Migrating Your Mac and Its Data — Mac Geek Gab 847
It seems to be the season… Migration Season, that is! So many new Macs, so many migrations, so much data, and so many questions! Thankfully your two favorite geeks have answers, as does the MGG Family. Press play and listen as John and Dave take you through all these and more. Of course, there’s more: Quick Tips are aplenty and there might even be some Cool Stuff Found! Whatever it is, you’ll enjoy learning at least five new things this episode!
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Show Notes
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 847 for Monday, December 7, 2020
- Quick Tips
- 00:01:52 Simon-QT-Better Date Picker for iOS 14
- 00:03:10 Andrew-QT-Asking Siri to Help
- 00:06:28 Scott-QT-Use Your Watch's Camera App to Locate Your iPhone
- 00:08:40 Kristy-QT-Reset Apple Watch if You Can't See It
- 00:10:42 Brian-QT-Out of Space on your S3 Watch? Unpair and Re-pair it
- 00:12:03 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast.
- 00:13:41 SPONSOR: BBedit and Yojimbo Holiday Bundle from Bare Bones Software. For just $59.99 now get both BBEdit and Yojimbo.
- Wi-Fi and Internet
- 00:16:22 David-Which Wi-Fi 6 Standalone Router?
- 00:23:38 Brent-Which Standalone Router to buy Today?
- 00:30:20 Russell-Someone is Using My Router
- 00:35:25 Mark-Which DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem?
- 00:41:48 Scott-Zoom Needs Wi-Fi Reset Each Time
- eero Adds Data usage (for Network and by device)
- Xfinity adds data caps
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- Magsafe Charging
- 00:51:34 MagSafe vs. Wired Power Loss
- 00:58:40 Separate Spaces for Displays
- 01:06:31 Enabling Hotel Room TV HDMI
- Migrating Your Mac and Its Data
- 01:10:39 Bill-What died in my MacBook Air?
- 01:15:04 Rick-Migrating to a New Mac
- 01:19:40 Judy-Migrating to M1 Mac
- 01:26:29 Peter-Nuking and Paving an M1 Mac
- 01:28:12 MGG 846 Outtro