Fusion Drives and Folder Sharing – Mac Geek Gab 809

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iCloud Folder Sharing works, and your two favorite geeks have tested it for you. Should you use your ISP's mesh or your own? How about installing Catalina on a Fusion Drive? These questions answered, plus a LOT more. And John and Dave share your Cool Stuff Found, too. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

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  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 809 for Monday, April 6, 2020
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  • 00:03:41 Tom-CSF-Flame Bonjour Browser back for macOS
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  • 00:17:39 JP-Using iCloud Folder Sharing
    • Share > Add People (Share icon is )
  • 00:21:27 Doug-Should I use my ISP’s Mesh Offering? It depends
  • 00:23:20 Kevin-Time Machine Backup to Synology
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  • 00:41:47 Paul-QT-806-While Quick Looking, use the arrow keys to change files
  • 00:43:42 Craig-807-Use VPN to Troubleshoot Topology Issues
  • 00:48:03 Mark-806-Use T-Mobile ISP if you can
  • 00:50:31 YouTube Content Restricted to G-Suite Account Solution
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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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