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Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

How To, Technology, Education, News, Tech News

4.8 • 977 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode of Mac Geek Gab with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton, the trio dives deep into a plethora of tech tips that could revolutionize your digital lifestyle. Kicking things off with a savvy reminder from Craig about opting for Apple Engraving while preserving your device’s resale value, the conversation quickly moves to the underrated utility of Hot Corners and the magic of slide typing on an iPad. Notably, Peter brings a game-changer with BackBlaze’s data recovery solution, emphasizing its free USB restoration service.
For the aquatic adventurers, a quick tweak to prevent your Apple Watch Ultra from prematurely entering Depth mode could save your battery life. The episode also sheds light on miscellaneous quick fixes like using the Notes app for storing recipes and the significance of tracking IP address reservations to maintain your home network’s harmony.
The discussion seamlessly transitions to addressing listener queries, ranging from connecting Thunderbolt displays to Windows laptops, to changing iCloud email passwords, and even dissecting an unusual audio bug affecting your Mac’s left-right balance.
The hosts share insights into creating compelling show art using DALL-E prompts, underlining the importance of creativity in the tech space.
As the conversation wraps up, a critical reminder to safeguard your hearing steals the spotlight, with recommendations for products like Eargasm and Loop Earplugs to prevent auditory damage.
Throughout, the catchphrase “Don’t Get Caught” weaves its way into the narrative, serving as a clever nod to staying ahead in the fast-paced world of technology without falling prey to common pitfalls.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1027 for Monday, March 4th, 2024

March 4: International DM/GM Day

Quick Tips

00:00:01 Craig-QT-Apple Engraving that Doesn’t Lower Resale Value
00:03:51 Andrew-QT-Don’t forget about Hot Corners

StreamDeck

00:08:12 Harvey-QT-Slide typing in an iPad
00:11:42 Peter-QT-BackBlaze Saves the Day & USB Service is “Free” –
00:13:12 QT-Keep your Apple Watch Ultra from going into Depth mode (and burning battery) when casually swimming: Settings > General > Auto-Launch > Threshold When Submerged > At 3ft

Also “Background App Refresh” -> TONS of Apps working!

Sponsors

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MOAR Quick Tips

00:22:42 JT Ray-QT-1026-Other UDP or Force Restart Fixes App Icons (maybe it’s like a Safe Mode restart?)
00:26:37 Todd-QT-1026-For recipes I just use Notes

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's time for the Mac Geek Cab and listener, Pensacola Craig, brings us our quick tip of the week with,
0:07.0	while many folks do not opt for Apple to engrave their newly purchased devices, even though it's free because it may impact
0:15.0	resale value down the line.
0:16.9	I've been using a technique of branding the device specs in place of personalization.
0:22.0	I find it helpful downstream when selling and
0:24.3	remembering exactly what it is at a glance. For instance he would put on the
0:29.2	engraving iPad Pro 11 inch 4th Generation M2 256 gigabytes.
0:36.4	Or quick tips like this, plus your questions answered today on the Mac Geek Gab
0:39.8	number 1027 for March 4th, 2024. Geechab the show where you send in all kinds of stuff to
1:06.3	feedback at Mac Geekub.com quick tap quick taps sure quick tips too like Craig
1:11.6	just did cool stuff found like you'll hear later
1:15.0	Questions which we try to provide answers to sometimes we bring questions of our own quick tips and cool stuff found as well the goal being that each and every one of us learns at least five new
1:26.7	things every single episode we get together. Sponsors for this episode include a couple of new ones
1:34.0	Parallels.com slash MGG where code MGG
1:38.0	1-5 gets you 15% off
1:42.0	Back Blaze.com slash g g where you can go and get a fully featured no risk free trial and
1:48.7	LinkedIn dot com slash mg g where you can go and post your first job for free. We'll talk more in depth about
1:54.7	each one of those in a little while. For now, back here in Durham, New Hampshire
2:00.9	on International Dungeon Master or Game Master Day, March 4th.
2:07.0	I'm Dave Hamilton.
2:09.0	And here in South Dakota, I'm Adam Christensen.
2:12.0	I'm going to have to jump in on that D&D thing. I have not done that a while.
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