Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

I'm Pretty Much a Doctor Now?

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Dave's back from his first international travel in two years and has some travel tips to share regarding mobile data service, AirTags, portable speakers, portable shoes, decking out your hotel room, tech-style, and much more! On top of that there are a bunch of Quick Tips from y'all which needed sharing and some questions which needed answering. Thankfully John stayed back, manned the office, and kept the mailbags from overflowing! Listen as your two favorite geeks tear through all this and more in the effort to ensure we all learn at least five new things together!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 917 for Monday, March 7, 2022
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
    • 00:02:46 Fixing MacBook Pro Sound Issue
    • Quick Tips
      • 00:04:20 Karl-QT-Transfer Phone Call to HomePod Mini
      • 00:06:34 Ben-QT-Double-Tap an iMessage for TapBack and Reply options
      • 00:08:58 Kent-QT-Disable Router Adblocking to Allow Safari to Open Websites
        • Plume HomePass
        • 00:12:45 Patrick-QT-Combine PDFs with Preview’s Menu Commands
        • 00:14:51 Jamie-QT-916-Connecting to Servers on Boot and Remounting a Drive
        • 00:17:11 Jim-QT-Grammarly Breaks Spell Check
          • defaults write -g NSAllowContinuousSpellChecking -bool true
          • 00:18:33 Gary-QT-Use AirPods Noise Cancellation with One Ear
          • 00:19:27 Gary-QT-Save a PDF in Safari to Remove Password
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            • Travel Cool Stuff Found
              • 00:24:00 QT-AirTag in Luggage
              • 00:27:07 CSF-Sonos Roam SL
              • 00:29:39 GigSky eSIM Plans Wait to Start their Timer – DAVE191 saves you $5 at https://gigsky.com/
              • 00:33:20 CSF-Kizik “Vegas” Slip-on Shoes
              • 00:34:51 I’m Pretty Much a Doctor Now?
              • 00:41:29 CSFR-Remote for Mac
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                • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
                  • 00:47:32 Bob-Siri and Privacy
                  • 00:54:10 Sterilize your cups with Denture Cleaning Tablets
                  • 00:55:08 Barry-Same Music File, Different Sizes
                  • 00:59:24 PCUnix-What’s Keeping My Mac Awake?
                    • pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"
                    • 01:01:40 Daniel-915-Snapshot SNAFU
                      • https://eclecticlight.co/2021/11/13/understanding-snapshot-data-in-disk-utility/
                      • Carbon Copy Cloner > Volumes > “- Data” Volume > Snapshots > Free space requirement
                      • 01:05:55 John-CSF-916-Use Pobox.com for Custom Domain Email Forwarding
                      • 01:08:19 David-SSD Lifespan?
                        • iStat Menus’ Drive Widget
                        • DriveDx for Mac
                        • It No Longer Identifies as a Drive
                        • 01:14:33 MGG 917 Outtro
                          • TurboBoost Switcher Pro
                          • MGG Merch is Available!
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                          • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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