The Cosmic Bit Flip – Mac Geek Gab 743

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In the calm before the CES storm, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you from Las Vegas to share their thoughts and answer your questions. Plus, John mentions Cosmic Bit Flips and everything goes sideways. Listen, enjoy, and learn. Just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete!

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  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 743 for Monday, January 7, 2019
  • 00:01:30 Dave and John live from Las Vegas
  • 00:05:06 Jason-QT-Speed up your Mac with Terminal Commands
  • 00:07:30 Randall-Entering 2FA Verification Codes with Apple IDs
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  • 00:11:34 David-CSF-WebCoRE
  • 00:13:35 CSF-Dave’s iBenzer Plastic Shield for his MacBook Air
  • 00:14:42 CSF-Night Owl
  • 00:16:00 Ian-CSF-Controller to Backup/Restore HomeKit
  • 00:19:20 DLH-QT-Configure startup security on your new Mac
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  • 00:26:19 Andrew-742-Overheating Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme
  • 00:28:58 David-Multiple From Addresses with Gmail on macOS and iOS
    • iOS : Settings > Passwords & Accounts > [your account] > [your email] > Add or Delete
    • macOS : Mail > Preferences | [your account] > Email Address > Edit Email Addresses…
  • 00:32:50 Messages older than December 1 Don’t Appear in Mail Search
  • 00:36:02 Ed-Which apps to install after a Nuke-and-Pave?
    • About This Mac > Overview > System Report > Software > Applications
  • 00:39:22 Michael-Saving locally and not syncing to iCloud
  • 00:44:22 Brian-Properly repurposing an SSD
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  • 00:58:10 Kevin-Converting old VIDEO_TS Folders for Plex
  • 01:01:00 Louis-Understanding Synology Drive for iOS
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Dave Hamilton

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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