10 Types Of Accessories You Should Consider Getting For Your Mac 

Great video as always! Thank you for posting!

Another extremely helpful video, Gary! Many thanks!

always great tip and knowledge thank you

Great info Gary!!! Cheers! I have most of those items on your list!!

Excellent! Many thanks. Subscribed!

Thanks, Gary, for doing the hard work for us.

Thanks Gary, great info👍🏾

Great advice and tips 💯🙌🏻⚡️💻💪🏻💥👏🏻

Thanks Gary foe explain things clearly

Ethernet cable. Sometimes wi-fi is weak in my house, so I have ethernet cable connected to the router and a converter on my Mac. It worked perfectly during online courses.

Great Video! I'm ordering a UPS backup right now!

Gosh I love this channel... Thank you Garry

Great video! My must item is a big raid storage device.

my imac came with an apple magic keyboard, its the one thing I can not live without especially on my mac where using the keyboard I hook up to my laptop is too tedius, its very important for me especially as I am visually impaired and rely on voiceover to use my computer independantly

Great, thought provoking selection. Thank you Gary.

The best… as usual.. answering all my questions without even asking it

Great video bro, bro

Great video. Surprised track pad and ext. speakers not on list.

I replaced my hub with a dock. I’ve found it improved a lot of things.

I went paperless about 3 years ago. I use the iPhone 11 Pro for photos, the iPad for my notes and sketches, and the MacBook with Parallels to run the Windows based estimating system we use. I carry a external hard drive, a USB stick, and a hub for the MacBook and iPad.

I have an external drive for TM backups and another one that I use as a clone in case of hard drive failure.

You are awesome!

I have one HDD & 1 SSD, couple of Flash drive to transfer small data between my MacBook & Lenovo and a Kingston Nucleum dock.

My NAS makes external drives unnecessary. I can make both Time Machine backups and archive files, photos, music, whatever. Expensive but worth it. Did I mention that I can have multiple users on the NAS? Yep,you can have many other users files to keep irrigate or share. I cannot be without the NAS.

could you advice for external nvme ssd enclosure to work with 2013 imac with thunderbolt 1 port?

An accessory that I like, is a USB light for late at night which dims. I would also like a CD,DVD drive. For some reason, the medical community only provides a CD of your scans/xrays.

I have lots of of USB drives, which I use for backups, but several of them are too small now. I have been tempted to buy a NAS, but so far I have resisted. They have lots of interesting capabilities, but I don’t like the idea of paying a lot of money to buy and run another computer that I’m not using most of the time.

Anyone got the list of all the recommendations so I can copy and save it to my notes ?

I bought a new iMac 27” with 8GB of memory and added 32GB for a total of 40GB!!!! Really helps with 4K video editing and even Affinity Photo.

I am curious what is the best way to ARD on a NAT 3

Good morning, I found the Satechi "ALUMINUM TYPE-C CLAMP HUB PRO" of great value. No more trying to connect something in rear of the iMac. And it has the card reader for my dashboard cam as well. Please keep up the good work.

Look at Anker and Satechi for high-quality adapters and cables. Yes, these cost more, but they are worth it. I’ve used Anker for some four years, and they’ve never failed me. I trust them with my top-of-the-line iPhone 13 Max, iPad Pro 11” & 12.9”… (Yeah, my Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, truth be known 😇)

Thanks for great, to-the-point instructions as usual! Question: The TM backup external drive be set to also backup the second Archive external drive, as well as the internal drive, right?

Thanks very useful. An Apple 27” monitor costs as much as the low-end MacBook Air - obviously aimed at the commercial market. Any less expensive options?

A few peripherals I can't live is printer, portable ssd, apple magic keyboard & Magic Trackpad, AirPods

I just use my 65" LG OLED as an external.

Hi Gary. Really enjoy your tips and teaching. Thanks. Just curious: you mentioned using an external hard drive as an "archive drive." You've chosen to use the hard drive rather than the cloud? Just wondering if and how you use the cloud. Thanks again. You've been really helpful.

Can I rely on iCloud rather than a usb back up?

Thank you for this, Gary! Question - When I go to Settings > Energy Saver, I don't have a UPS tab/option. Would that only appear after I purchase a UPS? Or is there something else I'm doing wrong? Thank you again.

Boss, you are excellent. One suggestion, also keep 16 gb usb drive loaded with Mac OS version needed for personal Mac in case of emergency.

Then Apple wised up and the 2021 MBP has the slots, ports and mag power cord back.

Good info again. Is it worth considering turning off the wifi when doing a time machine backup?

I have an early 2015 MacBook Pro 13”. Can you recommend a docking station to run two 4K monitors with HDMI?

I also recommend an external DVD drive for watching videos or playing music

Hello new sub here, just in the middle of a binge session of your videos as some really remote MAC functions are seeing the light! Problem with TimeMachine, it seems stuck on its initial window and doesn’t move ahead. Tried restarting etc, the HD is 4T and new

Ive got MBPro 2012 and 2021, i also have LaCie drive, should i be formatting that as APFS? or As exFat? i always thought Apple only was an extra layer of protection, i dont use any windows device strictly MAC (APFS), however family could access photos or documents with both (ExFat). Also when transferring to Another Lap Top do you use Migration assistant or just hook them up with appropriate Cord and / or Adapter?

Hi. Can you post about using screen protectors, keyboard covers etc? Do we really need those? Thank you.

As a new MacBook Pro user I first want to say "Thank you", Gary, for the wealth of resources you make available. I'm learning so much. This is not an accessory question or comment but curious about your thoughts on keyboard covers. I currently am not eating or drinking near the unit because accidents are never planned. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Hi Gary, thank you for all you do. Can you clarify for me if the external hard drives are SSD that you are recommending? Heard from a friend that those are the way to go. Are there any specific SSD external hard drives that you suggest?

Hi Gary- Do you have any recommendations for a clear MacBook Pro cover?

I have about 70k photos in the photos app on my iMac. Is it possible to store that photo library on an external drive so that I could 1. Free up space on my iMac and 2. Be able to access it from my MacBook laptop over the WiFi in home network?

I can't live without my CalDigit TS3 Thunderbolt 3 hub - I had been using a different one that was flakey but this TS3 is rock solid and is working pretty good. I had been using it to run 2 24" 4k LG monitors it was great. I've since added an eGUP so now I'm running the monitors through them - and I can also have more than 2. The other must have accessory is an external SSD drive - I use the Samsung T5 1TB drive and that's where I edit all my Final Cut Pro projects from so I keep my mac's drive from filling up. I had that happen a couple times and it's a nightmare when your drive is full and you need to do something NOW and don't have time to move things off!

As a photographer my storage needs are best expressed as TBs in size. I love the Other World Computing Voyager drive enclosures and have two of them. This allows me to choose relatively inexpensive 3.5" internal drives for backing up and archiving my images. For those not familiar with these enclosures they work much like a toaster. You just plug in the USB cable connecting the drive enclosure'sinsert a drive into the enclosure slot, turn on the enclosure, and away you go!

hey Gary. i just bought the new m1 mbp and having never used mac OS(always used window) i have been watching your videos which have been really helpful. pretty sure i have watched most of them by now! anyway, regarding time machine, is it worth using a thunderbolt3 ssd for time machine or is this a bit overkill? also, if not, would a high capacity usb-c flash drive be suitable or would you reccomend to use a portable drive for time machine? many thanks!

ive been using my old time capsule for my back up, do you think thats ok.💚🍏

All yourstuff is great but I have a ? I use my 2012 Macbook Pro to watch videos on TV a lot via HDMI. Can I close the screen on my Mac just watching the TV?

1. I would suggest also doing an occasional bootable backup. (SuperDuper seems like an excellent app.) And because of a threat of fire or burglary, I'd suggest keeping some backup(s) off site (like keeping one at the office and alternating), and/or in a fireproof, waterproof safe if on the premises. It's just not worth the chance of fire & water damage, or the chance of a burglar taking your Mac AND scooping up all the hardware around it, including your Time Machine. I back up my Mac on a wireless Time Machine in the basement directly under me, where it is unlikely to be nabbed by a thief. Also, I wish you had explained how a second monitor is used. I suppose you set them side by side and I suppose (?) they aren't duplicate presentation. Do you drag stuff off one screen and onto the other?

Can I use as a second screen my old mac? And how do I set that up?

When you say "MacBook" are you talking about MacBook Air as well? I have a MacBook Air and just guess at what kind of USB port I have. I use the lightning port for my monitor.

Why should I get an external hard drive if I have bought extra iCloud storage?

Garry🥰

I don't have the UPS menu in my energy saver menu. I have a new Mini Mac up to date.

What about an extra webcam for Zoom?

Great video, Gary! I replied to one of your viewers with my question (I believe it included you but just in case...). I know this is a broad question (and sorry, a bit lengthy) but any suggestions for a portable USB 3 portable HDD? I'm considering replacing my 10 year+ 2TB WD "My Book Live" NAS (before it croaks). I'm satisfied with WD’s respectable drive performance, email notifications, operational documentation but I’m truly disappointed with the WD's "My Cloud" mobile software. It is supposed to provide remote access to every other stored file format including videos but it NEVER worked! I had the prior app (the name slips me) before it was rebranded as “My Cloud”. The "My Photos" mobile app only allows uploading and viewing of photos. That works okay. Their online support forum was a labyrinth to nowhere. I'm sorry for the rant.

A mouse!

Make sure external drive is ssd

Nope, lots of classrooms still have VGA projectors lol

My vote is for AirPods.

Your videos appear to be out of sync: audio v videeo

Gary...I'm in the UK but, I'm going to propose that you become the next President of the United States...why?....if the incumbent had only 5 % of your knowledge, clarity, earnestness and devotion to the task, he'd have all the US with him.........I'll put £5 toward your campaign fund!

To be very frank your tips and videos are very useful than shitty vloger's and youtuber's . Keep up the good work. Please improve your video quality though !

*this is MOST definitely _SPAM on MY END*_. cuz i would>>NEVER WATCH