Hey Siri, Use Your Words
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Cool Stuff Found
The podcast starts with an interesting collection of cool stuff found by the hosts and listeners. Gary shares a wonderful resource called “Make Something Wonderful” on Apple Books. Next, Ben introduces Jitouch, a handy tool that enhances multi-touch gestures for mouse and trackpad users. Pilot Pete follows with his recommendation of TimeKettle WT2-Edge Translator Earbuds, an innovative device for real-time translation. Saurabh brings attention to Smart Scroll, a convenient tool to speed up scrolling on your Mac, while John recommends DoYourClone, an application that allows you to create bootable external clones of your Mac.
Dave’s Experience Downgrading from macOS Ventura to Monterey
In this segment, Dave shares his experience downgrading from macOS Ventura to Monterey. He explains that while he noticed improvements in Logic’s performance and CoreAudio device responsiveness, he advises listeners not to follow his example, as downgrading can be risky and may cause issues.
More Cool Stuff Found
The podcast continues with more cool finds, such as Dave’s discovery of TwelveSouth AirFly SE, a Bluetooth accessory for airplane entertainment systems. John Payne contributes by mentioning the New File Menu app, a helpful right-click application for Mac users. Barry brings nostalgia with MuffinTerm, a software to connect to old-school BBSes. Dave then talks about MacUpdater 3, an app that includes auto-updates, deeper versions, and more features for maintaining your Mac. Lastly, in honor of Earth Day, Dave recommends Anker’s bio-based cables.
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared
John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete address various listener questions and share valuable tips. They discuss the possible reasons behind DukeSilver’s MacBook discharging during sleep and suggest using Sleep Aid to resolve the issue. Joe shares advice about tracking places to visit with Google Maps, and the hosts provide guidance on using the feature effectively. Larry’s question on WiFi/Eero connection issues is tackled, while J-Bryner seeks an explanation for numbers being added to remote volume names. Lastly, Dave shares his experience with Siri’s devolving functionality, particularly in audibly providing elevation data.
Conclusion
Mac Geek Gab 977 delivers an insightful and engaging discussion on cool gadgets, software, and tips for Apple users. Dave, John, and Pilot Pete continue to answer listener questions and provide valuable advice to help users get the most out of their devices. Subscribe now so you won’t miss out on future episodes for more exciting discoveries and tips!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 977 for Monday, April 17th, 2023
Barry-CSF-Modem Dialup Audio and Explanation Flashback
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!
00:03:04 MGG AI-focused Hangout on Sunday, April 23rd!
Cool Stuff Found
00:05:33 Gary-CSF-Make Something Wonderful on Apple Books
00:12:13 Ben-CSF-Jitouch-Multi-touch gestures for mouse and trackpad
00:13:14 CSF TimeKettle WT2-Edge Translator Earbuds
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, it's time for Mac Geek Cab and listener Barry brings us our cool stuff found of the week. Oh, And what is that you ask? If you've been doing the internet for a while, you'll know what that is. |
| 0:31.0 | But if you want to learn details about what those noises are, then Barry |
| 0:38.4 | sent us this article that visually explains it and tells you what all those weird sounds mean. |
| 0:46.0 | So if you want to learn what it was like for doing the internet back in BBS day, |
| 0:51.4 | then check out this article. |
| 0:53.3 | And we're gonna get more cool stuff found like this, |
| 0:56.1 | plus your questions answered today |
| 0:58.6 | on Mac Geekab 977 for Monday, April 17th, 2023. Geechkev to Mac Geekab the show where you send in your cool |
| 1:25.6 | stuff found like that we share it you send in your quick tips we sometimes share |
| 1:28.7 | those although I don't think we have any in the agenda today because we got so |
| 1:31.5 | much cool stuff found you You also send you in your |
| 1:33.7 | questions and we try to answer those. Sometimes we even have questions of our own. We put it |
| 1:38.7 | all together into an agenda. The goal being that every single one of us, even those of us hosts here, every one of us, |
| 1:47.0 | perhaps especially those of us hosts here, |
| 1:49.0 | Learn at least five new things every single week when we get together. Sponsors for this episode include |
| 1:55.2 | notion.com slash Mac Geek Gab. That's where you can go to try notion AI for |
| 2:01.3 | free. Very cool thing. Also BB Edit from Bear Bone Software, my favorite |
| 2:07.8 | way to edit text. It's an app that's always open. We'll talk more in depth |
| 2:12.0 | about each of those a little bit later |
| 2:13.9 | here in the show. For now, here in balmy Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. And here in equally balmy, Fairfield, Connecticut, this is Jonathan Brown. |
| 2:28.0 | And here in Lee, New Hampshire, where everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. |
| 2:33.2 | It's pilot Pete. |
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