From Apple to Vigorish
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Shownotes Transcript
Learn about a portable screen for your laptop, how to reset your Apple mouse, how to resolve Safari errors and more with Pilot Pete, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton this week. Of course, there are lots of (fun?) tangents your three favorite geeks take you on, as well, PLUS the first "Strange Things Found" inclusion in seventeen years. All this and more, just press play and enjoy!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 919) for Monday, March 14, 2022
00:02:39 MGG Calendar)
Quick Tips
00:04:25 Will Strafach-Sharing a Safari Reader Mode Page via Email includes the Page’s Content)
00:05:23 David-STF-Popular Woodworking plays music in Reader Mode)
00:08:39 Jon-QT-Disable Dictation to Prevent Keyboard Entry Errors
00:10:40 Peter-QT-Reset your Apple Mouse to Fix Frozen Cursor)
sudo pkill bluetoothd
00:14:59 Rand-QT-Reset Printing System to Bring Printers Back to Life
00:17:06 QT-Enable AppleScripts in macOS Shortcuts
00:18:56 Paul-QT-Create Symbolic Links in root
man synthetic.conf
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Cool Stuff Found
00:24:56 CSF-Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Portable 14” Bus-Powered Screen)
00:30:20 Joe-CSFR-Moom) for Mac Window Placement
00:33:13 Steve-CSF-BlueHarvest) to Delete macOS Hidden Files, Paragon Read and Write NTFS and ext4)
00:34:08 Sensibo Pure Air Purifier)
00:39:27 Order More COVID Tests)
00:41:32 CSF-Nee-Vo monitors and app)
00:46:53 Dave’s ISDN Storage
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:54:44 Zenni Optical) and PP-EyeBuyDirect.com)
00:58:49 Ken-How to fix a Frozen Dock?
killall Dock
ps -ax
01:02:18 Sandra-Safari Can’t Verify This Site Errors
01:10:10 Julie-Time to Upgrade macOS from Catalina to Monterey?
01:13:50 Vigorish)
01:15:12 MGG 919) Outtro
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