A Little Pig Walked Around - MGG 1K
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2024
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Celebrate the monumental 1024th episode of Mac Geek Gab, a digital fest that aligns with National Clean Out Your Computer Day, marking a significant milestone in the podcast’s journey.
In this special installment, John F. Braun makes a special guest appearance, joining forces with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton for an episode brimming with insights and camaraderie. From the nuances of gibibytes versus gigabytes to Adam’s firsthand experience with the Apple Vision Pro, the episode is packed with valuable quick tips that span the tech spectrum.
Highlights include optimizing your Mac’s functionality with simple commands, leveraging Siri for calculations, and embracing the power of live text translation. The team also dives into the world of cool stuff found, showcasing everything from cutting-edge printers to the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro, not forgetting essential advice on scammer vigilance. As the MGG community celebrates this 1K episode, remember the show’s mantra, “Don’t Get Caught,” ensuring you stay ahead in the tech game without missing a beat.
This episode isn’t just a celebration; it’s a treasure trove of tech tips and tricks designed to elevate your digital life. Dive into the Apple ecosystem with listener-submitted quick tips for the Apple Vision Pro, discover the convenience of re-downloading Siri’s voice, and learn to enhance your iMessaging with effects. The episode also sheds light on essential tech tools and apps, from the ForeFlight Voyager for Vision Pro to the indispensable Google Chromecast HD for travelers.
As MGG ventures into its next kilobyte of episodes, it stands as a beacon for tech enthusiasts seeking knowledge, entertainment, and community. So, gear up for an adventure in technology, guided by the wisdom of Mac Geek Gab, and always stay one step ahead: Don’t Get Caught in the tech whirlwind without this great community at your side!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1024 for Monday, February 12th, 2024
- 00:00:01 QT-Assign a Contact Name to Companies Who Routinely Text you
- 00:03:40 Gibibytes vs. Gigabytes
- 00:04:23 Adam’s Had The Vision Pro For a Week
- Streamyard’s Landscape view default
- Quick Tips
- 00:14:38 MGG Hangout talking Mac Web Browsers (and anything else!): Sunday, 2/18, 4pm ET
- 00:17:31 Saurabh-QT-Quick Tips for Apple Vision Pro
- 00:29:09 Juirj-QT-Command-click the filename in title bar to see path location (pronounced: “Yuriy”)
- 00:30:49 Mike-QT-Recipes in Notes have tap-to-convert
- 00:33:29 Ben-QT-Hide and Show Spotlight on Your Mac with Command-Space, keeping its contents intact!
- 00:37:54 Use Siri for Calculations, too!
- 00:38:14 QT-Translate using live text in your camera app!
- 00:40:51 Nick-QT-Re-download Siri’s Voice to Avoid The Robots!
- 00:42:09 Mark-QT-Disable Printer Sharing to Make AirPrint Work
- 00:43:59 JJuhl-QT-Long-press the blue send button to send an iMessage with effects
- Sponsor
- 00:44:40 SPONSOR: BBEdit 15 is out! Now with Minimaps, Expandable “Cheat Sheets”, a ChatGPT Worksheet and much, much more. Get a new 30-day trial today to check it all out!
- Cool Stuff Found
- 00:46:12 CSF-Brother HL-L2405W Wireless Printer
- Brother Multifunction Duplex Wireless Printer (this is essentially the one John has!)
- 00:55:42 CSF-ForeFlight Voyager for Vision Pro
- 01:00:55 Andrew-CSF-Google Chromecast HD is great for traveling!
- Tip: Use Apps-Only Mode
- 01:03:34 CSF-NVIDIA Shield TV Pro is a great Plex client, media streamer…and more. 4K HDR, lossless audio
- 01:09:52 DLH-CSF-Plex offers Streaming Movie Rentals
- 01:12:13 Patrick-Beware the Clever Scammers!
- 01:19:53 JFB-CSF-Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad
- 00:46:12 CSF-Brother HL-L2405W Wireless Printer
- 01:29:00 MGG 1024 Outtro
- John F. Braun on Twitter
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- Follow us on Mastodon
- Adam Christianson on X/Twitter
- Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts)
- Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts
- MGG Merch is Available!
- Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page
- Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar
- This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
- MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
- feedback@macgeekgab.com
- 224-888-GEEK
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geek, Kevin. I'll bring us our quick tip of the week. |
| 0:05.0 | When I get text messages from brands, you know, stores I buy from companies I deal with, just comes in as a number I like to know |
| 0:14.4 | who those are from especially when I'm like in my car and I all I get to see is the |
| 0:18.3 | display so my quick tip is go in and assign a contact to those numbers and give it a company name. |
| 0:27.0 | It skip the first and last name. |
| 0:28.6 | Just give it a company name. |
| 0:30.3 | And now on all your devices because of the magic of iCloud Sinking, even though they're text messages, |
| 0:35.5 | you'll get a contact name popping right up and you'll know who these things are from. |
| 0:41.0 | And it kind of helps sort things out a little bit easier. |
| 0:44.4 | More quick tips like this plus your questions answered, some cool stuff found in a big |
| 0:50.6 | party here today on Mac Geek app 1K. |
| 0:54.3 | 1024 for Monday, February 12th National, |
| 0:58.0 | clean out your computer day, 2024. 24! Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geekup. We are the show where you send in your quick |
| 1:21.9 | tips like that one. |
| 1:23.0 | Your cool stuff found, your questions, we try to answer your questions, we share your quick |
| 1:27.0 | tips and your cool stuff found. |
| 1:28.0 | The goal is for each and every one of us to learn at least five new things every single time we get |
| 1:37.0 | together. Sponsors for this episode include BB edit at barebones.com. We will talk more about that in a little bit. |
| 1:46.5 | For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:51.4 | And here in Fairfield, Connecticut, this is John F. Prime. |
| 1:55.0 | And here in South Dakota and in inner space, I'm Adam Christensen. |
| 2:02.0 | And here from San Francisco, California, it's Pilot Pete. |
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