Don’t Inception The Cloud — Mac Geek Gab 1043

Dive into Mac Geek Gab 1043 with Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson as they unleash a treasure trove of Quick Tips and answers to your burning questions. Discover how long-pressing a key on macOS unveils accents and special characters, adding Shazam to your Control Center for instant music ID, and leveraging your iPhone for scanning documents. The trio also dives into the Setapp vs. Bundle models, explores using a 5K iMac as an external display, and offers insights on using software and hardware for enhanced screen extension.

Tackle your backup concerns head-on with practical tips, such as using PowerPhotos for local photo backups and understanding Time Machine’s role in iCloud Photos Library backup. They discuss the safety of using Backblaze for iCloud Drive and how to recover data from a formatted SSD with tools like Disk Drill and Stellar for Mac. Get amped with Cool Stuff Found, featuring apps like CloudMounter and Cyberduck, and gadgets like the Tayasui Sketches app for Wacom users and high-end robovacs.

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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1043 for Monday, June 24th, 2024
- June 24: Midsummer
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Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 Dave-QT-On macOS, long-press a letter on your keyboard to see accents and special versions with numbers beneath!
  - PopChar
- 00:05:40 Uncle Jamie-QT-Add Shazam to Control Center
  - Gracenote Database of Songs
- 00:09:18 Adam-QT-Scanning on your iPhone instead of Taking a Photo
  - forScore
  - Documents by Readdle
- 00:16:35 CSF-CloudMounter
- 00:22:40 The Setapp vs. Bundle Models
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:29:28 Dan-Can I use my 5K iMac as an External Display?
  - Luna Display
- 00:35:40 Prof Josh-QT-Use Jump Desktop as an External Monitor
  - OWC Headless Dongle
  - macOS Screen Extension
Backup Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:46:27 Jeff-What’s the Simplest Way to Backup Local Photos?
  - PowerPhotos
- 00:53:02 Sandro-Does Time Machine back up my iCloud Photos Library?
- 00:54:49 John-Is it safe to use Backblaze to backup my iCloud Drive?
  - Don’t Put Your Dropbox Folder in your Desktop or Documents folder
- 00:58:31 Andrew-How to recover data from a formatted SSD?
Show Business
- 01:04:25 MGG Premium Listener Contribution Appreciation Moment
Cool Stuff Found
- 01:07:42 Flying Pete’s Plane to Macstock!
  - Use MACGEEKGAB to get $30 off your registration for Macstock
- 01:09:43 Pete-CSF-Tayasui Sketches (for Mac or iPad or iOS)
  - Great when used with Wacom Wacom One 13 Touch Pen Display
- 01:12:27 Dave-CSF-Robovacs that Dave uses: Anker’s Eufy S1 Pro ($1,499…but it’ll come down) and Roborock QRevo ($769…or $899)
- 01:20:07 Adam-CSF-Have a Small Wins Bell
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