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413: The Ultimate Technical Debt

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Topics:

  • Jerry talks about what he likes about SmallCube.

  • The group talks about Apple supporting old hardware.

  • Joe finally purchased a new refurbished Mac!

  • Jerry talks about a problem with a computer that would not download Big Sur and kept going black that had a weird solution.

  • This leads into Joe’s story about problems with a laggy bluetooth keyboard.

  • Pro tip: Don’t let your device just sit around for a long period of time.

  • Jerry shares a theory about kernel panics.

  • People don’t read on screen warnings, which can lead to trouble.

  • They have a conversation about how useful Omni Disk Sweeper is.

  • Joe has an update to the df command thanks to listener Viktor Glemme.

  • Terminal commands can be very helpful and efficient if you learn how to work with them.

  • Jerry shares a story about a client that had trouble going to certain secure websites with Safari.