MGG 623: macOS Sierra Tips and Tricks and More!

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macOS Sierra is almost upon us, and there are already some great tips and tricks to share. Some follow-up from our recent deep dive into Backups is included, too, as well as lengthy discussion about Amazon's Alexa vs. HomeKit!Chapters:

00:01:29 iPhone 7
00:07:00 Migrating to a new iPhone
00:08:44 iPhone 7 Home Button
00:09:31 Touch ID trick works on iPhone 7
00:10:25 Taking RAW/DNG Pictures on iPhone 7
00:12:17 Amazon Alexa is Winning big over HomeKit
00:25:24 SPONSOR: Other World Computing
00:27:53 SPONSOR: Bare Bones Software
00:33:43 Mr. X-macOS Sierra Tips
00:35:21 Tanel-iOS 10 / macOS Sierra Photos Memories
00:36:30 Be aware of your Location Services Settings in iOS
00:42:06 Jim-614-Power Supplies and Switching
00:43:20 Mike-621-EURion Constellation
00:46:02 Bill-621-Store License and Passport in 1Password
00:47:04 Wesson-621-Driver’s License Digital Storage
00:51:31 Leon-619-Protecting Against a Security Breach
00:55:24 Rick-Photos Export Followup (were you able to replicate this, John? I am not)
01:03:11 Ric-621-Screens for Mac vs. iOS
01:04:38 Jon-622-Powered Switch Battery Backup Idea
01:06:50 Dave-622-Oppo HA-2 DAC
01:09:04 David-620-Backup Clarifications
01:12:25 Jeff-620-Backups Follow-up and Chickens vs. Eggs
01:15:00 Greg-620-SpinRite
01:17:10 Ken-620-Protecting Your Clone
01:20:34 Kurt-620-QRecall and ZFS on the Mac
01:27:00 ProDOS 2.4 Update

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Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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