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

Headless Macs, Resizing Images, Cable Modems, and More

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Finding geeks ways to make your computing life more efficient is fun, and your three favorite geeks share tips for resizing images, managing calendars, using the Finder’s toolbar, controlling your Apple TV and much, much more. Listen as John, Pete, and Dave answer your questions and share your tips, ensuring that you learn at least five new things this week!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 960 for Monday, December 19, 2022
    • Graham-QT-Set Flashlight Brightness in iPhone Control Center
    • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
    • Cool Stuff Found
      • 00:02:40 Ben-CSF-Meeter Highlights Meeting Links to Join You Faster
      • 00:04:35 Synology Drive for iOS adds ability to edit Docs and Sheets!
      • 00:08:20 Ed-CSF-Imageprep to Use sips for Image Processing
        • Homebrew
        • brew install tldr
        • Cakebrew
        • 00:13:00 What’s Docker and how does it relate to Homebrew?
        • 00:17:21 Resizing Images
          • PP# -> Automator App Created -> Get Selected Finder Items -> Scale Images (set size) -> Copy to a folder (easier to find) – Put the App in your Finder ToolBar at the top!
          • GraphicConverter
          • ImageOptim
          • 00:22:10 The Mac Geek Gab Calendar Feed is now MUCH more Robust
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            • More Cool Stuff Found
              • 00:30:01 Ben-CSF Visible Verizon MVNO (use Ben’s code for $20 off)
                • Mint Mobile
                • 00:40:38 Jim-CSF-Function101 Button Remote for Apple TV
                • 00:42:20 QT-Fix Brightness of Netflix
                • 00:47:23 CSF-SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB-A/USB-C Thumb Drive
                  • Blackmagic Disk Speed Test (for Mac)
                  • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
                    • 00:51:05 Bruce-Ventura Removes Ability to Set Wi-Fi Priority
                      • How Apple Devices Choose Wi-Fi
                      • Using Terminal to Reorder Wi-Fi Networks
                      • 00:57:19 Eliot-Do I need a cable modem with a 2.5G Ethernet Port?
                      • 01:02:24 Setting up a headless Mac mini as a Media Server
                        • Channels DVR
                        • Tailscale
                        • SwitchResX
                        • Automounter
                        • 01:13:00 Rick–Resolving Duplicate Contacts on iPhone
                          • Get Rid of Duplicate Contacts on iPhone
                          • Best apps to delete duplicate iPhone contacts in 2022
                          • 01:19:51 MGG 960 Outtro
                            • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
                            • Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
                            • MGG Merch is Available!
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                            • Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar
                            • This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
                            • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
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                            • 224-888-GEEK
                            • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
                            • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
                            • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
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