When Your Mac Sleeps Too Deeply – Mac Geek Gab 792

Sleeping computers are good, until they don't wake up. Thankfully, John and Dave are here each week to answer your questions, including this one. But that's not all! Listen for answers to questions about Apple Watch hourly chimes, registering Apple devices, and tips on using the camera adapter between two iPhones, opening windows in new tabs, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things on this week's episode of Mac Geek Gab.Note: Shownotes are complete!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 792 for Monday, December 9, 2019
• 00:01:38 Setup your Chromcasts!
• 00:03:48 Plex setup on Synology
  • Be sure to give user “plex” read/write permissions to your video directory
• 00:06:58 Plex adds Ad-Supported Video on Demand
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• 00:10:58 Bill-Use Camera Adapter to transfer photos to new iPhone
• 00:14:31 Tony-QT-More Precise volume controls
  • Shift-Option
  • Two Teachers Talking
  • VLC App for Mac
• 00:16:55 Paul-QT-Always Open New Windows in Tabs
  • System Preferences > Dock > Prefer tabs when opening documents
• 00:19:32 Scott-iOS 13’s Optimized Charging
  • About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone
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• 00:26:22 Jesse-Check Apple Watch Accessibility Settings for Hourly Chimes
• 00:29:11 Michael-Registering Apple Devices
  • Apple’s Check Coverage Site
  • Apple’s My Support Site
  • Get Apple Pencil Serial Number
• 00:39:17 Scott-Mac Mini Sleeps Too Deeply
  • iFixit Replacement Batteries
  • Consolation
• 00:48:53 MACE-Music App cares more about Filename Extensions
  • terminal command to identify file type
• 00:55:38 Mike Bombich coming on MGG soon.
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• 00:59:38 Julie-Two Display on 13″ MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
  • Use Multiple Displays With Your Mac
  • How To Enable Daisy-Chaining On The Dell U2414H Monitor
• 01:08:31 David-Using personal domains with Gmail on iOS 13
  • Set up as IMAP, not Gmail
• 01:12:27 Joe-Swapping Drive, Won’t Boot
• 01:17:33 Eric-Should I enable AiProtection on my Router?
• 01:25:38 John-CSF-Synergy
• 01:26:28 Jeff-CSF-Parallels Toolbox Screenshot Page
• 01:27:54 MGG 792 Outtro
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