Starting with some of the best Quick Tips we've ever shared, your two favorite geeks roar through topics including measuring current, USB-C Flash Drives, solving Mail issues on iPhone, dissecting local storage usage, and much more. Press play and learn five new things with Dave and John.
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 889) for Monday, September 13, 2021
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Quick Tips
00:06:07 Donna-QT-Type Numbers on iPhone without leaving ABC Keyboard
00:10:38 Todd-QT-Two QuickTips for Apple Watch Nightstand Mode
00:12:26 Ian-QT-Be sure to manage your Contacts!
Cool Stuff Found
00:14:13 CSF-Kingston DataTraveler Max) Flash Drives (900 Read, 800 Writes) 256GB – $91.00, 512GB – $153.00, 1TB – $262.00
00:16:32 No PhotoPlus Expo) in Person… Will October’s Pepcom) Happen in Person?
00:19:03 Christopher-CSF-Gary’s MacMost YouTube Channel)
00:20:23 CSFR-RapidX MyCharging Station)
We’ve Got The Power (Information)
00:23:13 Adam-CSF-888-Kill-a-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor)
00:24:09 Jeremy-Better Way to Measure AC Current)
Sense Whole-Home Power Meter) using Amp Clamps
00:27:13 Jim-888-How Much Power Do Chargers Use?)
00:28:41 Chip-888-Power consumed by unused chargers
Poniie PN2000 Electricity Meter)
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:37:03 Brett-Window Randomly Moves to Cursor
00:44:20 Brian-iPhone Won’t Use Third-Party Mail Client as Default
00:47:10 Stelios-GC-Weather Radar on CarPlay App
00:50:17 Craig-Non-Apple Devices in my Device List
00:54:21 Andrew-What’s Taking Up all My Local iCloud Storage?
du -sh ~/Library/Mobile Documents/* | sort -rn | less
^^ Thanks to listener Tony for the update here!
00:59:19 Kirit-Use Synology to Sync to Dropbox, Box, and more
01:05:13 Niall-External Drive Formatting Recognition Disparity
brew install tldr
01:11:21 Andrew-Can you run Windows on an M1 Mac?
01:13:25 MGG 889) Outtro
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