Leaf Out, Man

Wanna sync multiple folders amongst all your Macs, rename your Bluetooth devices, keep your Mac awake? Dave, John, and Pilot Pete have you covered! Also: are your meetings “virtual” or “remote”? Your three favorite geeks help you figure that out, too. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things…about technology and about life!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 935 for Monday, July 4, 2022
  • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
• 00:02:20 “Remotely”, not “Virtually”
• 00:05:15 MACE-QT-Rename Your Bluetooth Devices
• 00:11:56 Mike-QT-934-Stay Awake in the Terminal with “caffeinate”
  • caffeinate -disu -t 86400 (86400 seconds is 24 hours)
  • man caffeinate
• 00:14:21 QT-Use Cmd-Opt-G to Find with Google Drive app on macOS
  • Cmd-Opt-H Hides all OTHER apps
• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:15:56 Greg-File Dialogs Stop Responding
  • How to reinstall macOS
  • macOS Safe Mode
  • OnyX
• 00:24:22 Christopher-Best Way to Sync Multiple Folders Across All My Macs?
  • iCloud Drive
  • ResilioSync
  • Hazel
  • SyncThing
  • FreeFileSync
  • SeaFile
• 00:34:31 Kirk-Port Forwarding to a Static IP
  • FMPHost
• 00:42:21 Gordion’s Knot
• 00:43:42 Brian-928-What are Open Ports?
  • PortMap
  • UPnP or NAT-PMP can create open ports without your knowledge
  • Fing Desktop
  • GRC’s Shield’s Up
  • CYNC Bulbs from GE
• Podcasts!
  • 00:54:19 PODCAST: MacBreak Weekly: Go behind the curtain with TWiT.tv’s Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay as they dive into everything Apple-related.
  • 00:55:07 PODCAST: This Week In Tech: Every week, This Week in Tech gives you a no-holds-barred, deep dive into how big tech influences our culture and our lives.
• 00:55:56 Dieters-Disabling Cellular Data Still Leaves the Radio On
• 01:03:08 Bart-Mobile Internet for RV Travel
  • The Best Mobile Hotspots for 2022
  • Not CHEAP, but https://www.starlink.com/rv with the coverage map here
• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:06:37 CSF-PowerPhotos 2.0 Adds Full iCloud Photos Compatibility (and more…)
  • 01:09:26 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.net for seeing locations of nearby towers
  • 01:13:49 Gui Rambo-CSF-VirtualBuddy, a virtualization app for App Silicon Macs
• 01:15:34 MGG 935 Outtro
  • Farrago
  • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
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