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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Conjuring Up The Battery Person

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

How To, Technology, Education, News, Tech News

4.8977 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Which router should you buy? How much free space do I really have on my Mac? Where are my AirPods? These are just some of your questions answered by your three favorite geeks here this week. And then there are the Quick Tips. Oh, man, are there Quick Tips. Listen as Pilot Pete, John F. Braun, and Dave Hamilton go through all this stuff and more to ensure that you learn at least five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 950 for Monday, October 10, 2022

Jim-QT-Use Control-(shift)-Tab in Messages to Move Forwards (or Backwards)
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!


Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:02:54 John-Inaccurate Free Space Under APFS

Where did all that free space go on my APFS disk?
View Snapshots in Disk Utility on macOS


00:08:45 Brian-I can’t FindMy AirPods

AirTag and a case with a ring on it
E6000 Glue
Chipolo AirTag


00:18:51 Harvey-Apple Card Cash Back?
00:24:00 Steve Jobs – RIP – episode 357
00:24:46 Has Apple Cash Card been linked? Set Up Apple Cash
00:26:27 Jordan-Which router? eero vs. Synology

Eero Pro 6E Review
Eero 1st Generation End Of Life
TP-Link Deco


PSAs (and Warnings!)

00:39:07 Graham-iMazing Wireless Backups Requesting Password
00:41:56 David-Health and Contacts Emergency Contact Mismatch




00:47:48 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software; now supports creating multiple notebooks in any desired location(s)!
Quick Tips

00:49:58 Jamie in Discord – QT-Use Safari’s View > Show Tab Overview to easily see all tabs {Shift+Cmd+\} is keystroke for this
00:51:02 Ben-QT-Use Command-+ (and minus) in Finder to alter icon sizes
00:52:06 AlexS in Discord-QT-Command-Option Click on a Window to Hide All Others
00:53:52 QT-iOS Mail “send later” how to
00:57:10 macOS Ventura Coming This Month
00:58:11 Jacques-QT-With Larger Text on iPhone, Tap Status Bar for Details
01:01:29 pcunix in Discord-QT-watchOS 9 Adds New Charging Screen
01:02:46

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey folks it is time for Mac Geek Cab and listener Jim brings us our quick tip of the

0:06.1

week with saying on my Mac or iPad with Apple keyboard you can move between

0:11.7

your pinned and other messages in the messages app by using

0:15.5

control tab to move forward and control shift tab to move backwards.

0:20.4

He says, I was always using the track pad or mouse or touch screen and that took my hands off the keyboard, but this lets me avoid that. Great tip. Control tab and messages to go forward and backward. Brilliant stuff, thank you, Jim.

0:34.0

More tips like this, plus your questions answered today

0:38.7

on Mac Geek Cab 9.50 for Monday, October 10, 2022. Thanks folks and indeed welcome to Mac Geek Cab the show where you send in tips like that

1:05.6

you send in your own questions you send in cool stuff found we share the cool stuff found

1:09.7

and the tips we answer your questions we share tips and questions of our own, because the goal is for each

1:17.0

of us to learn at least five new things.

1:21.0

Every single time we get together, sponsors for this episode include

1:24.4

BB edit at barebones.com, now supports creating multiple notebooks in

1:29.6

desired locations. any desired locations.

1:33.0

In fact, we'll talk more in depth about that a little bit later here.

1:35.8

For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, having a little bit of an Indian summer,

1:42.0

is Dave Hamilton. And here in Fairfield, Connecticut. This is

1:47.5

Jennifer Braun. And here in New Hampshire, Pilot Pete at least for a few more days here.

1:54.0

Thanks for having me back guys.

1:55.3

Yeah, of course.

1:56.3

Dave.

1:57.3

You know, I read that tip in there and I would go on command tab, command tab.

2:00.9

It's just taking me to other programs. No sir, control tab. That's beautiful.

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