MGG 792: When Your Mac Sleeps Too Deeply

Sleeping computers are good, until they don’t wake up. Thankfully, John and Dave are here each week to answer your questions, including this one. But that’s not all! Listen for answers to questions about Apple Watch hourly chimes, registering Apple devices, and tips on using the camera adapter between two iPhones, opening windows in new tabs, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things on this week’s episode of Mac Geek Gab.

Sleeping computers are good, until they don’t wake up. Thankfully, John and Dave are here each week to answer your questions, including this one. But that’s not all! Listen for answers to questions about Apple Watch hourly chimes, registering Apple devices, and tips on using the camera adapter between two iPhones, opening windows in new tabs, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things on this week’s episode of Mac Geek Gab.

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Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 792 for Monday, December 9, 2019
00:01:38 Setup your Chromcasts!
00:03:48 Plex setup on Synology

Be sure to give user "plex" read/write permissions to your video directory

00:06:58 Plex adds Ad-Supported Video on Demand
00:08:56 SPONSOR: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is now back in the Mac App Store or Online at BareBones.com
00:10:58 Bill-Use Camera Adapter to transfer photos to new iPhone
00:14:31 Tony-QT-More Precise volume controls

Shift-Option
Two Teachers Talking
VLC App for Mac

00:16:55 Paul-QT-Always Open New Windows in Tabs

System Preferences > Dock > Prefer tabs when opening documents

00:19:32 Scott-iOS 13's Optimized Charging

About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone

00:24:05 SPONSOR: AncestryDNA. Save big on AncestryDNA with special holiday pricing and spark meaningful conversations around the holiday dinner table.
00:26:22 Jesse-Check Apple Watch Accessibility Settings for Hourly Chimes
00:29:11 Michael-Registering Apple Devices

Apple’s Check Coverage Site
Apple’s My Support Site
Get Apple Pencil Serial Number

00:39:17 Scott-Mac Mini Sleeps Too Deeply

iFixit Replacement Batteries
Consolation

00:48:53 MACE-Music App cares more about Filename Extensions

terminal command to identify file type

00:55:38 Mike Bombich coming on MGG soon.
00:57:15 SPONSOR: Linode - You can build it on Linode. Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Start with a $20 credit using promo code mgg2019 at linode.com/mgg.
00:59:38 Julie-Two Display on 13" MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)

Use Multiple Displays With Your Mac
How To Enable Daisy-Chaining On The Dell U2414H Monitor

01:08:31 David-Using personal domains with Gmail on iOS 13

Set up as IMAP, not Gmail

01:12:27 Joe-Swapping Drive, Won't Boot
01:17:33 Eric-Should I enable AiProtection on my Router?
01:25:38 John-CSF-Synergy
01:26:28 Jeff-CSF-Parallels Toolbox Screenshot Page
01:27:54 MGG 792 Outtro

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