A Little Notification Goes A Long Way – Mac Geek Gab 908

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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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!

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

Sponsors

00:27:33 SPONSOR: MacUpdater. One of our favorite apps is now one of our favorite sponsors. Download MacUpdater v2.1 to ensure you’re keeping all your apps up-to-date. Be sure to use coupon code MGGQ1 to save 10% on your order.

00:29:40 SPONSOR: Thesis. Go to TakeThesis.com/MGG to take Thesis’s 3-minute quiz to help cut through the brain fog, feel energized without any crash, and get a little motivation to help find your flow. TakeThesis.com/MGG saves you 10%, too.

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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

iMazing to manage your media

MGG Live Chat

Apple Business Essentials

00:38:33 Brian-How do I control Apple Music's mobile data usage?

00:41:52 Calibrate audio on Apple TV (and homepod?)

Airfoil

00:45:43 Mark-Another Way to Sleep a Mac: Control-Command-Q

00:46:26 Ari-Showing a Bright Clock in Focus Mode?

Bartender for Mac

​​00:49:14 Brian-Video Metadata Editing

8 Best Video Metadata Editors on Mac

A Better Finder Attributes

00:52:53 Ned-AirPods Keep Re-connecting to Other Devices

00:57:33 Dany-12 TB Drive Showing Up as 2 TB

How to Troubleshoot Why Windows Shows 2TB instead of 12 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

Cool Stuff Found

01:09:43 John-CSF-MyRadar App Shows Times for High/Low

Weather Underground App

Storm Radar App

01:13:04 Timothy-CSF-907-Airmail for Email Management

01:14:54 MGG 908 Outtro

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