A Little Notification Goes A Long Way – Mac Geek Gab 908 episode image

Did you know you could create a reminder from macOS Mail? How would you like to learn about three new ways to toggle Do Not Disturb? Or a solution for dictating emojis? All this and more in just the first Quick Tips segment of the show. Then John and Dave are on to answering your questions about managing media, tweaking your AirPods, managing your Mac's thermal limits, and wrapping up with some Cool Stuff Found. Press play and enjoy learning five new things with your two favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 908 for Monday, January 3, 2022
00:04:04 The Mac Observer has been sold…MGG Goes Independent!
Quick Tips
- 00:14:08 David-QT-Create a Reminder from macOS Mail (first item)
- 00:17:17 Todd-QT Enable/Disable Do Not Disturb
- 00:18:28 Scott-Turning Do Not Disturb On/Off the Easy Way
- 00:21:06 Master of your own domain…revised!
- 00:22:07 Ari-QT-901-Dictating Emojis with Siri
- 00:24:27 Tony-QT-907-Share Passwords via AirDrop
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:33:20 Timothy-Choosing Which media to leave on iPhone, which to leave in iCloud
  - iMazing to manage your media
  - MGG Live Chat
  - Apple Business Essentials
- 00:38:33 Brian-How do I control Apple Music’s mobile data usage?
- 00:41:52 Calibrate audio on Apple TV (and homepod?)
  - Airfoil
- 00:45:43 Mark-Another Way to Sleep a Mac: Control-Command-Q
- 00:46:26 Ari-Showing a Bright Clock in Focus Mode?
  - Bartender for Mac
- 00:49:14 Brian-Video Metadata Editing
  - 8 Best Video Metadata Editors on Mac
  - A Better Finder Attributes
- 00:52:53 Ned-AirPods Keep Re-connecting to Other Devices
- 00:57:33 Dany-12 TB Drive Showing Up as 2 TB
  - How to Troubleshoot Why Windows Shows 2TB instead of 12 TB
- 01:01:31 Managing your AirPods auto-connection
- 01:03:07 Louis-907-Max of 3 email addresses per domain
- 01:06:44 Kiwi Graham-kernel_task uses CPU for Thermal Management
Cool Stuff Found
- 01:09:43 John-CSF-MyRadar App Shows Times for High/Low
  - Weather Underground App
  - Storm Radar App
- 01:13:04 Timothy-CSF-907-Airmail for Email Management
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