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Quick Tips for your Mac and iPhone about Siri, QR codes, Voice Isolation, and Multi-Port USB-C Chargers are just the beginning today. After that, your three favorite geeks provide answers to your questions about configuring your network, properly ejecting disks, waking up your Mac remotely, and much more. Plus, John, Pete, and Dave share some Cool Stuff Found, too! Press play and enjoy learning (at least!) five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 967) for Monday, February 6, 2023

Mike-QT-Right Click on Ventura System Settings Dock Icon for Deep Links

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Quick Tips

00:03:50 Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit

16C = 61F

28C = 82F

0C = 32F

100C = 212F

-40C = -40F

Raycast)

00:07:36 PorthosJon-QT-Ask Siri, What’s My Update?

00:08:35 QT-Sidecar and Continuity Camera

Camo) no work on some hotel networks unless USB

00:12:15 Don-QT-965)-Long-press QR Codes on your iPhone to Link to them

What is Apple Live Text and how does it work on your photos?)

00:15:07 Todd-QT Make a Lock Screen Image QR Code of your Biz-Card

iQR App  – Mac App Store) $14.99

QR Factory) $29.99 (Tunabelly Software)

QR Code Generator (for Wi-Fi))

Eero > Settings > Guest Network > Share QR Code

00:22:24 Adam-QT-macOS Ventura adds Voice Isolation Mic Mode to Control Center

00:27:57 LLMMD-QT-Add Custom Effects in the ~/Library/Sounds folder

00:29:19 PorthosJon-QT/PSA-Be Aware Of Multi-port PD Chargers Resetting When a New Device is Plugged in

00:30:54 Jamie-QT-Use Synology to Securely Share Files with Friends/Family)

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**Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! **

00:36:38 Peter-My Mac Won’t Always See My Printer

00:46:17 Jeremy-How do I properly eject my Photos drive?

lsof | grep [DriveName]

00:51:43 Sylvain-Safari Time Travel for Previous or Next Page

00:53:03 Andrew-Create Shortcuts for Push-Button “Radio Stations” via Apple Music)

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00:56:02 Ken-Waking Up Mac with CCC Scheduled Task

pmset -g sched

System Information > Hardware > Power

TailScale Starts On Login

01:07:19 PODCAST: The Home Assistant Podcast). If you’re looking to get started with home automation, or are looking to get inspired by some neat things people are doing with their smart home, then look no further, the Home Assistant Podcast has got you covered.

Cool Stuff Found

01:08:37 PorthosJon-CSF-965-200W USB Charger with Power Utilization Readout)

01:10:23 Mark M-CSF-Uptime Kuma), a free, open source engine to track when your devices/servers go offline

UptimeRobot)

01:14:39 DanWieder)-CSF-Bluesnooze) Disables Bluetooth While Your Mac is Sleeping (and may help with sleep/wake issues from MGG 955))

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