Master Focus Modes, Action Button Tricks, and Screenshot Management
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2024
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Get ready to level up your Mac game! In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson dive into quick tips that’ll have you mastering shortcuts like a pro. From rotating photos directly in Finder with Command-L and Command-R to creating custom action buttons for screenshotting and emailing in one swift move, you’re set to save time and simplify your workflow. Plus, learn how to pause media playback the moment you connect to CarPlay and keep your downloads neatly organized in one iCloud folder. Don’t get caught missing out on these productivity hacks!
They’ve also got your questions covered, from prioritizing focus modes to understanding how Passkeys work. Struggling with sending attachments to Android users? They’ve got solutions. And when it comes to cool stuff found, discover how to toggle Mac’s Low Power Mode, why the Blackmagic Camera might outshine Filmic Pro, and how Lightshot makes screenshots a breeze. Whether you’re a seasoned geek or just getting started, this episode is packed with tips and tools to keep you ahead of the curve—don’t get caught behind!
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1053 for Monday, September 2nd, 2024
- The MGG Merch Store is Live!
- 00:02:18 September 2nd: Calendar Adjustment Day
- Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 Zang74-QT-Rotate Photos Directly in the Finder with Command-L and Command-R
- 00:05:40 Todd-QT-1049-Privacy and Security to Save a Step with running shortcuts!
- 00:12:27 Bern-QT-Create an Action Button Shortcut to Take a Screenshot and Email it To Yourself
- 00:13:48 Kirit-Create Shortcut to Pause Media Playback Immediately Upon Connecting to CarPlay
- 00:16:20 Andrew-QT-1051-Standardize on one, iCloud Downloads Folder
- 00:20:27 Doug-1051-Home Videos live in your iTunes Media Folder
- 00:23:34 Andrew-QT-Drag and Drop from Apple Mail to Other Mac Apps
- Sponsors
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- Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:33:24 Tony-How do I prioritize focus modes?
- 00:39:32 Drewski-Attachments Send Intermittently To Android Users
- Driven From Insanity in Real Time
- 00:49:41 James-Q-How do Passkeys work?
- 00:55:01 Gordon-iCloud+ Email Custom Domain
- 01:00:48 Tony-What’s the best way to quickly toggle my VPN on iPhone?
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- Cool Stuff Found
- 01:04:04 Joe-CSF-Cooldown to Toggle Mac’s Low Power Mode
- 01:05:15 Jim-CSF-1051–BlackMagic Camera is better than Filmic Pro
- 01:09:48 Steve-CSF-Blackmagic Camera 2.0 Adds Multi-iPhone Control
- 01:12:56 Steven-CSF-1051–Lightshot Screenshot for Easy Screenshots
- 01:14:22 Rob-CSF-YoLink LoRA 900MHz Smart Temperature Sensor
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geek Cab and listener Zang 74 brings us our quick tip of the week by saying I'm |
| 0:10.0 | new to Sonoma and I realized I accidentally hit command r |
| 0:15.0 | instead of command d when attempting to duplicate a jay peg file so I could rotate |
| 0:20.6 | it wouldn't you know it It rotated directly within the finder. |
| 0:25.1 | Preview's command L, rotate left, and command R rotate right, work directly within a |
| 0:29.8 | finder window. No need to either either opening image or even view it in quick look. |
| 0:36.0 | Amazing. |
| 0:37.0 | More tips like this. |
| 0:38.8 | Plus, your questions answered today on Mac Geekab, 1053 for Monday, September 2nd, |
| 0:45.7 | calendar adjustment day, 2024. and Thanks, folks, |
| 1:11.0 | Greetings folks, and welcome to Mac Geekup, the show where you send in your tips like that. You send your cool stuff found you send you in your |
| 1:12.8 | questions we share it all we hopefully answer your questions sometimes we share |
| 1:16.8 | tips and cool stuff found of our own we loosely tie it together into an agenda that allows us all a great opportunity T |
| 1:25.8 | to loosely tie it together into an agenda that allows us all a great opportunity to learn at least five new things every single time we get together. |
| 1:31.5 | Sponsors for this episode include Coda.io slash M. together. tables together and at that URL, Coda.io slash MGG, you can sign up for free. |
| 1:46.4 | We'll talk more about that in a little bit. |
| 1:49.0 | For now, as far as I know, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:53.0 | And here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen. |
| 1:57.0 | And here also in New Hampshire. |
| 1:59.0 | It's Pilot Pete. |
| 2:00.0 | Hold on. |
| 2:01.0 | Let me adjust my calendar back a few years. I want to be young again. |
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