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cover of episode Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER

Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER

2022/1/24
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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Each week, Dave and John come together to solve your problems and answer your questions. This week, that includes lots of great Quick Tips, troubleshooting tools, and ways of ensuring you keep your Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices as trouble-free as possible. Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 911) for Monday, January 24, 2022

00:02:15 The MGG Merch Store is Live!)

Quick Tips

00:04:18 Steve-QT-Bulk Rename in Finder

00:06:50 Robin-QT Double Click Double Arrow to Expand Window

00:08:12 Drewski-QT-Don’t Get Caught Emptying Non-Existent Trash

00:09:55 Tony-QT-Save Scans of Your User Manuals

00:12:04 Daniel-QT-910-Netflix Autoplay Settings (Sadie – QT segment cut should start at 00:14:09)

00:14:28 QT-Right or left swipe on Apple TV remote to see title of screen saver)

Sponsors

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:20:03 Ben-What do you use to uninstall App Data automatically?

Hazel from Noodlesoft)

AppCleaner)

00:22:11 Cindy-Restore Old System State with Local Snapshot

[email protected])

00:25:38 Gary-Best Path to Upgrade to a Clean Monterey Installation

00:30:33 A new Wordle CSF…coming?

Twitterrific)

00:35:34 Walt-Crazy Response from Microsoft Support about Office Activation Error!

00:39:11 Scott-Tracking Calendar Invitations and Responses

00:45:29 Monterey(?) Adds App Store searching

Sponsors

00:48:04 SPONSOR: New Relic). Combining 16 different monitoring products, New Relic ensures you can pinpoint the source of your software issues quickly and get back up and running when you need it. Visit NewRelic.com/MGG) to get 100GB of data free, forever, no credit card required.

00:50:11 SPONSOR: Thesis). Go to TakeThesis.com/MGG) to take Thesis’s 3-minute quiz to help cut through the brain fog, feel energized without any crash, and get a little motivation to help find your flow. TakeThesis.com/MGG) saves you 10%, too.

Photo Scanning Solutions

00:51:58 Vegas-910-CSF-PhotoScan from Google to scan and remove glare)

00:53:30 David-CSF-Scan Photos with $99 Epson Perfection V39) Flat Bed Scanner

Dig My Pics)

00:55:31 Will-CSF-910-Epson Fast Foto Scanner) Solution

00:56:42 David-910-iPhone Setup to Scan 200 Photos an Hour

Tripod)

Joby SmartPhone Bracket)

Unfade app)

Photomyne)

Cool Stuff Found

00:59:26 Steve-CSF-MagSafe 3-in-1 Mophie Travel Charger)

01:00:18 CSF-NYTSTND MagSafe charging block) for your Apple devices

01:03:58 Larry-CSF-Money for Nothing with CoinOut app)

Use Honey for Discounts)

01:06:53 Zack-CSF-910-The Chase Amazon Rewards Cards)

01:08:57 CSF-Arculus Card for Cryptocurrency Cold Storage)

01:11:58 MGG 911) Outtro

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page)

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar)

This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors)

MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews)