On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Omar schedule his daughter's Mac to shut down at a specific time, Jed disables his children's iPads as the two-factor authentication points, and Ben has several questions related to iCloud Shared Albums, along with other viewers' questions!

• Omar is looking for a way to shut down his daughter's Mac at a specific time.
  • For Omar:
  • Type the following: sudo pmset repeat shutdown MTWRFSU 11:00:00
  • Type the following to confirm the schedule has been set: sudo pmset -g sched
  • To cancel the repeating shutdown, type the following: sudo pmset repeat cancel
• Wayne is wondering why he is unable to use a public Wi-Fi network on his phone, even though his phone shows that he is connected to that network.
• Jed is trying to find a way to remove his children's iPads from being used as the primary two-factor authentication points.
• Ben has several questions about iCloud Shares Albums and asks Mikah for as much help as possible.
• And Vernon follows up with Mikah after getting help from a few episodes ago!

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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On Hands-On Tech, Mikah continues to answer more of your submitted questions, such as reclaiming Gmail storage from deleted emails, connecting an older iPad to a newer Wi-Fi network, and why you might not be getting exactly close to the speeds you should be getting with your internet service provider.

• Jack wonders why, after deleting old emails in his Gmail account, why he doesn't have more space in his account.
• Ronald asks a follow-up question from a previous episode involving his new Mac and whether he can use Spinrite to maintain a formatted external drive.
• Hassan has an Eero router with WPA3 enabled, but he has to connect an older iPad to the network, which won't work on the network. Is there a workaround he can do to get the iPad to work on the Eero network?
• Ray wants to know about uploading his .pst files from his Outlook client to another email provider like Gmail or Yahoo so he doesn't have to utilize the Outlook client anymore when accessing his emails.
• And Ross wonders if he can do anything to get access to speeds as close as the 2.5Gbps he is paying for with his ISP.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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In this detailed episode, Mikah Sargent tackles a diverse range of tech challenges, from bulk email deletion and password management to troubleshooting a freezing MacBook and exploring unconventional monitor setups. Listeners will gain practical solutions for common tech frustrations and even insights into Linux encryption!

• Vernon wants to know how to quickly delete over 83,000 emails in their Gmail account.
• Miroslav wants to know if there's a way to export passwords from Apple's Password Manager on iPhone or iPad without using a Mac or PC.
• Charlotte wants to know why her 2020 MacBook Air keeps freezing when using Zoom and Chrome, and how to alleviate the issue.
• Charles wonders how to properly set up full disk encryption on his Debian and Manjaro Linux installations.
• Mark wants to know if a 55-inch QLED TV can be a good replacement for his current ultrawide monitor for text-based work.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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