Five Catalina Volumes and Foolproof Migration — Mac Geek Gab 819

Have you ever noticed your Mac tells you Catalina uses up 5 volumes? How about encrypting specific files and folders? And what about that cable modem password…should you change it? These are just a few of the questions answered.

This episode is chock full of everything you love: Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and yes, answers to your questions! Send yours in to [email protected], and now press play to listen and learn at least five new things.Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 819 for Monday, June 15, 2020


• 00:02:42 Scott-QT-Make your Mac’s Mouse Pointer Larger (System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Cursor Size)


• 00:04:31 Ben-QT-Keyboard Shortcut for Moving Files in Finder (Cmd-Opt-V)


• 00:06:11 Dan-QT-Apple TV Bandwidth Tip


• 00:09:11 Alex-Ctrl-Scroll to Zoom the Whole Screen


• 00:10:09 Paul-QT-Add a “text me” response to calls (Settings > Phone > Respond with Text)


• 00:12:11 Ben-QT-macOS Messages Workarounds (Start Message to Contact to See Thread)


• 00:14:09 Todd-QT-Setup your iPhone for when it’s lost! – Way cool story! (Siri, Call My Home)


• 00:16:13 MGG’s Fifteenth Birthday!


• 00:19:29 Donna-QT-Choose a Wi-Fi Network on your Apple Watch (Settings > Wi-Fi > Choose Network)


• 00:23:33 New Battery Health Management in macOS 10.15.5
  
  
  
  • FruitJuice Battery management app for Mac
  
  
  
  


• 00:30:38 Brian-CSF-818-GC-AirFoil Satellite receives AirPlay (and more) on your Mac


• 00:32:52 Jamie-CSF-818-AirServer to AirPlay to Your Mac


• 00:34:32 Jon-818-Watch Unlock and AirPlaying to Your Mac
  
  
  
  • Reflector from AirSquirrels.com
  
  
  
  


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• 00:42:14 Alan-How to encrypt files and folders?
  
  
  
  • Encrypto from MacPaw
  
  
  • GPGTools
  
  
  • Encrypted Disk Images with Disk Utility
  
  
  • Password Protect Zip Files in Mac OS X
  
  
  • Create an Encrypted Zip Archive in Mac OS X
  
  
  
  


• 00:46:41 Mark-Why Five Catalina Volumes?
  
  
  
  • diskutil list
  
  
  
  


• 00:52:50 Bob-Can’t Hide .app Extension on Apps?
  
  
  
  • Show or hide filename extensions on Mac
  
  
  
  


• 00:55:33 Donna-Should I Change My Cable Modem Password?


• 01:00:58 Rich-Wi-Fi Radios vs. Antennas


• 01:05:50 Mark-Mac Photo Sharing
  
  
  
  • Use Shared Albums in Photos
  
  
  • Synology Moments
  
  
  • ownCloud
  
  
  
  


• 01:13:21 Craig-Foolproof Migration to New Mac


• 01:18:51 CSF-Matterport for iPhone
  
  
  
  • Showstoppers
  
  
  
  


• 01:22:37 CSF-Shure Aonic 50 Headphones and ShurePlus Play app


• 01:24:24 MGG 819 Outtro
  
  
  
  • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
  
  
  • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
  
  
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  • BackBeat Media Podcast Network