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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Keyboard Kung Fu & Wi-Fi Wonders

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

Tech News, Technology, How To, News, Education

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Keyboard Kung Fu & Wi-Fi Wonders – Mac Geek Gab 1073 episode image

Are you struggling to manage your digital photo collection? Don’t get caught with disorganized memories!

In this episode of Mac Geek Gab, Adam, Pete, and Dave dive into the world of photo organization and archiving. They discuss strategies for managing large photo libraries, including creating separate libraries for different life stages and using external storage solutions. You’ll learn about the pros and cons of various backup methods and how to balance cloud storage with local options.

The episode also covers a range of Quick Tips, including adjusting screen brightness in smaller increments and scanning text directly into Apple Notes. Plus, discover Cool Stuff Found like the INET network scanner for identifying devices on your home network. The geeks share their experiences with hotel Wi-Fi woes and offer advice on troubleshooting connectivity issues while traveling.

Ready to take control of your digital memories and boost your tech savvy? Listen to this episode of Mac Geek Gab for expert insights and practical tips to enhance your Mac experience.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's time for Mac Geekab and listener Chris brings us our quick tip of the week with,

0:07.3

In a darkened room, when I go to adjust screen brightness using the brightness keys,

0:11.4

the default notches for brightness adjustment seem to be bigger notches than previous MacBooks I've owned.

0:19.5

One press of the brightness up key is too bright for me, and one press of the brightness

0:24.4

down key is too dim for me.

0:26.4

This is always very frustrating until I remembered that there's a trick to use smaller adjustments.

0:31.4

You do this by holding down the shift and option keys while pressing the brightness

0:35.6

up or down keys.

0:37.6

This also works for adjusting the sound volume in smaller increments.

0:41.9

And I'll give you one bonus tip when you're doing the sound.

0:44.8

If you use the shift key, it will also silence the little sounds when you're tapping.

0:51.2

More tips like this, plus your questions answered today

0:54.2

on MacGeekab 1073 for Monday,

0:56.7

January 20th,

0:57.8

2025.

1:21.8

Thank you. Greetings, folks, and welcome to Matt Geek, have the show where we take your quick tips and share them.

1:24.0

We take your cool stuff found and share them.

1:25.9

We take your questions and answer them.

1:32.5

We take some of our own questions, quick tips and cool stuff found and incorporate those into because the goal is for each and every one of us to learn at least five new things every single time we get together.

1:39.5

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1:45.9

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1:53.8

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