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You like tech? Wanna learn more? Listen as John and Dave answer your questions about what to get, how to set it up, how to fix it, and more! Of course, they round out the episode with some Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and some productivity tools, too. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 871 for Monday, May 17, 2021
- Quick Tips
- 00:02:19 Want the show right away? Use Overcast! (or anything other than Apple’s Podcasts app)*
- 00:03:39 Eduardo-QT-Another Two-Finger Swipe*
- 00:04:16 QT-Accessibility Triple Click Power Button*
- 00:09:05 QT-Schedule a Weekly Reboot of your Desktop Macs*
sudo shutdown -r now
- Your Questions and Tips…Answered and Shared!
- 00:14:18 Cov-Password Managers, Why Not Just Use Apple?*
- Sharing, Ease of Retrieval, Cross-Platform Usage
- 00:20:47 Bruce-870-Screen Sharing from iOS also blocks out passwords
- 00:22:10 Jeff-Getting Accurate Free Space with APFS*
- 00:24:25 Domenico-870-Create a folder to kickstart iCloud Sync*
- 00:26:36 Scott-Streaming to Mac using AirPlay?
- 00:14:18 Cov-Password Managers, Why Not Just Use Apple?*
- 00:30:56 SPONSOR: Magic Spoon. Get your next delicious bowl of guilt-free cereal at MagicSpoon.com/MGG and use code MGG to save $5 off your purchase.
- 00:32:38 SPONSOR: Upstart. Whether it’s paying off credit cards, consolidating high-interest debt, or funding personal expenses, Upstart looks at more than your credit score and can offer you smarter rates with trusted partners. Visit Upstart.com/MGG today to learn more.
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- More Questions…Answered!
- 00:35:21 Matt-CCC Backup Tip and Time Machine Woes
- 00:39:57 John-Mapping Time Machine Drive by IP Address*
- Go to Finder > Go > Connect to Server… and enter the network path
smb://ip.address.of.time.machine/time-machine-backups-folder-name
- 00:41:47 DLH-Is 16GB Enough in an M1?*
- 00:47:00 JFB-Photos Issue
- 00:51:13 Bob-AirTag Serial Number Followup
- 00:52:55 Steven-Avoid Cable Modems with Puma 6 Chipset
- 00:54:18 Paul-Wi-Fi Connects but Passes no Data*
- Cool Stuff Found
- 00:56:20 CSF-Recent Menu to show you shortcuts for recently-used menu commands*
- 00:57:34 @MenuMac on Twitter – Defunct account with some good, historical menu bar utilities
- 00:58:23 Jeremy-CSF-Quickly Make Furniture or Other a WIreless Charging Hotspot*
- 01:00:33 CSF-Plume WiFi 6*
- Even More Questions Answered
- 01:04:22 Scott-Is Apple Snitching to Google?
- 01:07:44 Jason-869-Contacts were Syncing to the Wrong Place*
- 01:13:13 MGG 871 Outtro
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