January 27, 2020

Quick Tips, Sonos, Media, and Megabytes – Mac Geek Gab 799

1 hour 34 minutes

It seems there's always something new to learn! This week that includes some iOS and watchOS tips, flight tracking, QuickLook for Applications, Networking, and more. Plus, discussions ensue to answer your questions about Sonos, sharing media, megabytes vs. megabits, and more. Press play to enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 799 for Monday, January 27, 2020

00:01:55 Ari-QT-Drag and Drop (iOS) Memoji onto any iMessage

00:03:54 Donna-QT-Rearrange Apple Watch Control Center

00:05:11 Donna-QT-Play a sound or flash a light on your iPhone

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00:13:22 Ken-798-Install Cabling… and Conduit!

00:16:11 Allison-Batteries for Mac and Input Monitoring

00:22:31 Kurt-Quick View App Data from Dock Folders

Hover over folder in dock, click once, move cursor over item you want more info on, press space to do a QuickLook

00:24:05 Mike-New Router, Old Laser Printer Solved

Adding a router which creates a new subnet may cause issues for items with a static IP, best to use DHCP, or DHCP reservation

00:32:26 Ben-CSF-Fugoo Portable Bluetooth Speakers

00:34:33 Ben-CSF-798-AB2CSV

00:36:22 Bill-CSF-FlightRadar24 (and John DF, Alan, and Jeff)

00:37:40 David-CSF-BitWarden

00:41:05 Michael-CSF-Microsoft Edge

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00:47:16 Perry-Media Sharing Missing from iCloud Prefs

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac

00:53:55 John-Long-distance Audio Solution

01:03:29 Steve-Sonos’s Legacy Product Upgrade News

Clarifying Sonos’s EOL of Old Products

01:13:26 JFB-Speccing a new MacBook Pro 16”

Geekbench Specs on new 16″ MacBook Pro

Anker USB-C Travel Dock

OWC USB-C Travel Dock

01:32:24 MGG 799 Outtro

The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app

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