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Safari Swipes, Finder Drags, and Pings Galore

2023/3/20
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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The Finder can be a drag…the good kind! And swiping right in Safari might not have the effect you think. Press play and listen to John F. Braun, Pilot Pete, and Dave Hamilton share these Quick Tips and SO many more. Plus, your three favorite geeks answer your questions and share your Cool Stuff Found, too. You’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 973) for Monday, March 20th, 2023

RichardA-QT-Drag onto Finder’s Back Arrow or Path Bar to drop files

The MGG Discord Server is Live!)

The MGG Merch Store is Live!)

Quick Tips

00:04:18 MarkM-Click The Safari Tab Audio Button to Mute

00:05:46 PCUnix-QT-Clear iPhone Safari History by Time (and on the Mac! History > Clear History…)

00:07:29 Ed-QT Safari Swipe on Address Bar, Photo Lift

Lift a Subject from Photo Background on iPhone)

00:10:30 Robert-QT-Accessing Alternate Keyboard Entries on iPadOS

If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half)

00:12:50 QT-iMessages Badge shows a number but no new messages? “Hey Siri, read my unread messages!” Poof

HitEmUp)

00:19:25 QT-Control macOS Ventura’s Access to USB and Thunderbolt Accessories)

00:21:37 JamCycler-QT-971)–Keep Folders On Top in Finder)

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SXSW & Charging Interruptions

00:26:48 Using the Quick Tips!

00:27:26 Two Apple TV+ Movies at SXSW): Still) and Tetris)

00:36:26 I Know What Happened To My Power/Mic In MGG972

00:44:05 Flashlight with 18650 Battery and Charger)

VICTAGEN Intelligent Charger 18650 Battery)

**Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! **

00:47:46 Dennis-Mounted Disk Not Visible in Finder

00:52:12 Craig-T-Mobile Acquires Mint Mobile)…What’s that mean?

Verizon 5G Home Internet for $25)

Cool Stuff Found

01:02:24 CSF-Have I Been Pwned?)

01:02:59 CSF-Synology DS423+) Has a CPU with a GPU for Transcoding!

01:05:48 Andrew-CSF-Ping in your Menu Bar)

01:07:29 Grumpy-CSM-Homebridge Net Nanny) to run your 3 pings

01:08:41 CSF-DownDetector) to see if websites or services are down

01:10:21 Ben-CSFR-972)–TripMode) for Managing Data

01:11:50 John-CSF-971)–pobox.com) for Bouncing Spam

01:15:36 Mac Geek Gab 973) Outtro

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Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was)

MGG Merch is Available!)

Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page)

Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar)

This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors)

MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews)

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