489: Status Clone

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 11:30 a.m.

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Topics:

-Sam talk more about is trip off the grid.

-On Joe\\u2019s recommendation, he got himself the Garmin InReach satellite phone.

-He talks about his quest for all 50 states.

-Joe brings up a major delay in voicemails coming through on iPhone. Sam is elated to hear it because it\\u2019s been happening to him for a long time. Jerry has seen this as well. They are all on AT&T\\u2026

-Helping friends and family with basic issues can be tricky at times.

-Joe recommends Omni Disk Sweeper to help find large files taking up space. Jerry talks of running as root to access otherwise inaccessible files.

-Jerry also mentions Grand Perspective. A big point he mentions is allowing Full Disk Access.

-One of Joe\\u2019s client found her Carbon Copy Cloner external volume and accidentally began working on the clone.

-Carbon Copy Cloner has some automation features that Jerry uses with his Synology. He especially loves running clones while recording the show.

-Joe talks about using a simple script with the tmutil command to resolve Time Machine issues. He also uses Addigy to deploy this to problematic computers.

-Jerry has a client that falls for the typical phishing scam, this time pretending to be Best Buy with the intent of giving her money.

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