Malicious Mischief...and Cool Stuff Found
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Get ready for an episode packed with tech treasures and troubleshooting tips! Join hosts Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete as they dive into the latest “Cool Stuff Found”—from the handy Itsycal calendar app for your Mac menu bar to the innovative Zen Browser, a new Firefox-based browser. Discover Spot Hero for finding parking spots, the Jackery solar generator for your power needs, and Flight Board for up-to-the-minute flight information. Plus, learn how the “Stop the Madness” browser extension can re-enable those pesky disabled features on websites!
In this episode, the hosts tackle common tech challenges with their “Don’t Get Caught” segment. Learn how to check Little Snitch rules for blocked traffic and unhide hidden desktop files using Terminal commands. Struggling with Apple Watch battery issues? They’ve got you covered with tips on resetting sync data and identifying misbehaving apps. And for iPhone users, explore the new iOS feature that optimizes battery health by limiting charging to 80-85%.
But that’s not all—tune in for general tech tips on battery storage, experimenting with technology, and solving self-inflicted tech problems. Plus, hear about exciting giveaways and other podcast projects. Whether you’re a tech novice or a seasoned geek, this episode is your go-to guide for staying informed and entertained!
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1059 for Monday, October 14th, 2024
- October 14th: National Online Bank Day
- 00:06:30 Police Code 10-59 = Convoy Escort / Security Check (or Malicious Mischief!)
- 00:07:12 MGG Monthly Giveaway – Eternal Storms with Yoink AND Screenfloat for October, 2024
- 00:02:07 Of Hurricanes (and Northern Lights)
- …but don’t turn all the lights off in the cockpit
- 00:07:48 September MGG Giveaway Winners:
- Gary Apter
- Rob van Koningsbruggen
- Jeff Murphy
- Roger Harmon
- Alexander Podosenov
- Cool Stuff Found
- 00:00:01 Ben-CSF-Amnesia eliminates macOS 15’s Monthly Reminders (and Allison!)
- 00:08:22 Andrew-CSF-ItsyCal puts a calendar in your menubar
- 00:10:04 Judy-CSF-NeoFinder to catalog my drives, PDFelement to OCR
- 00:11:25 Sccrhallways-CSF-Zen Browser is Arc-like, but based upon Firefox
- 00:13:47 Spot Hero-CSF-Great way to find economical parking close to your city destination
- 00:15:59 Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Plus Kit (6kWh)
- 00:23:51 Flight Board-CSF-(iOS) See all gates (Arr & Dep) for flights to / from any airport. Track Flights & More (free & Pay options)
- 00:27:59 Christian-More about SSD Lifespan
- 00:31:53 CSF-Halloween Movie – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Sponsor
- 00:34:22 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software; now with integrated Notebooks and extended language support.
- MOAR Cool Stuff Found
- 00:36:46 Ed-CSF-XKPasswd.net to create long but memorable passwords
- Allison-CSF-XKPasswd.net Beta site…new and improved!
- 00:39:13 Bob-CSF-PlugBug with FindMy makes sure you don’t leave your power behind
- 00:42:40 n-Todd-CSF-Onvis Smart Button, 5-Keys Smart Switch
- 00:46:01 Jason-CSF-StopTheMadness to tame websites in Safari
- 00:48:31 Serge-CSF-MU Notifier new from MacUpdate.com
- 00:36:46 Ed-CSF-XKPasswd.net to create long but memorable passwords
- Show Business
- 00:50:01 MGG Reviews 2024-Oct-10 and You, too, can review MGG!
- 00:52:20 MGG Premium Listener Contribution Appreciation Moment
- Don’t Get Caught
- 00:55:30 Tim-DGC-Be aware of apps that might block traffic
- 01:01:04 Todd-DGC-Setting the Terminal to Hide Your Desktop
sudo chflags -R nohidden ~/Desktop
- Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 01:03:42 Gary-I reset my Apple Watch and now the battery life is very low
- 01:14:13 iOS 18’s Max Charge Settings
- 01:19:55 MGG 1059 Outtro
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – Eternal Storms with Yoink AND Screenfloat for October, 2024
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- 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
- MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
- feedback@macgeekgab.com
- 224-888-GEEK
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geek Cab and listener Ben brings us our cool stuff found of the week. |
| 0:07.6 | He says it as predicted by Dave in episode 1056, |
| 0:11.0 | Jordi Bruin has released amnesia to eliminate MacOS 15's annoyingly persistent |
| 0:17.9 | monthly requests to renew screen recording privacy permissions. |
| 0:22.8 | And indeed, we will put a link in the show notes |
| 0:25.6 | to Jordi Bruin's amnesia. |
| 0:27.1 | Thanks to everyone who sent this in, Alice and everybody else |
| 0:29.8 | that sent this in. |
| 0:31.2 | More cool stuff found like this plus your questions answered today |
| 0:37.8 | on Mac Geekyab 1059 for Monday October 14th National Online Bank Day, 2024. Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geekup the show where you send in cool |
| 1:07.9 | stuff found like that and we share it you send in quick tips and we share them |
| 1:11.5 | although I don't think we're gonna do any quick tips this episode because we're going to focus on cool stuff found, but you also send in questions and we try to answer those and we're going to try and do that to some of that today to all put together into an agenda to all but ensure that each of us learns at least five new things every single time we get together |
| 1:30.0 | our sponsor for this episode is BB at it from barebones at barebones.com. |
| 1:36.4 | My text editor of choice that's running on my Mac right now, as it almost always is. |
| 1:42.0 | We'll talk more about that in a little bit. |
| 1:43.8 | For now here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:48.2 | Here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen. |
| 1:51.6 | And here also in New Hampshire, it's Violet Pete, good to be with you guys. |
| 1:57.4 | And Dave, boy, if I can take a, I know it's seasonal and timely and this show will be out there forever but I want to take |
| 2:03.6 | just a quick moment of moment of personal privileges and send out my thoughts and |
| 2:08.2 | prayers and good wishes to all the people in Florida surviving their third hair |
| 2:11.5 | gain this season. |
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