The One After 909 – Mac Geek Gab 910

Listen as your two favorite geeks share tips and tricks about sharing photo libraries, writing Shortcuts, scanning pictures with your iPhone, choosing the best USB or Thunderbolt dock, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things along with Dave and John in this week’s episode of Mac Geek Gab.
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Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 910 for Monday, January 17, 2022

Quick Tips

00:01:53 Tony-QT-Hold Mute for Hold

00:03:11 QT-Disable Scores and Exciting Games on Apple TV 

00:05:41 Michael-QT-908-Siri Reminders Tip

To HomePod mini - “Hey Siri where’s my iPhone?”

00:10:00 Dale-QT-Command-R for Replace

00:13:35 Pensacola Craig-QT-Use cabinet bumpers to increase keyboard angle

00:15:11 QT-Manage Contact Groups with Delete Key and Menus, not Contextual-Clicks

Sponsors

00:18:43 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.

00:20:11 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year!

00:21:33 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software is now ready for Big Sur and M1-powered Macs!

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!

00:23:11 Roy-Is There A Silence Unknown Callers Shortcut

00:26:16 David-GC-Sharing Photo Libraries

Flickr

00:31:00 Andy-Quiet Headphones in One Ear After OS Upgrade

Bose QC35II Headphones

sudo pkill bluetoothd

How to Reset Bluetooth in macOS Monterey

00:36:06 Laura-Which Thunderbolt Dock to get?

OWC Thunderbolt Dock

Anker 777 Thunderbolt Dock

Anker 341 USB-C Hub

OWC USB-C Travel Dock

00:42:27 Merch Is Coming

00:46:58 David-GC-Best way to scan pix with iPhone?

Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner

Bluetooth remote for iPhone

SquareJellyfish.com

00:54:03 Tony-Use Notes to Store Receipts

00:56:10 CSF-iBotta to save money and get cash back

00:57:44 Leofwin-Safe to upgrade to Synology DSM 7

01:07:20 Reset Synology Network Interface

Follow-Ups

01:09:34 Jorge-906-Mail.App Search Reset/Fix

01:13:24 Donna-909-Apple Card 3% Discounts Follow-up

Panera Bread, Nike, Uber, Walgreens, T-Mobile, Exxon Mobil

American Express Bonvoy Card

American Express Blue Cash Preferred gets John 6% on groceries

01:16:51 MGG 910 Outtro

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