You Don’t Have to Beat The Guillotine
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
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Apple’s new M2-family chips see updated Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, and Dave, John, and Pete talk through the impacts of that…for them and for you.
Quick Tips rule the week, with the Finder sidebar getting special attention. Keyboard shortcuts are the runner-up, too, with lots of love there, as well.
Lastly but not leastly: your questions. How do you print envelopes? How do you generate passwords? Your three favorite geeks have answers!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 965) for Monday, January 23, 2023
Lucas-QT-If You need to Scan a QR code from your phone, put it up on your Apple Watch! (screenshots in Photos or Mail)
The MGG Discord Server is Live!)
00:06:17 Apple’s M2 Evolution into Mac mini and MacBook Pro
Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 in new Mac mini)
Create an Aggregate Device to combine multiple audio devices) – not sure the time stamp
Apple’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max in MacBook Pro)
Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips)
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Quick Tips
00:30:35 Tigg-QT-Rearrange Groups in Finder Sidebar
00:33:04 RichardA-QT-Keeping Finder Tags Simple…and Useful
00:34:50 PorthosJon-QT-Disable Finder Icon Previews to Speed Things Up
00:35:47 Lee-QT-Live Captions (Beta) in iOS and macOS
00:39:44 Mark M-QT-Shift-and-Scroll-Wheel to Go Horizontal
00:41:27 PorthosJon-QT-Mass Quit Apps with Cmd-Tab and then Q (with Keyboard Maestro you can “Undo” an oops by Cmd-Q a second time before releasing! P2 )
00:44:53 Ben-QT-961)-Learn iPad Keyboard Shortcuts by Holding Command Key
00:45:59 AQ-QT-Touch and Hold CarPlay’s App Grid Button to Activate Siri
00:47:44 TNPapa-QT-Use Cmd-Opt-W to Close all Finder Windows -> Works on MOST programs!
00:49:09 CheatSheet for macOS)
00:50:11 Scott-QT-Use Carbon Copy Cloner) to Schedule your Mac’s Weekly Restart
00:52:26 Pete’s advice: restart first!
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:55:00 Larry-How do you make envelopes?
01:06:06 Joe-Where is macOS’s built-in Password Assistant)?
01:10:33 TNPapa-CSF-962)-Use PSWD: Password Generator) to create tough passwords when Apple can’t.
01:13:34 Mac Geek Gab 965) Outtro
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