Resolve to Trim Your Fat (Binaries)
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2024
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Dave, Adam, and Pete dive into the world of portable power solutions for Mac desktops. From battery packs to inverters, they explore various options to keep your iMac or Mac mini running during short moves. The hosts also share their experiences with different setups, including daisy-chaining batteries for extended power backup.
But that’s not all! This episode is packed with Quick Tips, including using ChatGPT with screenshots, rotating images in Preview, and discovering hidden features in the iPhone’s Calculator app. The team also discusses AirPods Pro as concert earplugs and troubleshoots trackpad issues. Don’t miss the hosts’ insights on Wi-Fi network naming conventions.
Ready to become a Mac power user and never get caught off guard? Tune in to this episode of Mac Geek Gab for all these tips and more!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1070 for Monday, December 30th, 2024
December 30th: National Bacon Day
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Quick Tips
00:00:01 ChatGPT accepts (and successfully-parses) screenshots, you know.
00:03:54 Hold Option Key to Reverse Photo Rotation Direction
00:05:50 Shortcut to re-open recently closed tabs
00:07:42 Jeff-QT-Put the Calculator into Conversion Mode with one quick tap
00:13:18 What’s Your WiFi network named…and why?
00:16:47 QT Keyboard -v- Mouse Click to Undo Spelling Auto-Correct MacOS
00:20:56 Andy-QT-Sometimes powering off isn’t powering off and you need to create a resistance issue
00:23:46 Andrew-QT2fer-Getting Apple Podcasts App NOT to crash.
Managing System Integrity Protection
00:36:36 Bob-QT-1068-Thinning out fat binaries with CleanMyMac
They’re still fat binaries to me
00:39:46 Using Active earplugs in AirPods Pro 2
Catalyst AirPods Case
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Show Business
00:55:52 MGG Premium Listener Contribution Appreciation Moment
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:57:13 derjazzmeister-Password Syncing Across OS’s (missing?)
01:01:02 Avraham-Battery Option for a Mini / iMac?
CyberPower 450VA Battery UPS
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geekab and I've got our quick tip of the week. |
| 0:05.5 | I like using ChatGPT for all kinds of things. |
| 0:08.3 | I was using it for some troubleshooting the other day. |
| 0:10.7 | And the logs of my sonology of a Docker container in my sonology were not easy. |
| 0:17.8 | I couldn't just copy and paste them into chat GPT to do my troubleshooting. |
| 0:21.9 | So I thought, well, let me see what happens. |
| 0:23.5 | So I took a screenshot and using one of our quick tips, I just used the option key to put my screenshot on the clipboard. |
| 0:29.0 | So a screenshot of the logs. |
| 0:31.3 | And this is now just a PNG or a JPEG or however it's out there. |
| 0:34.7 | Pasted it in, just command V right there into the chat GPT text window. |
| 0:42.0 | It uploaded the screenshot. |
| 0:43.9 | I said, please evaluate these logs and tell me, you know, whatever question I asked, I forget. |
| 0:48.8 | And it parsed the text out of the image, understood exactly what the logs were, |
| 0:56.2 | and then gave me some advice, |
| 0:58.4 | which may or may not have been right or wrong. |
| 0:59.7 | I can't remember. |
| 1:00.6 | But the screenshots work in chat, GBT. |
| 1:03.9 | More tips like this. |
| 1:05.7 | Plus, your questions answered, |
| 1:07.5 | and maybe even some cool stuff found today |
| 1:09.4 | on MacGeekup 1070 for monday |
| 1:12.6 | December 30th national bacon day 24 |
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