Dave's back from his first international travel in two years and has some travel tips to share regarding mobile data service, AirTags, portable speakers, portable shoes, decking out your hotel room, tech-style, and much more! On top of that there are a bunch of Quick Tips from y'all which needed sharing and some questions which needed answering. Thankfully John stayed back, manned the office, and kept the mailbags from overflowing! Listen as your two favorite geeks tear through all this and more in the effort to ensure we all learn at least five new things together!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 917) for Monday, March 7, 2022
00:02:46 Fixing MacBook Pro Sound Issue
Quick Tips
00:04:20 Karl-QT-Transfer Phone Call to HomePod Mini
00:06:34 Ben-QT-Double-Tap an iMessage for TapBack and Reply options
00:08:58 Kent-QT-Disable Router Adblocking to Allow Safari to Open Websites
00:12:45 Patrick-QT-Combine PDFs with Preview’s Menu Commands
00:14:51 Jamie-QT-916-Connecting to Servers on Boot and Remounting a Drive
00:17:11 Jim-QT-Grammarly) Breaks Spell Check
defaults write -g NSAllowContinuousSpellChecking -bool true
00:18:33 Gary-QT-Use AirPods Noise Cancellation with One Ear
00:19:27 Gary-QT-Save a PDF in Safari to Remove Password
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Travel Cool Stuff Found
00:24:00 QT-AirTag) in Luggage
00:27:07 CSF-Sonos Roam SL)
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00:33:20 CSF-Kizik “Vegas” Slip-on Shoes)
00:34:51 I’m Pretty Much a Doctor Now?
00:41:29 CSFR-Remote for Mac)
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:47:32 Bob-Siri and Privacy)
00:54:10 Sterilize your cups with Denture Cleaning Tablets
00:55:08 Barry-Same Music File, Different Sizes
00:59:24 PCUnix-What’s Keeping My Mac Awake?
pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"
01:01:40 Daniel-915)-Snapshot SNAFU
https://eclecticlight.co/2021/11/13/understanding-snapshot-data-in-disk-utility/)
Carbon Copy Cloner > Volumes > “- Data” Volume > Snapshots > Free space requirement
01:05:55 John-CSF-916-Use Pobox.com) for Custom Domain Email Forwarding
01:08:19 David-SSD Lifespan?
It No Longer Identifies as a Drive
01:14:33 MGG 917) Outtro
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