Beware The Lightning Bunnies
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2024
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Celebrate IBM PC Day with a tech-packed Mac Geek Gab episode? Sure…why not? Adam Christianson and Dave Hamilton start with some fun tangents about how the IBM PC relates to Steve Jobs, Apple, Bill Gates, and the art of leadership. Packed with Quick Tips, you’ll learn how to streamline your digital life, like using Do Not Disturb for event durations, and swiping right in Messages for instant replies. Whether you’re curious about mice vs. trackpads, or how to prevent butt dials with upside-down iPhones, this episode covers it all.
From cleaning out Lightning port bunnies to setting up secure networks for your IoT devices, this episode tackles the mysteries of tech with practical advice. Get the scoop on iOS 18’s flashlight tweaks and upcoming RCS support, then dive into listener questions about bandwidth needs, smart home devices, and managing your Photos library. Don’t get caught without the latest tips—whether you’re protecting your personal data or optimizing your smart home, Mac Geek Gab has you covered!
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1050 for Monday, August 12th, 2024
- August 12th: IBM PC Day
- 00:02:01 About IBM PC Day… and then some tangents about Steve Jobs, IBM, Bill Gates, and leadership in general
- Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 Marty-QT-Choose Do Not Disturb for event durations so you don’t forget!
- 00:08:15 Grumpy-QT-Swipe right in Messages for Instant Reply
- And swipe left for time stamps!
- 00:10:00 Does anyone still use a mouse instead of a trackpad?
- Or how about a trackball?
- 00:15:26 Tony-QT-Rename your iCloud Downloads folder to limit confusion
- Addressing (if not Answering) the Mysteries Of The Universe
- 00:19:47 Joe-QT-1003-Upside down iPhones don’t butt dial
- 00:22:36 Cleaning out the Lightning (and USB-C) Bunnies
- 00:26:02 Use Chrome to Enter MGG August Giveaway for Camo
- 00:31:14 DLH-iOS 18 flashlight can set brightness AND beam width!
- 00:36:38 DLH-QT-RCS Support Coming to iOS 18 is carrier dependent
- Sponsors
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- Show Business
- 00:41:46 MGG Premium Listener Contribution Appreciation Moment
- Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:44:20 Andy-How much bandwidth is enough?
- 00:56:14 Chris-Smart Home Devices Aren’t Acting Smart after Router Change
- 01:03:15 Clif-Be aware of your employer’s data privacy policies before you put personal data on your work devices
- 01:04:03 Clif-Should I setup a secure network for my IOT devices?
- 01:13:22 Felix-How do I move my Photos library back to my Mac from an external drive?
- 01:22:16 Paul-CSF-iCloudPD to Download iCloud Photos to Your Synology
- 01:24:33 MGG 1050 Outtro
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
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- 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 Cab and listener Marty brings us our quick tip of the week by saying |
| 0:06.6 | hey if I have a doctor's appointment or other short duration event I can choose a do not disturb focus on my phone and all of my |
| 0:16.3 | devices and then select until I leave this location or until this event is over. |
| 0:24.3 | And this is a really great way |
| 0:26.8 | to make sure that I don't forget to change |
| 0:30.0 | or disable the Do Not Disturb Focus when I I leave it's great for those short use |
| 0:35.4 | focus changes and you don't want to find yourself stuck in a focus mode later in the |
| 0:41.7 | day. Love this tip. |
| 0:43.6 | More tips like this, plus your questions answered today |
| 0:48.2 | on Mac Geek Cab 1050 for Monday, August 12th, IBM PC Day, 2024. Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geek of the show where you send in tips like that. |
| 1:17.3 | You also send in your questions and hopefully we answer you send in cool stuff found |
| 1:20.2 | we share it all we do our level best to organize it into an agenda such that we |
| 1:27.8 | are each best set to learn at least five new things every single time we get together no every |
| 1:35.8 | single time we get together bibi edit at bear bair bones com is our sponsor for this |
| 1:40.8 | episode we'll talk more about them in a little bit for now |
| 1:43.8 | here with my voice mostly back and intact in Durham, New Hampshire. I'm Dave |
| 1:48.4 | Hamilton. And here in South Dakota I'm Madam Christensen. |
| 1:55.9 | How are things this morning? There's no Pete. |
| 1:56.9 | No. Yeah. |
| 1:57.9 | No, no Pete. |
| 1:58.9 | I was wondering when he was going to chime in, oh, he's not here. |
| 2:01.0 | He's not here. |
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