I Made a Loop – Mac Geek Gab 808

Are your fans blazing during those Zoom calls? Is your laptop plugged in more frequently now? Have an issue printing? How about choosing between NAS vs. USB-C drives? You're in luck! These are just a sample of the questions your two favorite geeks answer during this week's show. John and Dave then share some Cool Stuff Found, some tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 808 for Monday, March 30, 2020
• 00:01:28 Tanel-Fans blazing during Zoom calls
• 00:05:53 Stelios-Should the electrons still flow?
  • FruitJuice App
• 00:08:37 Douglas-Can I charge normal devices on a PD port?
• 00:14:22 Michael-Making Copies of Music Library
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• 00:20:15 Bill-One computer won’t print
  • • If you can’t print from your Mac or iOS device
• 00:23:50 Bill-Dealing with a slow router
• 00:31:55 Matt-Direct-Attached Drives vs. NAS?
• 00:37:00 A Tangent: Snapshot restorations
  • Restore your Mac from a backup (includes local snapshot restore)
• 00:40:27 Neal-Which SmartHome, and Wi-Fi or Hub?
  • SmartThings Hub
• 00:48:31 SPONSOR: Other World Computing. With dual-bays and seven essential ports, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock is the drive-dock solution you need to organize your digital life.  Perfect for growing media collections, you have room to back up your notebook and connect all your devices to a single location.
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• 00:51:38 Donna-iOS Contacts gets Filters
• 00:53:31 I made a loop!
  • UniFi Smart Switch
  • TP-Link TLSG1024DE 24-Port Smart Switch
• 01:05:24 Live Streaming MGG, now with mimoLive
• 01:08:13 Lynn from Unblock-Us-805-Only desired queries are redirected
• 01:10:04 Bruce-807 Geek Challenge
  • The application “SomeApp.app” can’t be opened
• 01:14:18 Allister-CSF-Facebook adds Split View on iPad
• 01:15:35 Jason-CSF-Shortcut Detective for figuring out which app is intercepting shortcuts
• 01:16:26 CSF-Sabrent Rocket Nano
  • • USB 3.2, 880MBps read, 850MBps writes. USB A/C. TINY! Barely larger than a flash drive. $149 for 1TB
  • CSF-Sabrent Rocket XTRM
    • Thunderbolt 3, detachable cable (included), Aluminum enclosure. 2250 MBps reads, 1940 MBps writes. $349 for 1TB, $999 for 4TB
• 01:20:12 HomeKit Secure Video comes to eufyCam 2 – and RTSP for Surveillance Station, too!
• 01:27:50 MGG 808 Outtro
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