Filing Mail, Router Follow-up, and Geeky Gift Guides! – Mac Geek Gab 635
Filing Mail, RAM suggestions, DOCSIS 3.1 and accessing your data from The Dark Side are just some of the topics of questions answered by John and Dave this week. Then it’s on to a follow-up from the router show with a sandwich of geeky holiday gift suggestions from your two favorite geeks!
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Show Notes
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- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 635
- 00:03:22 Larry-Filing Mail in Sierra
- 00:07:43 New Mac App: Spark Email – Free
- 00:11:03 Joe-4GB or 8GB with SSD on El Capitan?
- 00:12:52 Paul-Charging new MacBook Pro from External Battery
- 00:16:11 Using a power bricks
- 00:19:07 Bob-Transporter Remote Access Replacement
- Maybe Lima
- Expandrive
- 00:24:27 Craig-Replacing NAS Drives
- 00:29:41 John-Migrating iTunes from Windows to Mac
- 00:33:30 Dave-iCloud Access from the Dark Side
- p01-caldav.icloud.com
- p01-contacts.icloud.com or just contacts.icloud.com
- 00:39:27 Patrick-DOCSIS 3.1 Time?
- 00:44:33 SPONSOR: Harry’s - MGG saves $5
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- 00:47:42 SPONSOR: Give the Gift of Smile
- 00:51:05 New Mac App: Setapp – $10/month
- 00:54:02 Joe-Mesh and Seamless Handoff
- 00:56:46 Dan-eero and FiOS
- 00:59:36 Ron-new eero/mesh setup
- 01:02:44 Joe-Renumbering when upgrading your router
- 01:06:28 Joe-Single-user Households and the QoS Myth
- 01:10:38 Pom-ioT and Guest Networks
- 01:14:39 Honorable Mention-Starry Station
- 01:18:03 Robert-CSF-Wi-Fi Tools and Services
- 01:21:39 Bonjour Browser <https://www.tildesoft.com>
- 01:22:52 CakeBrew <https://www.cakebrew.com>
- 01:23:49 Dave's Gift Guide
- Amazon Alexa Dot ($50)
- Monoprice Holiday Lasers ($25)
- Earin ($199)
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