MGG 629: Not All USB-C Is Created Equal

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Considering migrating to a new Mac? How about thinking of a new Cable Modem? What about managing Wi-Fi speeds with lots of Apple devices which share their Wi-Fi networks via iCloud? Your fellow MGG listeners had those questions until they asked here and your two favorite geeks answered! Listen to John and Dave discuss all of this and more, including sharing some tips from you, too!Note: Show notes are complete!

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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 629
00:01:21 Chuck-Is Sierra Safe Yet?
00:04:10 Mike-Nuke and Pave or Migrate?
00:08:36 Aaron-Migrating Mail to new Mac
00:15:29 Jon-Touch ID External Keyboard
00:19:01 Discussion about new MacBook Pros and Apple’s Thursday event
00:19:20 Apple’s new TV app
00:23:35 USB-C is just port shape!
00:28:22 Thinness is next to… what?
00:29:00 Not all USB-C Is Created Equal
00:30:47 Still a confusing lineup
00:33:34 SPONSOR: Gazelle
00:36:02 Joe-My Mac Pro’s Fans Sound like a Jet Engine
00:42:11 John-Time for a DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem?
00:55:28 A good note about Comcast
00:57:15 John-Managing Wi-Fi Speeds
01:08:15 Andrew-Managing Networks and Watches
01:16:33 Scott-628-DDoS and SYN packets
01:12:13 Paul-Amazon’s Alexa stores your Wifi Password

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Dave Hamilton

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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