Episodes

What is your current backup routine? Do you even need one anymore? John, Dave, and Pete talk through answers to all your questions, including this one! Other questions answered include how to dry wet AirPods, sharing only certain Contact info, using Security Keys with Apple Devices, fixing macOS Ventura’s pesky permissions warnings, and more. Plus, your three favorite geeks share some Cool Stuff Found including a new password manager, a solar keyboard, and AirPlay 2 Read more…

iOS 16 Includes a new “Block Sender” shortcut along with a bunch of stuff added to the Lock Screen, and you can use Siri to control your Apple TV. That’s just a sampling of the Quick Tips your two favorite geeks share to start the show. Listen as John and Dave then dig into your questions about managing your iCloud Keychain passwords, using your Apple TV with HomePods as your speakers, extracting Blu-Ray content, and Read more…

Quick Tips for your Mac and iPhone about Siri, QR codes, Voice Isolation, and Multi-Port USB-C Chargers are just the beginning today. After that, your three favorite geeks provide answers to your questions about configuring your network, properly ejecting disks, waking up your Mac remotely, and much more. Plus, John, Pete, and Dave share some Cool Stuff Found, too! Press play and enjoy learning (at least!) five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab Read more…

Learn keyboard shortcuts for logging into your Mac, tricks for controlling Open/Save dialogs, using Conversation Mode to Translate voice conversations, how to set multiple timers, and more. And it’s not just Quick Tips that your three favorite geeks feature this week, there’s a TON of Cool Stuff Found. John, Dave, and Pete take you through travel monitors, clipboard managers, app installers, charging stations, and more. Press play and you’re guaranteed to learn at least five Read more…

Apple’s new M2-family chips see updated Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, and Dave, John, and Pete talk through the impacts of that…for them and for you. Quick Tips rule the week, with the Finder sidebar getting special attention. Keyboard shortcuts are the runner-up, too, with lots of love there, as well. Lastly but not leastly: your questions. How do you print envelopes? How do you generate passwords? Your three favorite geeks have answers! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Read more…

Answers to your questions about USB (including USB 4!), apps not launching in Ventura, the longevity of M1 Macs, formatting external drives, and filtering Mail are all here, courtesy of your three favorite geeks. John, Pete, and Dave also take you through a slew of Quick Tips about Notes, Contacts, VPNs, and playing Atmos Apple Music in your living room. Press play and you’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things or your money Read more…

Matter, MagSafe, Turntables, and TVs are just a few of the technologies your three favorite geeks encountered at CES 2023. Listen as John, Dave, and Pete talk through these and more as they share all the Cool Stuff they Found in Las Vegas. That’s not all, though! The episode starts with some Quick Tips that you’re definitely not going to want to miss. Press play and enjoy learning no less than five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Read more…

This week your three favorite geeks talk about tunnels! Listen to learn about SSH tunnels, Cloudflare Tunnels, and maybe another kind of tunnel. That’s not all, though! You’ve got Cool Stuff Found, your questions answered about iCloud Keychain, Messages, CarPlay, and Screen Sharing. Plus, John, Pete, and Dave answer the important (titular) question: whose month was worse, Southwest Airlines or LastPass? Press play to learn this…and at least five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Read more…

Quick Tips about Apple Pay, Spotlight, Advanced Data Protection, iCloud Storage, Picture-in-Picture, Apple Watch, and Stage Manager are just the start of today’s episode! Then your three favorite geeks go on to help solve your macOS Ventura woes (as much as that’s possible!), discuss the best way to configure DNS, help you choose a mesh router in today’s world, and so much more. Press play and enjoy learning five new things with John, Pete, and Read more…

Finding geeks ways to make your computing life more efficient is fun, and your three favorite geeks share tips for resizing images, managing calendars, using the Finder’s toolbar, controlling your Apple TV and much, much more. Listen as John, Pete, and Dave answer your questions and share your tips, ensuring that you learn at least five new things this week! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 960 for Monday, December 19, 2022 Graham-QT-Set Flashlight Brightness Read more…