March 14, 2022

From Apple to Vigorish

1 hour 20 minutes

Learn about a portable screen for your laptop, how to reset your Apple mouse, how to resolve Safari errors and more with Pilot Pete, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton this week. Of course, there are lots of (fun?) tangents your three favorite geeks take you on, as well, PLUS the first "Strange Things Found" inclusion in seventeen years. All this and more, just press play and enjoy!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 919 for Monday, March 14, 2022

The MGG Merch Store is Live!

00:02:39 MGG Calendar

Quick Tips

00:04:25 Will Strafach-Sharing a Safari Reader Mode Page via Email includes the Page’s Content

00:05:23 David-STF-Popular Woodworking plays music in Reader Mode

00:08:39 Jon-QT-Disable Dictation to Prevent Keyboard Entry Errors

00:10:40 Peter-QT-Reset your Apple Mouse to Fix Frozen Cursor

sudo pkill bluetoothd

00:14:59 Rand-QT-Reset Printing System to Bring Printers Back to Life

00:17:06 QT-Enable AppleScripts in macOS Shortcuts

00:18:56 Paul-QT-Create Symbolic Links in root

man synthetic.conf

Sponsors

00:21:14 SPONSOR: New Relic. Combining 16 different monitoring products, New Relic ensures you can pinpoint the source of your software issues quickly and get back up and running when you need it. Visit NewRelic.com/MGG to get 100GB of data free, forever, no credit card required!

00:22:54 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software, now offers multiple notebooks, a native image viewer, and Shortcuts support!

Cool Stuff Found

00:24:56 CSF-Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Portable 14” Bus-Powered Screen

00:30:20 Joe-CSFR-Moom for Mac Window Placement

00:33:13 Steve-CSF-BlueHarvest to Delete macOS Hidden Files, Paragon Read and Write NTFS and ext4

CoinOps10

00:34:08 Sensibo Pure Air Purifier

00:39:27 Order More COVID Tests

00:41:32 CSF-Nee-Vo monitors and app

00:46:53 Dave’s ISDN Storage

Sponsors

00:51:35 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg.

00:53:19 SPONSOR: Kandji.io. Next-generation Apple device management for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. Visit Kandji.io/mgg today so they can hear what you need and get you rolling.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:54:44 Zenni Optical and PP-EyeBuyDirect.com

00:58:49 Ken-How to fix a Frozen Dock?

killall Dock

ps -ax

01:02:18 Sandra-Safari Can’t Verify This Site Errors

01:10:10 Julie-Time to Upgrade macOS from Catalina to Monterey?

01:13:50 Vigorish

01:15:12 MGG 919 Outtro

MGG Merch is Available!

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar

This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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March 14, 2022

From Apple to Vigorish

1 hour 20 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 919 for Monday, March 14, 2022

The MGG Merch Store is Live!

00:02:39 MGG Calendar

Quick Tips

00:04:25 Will Strafach-Sharing a Safari Reader Mode Page via Email includes the Page’s Content

00:05:23 David-STF-Popular Woodworking plays music in Reader Mode

00:08:39 Jon-QT-Disable Dictation to Prevent Keyboard Entry Errors

00:10:40 Peter-QT-Reset your Apple Mouse to Fix Frozen Cursor

sudo pkill bluetoothd

00:14:59 Rand-QT-Reset Printing System to Bring Printers Back to Life

00:17:06 QT-Enable AppleScripts in macOS Shortcuts

00:18:56 Paul-QT-Create Symbolic Links in root

man synthetic.conf

Sponsors

00:22:54 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software, now offers multiple notebooks, a native image viewer, and Shortcuts support!

Cool Stuff Found

00:24:56 CSF-Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Portable 14” Bus-Powered Screen

00:30:20 Joe-CSFR-Moom for Mac Window Placement

00:33:13 Steve-CSF-BlueHarvest to Delete macOS Hidden Files, Paragon Read and Write NTFS and ext4

CoinOps10

00:34:08 Sensibo Pure Air Purifier

00:39:27 Order More COVID Tests

00:41:32 CSF-Nee-Vo monitors and app

00:46:53 Dave’s ISDN Storage

Sponsors

00:51:35 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg.

00:53:19 SPONSOR: Kandji.io. Next-generation Apple device management for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. Visit Kandji.io/mgg today so they can hear what you need and get you rolling.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:54:44 Zenni Optical and PP-EyeBuyDirect.com

00:58:49 Ken-How to fix a Frozen Dock?

killall Dock

ps -ax

01:02:18 Sandra-Safari Can’t Verify This Site Errors

01:10:10 Julie-Time to Upgrade macOS from Catalina to Monterey?

01:13:50 Vigorish

01:15:12 MGG 919 Outtro

MGG Merch is Available!

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar