Don’t Exposé Your Mac's Hidden Features — Mac Geek Gab 1048 episode image

Don’t Exposé Your Mac’s Hidden Features — Mac Geek Gab 1048

Dive into this week’s Mac Geek Gab with Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson as they share invaluable quick tips and answer your burning questions. Discover how to command-click your Dock icon or use Siri for timer math to streamline your workflow. Got a tech issue? It might be cosmic karma or solar flares at play! If you’re not satisfied with Apple’s trade-in assessment, listener Badger advises taking it to an Apple Store—justice matters Read more…

World Brain Day Special: Backup Tips and Freezer Hacks – Mac Geek Gab 1047 episode image

World Brain Day Special: Backup Tips and Freezer Hacks – Mac Geek Gab 1047

Get ready for Mac Geek Gab 1047 with Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson, dropping knowledge on World Brain Day! Kick off with quick tips: forgetful moments? Use ChatGPT. It also helps summarize Zoom meeting notes. Pilot Pete then shows us how to manually select backup drives for Time Machine. Discover clever uses for your Apple Watch and streamline your clipboard with the Paste app. Get the lowdown on remote Bluetooth temp sensors for your Read more…

Stump the Geeks: Live From Macstock 2024 — Mac Geek Gab 1046 episode image

Stump the Geeks: Live From Macstock 2024 — Mac Geek Gab 1046

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 Read more…

The Fast and the Curious: Turbocharge Your Storage and RAM — Mac Geek Gab 1045 episode image

The Fast and the Curious: Turbocharge Your Storage and RAM — Mac Geek Gab 1045

In this episode of Mac Geek Gab, you’ll dive deep into the need for speed with answers to Carsten’s question of NVMe Gen 5 versus Gen 4. You’ll learn the differences between NVMe, M.2, and SATA, and get the lowdown on essential peripherals like the Satechi Mac mini-shaped USB hub, OWC ThunderBlade, HyperDrive Next Snap-On USB-C SSD Enclosure, and HyperDrive Next USB4 SSD Enclosure. With this knowledge, you can ensure your Mac setup runs at Read more…

Practicing The Shrug Shoulders Salute — Mac Geek Gab 1044 episode image

Practicing The Shrug Shoulders Salute — Mac Geek Gab 1044

Dive into Mac Geek Gab 1044, where you join Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson for a packed episode full of quick tips and expert answers. Todd kicks things off with a smart travel tip: log into your streaming services before you hit the road. Patrick introduces you to the power of Duck Duck Go Bangs, while Martin advises on disabling Spotlight in macOS 15 Dev Beta 1. PCUnix highlights the versatility of ChatGPT, Read more…

Don’t Inception The Cloud — Mac Geek Gab 1043 episode image

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 Read more…

Hey, 19! — Mac Geek Gab 1042 episode image

Hey, 19! — Mac Geek Gab 1042

Celebrate Mac Geek Gab’s 19th anniversary with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton as they dive into quick tips, listener questions, and cool stuff found. The episode kicks off with a shoutout to World Tessellation Day and, of course, a a look forward to Mac Geek Gab beginning its twentieth year! The Quick Tips segment is packed with gems like using the Google app to recognize a song you hum, dragging icons from Control Read more…

WWDC Keynote: AI is Fun, but Rush Was The Winner — Mac Geek Gab 1041 episode image

WWDC Keynote: AI is Fun, but Rush Was The Winner — Mac Geek Gab 1041

Dive into this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode as Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton unpack the highlights from Apple’s WWDC Keynote. You’ll get the scoop on macOS Sequoia with its new iPhone mirroring feature and the much-anticipated password app coming to macOS. iOS 18 brings RCS support, satellite messaging, and the innovative “Send Later” feature in Messages. Plus, there’s the AI-based search and FaceTime’s remote control feature. You’ll also hear about watchOS 11’s Read more…

Form 1040-MGG for Your Itemized Tips — Mac Geek Gab 1040 episode image

Form 1040-MGG for Your Itemized Tips — Mac Geek Gab 1040

In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, dive into the latest Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found that will keep your Mac life smooth and efficient. Time Machine gets a tweak with hourly, daily, and weekly options, while Zoom for Apple TV lets you disable Center Stage and manually control zoom and center. Learn about T-Mobile for international calls, using Google Voice, and the handy Digital Color Meter Mac app. Plus, find out how iCloud keeps Read more…

Okay is a Four-Letter Word – Mac Geek Gab 1039 episode image

Okay is a Four-Letter Word – Mac Geek Gab 1039

In this week’s Mac Geek Gab podcast, dive into a trove of quick tips and tech tricks to streamline your Apple experience. Jim kicks things off by showing you how to drag images or hyperlinks into a new browser tab for efficiency. Mark M. follows up with a tip on rotating images in Preview using the Option key, while Daoud demonstrates how to quickly switch iPhone apps with the Home Bar. Dave, Adam, and Pete Read more…