Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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Headphone Safety, Big Sur, & Geek Challenges Jan 25, 2021

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Big Sur continues to mature…and it continues to have some pesky little issues, too. Never fear, your two favorite geeks are here to answer your questions and help solve your problems. Listen as John and Dave talk through Big Sur, Headphone Safety, and share some Geek Challenges of yours with the Mac Geek Gab family. Press play and enjoy learning at least…five new things!

Remote Reflections from CES Jan 18, 2021

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Your two favorite geeks “went” to CES last week, and have some stories to share. Cool Stuff Found abounds, as well as some thoughts on this year’s trends. Of course, they didn’t leave home, so they still had time to answer your questions, find some Quick Tips, and make a show out of it all. Press play and listen as John and Dave help us all to learn at least five new things!

All The Gear, But No Idea(r) Jan 11, 2021

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Your questions drive the bus this week, as John and Dave provide answers about AirDrop, Spotlight, Screen Protectors, 10G Ethernet, Time Machine, and more. That’s not all, though, your two favorite geeks have Cool Stuff Found and Quick Tips to share, too. Join in the fun: press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!

Long Term Storage, Photos, & Cool Stuff Found Jan 04, 2021

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This week, John and Dave come together to answer your questions about long-term storage, Photos Libraries, Migrating to a new Mac and much, much more. Listen as your two favorite geeks drop the knowledge — and your Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found — so that everyone can listen and learn at least five new things together! Join us and start the new year right!

Time Capsule Replacements, Quick Tips, & Cool Stuff Found Dec 28, 2020

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Apple’s Time Machine lets you backup to a network drive… but which network drive should you use now that Apple no longer sells a Time Capsule? John and Dave are here to answer this question and many, many more! Listen as your two favorite geeks answer all the questions YOU sent in this week, plus sharing Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found to give you lots to think about… and to get! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things about your Mac, iPhone, and other tech.

Battery Management, Nuking, Paving, and More — Mac Geek Gab 849 Dec 21, 2020

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Sometimes you Nuke, sometimes you Pave. Sometimes all you need to do is make a tweak. You’d think we were talking about building (and destroying) roads, but no… your two favorite geeks are talking tech! Apple tech, mostly. Listen as John and Dave answer your questions, share your tips and Cool Stuff Found, and generally help all of us learn at least five new things every week!

Mac Geek Gab 848 Episode Image — **Swiper, NOT Swiping — Mac Geek Gab 848** Dec 14, 2020
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These days we do lots of swiping on our devices, and sometimes the results are expected, other times not so much! Listen as John and Dave share tips and answer questions about swiping. That's not all, of course, the topics expand from there, including a great dive into USB speeds on Apple's new iPads. Listen as your two favorite geeks walk through all of this for you this week!

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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 848 for Monday, December 14, 2020

**Quick Tips**

00:02:43 Sylvain-QT-Left Swipe from Right Edge for Notification Center

00:05:16 Roger-QT-Reset Wi-Fi to unlock with Apple Watch

00:07:28 Richard-847-Siri on Mac for Spelling Advice

00:08:20 Lewis-847-Siri on Mac for HomeKit

00:08:57 Mark-847-Xfinity Unlimited Data

00:11:14 Measuring Speeds Between Two Locations

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**Questions**

00:19:24 Mark-iPhone 12 Power Off Slider

**Settings > General > Shut Down**

**Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch**

Restart your iPhone

00:24:58 Douglas-Screen Protector and Swipe to Open

00:31:31 Stephen-Resolving Duplicate Contacts

00:36:05 Ben-Change Screenshot Destination, and Bonus Tip

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How to Change the Default Screenshot File Format

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00:48:52 Greg-iPad Air 4 Not Connecting at USB 3.1 Speed

Scosche’s Premium Braided Dual USB-C Cable

**Cool Stuff Found**

01:02:49 CSF-Startech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Dock – 5 USB-A ports, 1 USB-C, 2xThunderbolt-3 Ports (one for display), 1xHDMI, 1xGigE

01:06:48 CSF-Twinkly Smart LED String Lights

01:10:11 CSF-Spigen ArcStation Pro GaNFast 20w charger

01:11:31 Ari-CSF-Comply Tips for AirPods Pro

01:12:32 Art Gorski–Developing for iOS and Raspberry Pi with Xojo

01:13:18 CSF-Brydge 11.0 Pro keyboard

01:14:34 Scott-CSF-OWC’s Envoy Pro Elektron

01:16:10 Mark-CTF-Use Power Manager to Log Out only at Certain Times

01:17:42 CSF-Netgear Meural Wi-Fi Photo Frame $249 –

**Geek Challenge**

01:20:18 John-Rebuilding the (Modern) Desktop – GC?

**01:24:13 MGG 848 Outtro**

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Migrating Your Mac and Its Data — Mac Geek Gab 847 Dec 07, 2020

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It seems to be the season… Migration Season, that is! So many new Macs, so many migrations, so much data, and so many questions! Thankfully your two favorite geeks have answers, as does the MGG Family. Press play and listen as John and Dave take you through all these and more. Of course, there’s more: Quick Tips are aplenty and there might even be some Cool Stuff Found! Whatever it is, you’ll enjoy learning at least five new things this episode!

Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found and Your Questions Answered: A Traditional MGG — Mac Geek Gab 846 Nov 30, 2020

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There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the comfort of old traditions, and this week’s Mac Geek Gab has three of them for you: Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and enjoy learning five new things as John and Dave, your two favorite geeks, steward us all through this week’s episode.

Big Sur, the M1 MacBook Air, and Quick Tips — Mac Geek Gab 845 Nov 23, 2020

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Dave’s had his M1 MacBook Air for a week, and John has some questions for him! Lots more about Big Sur including your questions answered *and* some Quick Tips. Of course, MGG wouldn’t be complete without more in-depth tips, too, and y’all have been keeping the queue full in that department! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things.

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