ICE, ICE, Maybe? — Mac Geek Gab 824

Is your mail forwarder secure? Are you sure? How about your Internet? These are just two of your dozen-or-so questions that John and Dave tackle this week. It's not just questions, of course. There are Quick Tips, regular tips, Cool Stuff Found, and even some router fun. Press play and enjoy listening to your favorite geeks while learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 824 for Monday, July 13, 2020
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• QT
  • 00:01:24 Ben-QT-Minimize to see the window (and process) name
    • How to use Activity Monitor on your Mac
  • 00:03:03 Paul-QT-Music Doesn’t Delete Purchased Songs, Only Hides Them
    • Delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device
  • 00:04:08 Giles-QT-Pinch to Zoom on the Print Pane
    • iOS: How to Print to PDF from Any App on iPhone and iPad
    • Save and mark up PDFs on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Books app
• CSF
  • 00:06:08 Jeremy-CSF-ICE Band for Apple Watch
  • 00:07:11 Greg-CSF-Apple Watch Has a Tip Calculator
    • Use Calculator on Apple Watch – Split the check and calculate a tip
  • 00:08:28 CSF-Use Private (MAC) Address in iOS 14 (can be set PER Wi-Fi network/SSID)
    • Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7
• Follow-up/Tips
  • 00:12:51 Matt-Use ForwardEmail.net instead of GoDaddy
  • 00:20:45 Todd-823-Contacts User Interface Gets Confused with Multiple Accounts
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• General
  • 00:28:42 Gin-Touch Bar Mac Sleep/Restart/Shutdown Replacement
    • Keyboard shortcut for powering down MacBook Pro with Touch Bar?
    • Put your Mac to sleep
  • 00:32:14 John-CarPlay Customization and Connection Problems
    • Change settings in CarPlay
    • Apple CarPlay – The ultimate copilot
  • 00:41:41 Rand-Deleted Items Not Immediately Recovered/Purged
  • 00:45:41 Bruce-GC-Multiple iMessage Accounts on One Mac
  • 00:48:15 Charles-Running Out of Application Memory
    • iStat Menus 6
    • App Tamer
    • Turbo Boost Switcher
• Mesh/Routers
  • 00:55:32 Drew-Eero Renames BufferBloat Management Again…Do I Need it?
  • 00:58:29 Roger-Using Mesh alongside Regular Wi-Fi
  • 01:05:17 Wilko-Normal Network Traffic, and Missing Access Point
  • 01:08:14 Larry-Internet Security vs. VPN
    • Webroot WiFi Security
    • TunnelBear
  • 01:10:54 Dennis-ISP Reporting Router Vulnerabilities
    • ShieldsUP!
    • Synology Router
  • 01:14:33 Tim-Understanding Traceroute Reports
    • Homebrew
    • MTR
  • 01:19:33 Robert-Devices reporting Invalid Password on Wi-Fi
    • If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network
• 01:24:25 MGG 824 Outtro
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