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4 Easy Ways to Find Large Hidden Files on Mac
If your Mac is starting to slow down, large files are occupying its storage. Here are four easy ways to find large hidden files on Mac.
Mac Terminal Commands You Need to Know to Master the Useful Tool
Learn about the basic and most commonly used Mac Terminal commands to get you started in mastering the powerful macOS tool.
How to Schedule Your Mac to Shutdown or Reboot in macOS Ventura
It was once easy to schedule a reboot, but macOS Ventura complicates it. Follow Jeff Butts and his command-line jiujitsu to pull it off.
Opening All The Doors – Mac Geek Gab 904
A big part of keeping your computer running is troubleshooting the *right* things, and that’s not always easy to discern. It often requires opening all the wrong doors before you find the right one to pass through en route to your solution. Listen today as Dave and John share some troubleshooting tips about Dolby Atmos, AirPods, Notifications, Backing up iCloud Drive, the Terminal, and more. Of course, your two favorite geeks also share your (and their!) Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and more. Press play and enjoy learning five new things together!
Trapped In The Terminal — Mac Geek Gab 901
This week John and Dave find themselves trapped in the Terminal. Will your two favorite geeks escape? Press play to find out as they dig through a few Terminal commands, new and old, invoke some Shortcuts, talk about self-service repairs, empty the Trash, solve a draining battery, and more! You’re guaranteed to learn five new things or your money back!
The Best Terminal Command Explainer Tool: TLDR
Want to understand more about your Mac’s terminal commands, or what the most popular uses are of a specific command? Check out TLDR from Mac Geek Gab 888.
Regurgitate, Reiterate, and Recurse — Mac Geek Gab 889
Starting with some of the best Quick Tips we’ve ever shared, your two favorite geeks roar through topics including measuring current, USB-C Flash Drives, solving Mail issues on iPhone, dissecting local storage usage, and much more. Press play and learn five new things with Dave and John.
How To Force Zoom to Quit When It Won’t Shut Down
While Zoom is normally a fairly well-behaved app that closes when it should, sometimes it gets stuck. Jeff Butts walks you through how to use Terminal commands to force Zoom to quit when it simply won’t.
To RAID or Not (to RAID)? – Mac Geek Gab 805
Do you close your Terminal sessions correctly? Does iStat Menus work after you migrate? Are you getting Notes to launch as fast as possible? You’ll be able to answer “yes” to all three of these things after just the first few minutes of this week’s show. Stick around and learn about taming CarPlay, sharing Calendars, using a VPN with your Apple TV and much more. You’ll definitely hit your quota of learning at least five new things with John and Dave this week.