Don't Store Your iPhone In Your Navel
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Quick Tips for keyboard shortcuts, viewing messages, and speed tests are just the first segment of this week’s episode. Listen as John, Dave, and Pilot Pete navigate you through understanding managing the Finder sidebar, tweaking your batteries, choosing storage, and ensuring your DNS will let you connect to hotel Wi-Fi. Then your three favorite geeks wrap up with some fantastic (and timely!) Cool Stuff Found, including some travel tips. Press play and enjoy learning five new things together!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 927) for Monday, May 9, 2022

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Quick Tips

00:02:20 Lee-QT-Efficiently Quit Without Saving

00:05:46 Barry-QT-Use Your Mac as an AirPlay Speaker…even Better With Studio Display!

00:06:41 Joe-QT-Use Live Text to Type those Restaurant Survey Codes

00:09:47 Harvey-CSF-Use networkQuality -s for Speed Tests from Terminal

https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/internet-speed-checkl-macos-monterey/)

00:13:28 QT-Alternate Messages View

00:16:09 ADD Todd-The MGG Feed … Enhanced!

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:22:41 David-Disappearing Finder Sidebar Items

00:24:30 Eduardo-Risks of Leaving my MacBook plugged in full-time?

Maximizing Apple’s Battery Performance)

Coconut Battery)

00:32:04 CSF-MagSafe PopSockets)! – Sadie should clip this tip LOTS of girls love those PopSockets!

00:34:31 Paul-Cleaning your AirPods increases Sound Quality

12 Pieces Hearing Aid Cleaning Tools)

6-Pack of Brushes and Earloops)

00:40:22 Tim-External SSD vs. Internal Storage

00:47:27 John-Custom DNS Messes Up Captive Portal – Yep. True!! I have had this issue before when setting up new XFinity/Comcast Cable Modems.

00:51:42 Roger-Which (e)SIM card to get when traveling?

eSimDB)

Google Maps for iOS)

You Need a Map)

PokeFi)

iPhone Low Data Mode)

Join Mint Mobile)

Cool Stuff Found

01:02:08 @StatsDesk-DSM 7.1 Fixes Critical Netatalk Bug)

01:03:37 Samsung T7 Shield) Portable SSD — rubberized shock absorbers. Formatted ExFAT out of the gate, PCIe NVMe drive, 10Gbps USB (3.2g2

01:05:51 CSF-WOWCube) for $249

01:08:51 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Run MacOS 8) and System 7) in your browser

01:10:27 CSF-Scosche PowerUp 600 Torch) ($139)

01:12:41 Dan-CSF-Ikea Tradfri) Affordable HomeKit Devices – Yep. Ikea does make many things affordable

01:14:53 Patrick-CSF-DenTek Flossers)…For Your Mac and iPhone

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