December 06, 2021

Prioritizing The Bachelorette

1 hour 21 minutes

Oftentimes we find ourselves relying upon technology to help maintain family harmony. Listen as John and Dave share a few of your (and their!) examples of just how this can work, and they solve a few problems along the way. If you're a long-time MGG listener, though, you know that's not all you get in this episode! Quick Tips and Cool Stuff found are peppered in, as well as a few extra hints and tips from your two favorite geeks. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 903 for Monday, December 6, 2021

00:02:05 Using eSIMdb to find your international service

Quick Tips

00:09:18 Dale-QT-Change Reminders Time from Wheel to Number Pad

00:11:23 QT-iOS 15.1 Lets You Stop Alarms with Your Voice

00:12:06 Mike-QT-Setting a Contact’s Photo on iOS 15

00:13:48 Todd-QT-Clear All Notifications

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Tips and PSAs

00:20:20 PCUnix-Enlarged Cursor Causes Memory Bloat on 8GB M1 Macs

00:24:02 Tangent time about programming languages!

00:31:27 Dan-SIP and That Annoying Trash That Won’t Empty

csrutil disable

00:34:22 T2M2 1.19-Intended to be the last version compatible with backing up to HFS+

Four year old article about APFS and Rotational drives…relevance questioned.

Cool Stuff Found

00:42:53 Raymond-CSF-902-ClipGrab for YouTube Video Download

00:43:59 Todd-CSF-Use TextSniper for a Productivity Boost

00:45:14 Bob-CSF-CheatSheet to Reveal Keyboard Shortcuts

Sponsors

00:47:30 SPONSOR: Zocdoc, the easiest way to find a great doctor and instantly book an appointment. Sign up for FREE at Zocdoc.com/MGG and download the app today.

00:49:00 SPONSOR: Bespoke Post is here with a new seasonal line-up of must-have Box of Awesome collections. Each box costs only $45 but has over $70 worth of gear inside. Visit BoxOfAwesome.com and enter code MGG for 20% off your first box.

Cool Stuff Found

00:50:30 CSF-New Synology Router and SRM coming next year!

Synology RT6600AX

00:58:34 CSF-CIO Mystery MagSafe-and-Apple-Watch Power Bank–CIO-MB20W-5000-MAS (no longer a mystery thanks to listener Steven!)

01:03:14 CSF-Earthworks Ethos Microphone

Family Harmony

01:06:21 Ed-Prioritizing The Bachelorette

RarBG TV Section (use a VPN!)

01:13:13 Mike and The Boss-Using Synology Photos to Manage Shared Libraries

01:16:02 David-Sharing ETA when Driving to Someone?

Glympse

01:19:04 MGG 903 Outtro

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By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

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December 06, 2021

Prioritizing The Bachelorette

1 hour 21 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 903 for Monday, December 6, 2021

00:02:05 Using eSIMdb to find your international service

Quick Tips

00:09:18 Dale-QT-Change Reminders Time from Wheel to Number Pad

00:11:23 QT-iOS 15.1 Lets You Stop Alarms with Your Voice

00:12:06 Mike-QT-Setting a Contact’s Photo on iOS 15

00:13:48 Todd-QT-Clear All Notifications

Sponsors

Tips and PSAs

00:20:20 PCUnix-Enlarged Cursor Causes Memory Bloat on 8GB M1 Macs

00:24:02 Tangent time about programming languages!

00:31:27 Dan-SIP and That Annoying Trash That Won’t Empty

csrutil disable

00:34:22 T2M2 1.19-Intended to be the last version compatible with backing up to HFS+

Four year old article about APFS and Rotational drives…relevance questioned.

Cool Stuff Found

00:42:53 Raymond-CSF-902-ClipGrab for YouTube Video Download

00:43:59 Todd-CSF-Use TextSniper for a Productivity Boost

00:45:14 Bob-CSF-CheatSheet to Reveal Keyboard Shortcuts

Sponsors

00:47:30 SPONSOR: Zocdoc, the easiest way to find a great doctor and instantly book an appointment. Sign up for FREE at Zocdoc.com/MGG and download the app today.

Cool Stuff Found

00:50:30 CSF-New Synology Router and SRM coming next year!

Synology RT6600AX

00:58:34 CSF-CIO Mystery MagSafe-and-Apple-Watch Power Bank–CIO-MB20W-5000-MAS (no longer a mystery thanks to listener Steven!)

01:03:14 CSF-Earthworks Ethos Microphone

Family Harmony

01:06:21 Ed-Prioritizing The Bachelorette

RarBG TV Section (use a VPN!)

01:13:13 Mike and The Boss-Using Synology Photos to Manage Shared Libraries

01:16:02 David-Sharing ETA when Driving to Someone?

Glympse

01:19:04 MGG 903 Outtro