Silent Failures Are Bad News
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Shownotes Transcript
Everything <em>seems</em> fine, but is it? How do you know if something has failed if you don't get a notification? Listen to your three favorite geeks talk through how this manifests in several areas of life, including Time Machine, Streaming TV, Cell Service…and propane! That's not all, though: John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete walk you through a series of Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found which ensure you learn at least five new things! Press play and enjoy.
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 912) for Monday, January 31, 2022
Quick Tips
00:03:43 Ben-QT-Drag ScreenShot Floating Thumbnail Instead of Copy/Paste
00:07:00 Harvey-QT-Selecting Dialog Options with Space Bar on the Mac, and
00:08:04 Harvey-QT-Selecting Numbers with One Finger on iPhone
00:09:16 Patrick-QT-Characters to avoid in Filenames – Use dashes for dates!
00:15:20 Allison-QT-Use Your Lampshade as a Tripod
00:17:43 Joe-QT-Safari Tab Groups Cause New Windows to Spawn
00:20:13 QT-Re-order your Fubo.TV) favorites so you don’t get caught seeing TV you don’t want to see
00:23:13 Call your provider and ask for a discount
Sponsors
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:29:03 Stephen-Photo Duplicate Finder?
Top 10 Best Duplicate Photo Finder for Mac in 2022)
00:32:30 David-911-Sharing User Manuals with Family
00:34:15 Todd-Live Text versus Searchable PDF
00:40:37 Susan-Pulling all my home security cameras together
WyzeCam Beta Firmware for Surveillance Station)
00:50:06 Steve-Is Time Machine Really Necessary?
Carbon Copy Cloner Backup Health Check)
Ecobee
Sponsors
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00:59:40 SPONSOR: The Jordan Harbinger Show). Jordan is a master interviewer, obsessed about audio quality, and focused on producing a great show that we think you’re going to love.
More Questions
01:01:23 Scott-What to do now that G Suite Free is Going Away?
Fill out this form if you have a personal account)
Cool Stuff Found
01:09:26 CSF-Visible Mobile Service) (Verizon MVNO)
Mint Mobile) (T-Mobile MVNO)
01:10:52 PokeFi for International Data)
01:12:23 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.Net) to Find Nearby Towers
01:14:02 Todd-CSF-FSMonitor) for Finding a Preference File,
01:15:45 MGG 912) Outtro
CSF-Fling’s The World Is In Our Hands)
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