Is it appleOS 26? Or aquaOS 26?
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Ready to upgrade or migrate your Mac? You’ll learn the smartest way to do it from Adam’s shiny new M4 MacBook Pro to migration tips that help you avoid the dreaded cruft. Whether you’re going Mac-to-Mac over Thunderbolt or restoring from Time Machine, we’ve got you covered. Don’t forget those “On My Mac” Mail folders, and hey—CleanMyMac’s SpaceLens is back. If you’re rocking the MacBook Air vs. the Pro, brightness matters (hint: 500 nits vs. 1600 nits!), and we break it down so you don’t get burned.
This week’s quick tips hit hard: from iPhone Mirroring on your Mac to binder clips as minimalist wallets (yes, really). We’ve got AirTags, Apple Music hacks, and a live activity trick to boost your focus. Need image compression or automation tools? Retrobatch and Lingon Pro 10 make the list. As always, Don’t Get Caught—like we did when our episodes wouldn’t even play on Apple Podcasts in some cases. From Flipper Zero hotel tricks to your iPhone’s audio quirks in the car, it’s all here.
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1095 for Monday, June 23rd, 2025
- June 23rd: International Women in Engineering Day
- Police Code 10-95 – Officer’s Residence
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – 1MORE Sonoflow Headphones
- We’ll be doing MGG Live at Macstock on Saturday, July 12th! Join us, and use our coupon code: MACGEEKGAB50 to save $50!
- 00:03:59 Adam’s New M4 MacBook Pro
- It’s all about the nits (and ProMotion)
- MacBook Air = 500nits
- MacBook Pro = 1600nits
- 1TB/24GB RAM
- It’s all about the nits (and ProMotion)
- 00:07:33 Adam’s Migration Path to his new Mac
- First, Update all backups
- Then Migration Assistant from a USB Time Machine Backup
- For direct computer-to-computer migrations, start handshake over Wi-Fi, then plug-in Thunderbolt
- 00:12:41 Gary-What’s the best Mac-to-Mac migration path while avoiding cruft
- Don’t forget about Mail that’s only “On My Mac”
- Or Migration Assistant then CleanMyMac
- CleanMyMac gets SpaceLens back!
- Sponsors
- 00:22:04 SPONSOR: Surfshark. Secure your privacy with SurfShark. Go to https://surfshark.com/mgg or use code MGG at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!
- 00:23:23 SPONSOR: OWC’s Envoy Ultra, their super-fast Thunderbolt 5 SSD.
- 00:24:41 SPONSOR: IDEO U. Practical, relevant courses designed to seamlessly transition you from theory to practice. Get 15% off at IDEOU.com/mgg.
- Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 n-DLH-QT-Setup iPhone Mirroring and get all Notifications on your Mac
- 00:26:12 P2-QT-AirTags are Magnetic…Why?
- 00:30:02 QT-Use a binder clip as your wallet
- 00:32:08 Andrew-QT-Use iCloud.com if you’re concerned about putting your iCloud account on a work device
- 00:33:22 Andrew-QT-Use Favorite Playlists for Apple Music
- 00:36:51 Michael-QT-Tap the Now Playing Live Activity on iPhone to see more detail…and focus!
- 00:37:35 Greg-QT-Updating ‘Home’ in Maps App
- 00:40:09 Kirit-QT-1094-Compress Images with Quick Actions in macOS Finder (and Allison)
- Large: 1280×960
- Medium: 640×480
- Small: 320×240
- 00:42:06 Allison-CSF-Retrobatch for Converting Images
- Sponsors
- 00:44:38 SPONSOR: Caldera Lab. Guys, don’t settle for drugstore junk or steal your partner’s products—elevate your routine with skincare made for you. Head to CalderaLab.com/MGG and use MGG at checkout for 20% off your first order.
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- Don’t Get Caught
- 00:47:32 Gordon-DGC-MacUpdater sunsets at end of 2025…what’s next?
- Possible alternative: MacUpdate.com’s Desktop App
- Another: CleanMyMac
- 00:50:29 Andy-DGC-Check your HomePod’s Apple ID after you merge IDs
- 00:52:35 MGG Got Caught: This episode can’t be played on this device
- 00:47:32 Gordon-DGC-MacUpdater sunsets at end of 2025…what’s next?
- Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:56:55 Jason-Unable to Get Type -v- Paste Shortcut working.
- 01:00:14 Ben-naming appleOS 26
- 01:02:22 Larry-My new iPhone skips when playing audio in my car’s bluetooth
- 01:07:32 William-Will my iPhone actually tell me when my AirPods are low?
- Cool Stuff Found
- 01:11:27 DLH-CSF-Lingon Pro 10 adds Apple Intelligence and more
- 01:12:29 Chris-CSF-Clic for Sonos
- 01:13:38 Michael-CSF-Flipper Zero for hotel rooms
- 01:16:29 DLH-CSF-Logic Pro 11.2 adds Flashback Capture, Stem Splitter, and ChatGPT writing tools
- 01:18:29 MGG 1095 Outtro
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – 1MORE Sonoflow Headphones
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts)
- The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast!
- Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts
- MGG Merch is Available!
- Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page
- Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar
- This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
- MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
- feedback@macgeekgab.com
- 224-888-GEEK
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geekab and I'll bring us our quick tip of the week. |
| 0:05.0 | I noticed, actually I say I noticed. |
| 0:06.9 | My son showed me that if you set up iPhone mirroring on your Mac, and this is done simply |
| 0:15.0 | by going into applications and launching the app called iPhone mirroring, continuing through |
| 0:20.3 | the steps. |
| 0:27.5 | One of the things it asks you for is if you want to allow notifications from iPhone. |
| 0:35.8 | Even when you're not mirroring your iPhone, you still get to see notifications from everything on your phone. |
| 0:40.8 | I have found this such a focus helper. |
| 0:43.1 | I know notifications usually bad focus. |
| 0:49.0 | But in this case, when my phone is sitting on my desk, in the past, I'd hear it buzz, |
| 0:55.4 | and I would stop what I was doing, pick up my phone, look at it, only to see that it was some notification I didn't care about. Now, they show up in notification center. I can glance, realize I don't care |
| 1:00.6 | about it, and move on. More tips like this. Plus, your questions answered today on MacGeekab |
| 1:07.9 | 1095 for Monday, June 23rd, International Women in Engineering Day, 2025. |
| 1:16.1 | Mm-hmm. Greetings, folks, and welcome to Matt Geekab, the show where you send in or we share, well, we share them either way. |
| 1:41.1 | Quick tips like that. |
| 1:42.0 | Cool stuff found that you or we have found. |
| 1:44.9 | And questions that you or we have, sometimes even with answers or at least a path through the troubleshooting process to try. |
| 1:53.4 | Our sponsors this week include surfshark.com slash MG or code MG at checkout to get four extra months. |
| 2:02.3 | Openphone.com slash MG where you get 20% off your first six months. |
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| 2:16.0 | IDOU.com slash MG where you get 15% off your first order. IDOU.com slash MG. |
| 2:18.8 | You get 15% off really cool courses for you. |
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