October 18, 2021

iCloud+, OBD-II, and iOS 15 Tricks!

1 hour 18 minutes

Settings get more granular in iOS 15, and your tips help us find a few new places to use that! Other tips include storing your music online for free, sorting out what your car is trying to tell you, and making sense of iCloud+. That's not all, though, your two favorite geeks answer your questions about taming Reminders, sharing Contacts, and making Numbers and Excel tell time. Press play and join John and Dave in learning at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 895 for Monday, October 18, 2021

00:01:49 Help us…and help yourself! MGG Listener Survey! Some Answers!

Quick Tips

00:02:45 Pensacola Craig-QT-Set Text Size Per-App in iOS 15 Control Center

00:05:20 Todd-QT-Smart Photos Import with Folder Structure

00:06:21 Bill-QT-Use a different Mac to reset iPhone sync (last part only)

Cool Stuff Found

00:09:03 CSF-Bindle App for Showing Vax Status for Admission

00:12:03 Andrew-CSF-DS Manager Pro for your Synology DiskStations

00:13:19 CSF-iBroadcast online music library

00:15:40 CSF-Use eSIMdb to find the best eSIM to use for upcoming travels

00:19:25 Keep Your Video Chat Up-to-date

MacUpdater

00:23:43 CSF-Dusk smart sunglasses from Ampere

00:26:25 CSF-Thermacell LIV – Mosquito protection for your yard

00:28:42 CSF-Verizon Stream TV

00:30:01 CSF-Kidde Networkable SMART CO2 and Smoke Alarm

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:40:44 Steve-Don’t Get Caught and iCloud Private Relay

Cloudflare DNS

Block iCloud Private Relay

00:44:32 Jim-How does Apple’s iCloud Private Relay work?

00:49:07 Everett-iCloud+ Custom Email Domain limitations

00:54:06 Greg-iOS 15’s New iCloud Data Recovery Service

00:58:50 Stephan-894-Stopping Excel from Auto-Formatting Data

(also Joel, Dan, Bill, Jeremy, Dale, Tim, Mike, and more!)

01:01:36 Mark-894-Odd Keyboard Issue Solved

01:03:47 Lauren-OBD-II Reader Recommendations

FIXD.com

MyCarly OBD-II Reader/Controller ($80-$130)

FB Hive Mind-Best OBD Gadget to Use

BlueDriver OBDII Scan Tool for iPhone ($119)

Autel AutoLink AL319 OBD2 Scanner ($30)

ScanGauge Dashboard OBDII Device ($170-$240)

01:15:19 MGG 895 Outtro

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