Tweaking Your iPhone, Keeping Your Mac Awake, Automation Radios, and More – Mac Geek Gab 705

The iPhone isn't really built for you to tweak and troubleshoot, though sometimes that's exactly what you need to do. Never fear, your two favorite geeks come to your rescue. John and Dave also talk through how to keep your Mac happy and awake, radios for controlling automation, and much, much more!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 705 for Monday, April 16, 2018


• 00:01:30 W vs. K Call Letters


• 00:02:15 Mark-Can’t Remove One Video from iPhone


• 00:04:26 Bill-Clearing Caches in iOS
  
  
  
  • Is The Apple Store Down? iOS Firmware Links
  
  
  
  


• 00:10:07 Felix-Network Connect Error Messages
  
  
  
  • System Preferences | Users & Groups | [User] | Login Items
  
  
  • Keychain Access (Search for IP or name of server shown in error, delete entry)
  
  
  • Lingon X
  
  
  
  


• 00:16:11 Dan-DNS Dalliances
  
  
  
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    • dig
    
    
    • nslookup
    
    
    • /etc/resolv.conf
    
    
    • scutil --dns
    
    
    • Namebench (DNS benchmark)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 00:24:33 Bill-Keeping iMac Awake
  
  
  
  • log show --style syslog | fgrep "powerd:sleepWake" > powerd-sleepWake.txt (shows cause of sleep and wake events)
  
  
  • If your Mac doesn’t sleep or wake when expected
  
  
  • LightHeads Caffeine
  
  
  • The ‘caffeinate’ Terminal command
  
  
  • Power Manager
  
  
  • Amphetamine
  
  
  
  


• 00:34:11 SPONSOR: Crossover from Codeweavers – Try it again with MGG and get 35% off


• 00:36:38 JP-Finding and Replacing Carriage Returns/Paragraphs


• 00:44:50 The 64-bit App Warning


• 00:48:31 This week’s MGG Premium Subscribers
  
  
  
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• 00:50:28 Greg-QT-701-Serial numbers with Notes Scanning Feature


• 00:51:42 Joe-QT-Find and Replace in Mail Message
  
  
  
  • CheatSheet to find Keyboard Shortcuts
  
  
  • KeyCue to also find Keyboard Shortcuts
  
  
  
  


• 00:55:17 EvTheNerd-Safari Bookmark Backups and LanScan
  
  
  
  • Fing Network Scanner
  
  
  
  


• 01:02:24 Robert-CSF-Indigo Domotics


• 01:04:40 Thread wireless radio
  
  
  
  • Zigbee
  
  
  • Z-Wave
  
  
  • Eero Thread Support
  
  
  
  


• 01:11:19 Aaron-CSF-KeePass Password Manager
  
  
  
  • KeePass Touch by Innervate
  
  
  • MacPass by HicknHack Software
  
  
  
  


• 01:13:22 Mark-CSFR-TinkerTool System 5


• 01:15:09 Steve-CSF-TechTool Pro 9.6


• 01:20:11 MGG 705 Outtro


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