Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Scanning, OCR, Travel Phone Cases, and the Best Portable Computer – Mac Geek Gab 719

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Back from their adventures, John and Dave talk through some travel-related tips, including the best iPhone case to use when on the road and the best mobile computer for you. That's not all, though, as this week's episode also includes segments about sharing to an older TV, resolving slow computers, and lots of great OCR solutions for both your Mac and your iPhone. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 719 for Tuesday, July 24, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/>
  • 00:02:16 MacStock Expo 2018
    • Markdown
    • 00:07:41 Neal-CSF-Condense Screen OCR App
    • 00:08:48 Greg-CSF-718-Microsoft Seeing AI
    • 00:09:44 EvTheNerd-718-How to scan words from pictures on-the-fly
      • General | Accessibility | Speech | Speak Screen (iOS)
      • 00:11:05 Eliot-CSF-718-Prizmo Go and Textgrabber
        • Hector D Byrd
        • 00:15:28 Bill-CSF-718-Scan Tailor
          • DIY Book Scanner Forums
          • 00:17:17 Patrick-CSF-718-Free Online OCR
            • From Text To Speech
            • 00:18:24 Harvey-718-Eat Your Books
              • Tesseract OCR (development sponsored by Google)
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              • 00:22:50 SPONSOR: 1Password for Mac – It’s a password manager, and you need one. Get 3 months free at 1password.com/geekgab.
              • 00:24:43 Allison-UPS Suggestion (Puck Killed the Wi-Fi)
              • 00:29:07 Gene-CSF-Google Maps 3D View
                • Select Satellite layer, hold Shift, left click/drag on screen
                • 00:31:56 Seth-718-HubiC is closed to new accounts
                • 00:33:10 CSF-PopSocket (but HANDL Cases are better)
                • 00:36:33 Todd-QT-Zoom in on any screen on iOS
                  • Take screenshot, zoom in on that instead
                  • 00:37:53 Allen-Assign Apps to Specific Desktops
                    • One you add a Desktop (three finger swipe up, hit ‘+’) clicking on item in Dock reveals “Assign to All Desktops | This Desktop | None” option
                    • 00:42:03 Sonos AirPlay 2
                      • Living In The Past
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                      • 00:48:56 SPONSOR: Crossover from CodeWeavers – Feeling nostalgic this summer, well did you know you can play a lot of your old Windows games on mac with CrossOver? Get 35% off and a 14-day FREE trial.
                      • 00:51:15 Robert-iMac Running Slow
                        • Use Safe Mode to Isolate Issues With Your Mac
                        • OnyX for Mac
                        • iStat Menus
                        • AppTamer
                          • 01:03:50 Perry-Slow Startup and Multi-Picture Scanning
                            • Verbose Mode Log
                            • 01:11:08 Kristin-Displaying Phone on TV
                              • HDMI to non-HDMI Adapter
                              • Older Apple TV
                              • 01:16:13 Yannis-iPad Pro instead of Mac Laptop
                                • Apple Smart Keyboard
                                • Brydge iPad Keyboards
                                • 01:26:37 MGG 719 Outtro
                                • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
                                • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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                                • BackBeat Media Podcast Network
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