Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting CPU Throttling on Older Macs – Mac Geek Gab 723
Aug 20, 2018
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It's not just newer Macs that suffer from CPU throttling, it happens on older Macs, too, and a firmware update is <em>not</em> the easy fix. Keychains, Photo Sorting, Battery management tips, and doing the Public Wi-Fi Dance are just <em>some</em> of the other topics covered.Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 723 for Monday, August 20, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/>
- 00:01:45 John Upgrades his NAS
- Synology SHR
- How to Upgrade the Memory in a Synology Disk Station DS713+ NAS (The processor in your NAS may be able to address more RAM than the unit shipped with, if the RAM is socketed, why not?)
- 00:08:35 Low Battery Causes CPU Slowdowns to 800MHz
- 00:13:51 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers – Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver?
- 00:15:15 Iain-3 Battery and Heat Management Tips
- Mpow Car Phone Mount, Air Vent Phone Holder for Car with Adjustable Car Phone Holder
- Settings | Battery | Low Power Mode (put in Control Center for easy access)
- 00:22:32 Use separate Keychain for Mail certificates
- 00:28:51 CSF-PowerPort Strip 12
- 00:30:58 Donna-Cheap iPhone Charger causes Ford Tire Pressure Monitor System Fault
- Buy a better charger
- 00:33:43 SPONSOR: MasterClass – Imagine learning new recipes from Gordon Ramsay, or 2 photography tips from Annie Leibovitz. Now you can. Visit MasterClass.com/MGG for unlimited access to MasterClass.
- 00:35:51 Paul-Doing the public Wi-Fi Dance
- On iOS and some public Wi-Fi, disabling Auto-Login for a network may bring up the Login screen
- 00:40:06 General | Reset | Reset Network Settings if all else fails
- 00:42:31 Ioannis-Lightning to USB-C to MacBook
- 00:43:59 Feedback@MacGeekGab.com
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- 00:47:17 Ron-USB-C Heat
- 00:52:36 Ron-Mail Tildes
- Mail | Mailbox | Take All Accounts Online
- 00:55:37 Andrew-Sort Photos by Date Taken
- 01:02:00 Greg-UPS Options in Energy Saver
- pmset -g
- 01:06:42 Roger-iPhone Reset All Settings after App Crash
- Settings | General | Reset | Reset All Settings looks to have solved odd password problem
- 01:09:40 Kevin-Is FileMaker the right answer?
- 01:16:17 Brian-How long before my Mac is no longer secure?
- 01:21:12 MGG 723 Outtro
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