Bring Your Own Dog

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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

1114 episodes

2 days ago

Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!

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Bring Your Own Dog

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

1 hour 19 minutes 18 seconds

4 months ago

Bring Your Own Dog

You’re in for a fast-paced ride with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton as they dive into power-user Quick Tips that’ll change your Apple game. From lightning-fast navigation in Notes to creating Spotify-style stations in Apple Music, and securing your Time Machine volumes inside encrypted APFS containers, this episode is loaded. You’ll rearrange CarPlay apps like a pro, check your battery with Siri, and streamline iCloud Mail aliases. And if you haven’t played with ChatGPT’s new voice mode recently, you’re missing out—it’s weirdly friendly.
Then it’s a hard turn into real-world snags, like when JP’s HomePod stopped being a Home Hub—Don’t Get Caught like he did. Adam tries—and fails—to merge his Apple IDs, raising red flags for developer account holders. Cool Stuff Found includes retro-modern turntables from Victrola (this month’s MGG giveaway!) and a handy AirPods noise guide. Listener questions dig into hostname quirks and CarPlay glitches, and the crew weighs in on Apple’s 2026 OS betas. Pilot Pete gives iOS 26 a solid 95%, so maybe it’s time to test the waters—maybe just not on your main device?

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1097 for Monday, July 7th, 2025

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MGG Monthly Giveaway – Victrola Turntable
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Quick Tips

00:00:01 Dan-QT-Tab from Notes List to get to Start of Note
00:04:44 Tony-QT-Apple Music Create Station – Spotify also
00:06:06 Allen-QT-Encrypt your Time Machine Volumes inside an APFS container

2TB Crucial X9 Pro SSD

00:08:18 Joe-QT-Apple iCloud Mail Aliases
00:11:08 Steve-QT-With CarPlay (or not) you can ask Siri for your iPhone’s battery percentage
00:13:24 Who is using Alexa+ Early Access?
00:17:39 ChatGPT’s voice mode…is friendlier
00:18:40 Gary-QT-ReArrange Apps in CarPlay to suit your needs!
00:19:59 Tim-QT-Show alternate directions in Apple Maps CarPlay

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Don’t Get Caught

00:23:53 JP-I got caught with my HomePod stopping acting as a HomeHub
00:30:49 Fr-John-DGC Follow Up-CleanMyMac Not as effective as MacUpdater
00:31:48 Bob-CSF-Latest lets you check for software updates on your Mac

On Merging Your Apple IDs

00:33:11 Adam could NOT merge his two Apple IDs, possibly because he has a developer account?

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