The spinning beachball sucks. It sucks time away, and it sucks the life out of your computing experience. So let’s talk about at least one way to solve it. And let’s learn at least four other things along the way. Sound good? Great. Press play and you’re on the train.
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Haunted Drives, Beachballs, and Chatty Cathy – Mac Geek Gab 721
Is running a full SSD OK? What’s accessing my hard drive? How do I get custom sounds into Mail? These are just a few of the questions that John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, answer this week. Press play and enjoy!
APFS, Shutdown, Messages, and Notifications – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 720
Every time your two favorite geeks get together, something interesting happens: everyone learns at least five (5!) new things. This week’s topics include two very specific features of APFS (a pro and a con), noise-canceling headphones for travel, a solution to drives not appearing on your Desktop, some Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. Press play or download and enjoy!
Three Groovy, Geeky Gadgets
Dr. Mac checks out three groovy gadgets he uses every day — a laptop stand, a speaker that’s also a work of art, and the first lumbar support he’s tried that actually worked.
Apple Releases Software Fix for MacBook Pro (2018) Thermal Throttling, Apologizes for Bug
Apple released a software update and apology for what it called a bug that resulted in the much-ballyhooed thermal throttling issue in its new MacBook Pro 2018 models.
Looking for Dark Mode Apps for your iPhone and iPad? Check Out this List
Apple made a big deal out of Dark Mode for apps during its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and now it’s highlighting iPhone and iPad apps that offer the feature.
How to Interpret the 2018 MacBook Pro Thermal Issues Report
The Core i9 2018 MacBook Pro was tested with one particular app and experienced some thermal throttling. A fuss ensued. John weighs in.
iOS 11.4.1 Crashing Bug Caused by "Political Code"
Security researcher Patrick Wardle wrote a blog post figuring out what could’ve happened.
Review: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD - Extremely Cool
The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is an insanely small, fast, external SSD. At 44 grams, USB-C, some degree of water resistance, and up to 2 TB storage, it’s a spectacular product in tests so far.
AirPods, Phishing, Smart Home, and Resets – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 717
Tips and questions answered about iCloud Family Storage, Permissions, Converting video types, AirPods, FileMaker, and much more. Download, press play, and enjoy!
iOS 12: How to Turn on iOS Safari Favicons
The next time you’re browsing in Safari on your iPad, you’ll be able to see each website’s favicon displayed in the browser tabs.
Supercapacitors, VPNs, PRAM, and iCloud – Mac Geek Gab 716
Sometimes it doesn’t sound geeky but it is, other times it sounds geeky but it isn’t. With supercapacitors, VPNs, and PRAM on the list which path do you think your two favorite geeks are going to take you down today? You’ll just have to listen and learn!
Mac App Switcher, iOS Reminders, iPad Calculator, and Feedbag? – Mac Geek Gab 714
Do you like Quick Tips? Do you think you know everything about the macOS App Switcher? If you answered “yes” to those questions we think you’ll be in for a very pleasant surprise, and that’s just the kickoff of the episode! Then it’s on to a few other tips, including a great script for unmounting drives that contain iTunes libraries. Plus, your questions answered. Download or simply press play, and enjoy!
Apple May Be Ready to Unleash a Slew of New Macs
Events and portents suggest that Apple may be finally ready to refresh a good part of its Mac lineup.
New iOS 12 Guidelines Kills Shady Address Book Harvesting
With a new software version comes new App Store guidelines, and there are new rules that Apple didn’t publicly announced.
Apple Reseeds watchOS 5 Developer Beta 1
Apple re-seeded watchOS 5 Developer Beta 1 on Monday, 5 days after it was the new Apple Watch operating system was pulled.
Safari Technology Preview 58 Introduces Icons in Tabs, Strong Password Generation
The Safari 12 features Apple announced at WWDC, including favicons and strong password generation, are now available in Safari Technology Preview 58 for both macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra.
Craig Federighi Doesn't See a Touchscreen Mac in the Future
Even though Apple announced that iOS apps will soon be ported to the Mac, Apple exec Craig Federighi doesn’t think that a touchscreen Mac makes sense, stating that the explosion of touchscreens in the Windows world may end up as a failed experiment.
iOS 12 Wants to Help You Stop Taking Accidental Screenshots on Your iPhone
The use of the side and volume up buttons to take screenshots on the iPhone X results in many accidental screenshots due to their position on the sides of the device where users normally grab onto. Here’s how Apple is hoping to improve the iPhone screenshots experience in iOS 12.
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Is Free - Here's a Complete List
SAN JOSE – Here’s something you may not have noticed about Apple’s WWDC keynote: everything Apple announced will be free—here’s the complete list of new products and features Apple announced during the WWDC 2018 keynote.
WWDC 2018, Travel Tips, and Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 712
Dave’s in San Jose covering WWDC, and he and John talk through all of today’s announcements and what they mean to you! Then it’s on to sharing some Cool Stuff Found, including a few travel-related items that Dave found on his journeys this week. Lastly, some of your questions are answered. All of this and more when you press play and enjoy.
PSA: 'mshelper' Cryptominer Malware Targets Macs
mshelper is cryptomining malware that uses your CPU to mine Monero in the bad guy’s name, which is also known as cryptojacking.
The “Man Looking Over Your Shoulder” Attack – Mac Geek Gab 711
Ever send mail to the wrong address accidentally? Ever want to ask your Mac its serial number? Notifications ever get in your way? All those questions are answered in the just the first segment of the show. Listen for more about syncing your Photos without iCloud Photo Library, managing your calendars, and much more! Press play and learn at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!
13-inch MacBook Pro Delivery Date Slips to June 6
Apple’s Mac lineup seems to be shipping as normal leading up to this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, that is except for the 13-inch MacBook Pro which now shows as delivering two days after the 2018 WWDC keynote.