You Just Hit a Bump

Delve into a treasure trove of Quick Tips and advice for the Mac community with your two favorite geeks as they kick off this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode! Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton start with screenshot shortcuts, followed by a spotlight on using Spotlight instead of System Settings. They discuss the surprising advantage of Long-Pressing frequently used apps, keyboard battery alert features, and even some Finder tricks for good measure.

When the topic of travel woes comes up, from the inability to check Siri for AirTag Battery Level to the absurdity of struggling with hotel Wi-Fi in Times Square in 2023, they dish out as many tips as they can, including how to dry out a Lightning Port and using services like ParkWhiz to save on parking in major cities.

In the “Your Questions Answered” segment, Christopher’s concern about protecting his family from scams leads to a valuable discussion on cybersecurity. Dave and Pilot Pete also answer Adam’s query about using a dock on a desktop Mac, troubleshoot Arthur’s problem of deleted mail accounts reappearing, and provide guidance on how to remove someone else’s photos from one’s library.

With plenty of insights about Macs and beyond, we’re reminded: “Don’t Get Caught” unprepared in the digital world. The show even manages to incorporate a clever solution using ChatGPT, making it a must-listen for every Apple enthusiast.

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 994 for Monday, August 7th, 2023

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Quick Tips

00:00:01 QT-Press Spacebar after Command-Shift-4 for Screenshots to Get Entire Window

00:05:06 Donna-QT-Test Long-Pressing on Frequently-Used Apps to Find Shortcuts

00:06:43 Chicago Tom-QT-Use Spotlight Instead of System Settings – But wait! There’s more!

00:11:08 ChatGPT Saves the Show

MacGPT

Midas M32

00:17:41 Greg-QT-Messages Won’t Let you Re-order the Photos and App Store icons

00:18:55 Gary-QT-Keyboard Battery Alert Feature in CleanMyMac X

00:20:19 PSA: You Lose your ability to check AirTag batteries – CR2032

00:22:37 Allison-QT-Turning on Maximize Compatibility Tethering turns on 2.4Ghz

00:25:35 Todd-QT- Using Facetime Video Camera as a “back up” camera

00:27:32 MyFaceIsTooBig-QT-Use Command-Key Shortcuts to rock the Finder

Command-Plus&Minus; in Finder List view expands/contracts the height of entries

00:31:44 Glenn-QT-Shake your Mac’s mouse cursor to enlarge (and find) it!

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Travel Tips, Woes, and Fist-Shakes!

00:37:14 No Siri for AirTag Battery Level

00:38:44 Drying Out a Lightning Port

00:44:29 Macstock VII