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I'm Pretty Much a Doctor Now?

2022/3/7
logo of podcast Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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Dave's back from his first international travel in two years and has some travel tips to share regarding mobile data service, AirTags, portable speakers, portable shoes, decking out your hotel room, tech-style, and much more! On top of that there are a bunch of Quick Tips from y'all which needed sharing and some questions which needed answering. Thankfully John stayed back, manned the office, and kept the mailbags from overflowing! Listen as your two favorite geeks tear through all this and more in the effort to ensure we all learn at least five new things together!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 917) for Monday, March 7, 2022

The MGG Merch Store is Live!)

00:02:46 Fixing MacBook Pro Sound Issue

Quick Tips

00:04:20 Karl-QT-Transfer Phone Call to HomePod Mini

00:06:34 Ben-QT-Double-Tap an iMessage for TapBack and Reply options

00:08:58 Kent-QT-Disable Router Adblocking to Allow Safari to Open Websites

Plume HomePass)

00:12:45 Patrick-QT-Combine PDFs with Preview’s Menu Commands

00:14:51 Jamie-QT-916-Connecting to Servers on Boot and Remounting a Drive

00:17:11 Jim-QT-Grammarly) Breaks Spell Check

defaults write -g NSAllowContinuousSpellChecking -bool true

00:18:33 Gary-QT-Use AirPods Noise Cancellation with One Ear

00:19:27 Gary-QT-Save a PDF in Safari to Remove Password

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Travel Cool Stuff Found

00:24:00 QT-AirTag) in Luggage

00:27:07 CSF-Sonos Roam SL)

00:29:39 GigSky) eSIM Plans Wait to Start their Timer – DAVE191 saves you $5 at https://gigsky.com/)

00:33:20 CSF-Kizik “Vegas” Slip-on Shoes)

00:34:51 I’m Pretty Much a Doctor Now?

00:41:29 CSFR-Remote for Mac)

Sponsors

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:47:32 Bob-Siri and Privacy)

00:54:10 Sterilize your cups with Denture Cleaning Tablets

00:55:08 Barry-Same Music File, Different Sizes

00:59:24 PCUnix-What’s Keeping My Mac Awake?

pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"

01:01:40 Daniel-915)-Snapshot SNAFU

https://eclecticlight.co/2021/11/13/understanding-snapshot-data-in-disk-utility/)

Carbon Copy Cloner > Volumes > “- Data” Volume > Snapshots > Free space requirement

01:05:55 John-CSF-916-Use Pobox.com) for Custom Domain Email Forwarding

01:08:19 David-SSD Lifespan?

iStat Menus’ Drive Widget)

DriveDx for Mac)

It No Longer Identifies as a Drive

01:14:33 MGG 917) Outtro

TurboBoost Switcher Pro)

MGG Merch is Available!)

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page)

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar)

This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors)

MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews)

The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app)