Is That Foreboding or Foreshadowing?
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Discover how to finally merge your Apple accounts, combining your purchases and iCloud data seamlessly. Dave, Adam, and Pete dive into the long-awaited solution for those juggling multiple Apple IDs. Don’t get caught with fragmented accounts any longer!
The hosts also explore the game-changing effect of robot lawnmowers while reviewing the new Eufy E15, discussing its features, setup process, and potential impact on lawn care. Other topics include managing podcast storage, finding hidden Wi-Fi passwords on your iPhone, and the importance of keeping work and personal data separate on company devices.
Tune in for these insights and more, including Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and Don’t Get Caught moments that will enhance your tech life. Listen now to learn at least five new things and join the Mac Geek Gab community!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1091 for Monday, May 26th, 2025
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Quick Tips
00:00:01 QT-Tap Settings > Wi-Fi > Edit for a list of Wi-Fi networks on iPhone
00:05:06 Joe-QT-1089–You Can Finally Merge Apple Accounts
00:09:44 Patrick-QT-Terminal Command to see SpaceHogs!
sudo du -h -d 1
~/Library/Group Containers/#######.groups.com.apple.podcasts/Caches
Also check the Books app’s storage of audiobooks
00:16:45 Allison-QT-When you change a file’s “Open With…” you have to re-approve the new app in the System Settings > Privacy & Security
Open In (also in Setapp)
00:20:40 Drewski-QT-Pinned Contacts in Messages – And Quick Location without “FindMy”
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Don’t Get Caught
00:24:57 Bill-DGC-Keep Your Private Files PRIVATE! [Audio]
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:35:41 Barry-AppleTV Photos Screen Saver Limit Work-Around.
00:40:15 QT-Switch Apple TV Screensavers with Remote (Swipe or Press Up)
00:43:09 ATC-CSF-Apple TV Snoopy Screensavers
00:44:17 Allison and all-Hazel still has App Sweep…and there might be a trick to making it work (again)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac. |
| 0:01.9 | Geekab and I've got our quick tip of the leak. |
| 0:04.5 | Quick tip of the week because I learned accidentally almost. |
| 0:08.9 | I went in on my phone to settings Wi-Fi. |
| 0:13.4 | And I noticed something I just hadn't observed before, but I'm sure it was there. |
| 0:18.1 | In the upper right-hand corner is an edit button. |
| 0:21.0 | This, once it authenticates by checking that your face is your face, |
| 0:26.4 | shows you a list of all the Wi-Fi networks that it knows about. |
| 0:31.3 | You can delete them from here with the little minus sign in a red circle. |
| 0:35.6 | And if it has a password, you can see the passwords and all of that from here, too. |
| 0:42.3 | Something I didn't think was available on the iPhone anymore. |
| 0:46.1 | More quick tips like this, plus your questions answered today on MacGeekab 1091 for Monday, May 26th, National Paper Airplane Day, and welcome to Matt Geekab the show where we share quick tips like that from us and from you. |
| 1:21.7 | We share cool stuff found from us and from you. |
| 1:24.1 | And we share questions from you and sometimes from us. |
| 1:27.0 | And hopefully answers from us and sometimes from you. and we share questions from you, and sometimes from us, and hopefully answers from us, |
| 1:29.8 | and sometimes from you, or at least a path down the troubleshooting journey so that we can all |
| 1:36.2 | learn at least five new things. Every single time we get together, our sponsors for this |
| 1:42.3 | episode are OWC's Gemini. Oh, it's actually not |
| 1:46.3 | the Gemini. It is the 1M2 Express. I've got to update my notes here. That is a killer, |
| 1:53.4 | uh, external bus powered SSD that we'll talk about in a little bit. And also CalderaLab.com |
| 1:59.9 | slash MG, where you can elevate your skincare routine in a way that's |
| 2:04.8 | actually built for guys so we'll talk about that in a little bit too and you can use code |
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