Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Beware Alert Blindness

Sep 23, 2024

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JMM

In this conversation, Adam Christianson, an Apple tips contributor, shares powerful insights to elevate your Apple experience. Perry introduces an innovative use for Shazam, effortlessly retrieving song details from Spotify and Apple Music. JMM reveals a clever hack to automate Mac locking with BetterTouchTool, enhancing security with ease. The hosts also tackle the challenge of alert fatigue in macOS 15 and explore exciting features in upcoming AppleOS updates, including a bilingual keyboard and spatial photo transformations in visionOS.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Celebrating EdTech and Emoji Fun

03:04 • 8min

Navigating Digital Music and Tech Tips

11:20 • 21min

Podcast Sorting Preferences and App Experiences

32:00 • 2min

Exploring Podcast Advertising and Duration Analysis

34:20 • 3min

Navigating Podcast Structures and Digital Security

36:55 • 4min

Navigating macOS Upgrades and App Challenges

40:35 • 8min

Exploring iOS 18 Features and Changes

48:26 • 24min

Navigating Updates and Encouraging Listener Engagement

01:12:25 • 3min

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In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson drop some seriously useful Quick Tips to enhance your Apple experience. From safeguarding your Venmo transactions to mastering Mac keyboard symbols via the Emoji keyboard, you’ll find yourself armed with powerful tricks. Perry’s tip on using Shazam to get music info from Apple Music or Spotify is a game-changer, and JMM’s hack to automate your Bluetooth Mac lock with BetterTouchTool is pure genius. Plus, get a sneak peek into the world of macOS 15’s alert fatigue and discover how Math Notes helps you adjust handwritten numbers effortlessly.

Diving into AppleOS 2024, the hosts explore upgrades across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2.0. With highlights like the bilingual keyboard on iOS, a smarter Control Center, and RCS support coming soon to Mint Mobile, you’ll stay ahead of the curve. Plus, visionOS 2.0’s new feature to convert any photo into spatial photos is one you don’t want to miss. The team wraps up with some Cool Stuff Found, including Zed for quick text file edits and NoMachine as a slick VNC alternative. Don’t get caught without these awesome tricks up your sleeve!

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1056 for Monday, September 23rd, 2024
- September 23rd: Education Technology Day
- Police Code 10-56 = Intoxicated Pedestrian
Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 n-Joe-QT-Beware your public Venmo transactions
- 00:04:46 n-PorthosJon-QT-Trick for finding Mac Keyboard symbols in Emoji keyboard
- 00:11:30 Perry-QT-Get Music Info – Apple Music & Spotify with Shazam
- 00:14:02 JMM-QT-Use Better Touch Tool to control your Bluetooth Mac Lock Automation
- 00:15:18 Todd-QT-Finding an Apple ID for Screen Sharing
- 00:17:00 macOS 15 May Begin to Cause More Alert Fatigue
- 00:21:27 GregDulwich-QT-Math Notes lets you slide to adjust numbers you’ve handwritten
- 00:23:12 Use ChatGPT iOS App’s Voice Mode on Your iPhone
- 00:26:34 Have ChatGPT analyze a PDF for you
- 00:29:14 Rick-QT-1052-Play Podcasts from Oldest to Newest
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AppleOS 2024 (iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2.0)
- 00:39:33 Have you upgraded to AppleOS 2024 yet? If so, which devices did you NOT upgrade?
- 00:42:18 macOS 15
  - Run `brew doctor`
  - Safari 18 & WordPress
- 00:48:56 iOS 18
  - RCS on iOS on Mint Mobile Coming in “a few months”
- 00:52:28 iOS 18 Photos Changes
- 00:54:36 JG-QT-iOS 18 Allows adding any App to Control Center
- 00:55:10 iOS 18 lets you choose a preferred HomeKit hub
- 00:58:03 Wilko-CSF-iOS 18 Allows Bilingual Keyboard Option
- 00:59:48 visionOS 2.0
  - Converting any photo to spatial photos
- 01:01:19 PP-Changes to Apple’s ToS
Cool Stuff Found
- 01:05:14 PorthosJon-CSF-Zed for quick editing text-files
- 01:06:02 Alex-CSF-NoMachine instead of running VNC
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