06.20.2022 - By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
What are your thoughts on backup internet connections, programming NFC tags, expiration dates on consumer products, DACs for your devices, and more? If you don’t have any of these yet, you will once you listen because these are just a few of the tangents John and Dave will walk you down this week! Never fret, though, everything still brings it back to all the Apple and technology devices you know, love, and want to learn about. Your two favorite geeks ensure you learn at least five new things, so go ahead and press play. Make sure you listen all the way through to the end, too, because you have a (very fun!) homework assignment!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 933 for Monday, June 20, 2022
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!
When Your Internet Connection Goes South
00:01:43 Troubleshooting John’s Internet Connection
ping www.apple.com
TuneIn
00:05:08 Using a backup internet connection as insurance
Consolidated/Fidium Fiber
GoNetSpeed
Quick Tips
00:11:43 Greg-QT-Use Focus Mode to have One app on Two Pages
00:13:55 Todd-QT-Managing Sound output on Apple TV
00:17:07 DirecTV Stream now has “follow team”
00:20:18 Todd-CSF-932-Buy a Sheet of LED Dimming Stickers
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Follow-Ups and Geek Challenge Answers
00:25:32 Steve-932-Use AnyDesk for Remote Access
00:26:57 Jedd-932-Use Jump Desktop to Remote Access for Family Members
00:28:09 Karl-932-Use PDF Expert. It’s the best.
00:31:06 Barry-1-Macs Shouldn’t Use Intel Processors – This is true!
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:35:09 Terri-Which app to manage NFC Tags?
NFC QR Code Document Scanner
00:38:40 A Case for AppTamer on M1 (run on efficiency cores, now has Quitter-like Functionality)
Maestral – open-source dropbox app
00:46:03 Christopher-Universal Control Opens Up Monitor Options
00:49:00 Scott-iMac Wi-Fi and Recovery Issues
USB Wi-Fi 802.11ac adapter
The Small Business Show podcast
<a href="https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery/fix-mac-wont-boot-into-recovery-mode.