January 31, 2022

Silent Failures Are Bad News

1 hour 18 minutes

Everything seems fine, but is it? How do you know if something has failed if you don't get a notification? Listen to your three favorite geeks talk through how this manifests in several areas of life, including Time Machine, Streaming TV, Cell Service…and propane! That's not all, though: John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete walk you through a series of Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found which ensure you learn at least five new things! Press play and enjoy.

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 912 for Monday, January 31, 2022

The MGG Merch Store is Live!

Quick Tips

00:03:43 Ben-QT-Drag ScreenShot Floating Thumbnail Instead of Copy/Paste

00:07:00 Harvey-QT-Selecting Dialog Options with Space Bar on the Mac, and

00:08:04 Harvey-QT-Selecting Numbers with One Finger on iPhone

00:09:16 Patrick-QT-Characters to avoid in Filenames – Use dashes for dates!

Little Bobby Tables

00:15:20 Allison-QT-Use Your Lampshade as a Tripod

00:17:43 Joe-QT-Safari Tab Groups Cause New Windows to Spawn

00:20:13 QT-Re-order your Fubo.TV favorites so you don’t get caught seeing TV you don’t want to see

00:23:13 Call your provider and ask for a discount

Sponsors

00:25:10 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s new miniStack STX is exactly The Thunderbolt 4 Hub you want for your mac Mini. Same form factor, sits under your Mac mini, and has four Thunderbolt 4 ports and it’s a storage enclosure, too!

00:27:10 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.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:29:03 Stephen-Photo Duplicate Finder?

Duplicate Photos Finder

PowerPhotos

Top 10 Best Duplicate Photo Finder for Mac in 2022

Gemini 2

00:32:30 David-911-Sharing User Manuals with Family

00:34:15 Todd-Live Text versus Searchable PDF

OCR Your PDF for Free

Setapp

00:40:37 Susan-Pulling all my home security cameras together

HOOBS

Homebridge

WyzeCam Beta Firmware for Surveillance Station

00:50:06 Steve-Is Time Machine Really Necessary?

Carbon Copy Cloner Backup Health Check

Ecobee

Sponsors

00:56:22 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg.

00:58:08 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year!

00:59:40 SPONSOR: The Jordan Harbinger Show. Jordan is a master interviewer, obsessed about audio quality, and focused on producing a great show that we think you’re going to love.

More Questions

01:01:23 Scott-What to do now that G Suite Free is Going Away?

Fill out this form if you have a personal account

Cool Stuff Found

01:09:26 CSF-Visible Mobile Service (Verizon MVNO)

Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO)

01:10:52 PokeFi for International Data

01:12:23 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.Net to Find Nearby Towers

01:14:02 Todd-CSF-FSMonitor for Finding a Preference File,

01:15:45 MGG 912 Outtro

CSF-Fling’s The World Is In Our Hands

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January 31, 2022

Silent Failures Are Bad News

1 hour 18 minutes

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 912 for Monday, January 31, 2022

The MGG Merch Store is Live!

Quick Tips

00:03:43 Ben-QT-Drag ScreenShot Floating Thumbnail Instead of Copy/Paste

00:07:00 Harvey-QT-Selecting Dialog Options with Space Bar on the Mac, and

00:08:04 Harvey-QT-Selecting Numbers with One Finger on iPhone

00:09:16 Patrick-QT-Characters to avoid in Filenames – Use dashes for dates!

Little Bobby Tables

00:15:20 Allison-QT-Use Your Lampshade as a Tripod

00:17:43 Joe-QT-Safari Tab Groups Cause New Windows to Spawn

00:20:13 QT-Re-order your Fubo.TV favorites so you don’t get caught seeing TV you don’t want to see

00:23:13 Call your provider and ask for a discount

Sponsors

00:27:10 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.

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:29:03 Stephen-Photo Duplicate Finder?

Duplicate Photos Finder

PowerPhotos

Top 10 Best Duplicate Photo Finder for Mac in 2022

Gemini 2

00:32:30 David-911-Sharing User Manuals with Family

00:34:15 Todd-Live Text versus Searchable PDF

OCR Your PDF for Free

Setapp

00:40:37 Susan-Pulling all my home security cameras together

HOOBS

Homebridge

WyzeCam Beta Firmware for Surveillance Station

00:50:06 Steve-Is Time Machine Really Necessary?

Carbon Copy Cloner Backup Health Check

Ecobee

Sponsors

00:56:22 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg.

00:58:08 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year!

00:59:40 SPONSOR: The Jordan Harbinger Show. Jordan is a master interviewer, obsessed about audio quality, and focused on producing a great show that we think you’re going to love.

More Questions

01:01:23 Scott-What to do now that G Suite Free is Going Away?

Fill out this form if you have a personal account

Cool Stuff Found

01:09:26 CSF-Visible Mobile Service (Verizon MVNO)

Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO)

01:10:52 PokeFi for International Data

01:12:23 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.Net to Find Nearby Towers

01:14:02 Todd-CSF-FSMonitor for Finding a Preference File,

01:15:45 MGG 912 Outtro

CSF-Fling’s The World Is In Our Hands

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page