Battery Battles, Font Fun, and Ad Blockers...Oh My!

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

How To, Technology, Education, News, Tech News

4.8 • 977 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Are you tired of struggling with password management and battery life on your Mac? This week’s Mac Geek Gab has you covered!
Discover how to streamline your password management experience by using the escape key to dismiss Apple’s autofill dialog and access your preferred password manager. Learn about the debate between Apple’s built-in password management and third-party options like 1Password. The hosts also dive into battery management techniques, discussing the pros and cons of apps like Al Dente versus Apple’s native battery health features.
But that’s not all! Get Quick Tips on using the terminal command “last reboot” to view your Mac’s shutdown history, and learn how to remove unwanted fonts using Font Book. In Cool Stuff Found, explore new AirTag accessories for pet tracking and check out the Insta360 Link webcam for improved video quality. Don’t get caught without these valuable insights – tune in to Mac Geek Gab for all this and more!
Ready to supercharge your Mac knowledge? Listen now and discover at least five new things in this episode of Mac Geek Gab!

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1074 for Monday, January 27th, 2025

January 27th: Bubblewrap Appreciation Day
Police Code 10-74 – How do you copy / Smoke report / “Mental Person” You Decide! NF-Listener
MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win an MGG Hat from our new merch store!

Quick Tips

00:00:01 JMM-QT-Long Press Files App Icon to Pull Up Scan Menu Option
00:04:14 Kirschen-QT-Type `last reboot` and it’ll show you all recent shutdowns and reboots
00:05:40 Adam-QT-If you’re using Apple Passwords and 1Password, ‘escape’ is your friend
00:10:02 Keep a photo of your license and passport on your phone
00:12:43 StephenA-QT-Fool Websites that ‘block’ Pasting data such as Passwords
00:16:36 Gary-QT-Wow Apple Watch Camera App
00:18:55 JEhndal-QT-Use a cable for software updates on iOS/iPadOS devices if space is a problem

Use encrypted backups to backup your iPhone’s health data

00:22:11 Scott-QT-Create a Silence Unknown Callers shortcut
00:23:27 Ferrers (and everyone in the chat)-QT-Shift-and-scroll to change your mouse to sideways
00:26:30 Mental Triggers for The Virtual Rolodex

Sponsor

00:31:48 SPONSOR: OWC’s new Thunderbolt 5 hub is available and is compatible with Macs, PCs, and iPads Pro.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:33:17 Andrew-What’s the best way to manage my MacBook’s battery?

AlDente for Mac

00:44:21 Valentine-Best Thunderbolt Dock Rec?

OWC ClingOn USB-C Securing Device

00:52:49 Phil-Which Ad Blocker to replace Vinegar?

uBlock Origin
1Blocker
Ghostery

01:01:23 David-How do I remove fonts from my Mac?
01:06:37 Font Tips: Use the My Fonts tab to see which ones you installed, and create your own Font Collections

Cool Stuff Found

01:08:40 CSF-Sonos now supports Lossless Apple Music Quality
01:11:54 MySpoonIsTooBig-CSF Elevation La...

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's time for Matt Geekab and listener, J.MM brings us our quick tip of the week with,
0:07.9	hey, you fellow geeks, I just discovered that one of the recent iOS updates,
0:13.3	the files app now lets you scan documents with a long press.
0:17.5	All you have to do is long press the files app icon.
0:23.1	A menu pops up with the option to scan right at the top. So you can scan your document right then and there. No need to open the app and
0:28.4	dig through menus anymore. More tips like this. Plus your questions answered today on
0:33.4	on Mac Geekab number 1074 for Monday, January 27th, 2025.
1:02.0	Greetings and happy bubble wrap appreciation day and welcome to Matt Geekub.
1:06.1	We are the show where you send in your tips like that.
1:06.8	We share them.
1:08.0	You send in your cool stuff found.
1:08.8	We share that too.
1:09.8	You send in your questions.
1:16.3	We try to answer those as well as sharing the questions. Really, the goal is to put all this together so that we can each learn at least five new things every single time we get together. Our sponsor for today
1:23.8	is Otherworld Computing and we'll talk a little bit more about their new Thunderbolt 5 hub in a few minutes.
1:31.5	For now, here in Anaheim, California, right next to the Anaheim, sandwiched between the Anaheim Convention Center and Disneyland.
1:41.9	I'm Dave Hamilton.
1:44.5	And here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen.
1:48.5	And here in New Hampshire, it's Pilot Pete.
1:51.6	Good to be back with you guys today.
1:53.6	We're police code 1074.
1:56.3	Like I said, Dave, they're getting morbidder and morbidur.
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