What Have I Put Between Me and the Internet?
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2024
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Meanwhile, boost your Mac’s functionality with tips on optimizing Wi-Fi performance and remapping FN key settings using Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool, or Keysmith. Pilot Pete also drops a nugget on reviving an unresponsive Siri—because when technology doesn’t behave, you need to know how to whip it back into shape. Plus, Adam touches on the ever-important topic of device security. Wondering if you need antivirus for your iOS devices? Stay tuned for straightforward advice and why sometimes, simpler is safer when it comes to protecting your digital life.
Press play and enjoy, folks!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1033 for Monday, April 15th, 2024
April 15: National Anime Day
Opening QT:
00:00:01 KiwiGraham-QT Use iPhone Camera to Scan a Document to Files
GeniusScan
00:03:33 Modified AMJ to transport horses on an airplane
Always Extra Horsepower
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:08:43 Larry-My Mac didn’t want to join the hotel Wi-Fi
http://neverssl.com/
http://captive.apple.com/
GLi.Net MT3000 Travel Router
Type thisisunsafe or badidea into Chrome to bypass security warnings
When PIA is a PITA
What Have I Put Between Me and the Internet?
00:22:56 Jim-Recently Slower WiFi performance
Wi-Fi Explorer
00:30:43 Dean-How can I remap FN key settings?
Keyboard Maestro
BetterTouchTool
Keysmith
00:34:55 PorthosJon-Does SMS Still Get Through with Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi Calling?
Minternational Plans Are Permanently Half Price
Sponsors
00:41:45 SPONSOR: Backblaze. Get a fully-featured no risk free trial at Backblaze.com/mgg. Go there, play with it, and start protecting yourself from potential bad times. Start Today!
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MOAR Questions (and hopefully MOAR Answers!)
00:45:23 PilotPete-QT How to Fix Siri When Siri is UnResponsive
00:48:22 Steve-Any advice for repairing a Family Sharing disaster?
[email protected]
00:56:05 David-Do I need AntiVirus/AntiMalware apps on my iPhone or ...
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for the Mac Geek Cab and listener. |
| 0:04.4 | Kiwi Graham brings us our quick tip of the week with, for those who are trying to be paperless, |
| 0:11.0 | but still receive occasional physical documents or receipts and invoices. |
| 0:15.6 | The Files app on your iPhone or iPad has a scan document feature. |
| 0:20.5 | Even better is that it has a shortcut which can be added to the home screen to give it a one touch ready to scan. |
| 0:27.0 | It's not all that complicated of a setup. |
| 0:29.0 | Open shortcuts. |
| 0:31.0 | Scroll down to the list of apps that have shortcuts until you get to the files app. |
| 0:36.7 | Tap and hold on the scan document icon and then choose to add it to the home screen. |
| 0:41.8 | More tips like this plus your questions answered today on |
| 0:44.8 | Macgee Cab number 1033 for Monday, April 15th, ouch, text day, 2024. Greetings folks and welcome to Mac Geek Cab indeed here on April 15th, which in addition to being Tax Day is also National Anime Day here in 2024 sponsors. |
| 1:21.0 | Oh, well this show, because I almost forgot to tell you what we do here on this show. |
| 1:26.2 | We share quick tips like Pete just did. |
| 1:28.5 | We share your questions. |
| 1:29.7 | We try to answer those questions. |
| 1:31.1 | We share cool stuff found. So that we can all learn at least |
| 1:34.7 | five new things every single time we get together sponsors for this episode |
| 1:39.1 | include Coda.io slash MGG that's where you can go and sign up for free to bring all your |
| 1:46.3 | text and tables together and backplace.com slash mGG where you can yes go get a |
| 1:52.4 | fully featured no risk free trial of this fantastic backup software. |
| 1:57.2 | We'll talk more about both of those things and a whole lot more in a little bit for now. |
| 2:02.8 | Here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
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