Embracing the 15s — Mac Geek Gab 892

Safari 15, iOS 15, your 15th birthday, all of these are things we must embrace, right? Listen as your two favorite geeks walk you through their thoughts on it all (the first two, anyway!). That’s not all, though, as this episode has some of the best Quick Tips we’ve ever shared, plus some new chargers to look out for with your new iPhones and iPads. Press play and join John and Dave in learning at least five new things this week!
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Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 892 for Monday, September 27, 2021

00:02:01 Help us...and help yourself! MGG Listener Survey!

Quick Tips

00:03:54 Lawyer Jeff-QT-Backup/Import Your Mac/iPhone Text Substitutions

00:05:57 Todd-QT-Deleted iPhone Screenshots Aren't Deleted

00:07:14 Your iPhone Voicemail can get full!

00:08:59 Tony-QT-Cellular Apple Watch Can Call Emergency Services

00:10:29 Andrew-QT-Don't Forget About Running iPhone Apps on M1 Macs with Catalyst

Install iPhone app on M1 Mac with iMazing

00:13:29 Michael-QT-Siri Button on AppleTV 4K Remote launches HomeKit Scenes

00:15:22 Stephen-New Magic Keyboard Tips

drutil tray eject

Cool Stuff Found

00:17:13 Bruce-CSF-877-Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Apple Silicon... Wireless OR Wired

feedback@macgeekgab.com

00:22:11 Bill-CSM-How Sites Identify You, aka Browser Fingerprinting

00:25:11 ​​CSF-InfinityLab Chargers ($69.95 and $49.95) & Baseus Charger ($49.99) & Anker Nano Pro Charger ($19.99)

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00:32:01 SPONSOR: Quip. Start getting rewards for brushing your teeth today. Go to GetQuip.com/MGG to save $10 on a quip Smart Electric Toothbrush.

Embracing the 15s

00:34:02 Safari 15 macOS Upgrade

Safari > Preferences > Tabs > Compact vs. Separate

00:39:21 iOS 15 Focus Revisited

00:45:40 New Find My Tracking in iOS 15

00:50:37 iOS 15 Safari

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:52:00 Brent-How to Disable Live Text on iOS 15

00:54:34 Patrick-Mail.App Addressing Bug

00:58:30 Ollie-Mail Signatures Keep Reverting to Prior Versions

01:02:36 Andrew-Time Machine Disk Format?

Types of disks you can use with Time Machine on Mac

01:06:58 Andrew-Spotlight Search Results Tip

In Applescript:

delay 15

try

do shell script “diskutil unmount /Volumes/DriveName-Clone/” (replace with your actual Volume name)

end try

01:12:44 MGG 892 Outtro

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