HOT 192: Passwordless Unlocking on macOS - NAS credentials, AI Video Upscalers, Optimized Battery Charging

Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, host Mikah Sargent tackles crucial questions about home networking, Mac mini security, and tech troubleshooting. Absorb this week's helpful tips, from analyzing Orbi mesh WiFi performance to explaining lock screen best practices and VHS video enhancement solutions.

Susan asks if her Orbi AX6000 tri-band mesh WiFi 6 router is adequate for her 4,000 square foot home, given she's experiencing TV streaming delays and slower WiFi speeds compared to cellular data.
DA, a new Mac Mini user transitioning from Windows, wants to know how to disable the password requirement when waking up their computer.
Bruce is having issues with his Synology NAS repeatedly disconnecting from his new M4 Mac Mini and requiring password re-entry after sleep or logout, despite using AutoMounter.
David asks if he should upgrade the RAM on his new HP Pavilion PC beyond 16GB for video editing, and seeks recommendations for software to improve VHS video quality.
Brad inquires whether it's safe to keep his iPhone 16 Pro Max on a charger all day and night, including while using an Anker power bank.
(Follow-up) John provides an update on his previous question about getting an iPhone hotspot to work with older WiFi devices, sharing what solutions worked for him.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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0:00.0	Coming up on hands-on tech, I'm Micah Sargent.
0:03.5	Have some tech questions that need answered.
0:06.5	We talk about, well, a pretty popular,
0:10.4	pretty often recurring question.
0:13.5	We talk about home mesh networking.
0:16.6	We also talk about switching from Windows to MacOS yet again, and some conversations about
0:24.7	how to connect network-attached storage to your device and have it stay and work as you
0:32.5	expected to.
0:33.5	All of that plus more coming up on this episode of Hands on Tech.
0:37.0	This is Twitter.
0:46.1	Hello and welcome to Hands on Tech.
0:48.9	I am Micah Sargent.
0:49.8	This, of course, is the show where I take your tech questions and do my best to answer them,
0:54.8	or sometimes I review products.
0:57.3	I keep promising that one's coming soon.
0:59.3	It may or may not have been on its way to happen today, before I had enough trouble with
1:03.1	this overhead camera I have here.
1:04.8	So that's coming down the line.
1:06.5	But in the meantime, I am very excited to be answering some great questions that made their way here.
1:12.6	If you are joining me in the northern hemisphere, I hope you're staying nice and toasty in the cool, cool air.
1:25.6	If you're coming from elsewhere, well, good for you,
1:28.3	because you're probably warm and wondering why I'm in a stocking cap.
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