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Answers to your tech questions for your Apple devices and beyond. Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete come together weekly to answer your questions and discuss things of interest to Apple and Mac geeks, presenting them in ways that are both entertaining and informative for the average listener.

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episode 936: AI, Steve Jobs, and a Watermelon


Did you ever want to pin a tab inside a Tab Group? How about using your Mac as a power bank? Want a refurb Mac Studio? Today’s your lucky day, and that’s just the start of the show! John and Dave share Quick Tips to get things rolling and then it’s on to answering your questions, Cool Stuff Found, and more. Press play and enjoy learning five new things with your two favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 936 for Monday, July 11, 2022
    • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
  • Quick Tips
    • 00:01:50 Petter-QT-Tab Groups in macOS Ventura can stay pinned!
    • 00:03:50 Petter-Using Mac as Power Bank for Charging
    • 00:04:54 James-QT-935-Use Stacks to Manage a Synced Desktop
    • 00:07:12 Craig-QT-Mac Studio in Refurb Store
      • RefurbTracker
    • 00:13:23 Dave’s Studio
      • Feng Shui
    • 00:16:05 Brian-QT-Find Apple Manuals online
    • 00:19:11 Pensacola Craig-PSA-Beware Differences in YouTube Premium pricing on App Store vs. Browser
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    • 00:23:57 SPONSOR: Hunter Douglas – Custom Shades and more. Visit HunterDouglas.com/mgg today for your free Style Gets Smarter design guide.
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  • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 
    • 00:27:39 Gray-Do I still need to use a UPS Battery Backup?
      • Brown Outs
      • Personal Nuclear Reactor
    • 00:35:16 Ferrers-935-Manly Advice: use SS64.com/OSX for all your man pages
    • 00:36:35 Mike-Creating a Bootable M1 Backup with Carbon Copy Cloner
    • 00:40:41 Jon-Strategically using the Ravpower 65W USB-C Travel Charger
    • 00:44:11 Sacha-Use Live Text to Capture Error Messages for Debugging Issues
      • Google Translate
  • Cool Stuff Found
    • 00:49:25 Greg-CSF: Noir. Dark Mode for all web sites (available for Safari on iPhone and macOS)
    • 00:51:38 Adam @ MacCast-CSF-Pestle app for scanning and managing recipes
    • 00:52:44 Steve-932–RustDesk: Open Source Remote Access Solution
    • 00:53:46 Bill-CSF-Splashtop for Remote Management
    • 00:54:57 CSF-Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction
    • 00:59:05 CSF-Bite Away for immediate elimination of itching/stinging from insect bites
    • 01:00:33 Thermacell
    • 01:02:02 Alexei-CSF-933–Bluelounge CableDrop Multi (3rd pp)
    • 01:03:29 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-ListenNotes podcast search engine
    • 01:06:57 CSF-512 Audio Tempest USB Condenser Mic
    • 01:12:40 CSF-DALL•E mini – AI model which generates images from any text prompt
  • MGG 936 Outtro
    • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
    • Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
    • 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
    • You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network
    • BackBeat Media Podcast Network


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