Join tech enthusiasts Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton as they share savvy Quick Tips to enhance your tech experience. Discover how to prioritize app downloads on your iPhone and master iOS multi-selection gestures. Dive into Terminal Geekery with essential commands like ‘pwd’ and ‘cd’. The trio tackles listener queries on mounting external drives and unlocking Macs with Apple Watch. They even explore upgrading home networks and share insights on avoiding subpar tech products. It's a tech treasure trove!
Listeners learn to prioritize app updates by long-pressing app icons, improving their experience and reducing wait times for important apps.
The podcast emphasizes bulk item selection in Apple apps through a two-finger swipe gesture, promoting efficiency in managing multiple items.
Exploring Mail Privacy Protection settings unveils a crucial balance between user privacy and app functionality, informing choices for optimal use.
Deep dives
Monthly Giveaway Announcement
A new initiative is introduced where a giveaway will take place every month on Mac Geek Gab. This month features a giveaway of five licenses for the Camo app, which enhances the use of iPhones as high-quality web cameras, surpassing the standard Continuity Camera functionality. Listeners can participate by visiting macgeekhub.com/giveaway. This initiative aims to provide valuable tools to the community, showcasing a commitment to engaging listeners with incentives.
Importance of Software and App Choices
Switching between apps and software is emphasized as essential for users wanting enhanced features in their workflow. The discussion highlights how third-party apps, like BusyCal and Fantastical, offer functionalities that Apple's default apps may lack. The conversation illustrates how users can benefit from exploring tools that better fit their specific needs, reinforcing the idea that while built-in solutions work for many, there are alternatives that can significantly enhance productivity. This reinforces a culture of continual exploration and adaptation to find the best tools for each individual user.
Maximizing App Updates Efficiency
A valuable tip is shared regarding managing app updates effectively on iPhones. Users can prioritize the download of specific apps by pressing and holding on the app icon during the update process, allowing them to move their desired app up the download queue. This is especially useful for those eager to use a certain app that is waiting to download. The proactive approach enhances user experience and prevents unnecessary frustration while waiting for desired apps to be ready.
Utilizing Built-In Gestures for Efficiency
Listeners are introduced to a gesture feature in Apple's stock apps that allows for bulk selection of items, like messages and photos. By simply swiping two fingers down a list, users can select multiple items quickly, eliminating the need for tedious tapping and checking individual boxes. This feature is highlighted as an effective time-saver, enabling smoother interaction with lists within Apple's applications, thereby streamlining everyday tasks for users. This showcases how leveraging built-in functionalities can significantly enhance productivity.
Managing Email Privacy Settings
A listener shares an issue regarding email content not loading on an iPad, revealing potential settings related to privacy that could be causing the problem. The discussion leads to exploring Mail Privacy Protection settings that, when enabled, may block content from loading properly. This scenario illustrates the balance between maintaining privacy and ensuring full functionality within apps, emphasizing that users must be aware of how their settings impact their experience. Adjusting these settings allows users to make informed decisions regarding the trade-off between privacy and usability.
Dive into this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode 1049 with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton, where you’ll uncover some savvy Quick Tips to make your tech life smoother. Learn how to prioritize app downloads on your iPhone, master the iOS gesture for selecting multiple items, and tackle the pesky Mail app message about network preferences. You’ll also get a taste of Terminal Geekery with essential commands like ‘pwd’ and ‘cd’ to streamline your workflow. Don’t get caught missing these tips!
Then your three favorite geeks address listener questions and geek challenges, such as mounting external drives, selectively unlocking your Mac with Apple Watch, and whether it’s time to switch from Eero to UniFi. A detour into coffee makers reveals the Philips 4400 with LatteGo as an “open source” standout. Plus, get advice on avoiding Amazon Basics UPSes, upgrading to MacOS Sonoma, and safeguarding your data from web-based tools. Always stay ahead with Mac Geek Gab—Don’t Get Caught!
00:21:52 David-QT-1048-Reminder to Drag a File to get its path also!
And now…a quick detour into Terminal Geekery with some helpful commands:
pwd from the Terminal to display the working directory
open . opens a Finder window with the current directory from the Terminal
cd brings you to your default directory (on macOS, that’s usually your home folder)
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