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episode 971: Spam, Siri, Sorting, and Stuff

[transcript]


What do you use for spam filtering? How do you efficiently file Mail? What’s your favorite trick for the macOS Finder?

Listen as your three geeks share their and your thoughts on this while answering your questions and helping to solve your problems.

Press play and learn five new things along with Dave, John, and Pilot Pete!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 971 for Monday, March 6th, 2023
    • Todd-QT-Open Folder in new Finder Window (Option-Right Click)
    • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
  • Quick Tips
    • 00:05:22 Mike-QT-Sort by Kind to Display Folders first in Finder
    • 00:06:32 JFB-Somewhat New? Homepod can report room temp and humidity
      • C-Wire Adapter
    • 00:14:02 Bruno-QT-Your Gmail Address Has Dots In It
    • 00:19:56 MarkM-QT-968–Use Any Apple Remote with Apple TV
    • 00:23:36 Ken-QT-Increasing the Ventura Login Font Size
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  • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 
    • 00:27:33 Chuck-Low Memory Warning, Or Is It?
      • Prolong Lifetime of MacBook’s SSD By Disabling Swap     Article about it for MacOS
    • 00:37:07 RLee-968-Using Siri for scheduling Home
    • 00:41:19 Jared-How do I file Mail with Single Keystrokes?
      • SmallCubed’s MailSuite
    • 00:47:08 Chris-Filtering Spam?
      • MailRoute
      • Fastmail
      • Space Lens with CleanMyMac to Delete Files
  • Sponsors
    • 00:56:56 SPONSOR: Honey, the FREE shopping tool that scours the internet for promo codes and applies the best one it finds to your cart.
    • 00:58:43 PODCAST: Software Defined Talk, the weekly podcast that recaps all the news in cloud computing, DevOps, and Enterprise Software.
  • Cool Stuff Found
    • 00:59:35 Lee-Reviving a HomePod/mini
    • 01:02:53 Allison-CSF-KYY 4K USB-C Display
    • 01:04:23 Allen-CSF-970-Google PhotoScan to Scan Photos
    • 01:06:03 Fix Expired Tailscale Key
    • 01:11:41 Neal-CSF-Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub (Data, No Charging or Video)
    • 01:13:57 Streamdeck
    • 01:16:26 CSF-aloSIM in Mexico and elsewhere for data-only
    • Floating drink holders
  • 01:18:17 Mac Geek Gab 971 Outtro
    • Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
    • Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
    • MGG Merch is Available!
    • Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page
    • Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar
    • This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
    • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
    • feedback@macgeekgab.com
    • 224-888-GEEK
    • The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
    • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
    • BackBeat Media Podcast Network


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 March 6, 2023  1h20m