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episode 966: No One Has “Mouse”

[transcript]


Learn keyboard shortcuts for logging into your Mac, tricks for controlling Open/Save dialogs, using Conversation Mode to Translate voice conversations, how to set multiple timers, and more.

And it’s not just Quick Tips that your three favorite geeks feature this week, there’s a TON of Cool Stuff Found. John, Dave, and Pete take you through travel monitors, clipboard managers, app installers, charging stations, and more.

Press play and you’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things or your money back!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 966 for Monday, January 30, 2023
      • QT-Ventura Battery Menu > Charge to Full Now
        • System Settings > Control Center > Battery > Show in Menu Bar
      • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
      • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
  • Quick Tips
      • 00:06:41 AppleCare Repair Battery Surprise
        • FruitJuice has been discontinued
    • 00:09:19 Joe-QT-Quick Multi-User System Login
    • 00:10:06 Ben-QT-Use Cmd-Plus to Expand/Contract Save Dialog
      • Default Folder
    • 00:11:45 QT-Use Conversation Mode in Apple and Google Translate apps (also, Safari’s “Translate to English” mode)
    • 00:15:51 Keith-QT-Screen Recording with Voice Overs
    • 00:19:04 Scott-QT-Use Crown to Dismiss Apple Watch Timer
    • 00:19:56 QT-The x-man-page://[cmd] URL can link directly to the Terminal for man pages
      • Man the man page
    • 00:21:36 Harvey-QT-Multiple Siri (Apple Watch and Otherwise) Timers
    • 00:25:32 Bill-QT-Pairing AirPods Pro with Older Apple Devices
  • Sponsors
    • 00:27:20 SPONSOR: MasterClass – Imagine learning new recipes from Gordon Ramsay, or photography from Annie Leibovitz. Now you can. Visit MasterClass.com/MGG for unlimited access to MasterClass.
    • 00:29:00 PODCAST: MacBreak Weekly: Go behind the curtain with TWiT.tv’s Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay as they dive into everything Apple-related.
  • Cool Stuff Found
    • 00:29:40 CSF-ViewSonic VP16-OLED portable 15.6” OLED Screen
      • Business Brain episode about Traveling Productively
    • 00:33:41 Steve (and Christopher)-CSF-ClipTools-Gary Rosenzweig’s Clipboard Manager
    • 00:37:03 CSF-YeeLight Motion Sensing Closet Light
    • 00:39:48 Zack-CSF-MightyText for Syncing SMS (and more) Between Android and Your Mac
    • 00:41:02 CSF-WhatsApp for macOS now in Beta
    • 00:44:48 CSF-Use the Mobile Passport Control App when Returning to The USA
    • 00:48:54 CSF-AWOL LTV-2500 Short Throw Projector
    • 00:52:57 CSF from CES-Otterbox 3-in-1 Charging Station with MagSafe
    • 00:57:58 CSF from CES Electronic Caregiver
    • 01:01:03 Jeremy-CSF-Pebblebee FindMy Tracker
    • 01:02:11 Ben-CSF Y2Mate YouTube Downloader
    • 01:04:28 John-CSF-Amazing AI Lets you Easily run Stable Diffusion on M1/M2 Macs
    • 01:06:34 Aron-CSF-Waves Clarity Vx uses AI to Clean-up Vocal Recordings
      • iZotope RX
    • 01:11:06 Mike-CSF-MacApps.link to select apps and have them automatically installed
  • 01:13:04 Mac Geek Gab 966 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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