Fighting The Machine & Saying the S-Word – Mac Geek Gab 682

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iOS 11 brought battery life issues for many – but not all – users, and Dave and John have a few solutions for those affected. But that's not all you get, of course. Many tips, questions answered, and Cool Stuff Found round out the episode, including cable modem picks, iPhone X discussion, wireless charging devices, and an interesting backup analysis from a listener. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 682 for Monday, November 6, 2017
  • 00:02:40 Ev-Are you really fully backed up?
  • 00:06:49 Tony-QT-iOS 11’s Granular Volume Slider
  • 00:09:29 Kevin-QT-Removing folders from iCloud Drive
  • 00:11:52 Kris-QT-Siri and the Podcasts App
  • 00:14:18 JP-QT-Dock Tip
  • 00:16:39 Mark-QT-Check your iPhone’s white point
    • General | Accessibility | Display Accommodations | Reduce White Point
  • 00:19:15 Bob-681-Hazel does uni-directional sync
  • 00:22:09 Erik-Time Machine Boots!
  • 00:25:54 Erik-681-Mail Trick
    • Misspell email address domain during setup, then generic full featured setup will kick in
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  • 00:34:10 Solving iOS 11’s Battery Life Issues
  • 00:43:51 Wesley-iOS 11 Battery Life
  • 00:48:02 Tanel-Wireless Qi Charging Pads
  • 00:58:44 iPhone X
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  • 01:10:04 CSF-AmpliFi Teleport-$199
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  • 01:24:00 MGG 682 Outtro
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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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