Call Haptics, Photo GeoData Warnings, and Space-Saving iPhone Tricks — Mac Geek Gab 1117 episode image

You kick off this week’s episode on D. B. Cooper Day with a rapid-fire mix of fresh iOS 26 tricks and Mac power-moves. You learn how iOS 26’s haptic call alerts work, how Alfred can shut down your Mac faster than any menu, and how Forklift’s sync feature rivals DeltaWalker without any hassle. Shortcuts get smarter with automated sleep tracking, Command-P becomes your instant PDF escape hatch, and you get clarity on when you do and don’t need to hand over your phone as a digital ID. Listener follow-ups keep the energy rolling, including a reminder to rethink long-held holiday assumptions and a shoutout to Tailscale for keeping your tech effortlessly connected.

Then it’s time to sharpen your defensive instincts so you Don’t Get Caught. You hear how to avoid being stranded without a wireless charger, why sending photos can leak your location, and what to do when the Mac App Store refuses to update your apps. You dig into undeleting Mail quirks, discover where your iPhone hides space-hogging files, and pick up smart workflows for offloading Messages media with CCC, iMazing, and Apple’s GDPR archive. You close with a simple breakdown of SSH so you can finally understand what’s happening when you open that mysterious Remote Login switch.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1117 for Monday, November 24th, 2025
- November 24th: D.B. Cooper Day
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Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 Alex-QT-iOS 26 adds haptic vibrations for connected and dropped calls
- 00:05:18 MoeCoffee-1116-Use Alfred to Shut Down your Mac
- 00:06:30 Forklift has a Sync Function – Much like Delta Walker
- 00:07:59 Paul-Create a shortcut to automatically Start Sleep Analysis
- 00:11:32 Todd-QT-Add Command-P to Save as PDF
- 00:13:52 Pilot Pete-QT-Follow Up – No Need to Hand Over Phone Digital ID
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- 00:21:10 Paul & Ben-Was the last episode Wednesday or Monday?
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- 00:25:51 Brian-Tell us the story about the Santa mind-shift, Dave!
- 00:32:22 Joe-Let’s Hear It for Tailscale
Don’t Get Caught
- 00:35:42 ATC-DGC-Without A Wireless Charger
- 00:43:09 GW-DGC-Sending Photos Sends GeoData!
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:50:12 Rob-Why doesn’t Mac App Store update all my apps?
- 00:53:50 ED-Why does mail sometimes undelete my emails?
  - Mail > Mailboxes > Rebuild Mailbox
- 00:57:58 Steve-How can I clean up my iPhone storage?
  - [home]/Library/Photos/Libraries/Syndication.photoslibrary/
- 01:02:48 A solution for offloading your Messages media
  - CCC Backup to sync photos to a new destination
  - iMazing to archive messages
  - Request a data archive from Apple for your data
- 01:09:49 Steve-What is SSH-ing?
  - System Settings > General > Sharing > Remote Login
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