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