027: Cleanup tools, repairing permissions, tracking down freezes and kernel panics




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Summary: Topics: - Day 392: the Mac mini held hostage - Apple Configurator insight/anecdote from Jerry; 20 device limit syncing to MacBook Air - cleaning the dyld cache and font cache - OnyX, Cocktail, CleanMyMac, TechTool Pro, DiskWarrior, memtest with 7 loops, Disk Utility's verify disk, Drive Genius hard drive test - MacKeeper finds over 8 PB (Petabytes) of wasted disk space, courtesy Mike Kingsley - use resetpassword Terminal command to reset home folder ACLs - repairing permissions: helpful or just another 15 minutes of billable time? Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore - repairing permissions can fix some printing issues; reset printing system is the nuclear option - Knock your iPhone to unlock your Mac; great third-party app (not secret Cupertino project) - Apple Stores configure machines to use OpenDNS and block DNS queries to non-OpenDNS servers - VPN Reorder: app to reorder connections in VPN Status menu, courtesy Allen Hancock Picks of the week: - iStat Menus - whatsmydns.com – Jerry Memorable lines: - Another 15 minutes of billable time! - Jerry, re: repairing permissions