Tab-itis Is Real...and It's OK!
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Dive into a world of Wi-Fi troubleshooting as the Pete, Adam, and Dave discuss solutions for UPS power-up issues and explore ways to improve network connectivity. Learn how to use Siri to delete all alarms at once and discover a nifty trick for sharing text messages directly from your Apple Watch. The episode also tackles questions about syncing dock preferences and managing RAM usage with multiple browser tabs open.
But that’s not all! Get the scoop on the CenterCam 2.0, a tiny camera that hangs over your screen for better video calls. Plus, find out how to use smart plugs to solve power sequencing problems and explore options for creating a more efficient home office setup. Don’t get caught unprepared – tune in to this episode for a wealth of tech knowledge and practical solutions.
Ready to upgrade your tech game? Listen now and discover the tips and tricks that will make your digital life smoother and more efficient!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1090 for Monday, May 19th, 2025
May 19th: May Ray Day (or National Devil’s Food Cake Day)
Police Code 10-90 – Bank Alarm Going Off
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Quick Tips
00:00:01 Todd-QT-Use Siri to delete all your old alarms
00:04:32 QT-Easily Share (forward) a Message from your Watch
00:07:46 David-QT-Option-Drag for Persistent Finder Column Width Changes
00:08:40 John-QT-Adding A Spacer to your Dock!
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{“tile-type”=”spacer-tile”;}’
00:11:20 Personalize ChatGPT to make it less of a people-pleaser
00:12:26 Mack-QT-Retrieve Wi-Fi Passwords from The Passwords App
00:15:39 Plume let me set up guest networks based on password, not just SSID
00:18:29 Tim-QT-Conference to Separate Phones to Aid in Hearing
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:21:54 Jarry-Why does my Apple TV freeze when I start playback?
Speedtest app for Apple TV
Netflix-recommended internet speeds
Wi-Fi Explorer (and a shout-out for iStumbler)
NetSpot App – Map WiFi
00:35:21 Jedd-How can I set a Phone-Call Focus Mode?
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MOAR Questions Answered
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geekab, and listener Todd brings us our quick tip of the week. |
| 0:06.3 | He says, I often use Siri to set alarms during the day before a meeting or a call to ensure I don't get heads down and miss something. |
| 0:14.1 | That's not bad advice, Todd. |
| 0:16.3 | This creates lots of alarms in the clock app. |
| 0:20.0 | No big deal, but I thought I should clear them out long swiping to the left |
| 0:24.6 | deletes an alarm with no prompt but again there are a lot of them so i told syri delete all alarms much to my |
| 0:33.1 | amazement it worked i was prompted to confirm delete delete all alarms, yes or no. I tapped yes, |
| 0:39.5 | and they all disappeared as I tried this on my Apple watch and again received a prompt, tapped |
| 0:45.5 | yes, and they all disappeared. It's really nice when the S lady actually does as requested. |
| 0:52.9 | Thank you, Todd, for that. |
| 0:54.7 | More tips like this, |
| 0:56.3 | plus your questions answered today |
| 0:58.7 | on MacGeekab 1090 |
| 1:00.4 | for Monday, May 19th, |
| 1:02.3 | either May Ray Day, |
| 1:03.8 | celebrating the rays of the sun |
| 1:04.8 | or National Devil's Food Cake Day |
| 1:07.4 | 2025. |
| 1:25.3 | Music Food Cake Day, 2025. Greetings, folks, and welcome to Matt Geek of the show where we take tips like that and share them. |
| 1:30.7 | We take cool stuff found and share them. |
| 1:32.2 | We take your questions and share them and hopefully share answers along the way so that we can each learn at least five new things every single time we get together. |
| 1:44.5 | Our sponsors for this episode include a new one, quince.com slash MG. |
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