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The Land of Pulling Things Out of My Backside

2022/9/19
logo of podcast Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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This episode has even more iOS 16 Quick Tips including Lock Screen, Keyboard Touch, Battery, Photos, and Service History. That’s not all, though! Pete, John, and Dave answer your questions about connecting to your printers, controlling iCloud Drive, and Migrating your iPhone. Plus, Synology shares a statement about the future of hardware transcoding for things like Plex and more. Press play to learn at least five new things along with your three favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 947) for Monday, September 19, 2022

QT-Use Lock Screen as visual status indicator of what focus mode you’re in.

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Quick Tips

00:02:49 DaveMark-iOS 16 lets you see and copy your WiFi password)

00:04:38 Steve-QT-Use Caffeinate (or Amphetamine)) to Keep Your Status Active

sudo caffeinate -isu -t 3600

00:07:44 CSF-FastClicker )– Automatic Mouse Clicker

00:09:53 Ahkeens-QT-Skip Chapters with your AirPods

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iOS 16 Quick Tips

00:12:22 When Does iOS 16 Appear on My iPhone?

00:15:00 QT-Settings > Battery > Battery Percentage

00:15:40 QT-Settings > Sound & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback > Haptic

00:22:58 QT-iOS 16 > Photos > Albums > Utilities > Duplicates

00:26:22 QT-Settings > General > About > shows service history if you have had any service.

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iPhone 14 Migration

00:28:32 Gary-iPhone 14 Migration Strategy

00:33:11 Converted Mint to eSIM…in about Three Minutes

About eSIM on iPhone)

Converting Verizon to eSIM)

00:47:38 Mike-iPhone 14 eSIM Woes

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:50:16 Synology) Shares Details The Future of Hardware Transcoding

Dunning-Kruger effect)

00:56:40 Allen-Printers appear on iPhones but not on Macs

Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem)

01:03:06 Walter-How do I control iCloud Drive?

Bailiff and Cirrus)

01:09:20 Joe-946)-Call Blocking Strategy

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Cool Stuff Found

01:15:42 DaveMark)-CSF-Apple’s official (and free) “iPhone User Guide for iOS 16” in the Books app)

01:17:12 Mike-CSF-TopGrade) to upgrade all the background stuff on your Mac

brew install topgrade

01:18:42 Kirit-CSF-946)–Mimestream)-Alternate macOS Email Client

01:19:54 Greg-CSF-946)–Reset Privacy Permissions in macOS Monterey)

01:21:05 MGG 947) Outtro

Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was)

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