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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!
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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!
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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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Sponsors
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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
- 00:38:33 Brian-How do I control Apple Music’s mobile data usage?
- 00:41:52 Calibrate audio on Apple TV (and homepod?)
- 00:45:43 Mark-Another Way to Sleep a Mac: Control-Command-Q
- 00:46:26 Ari-Showing a Bright Clock in Focus Mode?
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00:49:14 Brian-Video Metadata Editing
- 00:52:53 Ned-AirPods Keep Re-connecting to Other Devices
- 00:57:33 Dany-12 TB Drive Showing Up as 2 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
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Cool Stuff Found
- 01:14:54 MGG 908 Outtro