January 24, 2022

Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER

1 hour 13 minutes

Each week, Dave and John come together to solve your problems and answer your questions. This week, that includes lots of great Quick Tips, troubleshooting tools, and ways of ensuring you keep your Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices as trouble-free as possible. Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 911 for Monday, January 24, 2022

00:02:15 The MGG Merch Store is Live!

Quick Tips

00:04:18 Steve-QT-Bulk Rename in Finder

00:06:50 Robin-QT Double Click Double Arrow to Expand Window

00:08:12 Drewski-QT-Don’t Get Caught Emptying Non-Existent Trash

00:09:55 Tony-QT-Save Scans of Your User Manuals

00:12:04 Daniel-QT-910-Netflix Autoplay Settings (Sadie – QT segment cut should start at 00:14:09)

00:14:28 QT-Right or left swipe on Apple TV remote to see title of screen saver

Sponsors

00:16:06 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.

00:18:12 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free!

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:20:03 Ben-What do you use to uninstall App Data automatically?

Hazel from Noodlesoft

AppCleaner

00:22:11 Cindy-Restore Old System State with Local Snapshot

[email protected]

00:25:38 Gary-Best Path to Upgrade to a Clean Monterey Installation

00:30:33 A new Wordle CSF…coming?

Twitterrific

00:35:34 Walt-Crazy Response from Microsoft Support about Office Activation Error!

00:39:11 Scott-Tracking Calendar Invitations and Responses

00:45:29 Monterey(?) Adds App Store searching

Sponsors

00:48:04 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.

00:50:11 SPONSOR: Thesis. Go to TakeThesis.com/MGG to take Thesis’s 3-minute quiz to help cut through the brain fog, feel energized without any crash, and get a little motivation to help find your flow. TakeThesis.com/MGG saves you 10%, too.

Photo Scanning Solutions

00:51:58 Vegas-910-CSF-PhotoScan from Google to scan and remove glare

00:53:30 David-CSF-Scan Photos with $99 Epson Perfection V39 Flat Bed Scanner

Dig My Pics

00:55:31 Will-CSF-910-Epson Fast Foto Scanner Solution

00:56:42 David-910-iPhone Setup to Scan 200 Photos an Hour

Tripod

Joby SmartPhone Bracket

Unfade app

Photomyne

Cool Stuff Found

00:59:26 Steve-CSF-MagSafe 3-in-1 Mophie Travel Charger

01:00:18 CSF-NYTSTND MagSafe charging block for your Apple devices

01:03:58 Larry-CSF-Money for Nothing with CoinOut app

Use Honey for Discounts

01:06:53 Zack-CSF-910-The Chase Amazon Rewards Cards

01:08:57 CSF-Arculus Card for Cryptocurrency Cold Storage

01:11:58 MGG 911 Outtro

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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January 24, 2022

Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER

1 hour 13 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 911 for Monday, January 24, 2022

00:02:15 The MGG Merch Store is Live!

Quick Tips

00:04:18 Steve-QT-Bulk Rename in Finder

00:06:50 Robin-QT Double Click Double Arrow to Expand Window

00:08:12 Drewski-QT-Don’t Get Caught Emptying Non-Existent Trash

00:09:55 Tony-QT-Save Scans of Your User Manuals

00:12:04 Daniel-QT-910-Netflix Autoplay Settings (Sadie – QT segment cut should start at 00:14:09)

00:14:28 QT-Right or left swipe on Apple TV remote to see title of screen saver

Sponsors

00:16:06 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.

00:18:12 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free!

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:20:03 Ben-What do you use to uninstall App Data automatically?

Hazel from Noodlesoft

AppCleaner

00:22:11 Cindy-Restore Old System State with Local Snapshot

[email protected]

00:25:38 Gary-Best Path to Upgrade to a Clean Monterey Installation

00:30:33 A new Wordle CSF…coming?

Twitterrific

00:35:34 Walt-Crazy Response from Microsoft Support about Office Activation Error!

00:39:11 Scott-Tracking Calendar Invitations and Responses