Remote Reflections from CES — Mac Geek Gab 853

Your two favorite geeks “went” to CES last week, and have some stories to share. Cool Stuff Found abounds, as well as some thoughts on this year’s trends. Of course, they didn’t leave home, so they still had time to answer your questions, find some Quick Tips, and make a show out of it all. Press play and listen as John and Dave help us all to learn at least five new things!
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Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 853 for Monday, January 18, 2021

00:01:29 CES 2021

Cool Stuff Found

00:05:07 Mark-CSF-Cocktail for Big Sur

00:05:27 CSF-OnyX for Big Sur

00:06:29 Patrick-CSF-Shortcuts with NFC tags, Alfred for Spotlight replacement

00:08:07 NFC Tags are Wireless Bar codes… and AppClips!

00:14:51 Steve-CSF-Find Any File to Combat Big Sur Spotlight Issues (also EasyFind)

00:20:12 SPONSOR: Linode – Get started today with $100 in free credit for Mac Geek Gab listeners at linode.com/mgg.

00:21:43 SPONSOR: Readdle develops essential productivity apps for iOS and Mac. Their PDF Expert, Documents, Calendars, Spark, and Scanner Pro have been downloaded over 150M times.

Cool Stuff Found from CES

00:23:04 CSF-Maktar Releases Qubii Pro iPhone Backup and Memory Solution

00:25:16 CSF-Plugable’s USB-C 7-in-1 Hub with Ethernet, Pass-Thru Charging, and 4K

00:27:02 CSF-Origin Wireless Announces Hex Home Wave-Based Security System

Plume’s Sense Wi-Fi Motion Detection

Linksys AWARE Wi-Fi Motion Detection

00:31:12 CSF-OWC’s New Thunderbolt Expansion Dock

00:32:53 CSF-Earin A-3 with 14.3mm Dynamic Drivers

00:34:27 CSF-August Releases 4th Generation Wi-Fi Smart Lock

Lockly Smart Locks ($249.99)

00:40:02 CSF-Yale Introduces Smart Delivery Box to Protect and Secure Your Deliveries

00:42:16 CSF-Anker SoundCore Liberty Air 2 Pro Earphones

00:47:10 CSF-Binatone Combines Mask Filtration and Quality Audio with MaskFone

00:49:50 CSF-Kingston Digital Introduces Workflow Product Series

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Follow-ups

00:54:54 Bruce-852-AirDrop to a Sleeping Mac

00:55:57 Ron-852-Use iCloud or Dropbox to Send to a Sleeping Mac

00:56:48 Dan-852-Messages Muting Followup

00:59:36 iPhone Battery Charging Follow-up

Grip2ü Case and Ventev Charger

01:06:24 Steve-852-Use W3W with DoorDash, too!

01:07:29 Scott-852-From DoorDash to Deliveries, Treat People Well

01:09:00 Daren-850-Another Mac as a Time Machine Destination

01:12:17 Don-850-Failed Time Machine Followup

Lexmark MB3442adw

01:16:05 Steve-850-Time Machine Option

01:20:52 MGG 853 Outtro

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