MGG 531: Dual Networks, Wi-Fi Jitters, Boot Failures & More

Boot failures abound, system fonts go FUBAR, and Wi-Fi has the jitters. Never fear, John and Dave are here to help and talk through all this and more. Join your two favorite geeks for this special, Monday edition of Mac Geek Gab.

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Stuff mentioned:

• Mac Basics: Font Book (15:40)
• OS X Yosemite: Use accessibility features (19:10)
• Using AssistiveTouch on your iOS device
• DigiDNA Downloader (22:58)
• Flash Video Downloader 2
• If Woody had gone right to the police, this would never have happened
• How to manage OS X boot options with wireless keyboards (29:48)
• Using System Configuration (msconfig)
• Secrets
• OS X Yosemite: Reset your computer’s PRAM
• Apple Adresses WiFi Issues in OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 Update (46:00)
• 2 Hidden Tricks Reveal Network Info in Apple’s AirPort Utility 6
• About Wireless Diagnostics (50:35)
• OS X Mavericks: Change the priority of your network connections (58:24)
• Wireshark (1:06:03)
• Packet Peeper
• Postal Service to deliver packages seven days a week during holidays (1:15:42)
• Autolizer’s cheap tempered glass iPhone 6+ screen protector
• OWC’s Crucial M500 960 GB SSD on Sale
• Hockey Stick iPhone cases from OriginalStix
• iFit
• The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
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