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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Don’t Hide Stuff From Yourself

79 min • 14 november 2022

Tips for your iPhone and Apple Watch start today’s episode, including some often-overlooked nuances of Focus Modes to make your life even better. Then John, Dave, and Pete answer your questions about MacBooks losing battery during sleep, Apple TV installations, Stage Manager and more. Some Cool Stuff Found rounds out the episode to ensure you—and your three favorite geeks—each learn at least five new things. Press play…and don’t get caught!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 955 for Monday, November 14, 2022
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Quick Tips
- 00:02:44 Scott-QT-Disable “Follow Up Suggestions” in iOS 16’s Mail
- 00:05:13 VaShaun-QT-Delete All Voicemails and Clear Space (2nd half)
- 00:06:47 Warren-CSF-OnyX for macOS Ventura is OUT
- 00:07:17 Jaco-QTR-Hold Space Bar on iPhone to Move Cursor Like a Trackpad
- 00:11:38 Rico-QT/PSA-The limits of Siri’s voice detection
- 00:15:24 Harvey-QT-Control your Series-6-and-later Apple Watch on your iPhone!
- 00:18:08 Don’t Hide Stuff From Yourself
- 00:19:32 Mark-QT-953-Use Apple Watch Strobe While Exercising On Busy Roads
- 00:23:00 Peter-QT-953-Block Photos Access By Locking Your Phone
- 00:24:31 PP New in iOS 16 Focus mode allows you not only to “Allow Notifications” but now “Silence Notifications from”
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:31:23 Harvey-How to Edit Text Replacements on macOS Ventura?
- 00:34:29 Kirit-Why I Love Stage Manager
- 00:38:07 Lee-Apple Watch Use Cases
- 00:46:32 John-My Computer is Waking Up and Burning Battery
  - pmset -g log | grep "Wake Requests"
- 00:55:02 PCUnix-Assign a Room when Setting Up Apple TV 4K
- 00:58:02 Chris-GC-Basic Video Editor?
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Cool Stuff Found
- 01:05:58 John-CSF-Velja, a Browser Power Tool
- 01:09:24 David-CSF-Anker 321: 20W Power Strip with USB and 3 Outlets
- 01:13:16 Albert-CSF-USB-C Cable that Displays Power Throughput
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Don’t Hide Stuff From Yourself

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

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Is it appleOS 26? Or aquaOS 26?

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Is That Foreboding or Foreshadowing?

Tab-itis Is Real...and It's OK!

iCloud Alter Egos, Dock Duplicates, and Synology's Shenanigans

iPhone Tricks, Gigabit Wi-Fi, and Life on 256GB

Fix Your Wi-Fi, Upgrade Your Podcast Rig, and Travel Smarter

Embracing Schrödinger's Desktop

Password Hygiene, Custom GPT Hacks, and Your Best Travel Battery

macOS 15.4 Fixes, Smart Home Discounts, & AirPods Battery Tips

Backups, Passwords, and Creedence Cryptex

Don’t Get Caught: iCloud, VPNs, and the Future of AI

Green Bubbles Strike Back: RCS vs. SMS Smackdown!

Reminders That Actually Work, CarPlay Hacks, and Why Siri Hates You

Cool Stuff Found: Monitors, Dash Cams, AI Tools & More!

Siri, I Want My T Back!

From Power Failures to Plex: Tech Tips Galore

From Garage Lights to Geeky Delights

Time To Get Past 300 Baud – Mac Geek Gab 1075

Battery Battles, Font Fun, and Ad Blockers...Oh My!

Keyboard Kung Fu & Wi-Fi Wonders

Circling the Wi-Fi Drain at CES 2025

They Dissolve Like You’re Thanos

Resolve to Trim Your Fat (Binaries)

Geeks, Gear, and Grievances

A Flotilla of Tips...and More!

Nothing Can Go Wrong.

The Musketeer…and those other guys

Doing The AirPod Nod

Beware The Click of Regret

Tea Time with Your Favorite Geeks

Where Has All My Free Space Gone?

Naked (iPhone) and Not Afraid

Can You Spatchcock a Jackalope?

Malicious Mischief...and Cool Stuff Found

Flashlight Tweaks, iPad Tips, Drive Fixes, and More

It's Not a Problem...Until It Is

Beware Alert Blindness

Downloads In The Cloud

The Keynote For The Rest of Us

Master Focus Modes, Action Button Tricks, and Screenshot Management

Cool Stuff Found: Tools and Gadgets to Keep You Geeked Out

Important Tidbits of Now Useless Information (and Some Useful Ones, Too!)

Beware The Lightning Bunnies

As If It Were a Swarm Of Bees!

Don’t Exposé Your Mac's Hidden Features

World Brain Day Special: Backup Tips and Freezer Hacks

Stump the Geeks: Live From Macstock 2024

The Fast and the Curious: Turbocharge Your Storage and RAM

Practicing The Shrug Shoulders Salute

Don’t Inception The Cloud

Hey, 19!

WWDC Keynote: AI is Fun, but Rush Was The Winner

Form 1040-MGG for Your Itemized Tips

Okay is a Four-Letter Word

What Are We Watching?

Beware The Robocalypse

Brick Walls and Brain Waves

Don’t Get Caught With Your Tech Down

Be(a)ware Opinionated Apps

What Have I Put Between Me and the Internet?

Grow Your Geek: Plant These Tips In Your Digital Soil

Why Don't They Tell Us That Exists?

MOAR POWER...To Travel?

Everything Was a Sock Account

Put That In Your Tinfoil Hat and Smoke It

Your RATGOCs Are Here

We Need Realistic React Time