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episode 954: You Mean To Say Purpler


Cool Stuff Found rules the day today, with Continuity Camera mounts, Lightroom replacements, Email tweaks, and the final word on 3-in-1 Charging Cubes. That’s not all, though. John, Pete, and Dave dissect (and maybe even answer!) your questions about Ventura’s extra CPU usage, syncing text replacement, AirTag notifications and more. Oh, and obviously Dave has yet another rant about Ventura’s System Settings because… duh. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with your three favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 954 for Monday, November 7, 2022
    • AndrewWoodward-CSF-Reminders Menu Bar adds Reminders from your macOS Menubar
    • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
    • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
  • Quick Tips
    • 00:03:31 MrJeffWilson-QT-You can Rearrange Your Credit and Loyalty Cards in iPhone Wallet
    • 00:07:00 QT-Clean Out Your Google Storage (and look at Photos!)
    • 00:09:54 Lawyer Jeff-QT-Moving to Shared Photo Library limits photos to iOS 16 (or later)
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  • Cool Stuff Found
    • 00:13:04 stevehammond in Discord-CSF-RAW Power is a Lightroom alternative
    • 00:14:31 CSF-Powrig Adjustable Continuity Camera Mount
    • 00:16:07 CSF-Bendable Continuity Camera Tripod Mount
    • 00:20:08 Graham-CSF-DisplayBuddy-Another Third-Party Option for Monitor Settings
    • 00:22:35 Ral605-CSF-PDFZone for PDF Automation and More
    • 00:23:59 Rob-CSF-950–Synology IP Block List from Marius Hosting (second half only)
    • 00:25:47 CSF-Eve Light Strip
    • 00:28:13 Patrick-CSF-Verify Email Server Settings with Apple
    • 00:31:08 PP-DuckDuckGo Email Protection
      • Spfwizard.com 
      • Spfwizard.net
      • Looks like both are good resources
    • 00:38:09 KansasDave-CSF-eLago Dual Charging Station (BYOPucks)
    • 00:40:39 CSF-MagSafe Duo Charger
    • 00:45:48 CSF-Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe ($150)
      • Belkin 3-in-1 Stand with MagSafe ($150)
      • Twelve South HiRise 3 ($100)
      • Inexpensive 3-in-1 Charger with LightSwitch ($40)
  • 00:52:34 PODCAST: How To from Slate. Each week, Amanda Ripley takes on listeners’ toughest problems and, with the help of experts, finds the answers to questions you’ve always wanted to ask but couldn’t. Until now.
  • Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
    • 00:53:16 Brent-WindowServer chewing CPU on Wake from Sleep
    • 00:56:51 Bruce-953-Hey, where are Ventura’s restart schedules?
      • Apple Says Use The Terminal
    • 01:01:27 Ventura Lets You Edit/Delete Messages
    • 01:03:29 Harvey-How do I get my Text Replacements to Sync?
    • 01:06:36 Ralph-GC-Enhanced AirTag Notifications?
    • 01:16:20 CSF-SoundCore Sleep A10
  • 01:18:01 MGG 954 Outtro
    • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
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