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Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Your two favorite geeks then explore the little-known trick of shrinking the picture-in-picture screen on Microsoft Teams using a trackpad, as well as a hidden feature in iOS and iPadOS that brings text on a photo to life, simply by long-pressing on it.
Dave and Pilot Pete also tackle troubleshooting tricks for Safari issues, spanning from the basics of uninstalling and reinstalling, to the more intricate reasons that may prevent a user from logging into websites or staying logged in. They ponder the likelihood of Safari being set to private browsing mode or having the “block all cookies” setting turned on, providing a comprehensive guide for the perplexed.
The dynamic duo further discuss the intricacies of using eSIMs and physical SIMs, shedding light on the potential use of multiple active eSIMs across different iPhone models.
Cool Stuff Found finds Dave and Pete sharing reviews of the Logitech G PowerPlay system for Qi-compatible mice and the Zenz Liberty, a versatile wireless charging pad that caters to a range of devices, including the Apple Watch. They further endorse the Eve Weather sensor as a dependable, Thread-connected weather station and the Brilliant smart home control system, which seamlessly integrates with HomeKit and devices like Sonos.
Wrapping it up, Dave shares his recent experience with the iOttie Velox Mini MagSafe air vent mount, a handy gadget for the car that utilizes a MagSafe connector to charge phones on-the-go. They wholeheartedly recommend this device to their listeners for its practicality and convenience. Press play, enjoy, and Don’t Get Caught!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 988 for Monday, June 26th, 2023
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Quick Tips
00:00:01 QT – Rebuild your inbox in Mail
00:03:20 The Brown M&M Litmus Tests
00:04:40 Mark – QT-Launch the iPhone’s QR Code Scanner with Control Center, Spotlight, or a Shortcut
00:06:45 If you Wait until you’re ready, you’ll never begin.
00:06:58 Tigg – QT- Use Books app to store User Manuals and Receipts
00:09:37 Jim-QT – Picture-in-Picture is Resizable with a Pinch
00:11:40 PCUnix-QT – Long-press on a Photo to get Safari’s “Show Text” option
00:14:14 PorthosJon – QT – Manually Install Rosetta 2 on Your New Mac Right Away
softwareupdate –install-rosetta –agree-to-license
00:18:06 Tim – QT –Restart Your Apple TV Remote If Its Not Functioning Properly
00:20:43 What Else Have You Been Hiding From Us?
00:22:21 Cory-986 – PSA: Quick Videos are lower quality
Adrian Clark-QT – 986-Drag Left in iPhone Camera for Burst Mode
00:24:17 Paul-986 – Swipe Up-and-Down on iPhone Camera Shutter to Zoom
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geek Cab. Our quick tip of the week comes from me. I was |
| 0:06.4 | having all kinds of slowness in email and in mail on my Mac in the office but |
| 0:12.3 | nowhere else and then I realized wait it's not |
| 0:16.4 | Everywhere in mail it's only my inbox every time I would file something it would take like five seconds for it to reply or respond or you know like refresh the |
| 0:25.2 | interface and so I thought I have it I know what to do and it worked I went to the |
| 0:31.4 | mailbox menu while my inbox was selected and chose rebuild. |
| 0:35.0 | This sort of wipes out the local cash, read downloads everything from the IMAP server, |
| 0:41.0 | and it made it so much better. So remember this mailbox |
| 0:45.7 | rebuild that you select the mailbox first the one you want to rebuild mailbox |
| 0:49.7 | rebuild it re- downloads it from the imap server. More quick tips like this, |
| 0:54.0 | plus your questions answered today |
| 0:57.0 | on Mac Geek Cab 988 for Monday, June 26th, 2023. And indeed, greetings folks. |
| 1:13.0 | Here at Matt Geek Cab Cab we take your quick tips like you just heard or my |
| 1:27.8 | quick tips sometimes our quick tips. We take your cool stuff found that you send in. We take your questions that you send in we answer the questions we share the quick tips and cool stuff found |
| 1:37.3 | The goal is we put it all together into an agenda so that every single one of us learns at least five new things |
| 1:45.8 | every single time we get together. I tried Pete you know sponsors for this |
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