If It Ain't Broke, Fix It 'Til It Is!
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2023
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
In this high-flying episode of Mac Geek Gab, Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton unleash a treasure trove of quick Mac tips and tricks. They kick things off by zooming through system settings, with Pilot Pete navigating users on a shortcut to access them with the Option key. Not stopping there, the duo dive into accessibility customization, chat about the iPhone’s app icon wiggle-speed, and unleash the power of Siri on Macs – who knew typing to Siri could be so handy? But wait, “Don’t Get Caught” unprepared, as they segue into the savvy world of phone insurance, exploring self-insurance and credit card backup plans.
The action doesn’t stop as they turn the Wi-Fi up to 11, discussing network upgrades, optimizing power levels, and channel selection. A hiccup with Time Machine backups on Synology NAS is thwarted with potential fixes. Phone in hand, they then globe-trot into mobile carriers and eSIMs, perfect for those Alaskan escapades. On the final descent, they spotlight the podcast-perfect Mackie DLZ Creator mixer, and before the landing gear comes down, they share gratitude for the community, plug Pilot Pete’s aviation-centric podcast “So There I Was”, and give a shoutout to Mac Stock. Strap in, because this episode takes you on a roller-coaster ride of Mac wisdom.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 990 for Monday, July 10th, 2023
- Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 PilotPete-QT-Option+[Keyboard Controls] Brings up System Settings for Brightness, Mission Control/Appearance, or Sound
- 00:02:52 Tony-QT-Take a Screenshot to Easily Zoom Everything on iPad or iPhone
- 00:05:22 Todd-QT-Get Your iPhone Apps to Wiggle Mode Faster!
- 00:06:56 Chicago Tom-QT-989-Use Siri on the Mac to Take a Quick Note…Silently, and without Stealing Focus
- 00:13:19 Matt-July 11-12 is Indie App Sales Day…Over 60 apps with discounts!
- 00:14:38 OldGuy-PSA-T-Mobile Autopayment Discount Only for Debit Cards now
- 00:20:34 Allison-PSA-Tailscale Breaks Keyboard in Sonoma
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- Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:26:56 Gary – Why Can’t I Take a Screenshot of my Prime Video?
- 00:29:37 JTRay-How can I get more than 2TB of iCloud Storage?
- 00:32:34 Melissa-When Is It Time to Upgrade My Wi-Fi?
- 00:40:21 Jamie-Advice for Setting Up My Own Wi-Fi Mesh?
- eero
- Wi-Fi Explorer
- Cell Phone Signal Strength: *3001#12345#* Cool Cell Phone Codes
- 00:49:47 Rich-Repairing a Broken Time Machine Network Connection
- 00:56:12 Steve-“To Photos” or “Not to Photos”
- 01:00:59 Mark-What to do about Travel when Dropping from one of the big mobile carriers?
- Cool Stuff Found
- 01:09:34 CSF-Mackie DLZ Creator
- 01:17:23 Mac Geek Gab 990 Outtro
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- Follow us on Mastodon
- Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts)
- Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for the Mac Geek Gab and this week's quick tip comes from me pilot Pete. |
| 0:07.0 | If you need to get into system settings, simply hit the option key and touch either the brightness, the mission control, or one of the audio, up or down keys. |
| 0:20.0 | Option plus brightness will bring up system settings and your brightness. |
| 0:26.0 | Mission Control brings up your displays and obviously your audio brings up your system settings |
| 0:30.8 | sound. |
| 0:31.8 | No more having to type it, search it out with your mouse. |
| 0:34.8 | Quick, in and easy. |
| 0:36.5 | More quick tips like this, plus your questions today on Met Geek Gab |
| 0:40.7 | number 990 for Monday, July 10th, 2023. Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geek Cab the show where you send in your |
| 1:06.7 | we share quick tips like that we answer your questions we take your cool stuff found we we share those two. We put it all together into an |
| 1:16.0 | agenda that has a flow to it that keeps us engaged that |
| 1:25.0 | each and every one of us learns at least five new things |
| 1:30.0 | every single time we get together. Sponsors for this episode include |
| 1:34.8 | LinkedIn.com slash MGG where you can go and post your first job for free on |
| 1:40.1 | LinkedIn jobs, Notion.com slash Mac Geek Gob, where you can go also for free and try |
| 1:46.0 | out Notion Projects and Zoc Doc.com slash MGG where you can go and sign up, yes, for free and download their app today. |
| 1:54.8 | We'll talk more in depth about each of those things that you get to do. |
| 1:58.5 | A little bit later in the episode for now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 2:04.0 | And here for a couple more days in Lee, New Hampshire. |
| 2:06.6 | It's pilot Pete. |
| 2:07.6 | Good to be back, Dave. |
| 2:08.8 | Yeah, man, it's good to be back. |
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