02.06.2023 - By Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
Quick Tips for your Mac and iPhone about Siri, QR codes, Voice Isolation, and Multi-Port USB-C Chargers are just the beginning today. After that, your three favorite geeks provide answers to your questions about configuring your network, properly ejecting disks, waking up your Mac remotely, and much more. Plus, John, Pete, and Dave share some Cool Stuff Found, too! Press play and enjoy learning (at least!) five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 967 for Monday, February 6, 2023
Mike-QT-Right Click on Ventura System Settings Dock Icon for Deep Links
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!
Quick Tips
00:03:50 Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit
16C = 61F
28C = 82F
0C = 32F
100C = 212F
-40C = -40F
Raycast
00:07:36 PorthosJon-QT-Ask Siri, What’s My Update?
00:08:35 QT-Sidecar and Continuity Camera
Camo no work on some hotel networks unless USB
00:12:15 Don-QT-965-Long-press QR Codes on your iPhone to Link to them
What is Apple Live Text and how does it work on your photos?
00:15:07 Todd-QT Make a Lock Screen Image QR Code of your Biz-Card
iQR App – Mac App Store $14.99
QR Factory $29.99 (Tunabelly Software)
QR Code Generator (for Wi-Fi)
Eero > Settings > Guest Network > Share QR Code
00:22:24 Adam-QT-macOS Ventura adds Voice Isolation Mic Mode to Control Center
00:27:57 LLMMD-QT-Add Custom Effects in the ~/Library/Sounds folder
00:29:19 PorthosJon-QT/PSA-Be Aware Of Multi-port PD Chargers Resetting When a New Device is Plugged in
00:30:54 Jamie-QT-Use Synology to Securely Share Files with Friends/Family
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:36:38 Peter-My Mac Won’t Always See My Printer
00:46:17 Jeremy-How do I properly eject my Photos drive?
lsof | grep [DriveName]
00:51:43 Sylvain-Safari Time Travel for Previous or Next Page
00:53:03 Andrew-Create Shortcuts for Push-Button “Radio Stations” via Apple Music
Mac Geek Gab app
00:56:02 Ken-Waking Up Mac with CCC Scheduled Task
pmset -g sched
System Information > Hardware > Power
TailScale Starts On Login