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177: Peeling An Orange WIth A Plastic Knife

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Recorded  on October 11, 2016

TOPICS:

- QuickBooks 2015 is macOS 10.12 Sierra compatibile

- Joe discusses the benefits of LogMeIn Hamachi for remote access to QuickBooks, Lightspeed Onsite, and Printer Sharing – which helped work around an issue using Canon printers over an L2TP-over-IPSec VPN connection detailed in two Apple discussion forum posts. 

Sam discusses configuring VPN on a Synology and the need to send all traffic over VPN in OS X. 

https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/Application/How_to_connect_to_Synology_s_VPN_Server_using_a_Windows_PC_or_Mac

Unleash Your Router - https://www.dd-wrt.com/site/

PPTP Client For Sierra - https://www.shimovpn.com

- iOS 10 adds the ability to auto configure macOS Server account

- Tom Bridge Newsletter Technobits  https://tinyletter.com/technobits

- pop quiz: can you name the Mac display sizes, including decimals? which is the only Mac model with a whole number display size?

- using a Verizon iPhone on AT&T

- Verizon Phones are unlocked bacause of the agreement when AT&T acutioned off the 700MHz "C Block” frequency spectrum

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3405610/verizon-iphone-5-unlocked-open-access-fcc


- Enjoy Command Control Power and want more commercial free programs? Please visit our Patreon Page where you can support Command Control Power and help us bring you more commercial free programming.

176: "Cat Videos Are Never Wasted, My Friend" with Tom Bridge Of Technolutionary, LLC

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Recorded  on October 3, 2016

TOPICS:

The CCP Team is joined by Tom Bridge, Partner at Technolutionary, IT services firm in Washington DC area - http://www.technolutionary.com

Tom is very active as part of the MacDMV Advisory Groupin the DC, MD and VA area. MacDMV’s website - http://www.macdmv.com - and Twitter: @mac_dmv

Tom Bridge Newsletter -Techno Bits Little bits and bobs from the Mac Infosphere
https://tinyletter.com/technobits

EZ-RJ 45 - http://www.platinumtools.com/products/connectors/ez-rj45-cat6-connectors-100010c/ 

Brian Krebs: http://krebsonsecurity.com

Certified Wireless Network Administrator - https://www.cwnp.com/certifications/cwna

MacAdmins Podcast - http://podcast.macadmins.org
The MacAdmins.org podcast is recorded roughly twice a month and produced in partnership with MacAdmins.org, where you can join over 5,000 Apple Admins on our Slack team. Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes and Stitcher! Our podcast is edited by Tom Bridge, with theme music created by Adam Codega the first time he opened GarageBand. Our Mixing Engineer is Aaron Lippincott, who makes us sound good. Hosting is provided by Technolutionary and MacAdmins.org.

http://podcast.macadmins.org/2016/06/13/episode-6-dreyer-rhymes-with-slayer/

http://podcast.macadmins.org/2016/09/08/400-flying-monkeys/

Charlie Bit My Finger - https://youtu.be/_OBlgSz8sSM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WM6FBMCx3A

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Patrons:
Jonathan Spiva @ 74bit
JD Strong @ Strong Solutions
Daniel Escobar @ Proactechs
Craig Kabis @ Macpro Consulting
Jonathan Nieves @ Exceed Technology Group
Matt Washchuk @ Nine Bark Consulting
Dennis Nolan @ Cirrus Partners
Weldon Dodd @ Rewind Technology

175: Sifting Through Sierra

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Recorded September 27,, 2016

We are sponsored this week byGruntwork by Mac-MSP. 

Gruntwork is the ultimate managed service package for you and your clients. "Think of what you would do when trying to solve a user’s support request: run a disk verification utility. Run permission repair. Update the affected software to the latest version. With Gruntwork, those chores have already been accomplished. Your time spent troubleshooting issues is greatly reduced when the common maladies are already ruled out. Better yet, Gruntwork prevents many common problems, so the Mac just works and you can focus on higher level tasks for your client." 

Find out more at - http://mac-msp.com/gruntwork and tell them CCP sent you.

TOPICS:

Web Design:
RapidWeaver - https://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/
SquareSpace - https://www.squarespace.com
Wix - http://www.wix.com
Logo Design:
http://www.designcrowd.com
https://99designs.com

Mailing Lists:
http://mailchimp.com
https://www.campaignmonitor.com

Belight Business Card Composer - http://www.belightsoft.com

IT Asset Management - MonkeyBox
https://monkeybox.com

Online MDM Solution
https://www.bushel.com

Alfred - Productivity App for Mac OS X
https://www.alfredapp.com

• from Ars Technica Sierra review: "Apple told us it would continue to offer an upgrade path to older Macs that stop at El Capitan but haven't yet been upgraded for whatever reason. While the installer will disappear from the public Mac App Store, anyone without the El Capitan installer already in their purchase history will be able to add it via an Apple support page."

• GateKeeper removes the option to allow apps from "Anywhere" in System Preferences, but the option is still available on the Command Line (sudo spctl --master-disable), or individual apps can still be opened using right-click and then choosing "Open" as before; does the removal of the "Anywhere" option portend a gradual deprecation of the ability to open unsigned apps at all?
• to turn off the new Universal Clipboard feature in macOS Sierra, disable Handoff in System Preferences > General; no way to turn off Universal Clipboard but keep Handoff
Remote access for business users or teams
http://www.splashtop.com

Alfred - Productivity App for Mac OS X
https://www.alfredapp.com

How to Disable Gatekeeper and Allow Apps From Anywhere in macOS Sierra
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/

• Apple Watch unlock is in Security & Privacy; requires 2-factor authentication on Apple ID; requires Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi

SAMUEL VALENCIA - TEAM V | 2016 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON

Team V is the official endurance fundraising program for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. 
http://www.jimmyv.org
https://www.crowdrise.com/samuel-teamv/

174: A Time Machine "Perfect Storm"

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Recorded September 19, 2016

TOPICS:

-  Sam shares a story about assisting at client resteraunt owner, crimping cables and getting a free dinner out of it!

- Joe tells the tale of a Time Machine “perfect storm” with disasterous results.

- how to use MacBook "One" on Apple LED Cinema Display: referencing this article, you need StarTech HDMI to DisplayPort Converter and Cables To Go DisplayPort Male To Mini DisplayPort Female Adapter. If you need power at the same time, you would use the Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. If you want wired networking too (now you're getting crazy), you need the Apple USB Ethernet Adapter. In the words of Joe's client: "it ain't pretty, but it works!"

- General grousing

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Thanks to all our Contributors: 

Kevin Ginger, kGinger Consulting - Weldon Dodd - Rewind Tech -Mats Schwieger - envision design, llc - Adam Rice -  Daniel Escobar, Proactechs - JD Strong, Strong Solutions - Luis Giraldo, Ook and MonkeyBox

And thanks to our other wonderful supporters who chose to donate without any reward.

173: A QuickBooks Kobayashi Maru

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Recorded September 13, 2016

We're sponsored this week by Watchman Monitoring, a favorite tool of ours that should be in every professional consultant's toolkit.

Visit WatchmanMonitoring.com/cmdctrlpwr and sign up for your free trial to find out how Watchman Monitoring can keep an eye on your client machines and notify you of over 100 issues. Be sure to tweet @cmdctrlpwr #CCPsentme to support the show!

TOPICS:

- The CCP crew begins the show sharing some distant and recent client “fails”.

- The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. The Kobayashi Maru test was first depicted in the opening scene of the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and also appears in the 2009 film Star Trek. Screenwriter Jack B. Sowards is credited with inventing the test. The test's name is occasionally used among Star Trek fans or those familiar with the series to describe a no-win scenario, a test of one's character or a solution that involves redefining the problem.

- latest QuickBooks 2016 (R6) update requires El Capitan whereas previous versions of QuickBooks 2016 would run on Yosemite; kind of bad timing to do this right before a major macOS update, since El Capitan may no longer be easily downloadable after Sierra is released

- 146: Upgrading Late Model iMac's with JD Strong of Strong Solutions http://commandcontrolpower.com/podcast/2016/3/12/146

- iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display Adhesive Strip Replacement This is the kit you need to open and remove the glass along with strips to re-glue the panel back on the chassis.

- Recommended Samsung EVO SSD Drives - http://amzn.to/1QPDG7H

- Cindori Trim Enabler  https://www.cindori.org/software/trimenabler/

- SSD FanControl (free) - http://exirion.net/ssdfanctrl/

- Macs Fan Control (free) - http://www.crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control

- Discussion regarding different ways to mange task and systems for remembering items “to do"

172: Peeves At The Tiki Lounge

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Recorded September 6, 2016

We are sponsored this week by Prosoft Engineering Inc., and its award-winning Data Rescue software and other software utilities. In 2009, the company expanded by offering data recovery services with the creation of The Data Rescue Center based in Livermore, California. Prosoft Engineering Inc,. and The Data Rescue Center have become recognized as industry-leaders in the field of computer data recovery.

- Prosof Engineering Data Recovery Center https://thedatarescuecenter.com/

Coupon Codes:
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- Use Coupon - ccp0823 and recieve $100 off Data Rescue Pro and/or Drive Genius Pro

TOPICS:

  • Bluetooth headphones with Lightning connector, auto-pairing with connected device (like Mouse and Keyboard)

  • Jaybird X2 Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Midnight Black -

  • Follow up on client upgrading to macOS Sierra beta, ScanSnap Manager crashing: updated to Revision 2 of beta and problem appears to be solved, scanning successfully