Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

We Need That Five Sense Experience

Dec 12, 2022

01:23:36

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How to Set Up the iPhone 8 Control Center on the Home Screen

02:06

BB Edit From Bare Bones Software

04:45

We Need That in Person Experience at CES

04:40

Introduction

6min

Is It a Rechargeable Button Battery?

2min

I Can't Log in Because I Don't Have a Keyboard.

2min

ML 2032 Replacement Battery

2min

Is There a Hidden Game in Google Chrome?

4min

Apple Pencil Replacement - Magnetic Wireless Charging Banks

2min

MacGeekUp

4min

Do You Have a Roborock QF, Q5 Plus?

2min

The Dog Poop Problem?

4min

10.

LinkedIn Jobs - Find the Right People for Your Team Faster and for Free

2min

11.

BB Edit From Bare Bones Software

5min

12.

USB C to Lightning Adapter Cables

5min

13.

The New UFEE Smart Scale Adds Wi-Fi to the App

2min

14.

Is Your Pet Capable of Standing on the Scale by Itself?

2min

15.

Easy Quest Ultimate Plus Dual HDMI USB C 12 Port Hub With 100 Watts of Power Delivery

2min

16.

I Got a Birthday Wish for Pilot Pete. Yeah. Yeah, Yeah.

4min

17.

How to Setup the Focus Mode on Your iPhone

4min

18.

Is Silent Mode a Common Tactic?

2min

19.

How to Set Up the iPhone 8 Control Center on the Home Screen

2min

20.

Is There a Difference Between Notification Silence and Focus Status?

5min

21.

iPhone Storage

3min

22.

Is There a Way to Preserve the SSD?

3min

23.

The Bluetooth Magic Mouse Isn't Working on the iMac.

3min

24.

We Need That in Person Experience at CES

5min

25.

Ces

2min

26.

Will There Be a Killer Social Network for the Quest?

2min

27.

XROS Extended Reality Is Not the Quest of the Virtual Headset

4min

We Need That Five Sense Experience — Mac Geek Gab 959 episode image

Terminal tips to do make tricky things easy, an Apple Pencil alternative, Robots to clean your home and your pool, and a hidden pinball game are just the first few things you’ll hear from John, Pete, and Dave in this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode. Plus, with answers to important questions like, “How do I unmute my husband?” you’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things! Press play and join your three favorite geeks for all this and more!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 959 for Monday, December 12, 2022
- Tom-Assign Nicknames to Use When Calling with Siri
- The MGG Discord Server is Live!
- The MGG Merch Store is Live!
00:05:27 Pairing a Bluetooth Keyboard to a Non-Logged-In Mac
- Replacing the ML2032 Battery Logitech Solar Keyboard
Cool Stuff Found
- 00:13:40 Scott-CSF-Google App’s Hidden Pinball Game
- 00:15:24 Mark-CSF Magnetic Wireless Charging Benks Pen
- 00:18:06 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Awesome macOS Terminal Commands
- 00:19:24 CSF-Roborock Q5+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum
- 00:25:33 CSF-Aiper Seagull SE Pool Robot
Sponsors
- 00:27:55 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free!
- 00:29:29 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software; now with integrated Notebooks and extended language support.
- 00:31:01 SPONSOR: Kolide – Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today at Kolide.com/MGG
More Cool Stuff Found
- 00:32:35 AlexS-CSF-Howard Oakley’s Spotlight Article
- 00:35:19 Andrew The 8764th-CSF-USB-C to Lightning Adapter Cables (for cases)
  - Rubber Retainers for your cables and adapters
- 00:37:29 Allison-CSF-Eufy Security SmartTrack Link (aka AirTag clone…kinda)
- 00:38:58 CSF-eufy Smart Scale P2 Pro
- 00:42:02 Ben-CSF-SlingStudio for Multi-Cam Live Streaming
- 00:44:21 CSF-EZQuest “Ultimate Plus” Dual HDMI USB-C 12-Port Hub with 100W PD
  - Or direct from EZQ.com
  - Bartesian
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:48:03 Ericka-How Do I Unmute My Husband?
- 01:02:12 Ben-952–Reducing System Data Usage on iOS
- 01:08:55 Gary-How do I re-enable Bluetooth after I disable it with my Bluetooth Mouse?
  - sudo killall -HUP bluetoothd
- 01:12:03 ”We Need That Five Sense Experience” (at CES Media Preview) seems to be replacing “We Need That In-Person Experience”
01:21:31 MGG 959 Outtro
- Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
- Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
- MGG Merch is Available!
- Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page
- Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar
- This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
- MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
- feedback@macgeekgab.com
- 224-888-GEEK
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
- You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network

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