It's true, we "cloud" things now. It's a thing. On top of that, iCloud Private Relay is also a thing, and it's not necessarily a good one yet. But it's in beta, so give it time. Plex's new Discovery Watchlist is also in beta, with similar results. No worries, your three favorite geeks talk you through all of this and more. Listen as Pilot Pete, John F. Braun, and Dave Hamilton share your quick tips, some Cool Stuff Found, and mostly answer your questions to ensure we all learn five new things from this week's episode. Press play and enjoy!
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 923 for Monday, April 11, 202200:02:46 The MGG Merch Store is Live!Quick Tips00:03:34 QT-Tame Safari’s IP Address Hiding Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Hide IP address > from Trackers Only00:09:42 Bob-QT-915-Enable “Wake for Network Access” to keep Network Drives from Disconnecting00:11:47 Patrick-QT for Efficient Overcast Listening00:14:55 Removing Umms from Audio Streams00:17:09 QT-Disable AirPods Message Announcements Settings > Notifications > Announce NotificationsIndy ANC EarbudsSponsors00:20:57 SPONSOR: Kolide – Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today!00:22:34 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software, now offers multiple notebooks, a native image viewer, and Shortcuts support!Printers and More Printers00:24:07 Henrik-Using a PPD and CUPS for a Legacy Printer (and Henrik)00:27:51 Steve-QT-Use CUPS Web Interface to Set Printing Defaultshttp://localhost:631cupsctl WebInterface=yes00:31:21 Eddie-Setting Defaults for iPhone-based PrintingFing App for macOS and iPhone FingiNET appPhotos00:38:07 Bob-New Photos Not Appearing on iMacIf My Photo Stream isn’t updating15 Ways to Fix iCloud Photo Syncing00:42:22 Syncing Shortcuts00:44:38 Bill-Resuming Photos UpdatePlex Manage ALL your media – and SHARE it with friends and family!Amazon Prime Photos – I know we did not talk about it, but that feature is there to share with a family00:47:15 Is your podcast listening personal or group?Sponsors00:57:21 SPONSOR: Hunter Douglas – Custom Shades and more. Visit HunterDouglas.com/mgg today for your free Style Gets Smarter design guide.00:58:43 SPONSOR: Trade. The journey to the perfect cup starts with taking Trade’s quiz. Your answer allows Trade to pair you with the perfect coffee to fit your tastes. Get $20 off your first three bags when you go to drinktrade.com/mgg using promo code mgg.Cool Stuff Found01:00:21 CSF-Plex adds Plex Discover to help solve our TV tracking issue, and “.plexmatch” files Plex’s support article here01:08:45 CSF-WWDC22 Will happen mostly online, and a little bit in person01:14:14 CSF-ASUS ZenScreen 15.6”01:16:55 MGG 922 OuttroMGG Merch is Available!Mac Geek Gab YouTube PageMac Geek Gab Live CalendarThis Week’s MGG Premium ContributorsMGG Apple Podcasts ReviewsThe Mac Geek Gab iPhone appActive MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes ListYou’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s networkBackBeat Media Podcast Network