Beware Alert Blindness
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Shownotes Transcript
Your Apple and tech questions answered include Doug, who has trouble with Safari loading pages, Bob, whose DiskStation is being hacked, and Richard, who wants to connect external drives to his Mac. Also, learn how to check your Carbon Copy Cloner Free Space Requirement to be sure you’re not over-filling your drive with snapshots. All of this and WAY more — and how to use your technology to weigh less — here with John, Dave, and Pete this week. Press play and don’t get caught! You’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 951) for Monday, October 17, 2022 <https://mgg.fm/951)>
Allison-QT-Finder Spotlight Search Keyboard Shortcut is Opt-Command-Space
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Quick Tips
00:03:32 Eduardo-QT-Use Shift-Option to make vertical text selections
00:05:15 Jacques-950)-QT-Emergency SOS Can Be Set to Display By Pressing Power/Side Button 5 times
00:06:48 Bill-QT-watchOS 9 Lets Us Delete Reminders
00:08:53 Craig-QT-Move the Dock on Your Mac With the Flick of a Mouse
00:14:11 Jim-QT-Use Preview to Fill Out PDF Forms
00:18:16 Michael-QT-949)-Use AssistiveTouch Dot to Restart iPhone
00:20:10 Donna-QT-949)-Remember UDP (Up, Down, Power) for iPhone Reset Button Order
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:24:36 Doug-Safari Not Loading Pages
How to Flush DNS Cache on a Mac)
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
00:33:21 Bob-How Do I Protect My NAS From Hackers?
00:44:51 Richard-Connecting External Drives to new iMac
00:50:57 DLH-Check your Carbon Copy Cloner Free-Space Requirement)
00:55:10 JP-943)-VPN “Network Protection” blocks AirDrop…Sometimes!
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Pepcom notes/follow-up
00:58:19 Seagate) will NOT be at CES. Others have a very different approach (press vs. industry focus)
01:01:59 Apple Watches are on the way
01:05:50 JFB & DLH-Each Comparing current laptops) vs. M2 MacBook Air)
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01:19:15 CSF-Speck Presidio Grip Magsafe Cases)
01:21:40 MGG 951) Outtro
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