:25 Tim-716-Multiple Screens with Unpredictable Dock
    • Try to change virtual position of multiple screens (side by side versus top and bottom) in Preferences | Displays | Arrangement to impact Dock behavior
  • 00:29:12 Roberto-716-Positioning the Dock at Will
    • If you hide Dock, it should appear on screen you’re on when you move cursor to dock location
    • When invoking Launchpad using gestures, Dock should appear on last screen it was used
  • 00:31:24 Petter-717-Replacement AirPods
  • 00:35:01 Seth-717-Solving the Resetting iPhone and iPad
    • Settings | General | Reset Network Settings
  • 00:41:06 This week’s MGG Premium Contributors:
    • Dan E., Mike P., Tony G., John O., Richard J., Avram M., Paul W., Gary T., Ron G., Dennis J., Bruce M., Zack E., Greg H., Deb L., Tony N., Mark S., Jim E., Eddie M., Robert T., Graham R., James M., Walter H., Khürt W., George D., Racer G., Cindy K., Mark E., Perry M., Tony C., Michael E., Tom H., Michael D., Brett P., Mark S., Ralph M., Dionicio Y., Tim M., William S., Dan B., Mike D., Joe K., Jim K., Chris F., Paul M., Mike C., Mark R., Working Smarter for Mac Users, Ryan M., Neal L., Dave C., Scott F., John G., Abdullah B., Frank A., James C., Joe S., Barry F., Ari L., Michael P., Bob L., John B., Jeff P., John V., John D., Santiago M., Ken L., Clive S., EvTheNerd, David G., Gary B., Jeff F., Tony Z., Micah P., John B., Ken M.
  • 00:45:12 Perry-719-APFS Slower to Startup
  • 00:49:35 Bill-Add an APFS Volume to an existing disk
    • Disk Utility | Edit | Add APFS Volume… and Size Options… has Reserve and Quota options
  • 00:53:42 Michael-Mac won’t properly shut down
  • 00:58:54 Jeff-Drives not Appearing on Desktop
    • Finder | Preferences | General, uncheck and recheck “External Disks”
  • 01:07:10 Robby-Messages in iCloud, Cross Platform Messaging
  • 01:19:44 Chuck-Dropbox Taking all my Screenshots
    • Dropbox | Preferences | Import | Share screenshots using Dropbox
  • 01:23:02 MGG 720 Outtro
  • 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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Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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