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There's been a lot of confusion this week, beginning with what "Thunderbolt 4" really means for us Mac users. Thankfully OWC's Larry O'Connor was able to join John and Dave this week to explain. That's not all you get, though. Your two favorite geeks carry on with advice about Big Sur, more M1 thoughts, and simply answers to all your questions about everything Mac, Apple, and technological. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 844 for Monday, November 16, 2020
- Big Sur, Apple Outages, and M1 Mayhem
- 00:02:09 Matthew-Should I Upgrade to Big Sur?
- Mac App Store Updates
- MacUpdater
- Reboot Regularly
- Update Homebrew
- CSF-Oh My ZSH
- CSF-zsh-autosuggestions
- 00:12:46 John-Cloning macOS Big Sur?
- 00:16:10 Ralph-Thursday’s Slow Mac Afternoon
- 00:24:14 Russell-M1 in Pro vs. Air
- 00:30:10 Jon-M1 SOC RAM
- 00:02:09 Matthew-Should I Upgrade to Big Sur?
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MGG. - Thunderbolt / Thunderbolt 4/USB 4
- 00:43:57 OWC’s Larry O’Connor Explains Thunderbolt 4
- Big Sur brings Thunderbolt hubbing to us all!
- OWC Thunderbolt Hub
- Thunderbolt 4 = Thunderbolt 3’s Full Implementation (with no optionality)
- Thunderbolt 4 brings “One Cable to Rule Them All”
- 00:43:57 OWC’s Larry O’Connor Explains Thunderbolt 4
- Quick Tips
- 01:03:18 Adam-QT-Prioritize iPhone App Update Downloads
- 01:04:57 Lewis-QT-Stubborn Trash File Won’t Delete
- Boot Camp Assistant Empties The Trash
- 01:12:18 New iPhone 12 minis for John and Dave
- Speck Presidio Perfect Clear
- Speck Presidio Perfect-Clear With Grips
- 01:25:14 CSF-Belkin Ultraglass – $40, BUT… super-easy to install
- 01:28:49 MGG 844 Outtro
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