Quick Tips, Sonos, Media, and Megabytes – Mac Geek Gab 799
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
January 27, 2020
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Show Notes
It seems there's always something new to learn! This week that includes some iOS and watchOS tips, flight tracking, QuickLook for Applications, Networking, and more. Plus, discussions ensue to answer your questions about Sonos, sharing media, megabytes vs. megabits, and more. Press play to enjoy learning at least five new things!Note: Shownotes are complete!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 799 for Monday, January 27, 2020
- 00:01:55 Ari-QT-Drag and Drop (iOS) Memoji onto any iMessage
- 00:03:54 Donna-QT-Rearrange Apple Watch Control Center
- 00:05:11 Donna-QT-Play a sound or flash a light on your iPhone
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- 00:13:22 Ken-798-Install Cabling… and Conduit!
- 00:16:11 Allison-Batteries for Mac and Input Monitoring
- 00:22:31 Kurt-Quick View App Data from Dock Folders
- Hover over folder in dock, click once, move cursor over item you want more info on, press space to do a QuickLook
- 00:24:05 Mike-New Router, Old Laser Printer Solved
- Adding a router which creates a new subnet may cause issues for items with a static IP, best to use DHCP, or DHCP reservation
- 00:32:26 Ben-CSF-Fugoo Portable Bluetooth Speakers
- 00:34:33 Ben-CSF-798-AB2CSV
- 00:36:22 Bill-CSF-FlightRadar24 (and John DF, Alan, and Jeff)
- 00:37:40 David-CSF-BitWarden
- 00:41:05 Michael-CSF-Microsoft Edge
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- 00:47:16 Perry-Media Sharing Missing from iCloud Prefs
- 00:53:55 John-Long-distance Audio Solution
- 01:03:29 Steve-Sonos’s Legacy Product Upgrade News
- 01:13:26 JFB-Speccing a new MacBook Pro 16”
- 01:32:24 MGG 799 Outtro
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