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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 February 2024
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
They didn’t stop there; the discussion ventured into the practicality of adding company logos to your contacts and creating a dedicated “Appointments” contact card for all your reminder texts. Meanwhile, the realm of queries from the audience brought to light the perennial question of the necessity of backups, with iCloud hailed for its ease of use, and the best practices for managing your Mac’s Network Service Order to optimize speed.
Tips on handling accidental notification taps and strategic advice for replacing drives in Synology DiskStations were also on the table, ensuring your tech toolkit is nothing short of comprehensive.
But it’s not all work and no play; the episode also explores the lighter side of tech with cool finds like ‘Just The Recipe’ for clutter-free cooking, and innovative uses of MagSafe mounts in the kitchen, proving that technology can indeed be your sous-chef.
Whether you’re a seasoned tech aficionado or a curious newbie, this episode is packed with insights to elevate your digital savvy. And remember, in the fast-evolving tech landscape, staying informed is your best armor. So, don your geekiest gear and dive into this treasure trove of tips and tricks. After all, in the wise words of the Mac Geek Gab crew, “Don’t Get Caught” unprepared in the digital world.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
* 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1026 for Monday, February 26th, 2024
Feb 26: National For Pete’s Sake Day
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!
Quick Tips
00:00:01 Mark M-QT-Vision Pro battery indicator only appears when battery is moved
00:02:52 More on Vision Pro Batteries
00:05:43 Rick-QT-Be aware of active search filters in Mail and other apps
00:07:09 David-QT-Remember the UDP method…it’ll save your bacon (and your iPhone) someday!
00:11:24 PorthosJon-QT-More Apple Vision Pro Tips
Waterfield Apple Vision Pro Shield Case
Lens Filter Pouch
00:19:04 Carsten-QT-Use Signal App for controlled sleep on sent messages
00:21:37 Ben-QT-Open and Close Finder Info Window with Command-I
00:24:44 Todd-QT-1024-Add Company Logos to Contacts, too
00:25:44 Andrew-QT-1024-Create an “Appointments” Contact Card for all appointment reminder Texts
Sponsors
00:27:17 SPONSOR: BetterHelp. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GEEKGAB and get on your way to being your best self.
00:28:36 SPONSOR: Nom Nom. Your pet’s a member of the family–Give them Nom Nom. Go Right Now for 50% off your no-risk two week trial at TryNom.com/MGG
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for my key cab and listener Mark brings us our quick tip of the week. |
| 0:06.1 | He says here's a fun little fact I haven't seen before. |
| 0:08.7 | The Vision Pro Battery Power Indicator has a motion sensor on it and only comes on when you move the battery. |
| 0:16.0 | More quick tips like this plus your questions answered today on Mac Geek Cab 1026 for Monday, February 26, 2024. Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geekab here on this wonderful National for Pete's |
| 0:48.0 | sake day. We're the show where you send in questions, tips, like the one Adam just shared, cool stuff found, we share |
| 0:57.3 | all three, we try to answer your questions, sometimes we bring questions of our own that we hope |
| 1:01.8 | to get answers for as well because the goal is every single time we get together for each of us to learn at least five new things. |
| 1:11.0 | Sponsors for this episode include Trionom.com slash MGG. This is |
| 1:16.8 | yummy food for your pets and you can get 50% off your no risk two week trial |
| 1:21.8 | there at trionom.com slash MGG and better help |
| 1:24.6 | dot com slash geek jab you can give online therapy a try and get on your way to being |
| 1:30.3 | your best self we'll talk more in depth about most of those. Most of those. No, both of those in a little bit here. For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:41.0 | And here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen. |
| 1:45.0 | And greetings from Maestricht in the Netherlands, it's pilot Pete. |
| 1:49.0 | Happy National for Pete's sake day there, Pete. |
| 1:51.7 | There you go, right on. |
| 1:52.8 | I don't know. |
| 1:53.6 | I like that. |
| 1:54.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:57.4 | It's been fun learning about what each of our release days for the show is, |
| 2:02.2 | because it, you know's there's weird little |
| 2:04.6 | things that we have lots of that it's not only national for Pete's sake day by the |
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