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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Nothing Can Go Wrong.

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

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Nothing Can Go Wrong. – Mac Geek Gab 1067 episode image

Discover how a simple setting on your iPhone could be quietly draining your battery. This episode kicks off with a Quick Tip on managing your personal hotspot settings to save power. Learn how to optimize your device and keep it running longer.

Join the Adam, Pete, Dave, and the Mac Geek Gab crew as they explore a variety of tech tips and tricks designed to make your life easier. From managing your iPhone’s battery life to using Siri more effectively on your Mac, this episode is packed with insights that will help you learn at least five new things. Whether you’re a tech novice or a seasoned pro, there’s something here for everyone.

Dive into a lively discussion about the quirks of email syncing across devices and the challenges of finding the right app for printing booklets. Plus, enjoy a nostalgic chat about old iPods and the surprising ways they’re still useful today. And don’t miss the Cool Stuff Found segment, where you’ll discover apps and tools that can enhance your tech experience.

Ready to learn something new and avoid tech pitfalls? Tune in to Mac Geek Gab and make sure you “Don’t Get Caught” without the latest tech tips and tricks. Click to listen now!

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.

0:05.9

I noticed on my iPhone that my personal hotspot in settings, personal hotspot allow others to join, was turned on.

0:16.5

And what that does is it broadcasts an SSID from my phone.

0:22.2

Anybody that's logged into my Apple ID account or my family's account can already see it whether that switches on or not.

0:30.9

This was broadcasting an SSID.

0:32.8

And based on a little research, I think it at level, negatively impacts battery life. It might not

0:39.3

have a huge impact, but it certainly impacts it somewhat. So, my recommendation is, and what I've

0:45.2

done and what my family did, because everybody was on for some reason, is to turn it off. Now,

0:50.6

if you need to connect, say, your Kindle or something like that, then you do want to turn it on.

0:55.7

And specifically with the Kindle, you also want to turn on maximize compatibility because that allows 2.4 gigahertz devices to connect, not just 5 gigahertz devices.

1:05.2

More quick tips like this.

1:07.2

Plus your questions answered maybe, but definitely some cool stuff found today on mackeb

1:13.1

1067 for monday december 9th national pastry day 2024 Greetings, folks, and indeed, welcome to Mac Geekab, the show where we share quick tips like that.

1:40.8

We share cool stuff found.

1:41.8

We share questions with answers.

1:44.0

We really try to arrange things so that each and every one of us, me included, him included, him included, all of us, learn at least five new things every single time we get together. And sometimes that means 15 new things because if you, well, anyway.

2:08.8

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2:15.5

And also, BB at it from barebones.com.

2:18.5

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2:20.2

We'll talk more about both of those in a little bit.

2:22.8

For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton.

2:26.8

And here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen.

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