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Dive into the geeky goodness with Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson as they tackle your toughest tech queries live from Macstock 2024 in Mac Geek Gab 1046. Kicking off with Kelly’s iPhone password reset dilemma, the Geeks also unravel Lynda’s persistent iPad security errors and John F. Braun’s elusive iCloud sync issue. Adam shares his take on Generative AI, and the gang faces more stumping questions from the audience, including disappearing contacts and failing photo shares on iPads. Don’t get caught without your command key know-how for iPads as the Geeks offer solutions to every tech hiccup.

The episode heats up with discussions on opening links in Safari, mystery bags on stage, and creating malware shortcuts. Plus, get the scoop on using apps like ImageOptim and Squash for Mac to streamline your workflow. The Geeks’ Quick Tip on adding apps to your Finder Toolbar to shrink images is a game-changer. From practical tips to tackling tech challenges, this episode of Mac Geek Gab ensures you stay ahead of the curve and, most importantly, don’t get caught off guard.

Special thanks to Roger Harmon for engineering and mixing the audio live, and to Allison Sheridan for our fantastic cover image.

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Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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