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Did you know that macOS will tell you which Wi-Fi channel you should use on your router? How about that you can type in specific start and end times for iPhone calendar appointments? How about seeing the wireless charging draw of your iPhone? You will after you listen to just the first segment of this week’s episode! After that, John, Pete, and Dave answer your questions, share your Cool Stuff Found, and just generally ensure you enjoy the process of learning at last five new things! Press play and join your three favorite geeks for another fun ride!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 934) for Monday, June 27, 2022

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Quick Tips

00:01:43 QT-Option-Click Wi-Fi > Open Wireless Diagnostics > Window > Scan (ignore the “Introduction”)

00:06:05 Larry-QT-Long-press minutes in Calendar App for keypad

00:08:04 QT-Enable Data Roaming for your pre-paid, data-only eSIM

00:14:53 Dominic-929)-Use iMazing) to see the net charging wattage of wireless chargers

00:17:02 Craig-QT-Tap the power button when your Mac won’t Wake from Sleep

Terminal Command to immediately reboot your Mac: sudo shutdown -r now

00:24:01 Todd-Backup Your Focus Groups with Screenshots

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:31:48 John-933)-Write to NFCs for Free with NFC21 Tools)

00:34:38 Terri-Connecting to Wi-Fi with NFC Tags?)

00:41:08 Jonathan-Why am I seeing Extra Captcha and SSL Mismatches on websites?

Brave Browser)

00:47:36 Michael-932)–Many VPNs are owned by Kape Technologies)

00:53:12 Jonathan-T-Mobile Wireless Internet) Speeds and Performance – also r/tmobileisp) and r/verizonisp)

Sniglets, revisited

01:01:07 Jose-933)-It’s called the “Over-Under”

01:01:46 Karen-933)-It’s called “Desk-a-ling”

01:02:02 Michael-933)-It’s Called a “Dangler”

I had a dangler and it fell

01:02:48 Bjørn-933)-Are you Table-Cable-Able?

01:03:23 Scott-933)–WordCombiner) says it’s “dancle”

Cool Stuff Found

01:04:54 Todd-CSF-Use Hand Mirror) on your Mac before joining Zoom calls

01:06:09 CSF-Outlet Extensions) so Wall-Warts Fit in Power Strips (or get rotating ones)!)

01:09:14 Dominic-CSF-Howard Oakley’s SMART Explainer)

01:10:40 DrDream-CSF-Duplicate File Finder) for…removing dupes!

01:11:20 Wayne-CSF-932)–Parsec) for low-latency remote control

01:12:27 John-CSF-932)-Use Eye Measure) to Measure Pupillary Distance

01:14:13 Sonos Voice)

01:19:29 MGG 934) Outtro <https://mgg.fm/934)>

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

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