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Summer Travel Season Tips...and More!

07.25.2022 - By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam ChristiansonPlay

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Did you know that “Optimize Charging” actually charges your iPhone more slowly? How about the *best* place to put your AirTag when traveling? What about the Hamilton Maneuver? These, and more, are among the five new things you’re guaranteed to learn in this week’s episode. Join Dave, John, and Pilot Pete as they answer your questions, share your tips, and dig into Cool Stuff Found. Press play and enjoy!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 938 for Monday, July 25, 2022

The MGG Discord Server is Live!

The MGG Merch Store is Live!

Quick Tips

00:02:23 Chris-QT-937-Cmd-backtick cycles windows when used alone

00:04:04 Raymond-QT-937-Control-Left/Right Arrow Switches Spaces

00:07:35 PCUnix on Discord-Disable “Suggest Nearby AirPods” on Apple TV

00:09:23 Walt-Apple Podcasts Truncates Shownotes

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:11:10 Tanel-iPhone Travel Charging Advice

Similar to Pilot Pete’s Pocket Juice Here

00:14:17 Robert-937-Put your AirTag in your Toiletries Case

00:16:04 Using your Apple Card

00:19:35 Sunday, July 31, 9pm EDT – MGG Discord Synology Hangout

00:22:23 Eddie-933-The Hamilton Maneuver

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Cool Stuff Found

00:27:14 Rich-CSF-Lunar to Disable Internal Screen when Connected to External Display

00:28:24 CSF-Pilot Pete’s Pocket Juice

00:29:27 BlockTek on Discord-CSF-Apple Watch Charging Clip

00:31:00 CSF-InfinityX1 Flashlights – rechargeable and bright AF!

00:33:50 Markintosh on Discord-CSF-Knog Scout – Bike alarm with Find My integration

00:35:05 BrianMonroe on Discord-CSF-Macs Fan Control works with Intel and Apple Silicon

Podcast Friends

00:37:06 Podcast: Grumpy Old Geeks. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister have over 40 years of professional website building experience between them. Every week they discuss what went wrong on the Internet and who’s to blame.

00:38:23 Podcast: The Changelog. Hosts Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo lead in-depth interviews with the best and brightest in software engineering, open source, and leadership. Open source moves fast. Keep up.

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