Resetting Wi-Fi, Unlocking Your Mac, & Managing Secure Boot – Mac Geek Gab 756

Are you making the most of your Apple TV? Do you know <em>all</em> the tricks the Finder has to offer? Are you managing Do Not Disturb effectively? Your fellow listeners have the answers, and John and Dave share and discuss them for you. Plus, your two favorite geeks answer some of your questions about Wi-Fi, Watch Unlocking, NAS, and more. Press play, listen, and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 756 for Monday, April 8, 2019
• 00:02:15 Dave’s Troubleshooting… his throat!
• 00:04:36 Apple TV Remote App Lets You Type on your iPhone or iPad
• 00:06:42 Robin-Showing Hidden Files in Finder
  • Cmd-Shift-.
• 00:09:08 Jeff-754-Do Not Disturb and Favorites
  •  Do Not Disturb —> Allow Calls From —> Favorites
• 00:11:38 Verizon’s Free Call Filter rolls out – (John needed @vzwsupport on Twitter to activate free option)
  • AT&T Call Protect App
  • Malwarebytes for iOS
• 00:17:36 Phil-CSF-Conair Travel Smart Power Adapter
• 00:19:15 Patrick-Mojave Recovery Mode Reinstall Moved all my Apps
• 00:21:01 LibreOffice Update Engine stuck on 6.1.2.1 (for Dave)
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• 00:25:04 Alex-Edit the finder Toolbar
• 00:27:26 MacTech Pro Discounts
• 00:28:23 Mike-Wi-Fi Disconnects
  • Wi-Fi Explorer
  • iStumbler
• 00:34:44 John-Mesh needs to be routinely reset
• 00:38:02 Extender Speeds Up John’s Wi-Fi (4x throghput when phone connects to extender 2.4 GHz,  then extender connects to eero at 5 GHz)
  • AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE350K)
  • TP-Link Tether tells you
  • How to adjust your Mac’s Wi-Fi Roaming
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• 00:56:37 Dennis-Hostname Versus Computer Name Discrepancy
  • sudo scutil —set [hostname]
• 01:03:55 Watch Doesn’t Always Unlock the Mac
• MGGF-Gary-Watch won’t unlock Mac
• 01:08:38 Brian-GC-Car to Bluetooth Adapters?
• 01:11:05 This Week’s MGG Premium Supporters
  • Daniel from Texas, Martin from California, Rob from Tennessee, Sharon from Florida, Randy from Connecticut, Roger Y., Craig from Florida, Michel from Québec, Ken from Vermont, Mike from Maryland, Keith from Washington, Ulysese from New York, Mario from North Carolina, Jon from New York, Paul from California, Ralph from Maine, Daniel from New York, Ken L., Dominic from Luxembourg, David from Oregon, Chris from Gloucestershire, Lawrence from Connecticut, Tony from San Francisco, Gary from New York, Everett from California, Elizabeth from Virginia, Robert from Florida, Steven from California, Ward from Arizona, Olga from Washington, Jason from South Carolina, Stephen from Illinois, Nick from Michigan, Ken from New South Wales, Paul from Indiana, Mike from New York, Mark from Connecticut, Ken from California, Tim from Kansas.
• 01:13:33 Andrew-Restoring older Clone’s Settings on New Mac
  • Disable Secure Boot on T2 Macs
• 01:22:21 MGG 756 Outtro
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