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cover of episode Juice Jackers and Battery Drainers

Juice Jackers and Battery Drainers

2021/5/31
logo of podcast Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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Ever heard of Juice Jacking? Neither had John nor Dave. No problem, though, they dug in and found everything you needed to know. That's the beauty of Mac Geek Gab, too: you ask the questions and then your two favorite geeks dig and see what they can find. Press play and learn at least five new things about battery draining, external drives, M1 displays, backups, and more!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 873) for Monday, May 31, 2021

Quick Tips

00:01:39 Petter-QT-Music miniplayer can go MAX*

00:02:30 Raymond-QT-Suck the suck out of your AirPods*

Batteries

00:05:51 Ben-MacBook Air Battery Not Staying Charged

coconutBattery)

00:09:30 Matt-872-iPhone Battery Draining at Home*

DayCount

00:16:56 Paul-872-iMazing can cause Battery Drain

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Your Questions and Tips…Answered and Shared!

00:22:21 John-USB Juice Jacking)*

00:27:05 Bill-M1 Mac mini Not Recognizing External Device*

Check Startup Security Utility)

00:30:16 John-New iMac Ports and External Drive recommendations*

Apple’s Thunderbolt 2-to-USB-C adapter)

Envoy Pro FX)

Samsung T7)

00:35:21 Andrew-872-No Need for an AirTag in the Car)*

ROAV Car Bluetooth Adapter)

00:39:41 Les-Apple Remotes’ Inverted Volume*

00:40:40 Uh oh! We lost John! Or was it Dave who was lost?

00:41:25 Adam-Google Authentication Issue

What is my User Agent?)

00:47:38 Mark-872-Don’t Forget about Code42) (aka CrashPlan)

00:48:38 David-872-Our need for backups today is less than before*

00:54:18 Michael-M1 iMac or M1 mini and Displays

Monoprice 27in CrystalPro 4K UHD)

LG UltraFine 4K)

LG UltraFine 5K)

01:03:04 Paul-Compartmentalizing Necessary Malware*

01:08:32 Keith-Replacing GarageBand’s ReTune Feature

Capo)

01:11:25 Patrick-GC-Keep Music Playing in Background on iPhone?

01:14:35 MGG 873) Outtro

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