July 14, 2025

Doing The AirPods Dance

1 hour 19 minutes

You’re swimming in Quick Tips this week on Mac Geek Gab 1098! You’ll learn how to fix flaky Apple TV Wi-Fi, make your AirPods fit better (hint: flip ’em), and finally tame Hot Corners with a smart modifier key. Discover the secret to custom routes in Apple Maps on iOS 18 and why renaming flags in Mail might be the power move you didn’t know you needed. Oh—and don’t forget: July 14th is National Tape Measure Day, so measure twice before you trigger that accidental corner action.

Then it’s your questions answered, from routers with nerdy flexibility to iCloud alias issues and Apple Music migration woes. We dive into why not all USB-C cables are created equal—seriously, Don’t Get Caught with the wrong one—and help you vet display brightness before buying. Plus, Cool Stuff Found brings Raspberry Pi Time Machine backups, Copilot Money, and Setapp’s killer image tools. Always be learning, always be tweaking—just don’t get stuck with bad cables.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1098 for Monday, July 14th, 2025

July 14th: National Tape Measure Day

Police Code 10-98 – Assignment Completed…or…JailBreak! (why can’t both be true?)

MGG Monthly Giveaway – Victrola Turntable

Quick Tips

00:00:01 Jim-QT-Add a modifier key to hot corners to keep from accidentally triggering them

00:02:12 Chicago Tom-QT-Renaming Flags in Apple Mail

00:04:54 rnDoug-QT-Flip your AirPods upside down to resolve fit issues

00:08:36 MySpoonIsTooBig & ChicagoTom-QT-Possible fixes for flaky Apple TV Wi-Fi connections

00:10:32 Chicago Tom-QT-Apple Maps lets you do custom routes in iOS 18, too…kinda

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:17:54 Michael-Should I consolidate Dropbox into iCloud to save $$?

Mint Mobile (it’ll cut your “big three” cell phone bill in half)

00:25:28 Eddie-I need a good, standalone router with some nerdy flexibility

Synology WRX560

GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000)

UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (doesn’t have Wi-Fi, so you’d need to add that)

00:30:28 Ian-Why can’t I receive to my new iCloud aliases?

Check out NosillaCast

00:34:02 Michael-New iPhone and watch craziness

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Don’t Get Caught

00:44:22 Paul-DGC-Some inexpensive USB-C cables aren’t equal on both sides

Mac Geek Gab 996 (“What’s the Difference Between USB4 vs. Thunderbolt (3/4) Cables?” starts at 47:50)

00:51:06 Bob-DGC-You can’t migrate accounts that ever had Apple Music profiles

00:54:25 RusselG-DGC-Check your nits before you buy a display

DisplayBuddy

Cool Stuff Found

01:00:30 Joel-CSF-1096–Use Raspberry Pi for Time Machine backups

01:02:51 Cory-CSF-Copilot Money

Using Apple Card (and Apple Savings) as one’s primary card

01:07:52 JanLandy-CSF-Clop to auto optimize images, video, PDFs (also in Setapp)

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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July 14, 2025

Doing The AirPods Dance

1 hour 19 minutes

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1098 for Monday, July 14th, 2025

July 14th: National Tape Measure Day

Police Code 10-98 – Assignment Completed…or…JailBreak! (why can’t both be true?)

MGG Monthly Giveaway – Victrola Turntable

Quick Tips

00:00:01 Jim-QT-Add a modifier key to hot corners to keep from accidentally triggering them

00:02:12 Chicago Tom-QT-Renaming Flags in Apple Mail

00:04:54 rnDoug-QT-Flip your AirPods upside down to resolve fit issues

00:08:36 MySpoonIsTooBig & ChicagoTom-QT-Possible fixes for flaky Apple TV Wi-Fi connections

00:10:32 Chicago Tom-QT-Apple Maps lets you do custom routes in iOS 18, too…kinda

Sponsors

00:15:04 SPONSOR: Coda, the one Doc to rule them all. Bring your text and tables together! Get six months of the team plan for startups for FREE at Coda.io/mgg.

00:16:21 SPONSOR: Constant Contact makes marketing easier and more effective for small businesses like yours. Try Constant Contact free for 30 days at ConstantContact.com

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:17:54 Michael-Should I consolidate Dropbox into iCloud to save $$?

Mint Mobile (it’ll cut your “big three” cell phone bill in half)

00:25:28 Eddie-I need a good, standalone router with some nerdy flexibility

Synology WRX560

GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000)

UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (doesn’t have Wi-Fi, so you’d need to add that)

00:30:28 Ian-Why can’t I receive to my new iCloud aliases?

Check out NosillaCast

00:34:02 Michael-New iPhone and watch craziness

Sponsors

00:42:53 SPONSOR: OpenPhone is the #1 business phone system that streamlines and scales your customer communications. Get 20% off your first 6 months at OpenPhone.com/MGG

Don’t Get Caught

00:44:22 Paul-DGC-Some inexpensive USB-C cables aren’t equal on both sides

Mac Geek Gab 996 (“What’s the Difference Between USB4 vs. Thunderbolt (3/4) Cables?” starts at 47:50)

00:51:06 Bob-DGC-You can’t migrate accounts that ever had Apple Music profiles

00:54:25 RusselG-DGC-Check your nits before you buy a display

DisplayBuddy

Cool Stuff Found

01:00:30 Joel-CSF-1096–Use Raspberry Pi for Time Machine backups

01:02:51 Cory-CSF-Copilot Money

Using Apple Card (and Apple Savings) as one’s primary card

01:07:52 JanLandy-CSF-Clop to auto optimize images, video, PDFs (also in Setapp)

Permute