These days we do lots of swiping on our devices, and sometimes the results are expected, other times not so much! Listen as John and Dave share tips and answer questions about swiping. That's not all, of course, the topics expand from there, including a great dive into USB speeds on Apple's new iPads. Listen as your two favorite geeks walk through all of this for you this week!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 848 for Monday, December 14, 2020
Quick Tips
00:02:43 Sylvain-QT-Left Swipe from Right Edge for Notification Center
00:05:16 Roger-QT-Reset Wi-Fi to unlock with Apple Watch
00:07:28 Richard-847-Siri on Mac for Spelling Advice
00:08:20 Lewis-847-Siri on Mac for HomeKit
00:08:57 Mark-847-Xfinity Unlimited Data
00:11:14 Measuring Speeds Between Two Locations
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Questions
00:19:24 Mark-iPhone 12 Power Off Slider
Settings > General > Shut Down
Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch
00:24:58 Douglas-Screen Protector) and Swipe to Open
00:31:31 Stephen-Resolving Duplicate Contacts
00:36:05 Ben-Change Screenshot Destination, and Bonus Tip
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00:48:52 Greg-iPad Air 4 Not Connecting at USB 3.1 Speed
Cool Stuff Found
01:02:49 CSF-Startech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Dock) – 5 USB-A ports, 1 USB-C, 2xThunderbolt-3 Ports (one for display), 1xHDMI, 1xGigE
01:06:48 CSF-Twinkly Smart LED String Lights)
01:10:11 CSF-Spigen ArcStation Pro GaNFast 20w charger)
01:11:31 Ari-CSF-Comply Tips for AirPods Pro)
01:12:32 Art Gorski)–Developing for iOS and Raspberry Pi with Xojo)
01:13:18 CSF-Brydge 11.0 Pro keyboard)
01:14:34 Scott-CSF-OWC’s Envoy Pro Elektron)
01:16:10 Mark-CTF-Use Power Manager) to Log Out only at Certain Times
01:17:42 CSF-Netgear Meural Wi-Fi Photo Frame) $249 –
Geek Challenge
01:20:18 John-Rebuilding the (Modern) Desktop – GC?
01:24:13 MGG 848 Outtro
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