Battery Battles, Font Fun, and Ad Blockers...Oh My!
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K 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?
- 00:44:21 Valentine-Best Thunderbolt Dock Rec?
- OWC ClingOn USB-C Securing Device
- 00:52:49 Phil-Which Ad Blocker to replace Vinegar?
- 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 Lab AirTag Dog Collar Mount
- 01:14:14 Shannon-CSF-Insta360 Link Webcam
- 01:17:17 MGG 1074 Outtro
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win an MGG Hat from our new merch store!
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts)
- The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast!
- 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 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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