Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Rabbit Holes and Adjacent Universes


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Quick Tips rule the day here, with Pete, John, and Dave sharing how to stop Facebook from disabling your audio, finding menu items in macOS, connecting two sets of AirPods to your Apple TV and much more. Your questions are answered, too, about blocking websites, parental controls, Disabling 5G and more. But it's the Rabbit Hole Tangents that your three favorite geeks dive down which make things fun, isn't it? Press play and learn five new things…including learning where this episode really goes!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 921 for Monday, March 28, 2022
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    • 00:02:22 PMEvolutions & SXSW
    • Quick Tips
      • 00:05:21 Brian-QT-Stop Facebook From Hijacking Playing Audio
        • Facebook > Settings > Videos and Photos > Autoplay
        • 00:09:35 Dan-QT-Find Any Menu item with the macOS Help menu
        • 00:10:48 Dan-QT-Use wallpaper management software to re-solidify your menubar
          • 24-Hour Wallpaper
          • 00:12:54 Brian-QT-Printing a Contact Sheet with Preview
          • 00:15:48 Raymond-QT-920-Connect Two sets of AirPods to Apple TV
            • Airfoil
            • 00:18:40 Ed-QT-Double Tap the TV Button on Apple TV Remotes
            • 00:20:18 QT-Check Settings>Face ID & Passcode>Allow access when unlocked>Wallet to ensure boarding passes can be shown
            • 00:21:25 Pete’s Watch Finally Syncs with his iPhone Wallet again
            • 00:23:32 Retraining Face ID with 15.4 and Glasses
            • 00:25:59 Rabbit Holes in Adjacent Universes
              • 777 Disappeared
              • 00:32:30 Eliot-QT-920-Use Hyper Key to Setup Keyboard Mappings
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                • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
                  • 00:39:16 Roy-Blocking Websites in Chrome Browser
                    • OpenDNS for Website Filtering
                    • 00:45:58 ?-E=Abel-GC-Best Parental Control software for Monitoring iMessages –
                      • How can I monitor my child’s iPhone activity?
                      • Set up parental controls with Family Sharing on iPhone
                      • Verizon Smart Family
                      • 00:54:28 Pilot Pete-The New Mac Studio’s Storage isn’t (yet?) Upgradable
                        • Clarifying the lack of Mac Studio SSD Upgradability
                        • 00:58:55 Patrick-Disable 5G for Better Battery Life?
                        • 01:03:00 Connection issues!
                        • 01:05:41 Adam-Spotlight Indexing of Large External Drives causes Kernel Panics
                        • 01:11:59 Louis-Do I need a New TV to use Atmos with a Soundbar like Sonos Arc?
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