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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

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

You’re about to level up your tech game with Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found that’ll make you wonder how you ever lived without them. From keeping tabs on low AirPods battery via the Today view widget to renaming your Spaces for better Mac workflow, it’s all here. Discover magnetic AirTag mounts, a Zulu Time converter, a portable vac/blower combo, and even a 10Gbps SSD that’s thinner than your AirPods case. And if you’ve been craving better backups, networked Time Machine options from Synology and Buffalo make an appearance, too. Don’t Get Caught without them.
Ever thought of doing a clean install straight from macOS Settings? You can. Migrating from Intel to Apple Silicon? Yeah, it “just works.” Plus, we answer listener questions on fixing autocorrect quirks, exporting text replacements, and balancing podcast audio using tools like Overcast and Levelator. Got a slow-booting iMac? Try verbose mode and dive deep with the Terminal. And if you’re monitor shopping, we’ve got budget picks ranging from Sceptre to Philips. This episode’s packed—just the way you like it.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1096 for Monday, June 30th, 2025

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Quick Tips

00:00:01 Scott-QT-Use the Batteries widget in Today view to see low AirPods

Cool Stuff Found

00:03:29 Richard-CSF-AirTag Magnetic Aero
00:05:02 Ben-CSF-Spaces Renamer to assign names to your Mac’s spaces
00:06:25 Andrew-CSF-Time Zone Converter for Zulu Time
00:09:01 CSF-Ampace Andes 1500 Power Station
00:13:18 CSF-Scosche Portable Vac / Blower

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Cool Stuff Found for backups and more

00:18:51 CSF-Crucial 2TB SSD – 10GBps USB-C – $121 (about the size than an AirPods case)

CSF-Anker 4-in1 USB-C Hub
Anker 332 USB-C Hub (5-in-1, 4K HDMI)

00:24:18 Partitioning vs. Multiple Volumes with APFS

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Keycab and listener Scott sends us our quick tip of the week.
0:06.0	He says for your listener who recently wanted notifications when his AirPods are low on battery,
0:11.6	I find it useful to have the batteries widget on my today view,
0:15.6	the screen to the left of the home screen on my iPhone.
0:19.5	Although you can put it elsewhere if you prefer.
0:21.7	This widget gives me the charging levels for my phone watch, AirPods case, and the AirPods
0:27.3	themselves, and I find it super helpful.
0:30.6	More tips like this, plus your questions answered today on MacGeekup 1096 for Monday, June 30th, Social Media Day, 2025.
1:03.6	Wow! Greetings, folks, and welcome to Matt Geekab, the show where you send in tips like that.
1:05.3	You send in cool stuff found.
1:06.2	You send in questions.
1:07.0	We share them.
1:09.4	We try to answer your questions.
1:12.4	We string them together into an agenda that hopefully not only makes sense, but makes it easy for each of us to learn at least five new things
1:18.8	every single time we get together. Sponsors for this episode include surfshark.com slash
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1:44.2	Great website creation.
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1:54.3	We'll talk more about all of those in a little bit.
1:56.8	For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Mr. 101.
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