World Brain Day Special: Backup Tips and Freezer Hacks
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
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Get ready for Mac Geek Gab 1047 with Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson, dropping knowledge on World Brain Day! Kick off with quick tips: forgetful moments? Use ChatGPT. It also helps summarize Zoom meeting notes. Pilot Pete then shows us how to manually select backup drives for Time Machine. Discover clever uses for your Apple Watch and streamline your clipboard with the Paste app. Get the lowdown on remote Bluetooth temp sensors for your fridge and freezers. Remember, “Don’t Get Caught” without these handy tricks!
Tackle your tech questions head-on: Larry finds the best way to add album artwork to Apple Music, and your three favorite geeks help Mark master file syncing between home and work with Resilio Sync. Adam shares his experience migrating to a new Synology DS423+ and handling Plex. Jeffrey has his Apple Watch music woes solved, while Rand gets tips on managing email overload by using SaneBox. Don’t miss Cool Stuff Found, from de-reverb plugins to disposable email addresses, and DEVONthink’s email archive tools. Stay savvy and never get caught unprepared!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1047) for Monday, July 22nd), 2024
July 22nd: World Brain Day)
Quick Tips
00:00:01 QT-Use ChatGPT for those “What’s the word I forgot?” moments
The Dad Jokes Are Strong With This One
00:02:54 BernSh-Use ChatGPT to summarize Zoom Meeting Notes
00:09:07 QT-If Multi Drives for Time Machine, Open System Settings > General > Time Machine > Right Click and Select Back Up to “This Disk” now
00:10:53 Stephen-QT-1041)-Back Up Automations as Shortcuts
00:12:47 Harvey-QT-Use Apple Watch Mirroring in Winter to Keep Your Arms Warm
00:14:38 Scott-QT-1044)-The “Paste)” clipboard app optionally pastes as plain text
00:15:25 Bill-QT-Remote bluetooth temp sensors) in freezers and fridge
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**Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! **
00:21:14 Larry-How to get Album Artwork into Apple Music?
MusicBrainz and Apple Music (/iTunes))
00:28:25 Mark-How to sync files between home and work?
00:35:12 Adam-Migrating to a new Synology DS423+)
Plex)
00:47:12 Jeffrey-My Watch Isn’t Playing All My Songs
00:52:11 Rand-What do you use to deal with a crush of emails you don’t want?
Cool Stuff Found
01:02:15 DLH-CSF-Waves Clarity Vx DeReverb Plugin) fixed MGG 1046!
01:05:48 PP-CSF-10MinuteMail.com) for a ‘disposable’ email address!
01:07:35 Kaylee-CSF-RDM) on GitHub shows all possible resolutions as a menu item.
01:09:26 Bruce-CSF-Network Utility) & more from Devon Technologies
01:10:47 Marco-CSF-Overcast) gets an overhaul
01:13:13 Brett Terpstra-CSF-Use DEVONthink) as an email archive tool
01:16:48 MGG 1047) Outtro
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