Quick Tips rule the day here, with Pete, John, and Dave sharing how to stop Facebook from disabling your audio, finding menu items in macOS, connecting two sets of AirPods to your Apple TV and much more. Your questions are answered, too, about blocking websites, parental controls, Disabling 5G and more. But it's the Rabbit Hole Tangents that your three favorite geeks dive down which make things fun, isn't it? Press play and learn five new things…including learning where this episode really goes!
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 921) for Monday, March 28, 2022
00:02:22 PMEvolutions & SXSW
Quick Tips
00:05:21 Brian-QT-Stop Facebook From Hijacking Playing Audio
Facebook > Settings > Videos and Photos > Autoplay
00:09:35 Dan-QT-Find Any Menu item with the macOS Help menu
00:10:48 Dan-QT-Use wallpaper management software to re-solidify your menubar
00:12:54 Brian-QT-Printing a Contact Sheet with Preview)
00:15:48 Raymond-QT-920-Connect Two sets of AirPods to Apple TV)
00:18:40 Ed-QT-Double Tap the TV Button on Apple TV Remotes
00:20:18 QT-Check Settings>Face ID & Passcode>Allow access when unlocked>Wallet to ensure boarding passes can be shown
00:21:25 Pete’s Watch Finally Syncs with his iPhone Wallet again
00:23:32 Retraining Face ID with 15.4 and Glasses
00:25:59 Rabbit Holes in Adjacent Universes
00:32:30 Eliot-QT-920-Use Hyper Key to Setup Keyboard Mappings
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:39:16 Roy-Blocking Websites in Chrome Browser)
OpenDNS for Website Filtering)
00:45:58 ?-E=Abel-GC-Best Parental Control software for Monitoring iMessages –
How can I monitor my child’s iPhone activity?)
Set up parental controls with Family Sharing on iPhone)
00:54:28 Pilot Pete-The New Mac Studio’s Storage isn’t (yet?) Upgradable)
Clarifying the lack of Mac Studio SSD Upgradability)
00:58:55 Patrick-Disable 5G for Better Battery Life?)
01:03:00 Connection issues!
01:05:41 Adam-Spotlight Indexing of Large External Drives causes Kernel Panics
01:11:59 Louis-Do I need a New TV to use Atmos with a Soundbar like Sonos Arc?
01:18:45 MGG 921) Outtro
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