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Down The Meta Rabbit Hole

Podcast |: Mac Geek Gab
Publisher |: BackBeat Media
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Apple,; Software How-To,; Technology
Categories Via RSS |: Education,; How To,; News,; Tech News,; Technology
Publication Date |: Nov 28, 2022
Episode Duration |: 01:14:35

rabbit-hole-mgg957.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Down The Meta Rabbit Hole – Mac Geek Gab 957 episode image">Did you know about macOS Ventura’s Background Noise? How about making Apple Pay easier on your Apple Watch? Quick Tips rule the day here…right up until the tangents take over! Yep, this one’s got more rabbit holes than most, but you get to join your three favorite geeks having fun […]

Did you know about macOS Ventura’s Background Noise? How about making Apple Pay easier on your Apple Watch? Quick Tips rule the day here…right up until the tangents take over! Yep, this one’s got more rabbit holes than most, but you get to join your three favorite geeks having fun […]

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Did you know about macOS Ventura’s Background Noise? How about making Apple Pay easier on your Apple Watch? Quick Tips rule the day here…right up until the tangents take over!

Yep, this one’s got more rabbit holes than most, but you get to join your three favorite geeks having fun doing what they love: geeking out! Heck, they even geek out about the nerdy particulars that might have caused TicketMaster’s recent Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco.

Don’t worry, they also answer your questions and even share some Cool Stuff Found, too! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with John, Pete, and Dave!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 957 for Monday, November 28, 2022
- QT-macOS Ventura Adds Background Noise
- The MGG Discord Server is Live!
- The MGG Merch Store is Live!
Quick Tips
- 00:04:06 Cord-Cutting Hangout: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 at 4pm EST (9pm UTC)
  - MGG Calendar
- 00:06:43 Down The Meta Rabbit Hole
- 00:09:10 Garry-QT-Slow Down Double-Click on Apple Watch for Apple Pay (Caveman!)
- 00:10:57 Apple Watch Ultra uses ~ 1.2% hour in theater mode 3+ days! 93% → 19% 62 hours YMMV
- 00:14:33 Sleep-tracking with Apple Watch
- 00:15:31 QT-Your Watch Alarm Can Be Set to Wake You Up At the Lightest Stage of Sleep
- 00:17:02 Jim-QT-Disable AirPlay Receiver to Screen Share over Zoom
- 00:18:21 Drewski-QT-Apple Maps Offers Location and Quite a Bit More
- 00:19:29 PP-QT-Single Ear ANC with AirPods Pro added with macOS Ventura
- 00:21:23 Bill-QT-Use Water Mode to disable Watch Screen when Babies Are Around
- 00:24:13 Stephen-QT-Use The Watch’s Red Light to Read Menus
00:25:01 SPONSOR: MasterClass – Imagine learning new recipes from Gordon Ramsay, or photography from Annie Leibovitz. Now you can. Visit MasterClass.com/MGG for unlimited access to MasterClass.
00:26:47 PODCAST: HTML All The Things – Matt and Mike from the HTML All The Things Podcast have you covered with weekly episodes on all things web development, web design, and small business.
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:28:02 Kevin-Why Is My Mac Out Of Memory? (Touch column header to sort!)
  - Quitter from Marco Arment
- 00:36:14 Bob-My Externally-Stored Photo Libraries Keep Getting Corrupted
- 00:40:29 Gary-Sending to People Not Accepting Apple Cash
  - Set Up Apple Cash
  - If You Can’t Send Or Receive Money with Apple Cash
- 00:43:53 Allison-Tailscale Slows Down The Network … At Least a Little
00:51:01 SPONSOR: Upside – Earn cash back with Upside on gas, groceries, and dining out. Use promo code macgeekgab after downloading the app to get $5 (or more) cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more.
00:53:00 Ticketmaster vs. The Bots
Cool Stuff Found
- 01:09:26 Bruce-CSF-Actions to enhance macOS Shortcuts
- 01:11:01 Bob-CSF-940-Use One Switch When Cleaning Your Mac’s Screen
  - Screen Cleaning Mode for macOS
- 01:12:05 Buy USB-A-to-USB-C adapters (and the reverse)
01:13:06 MGG 957 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
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network

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