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Swiper, NOT Swiping — Mac Geek Gab 848
These days we do lots of swiping on our devices, and sometimes the results are expected, other times not so much! Listen as John and Dave share tips and answer questions about swiping. That's not all, of course, the topics expand from there, including a great dive into USB speeds on Apple's new iPads. Listen as your two favorite geeks walk through all of this for you this week!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 848 for Monday, December 14, 2020
- Quick Tips
- 00:02:43 Sylvain-QT-Left Swipe from Right Edge for Notification Center
- 00:05:16 Roger-QT-Reset Wi-Fi to unlock with Apple Watch
- 00:07:28 Richard-847-Siri on Mac for Spelling Advice
- 00:08:20 Lewis-847-Siri on Mac for HomeKit
- 00:08:57 Mark-847-Xfinity Unlimited Data
- 00:11:14 Measuring Speeds Between Two Locations
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- Questions
- 00:19:24 Mark-iPhone 12 Power Off Slider
- Settings > General > Shut Down
- Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch
- Restart your iPhone
- 00:24:58 Douglas-Screen Protector and Swipe to Open
- 00:31:31 Stephen-Resolving Duplicate Contacts
- 00:36:05 Ben-Change Screenshot Destination, and Bonus Tip
- OnyX
- How to Change the Default Screenshot File Format
- 00:19:24 Mark-iPhone 12 Power Off Slider
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- 00:48:52 Greg-iPad Air 4 Not Connecting at USB 3.1 Speed
- Scosche’s Premium Braided Dual USB-C Cable
- Cool Stuff Found
- 01:02:49 CSF-Startech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Dock – 5 USB-A ports, 1 USB-C, 2xThunderbolt-3 Ports (one for display), 1xHDMI, 1xGigE
- 01:06:48 CSF-Twinkly Smart LED String Lights
- 01:10:11 CSF-Spigen ArcStation Pro GaNFast 20w charger
- 01:11:31 Ari-CSF-Comply Tips for AirPods Pro
- 01:12:32 Art Gorski–Developing for iOS and Raspberry Pi with Xojo
- 01:13:18 CSF-Brydge 11.0 Pro keyboard
- 01:14:34 Scott-CSF-OWC’s Envoy Pro Elektron
- 01:16:10 Mark-CTF-Use Power Manager to Log Out only at Certain Times
- 01:17:42 CSF-Netgear Meural Wi-Fi Photo Frame $249 –
- Geek Challenge
- 01:20:18 John-Rebuilding the (Modern) Desktop – GC?
- 01:24:13 MGG 848 Outtro
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