Oftentimes we find ourselves relying upon technology to help maintain family harmony. Listen as John and Dave share a few of your (and their!) examples of just how this can work, and they solve a few problems along the way. If you're a long-time MGG listener, though, you know that's not all you get in this episode! Quick Tips and Cool Stuff found are peppered in, as well as a few extra hints and tips from your two favorite geeks. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 903) for Monday, December 6, 2021
00:02:05 Using eSIMdb to find your international service
Quick Tips
00:09:18 Dale-QT-Change Reminders Time from Wheel to Number Pad
00:11:23 QT-iOS 15.1 Lets You Stop Alarms with Your Voice
00:12:06 Mike-QT-Setting a Contact’s Photo on iOS 15
00:13:48 Todd-QT-Clear All Notifications
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Tips and PSAs
00:20:20 PCUnix-Enlarged Cursor Causes Memory Bloat on 8GB M1 Macs)
00:24:02 Tangent time about programming languages!
00:31:27 Dan-SIP and That Annoying Trash That Won’t Empty
csrutil disable
00:34:22 T2M2 1.19)-Intended to be the last version compatible with backing up to HFS+
Four year old article about APFS and Rotational drives…relevance questioned.)
Cool Stuff Found
00:42:53 Raymond-CSF-902-ClipGrab) for YouTube Video Download
00:43:59 Todd-CSF-Use TextSniper) for a Productivity Boost
00:45:14 Bob-CSF-CheatSheet) to Reveal Keyboard Shortcuts
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Cool Stuff Found
00:50:30 CSF-New Synology Router and SRM coming next year!
00:58:34 CSF-CIO Mystery MagSafe-and-Apple-Watch Power Bank–CIO-MB20W-5000-MAS) (no longer a mystery thanks to listener Steven!)
01:03:14 CSF-Earthworks Ethos Microphone)
Family Harmony
01:06:21 Ed-Prioritizing The Bachelorette
RarBG TV Section) (use a VPN!)
01:13:13 Mike and The Boss-Using Synology Photos to Manage Shared Libraries
01:16:02 David-Sharing ETA when Driving to Someone?
01:19:04 MGG 903) Outtro
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