Don’t Mess With The Sacred Timeline

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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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Don’t Mess With The Sacred Timeline

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

1 hour 21 minutes 11 seconds

1 month ago

Don’t Mess With The Sacred Timeline

This week’s Mac Geek Gab kicks off with quick tips you’ll actually use: from setting custom backgrounds in iOS 26 Messages to automating iPhone restarts with Shortcuts, spotting hidden savings on AppleTV+, and even using freezer bags to tame cable chaos. You’ll also learn the power of politeness, how Adaptive Power Mode can stretch your battery, why Spotlight Cmd-1 is your new macOS shortcut, and how to scroll CarPlay garages with a simple swipe. The crew dives into running Apple betas—developer vs. public—and the gotcha lurking in Apple’s (relatively) new cloud sync rules. Don’t Get Caught moving your home folder or syncing Dropbox without knowing the risks.
Then it’s all about gear and listener wisdom. Discover stress-relief spirals and right-angle cables that save your chargers, a sleeper hold travel pillow that kills the head-bobble, and eero’s signal upgrades coming in 2026. Adam shares how his Jackery solar generator kept him connected, plus the team breaks down backup internet options. Questions cover the smart way to prep your iPhone before trade-in, managing iMessage when moving to Android, and choosing a mesh system that won’t break the bank. From tri-band Deco deals to stubborn deleted files, you’ll walk away with practical fixes and clever finds ready to put to use today.

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Quick Tips

00:00:01 Frank-QT-iOS 26-Set background images in Messages
00:04:24 Todd-QT-AppleTV+ still only $99/year! (Savings $56.88)
00:07:46 Ben-1104-You can (semi-)Automate an iPhone Restart with Shortcuts
00:09:05 Jim in Alaska-QT-Use Quart or Gallon Freezer Ziplocks to store cables
00:11:13 Be polite…it costs nothing, and can buy you so much!
00:15:55 Running Apple operating system betas

00:16:58 QT-iOS 26 Adaptive Power Mode
00:18:24 QT-macOS 26 Spotlight Cmd-1 to see Applications
00:19:31 Developer betas vs. Public betas

00:20:53 Lucas-QT-You can swipe up and down in CarPlay to scroll through garages

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Don’t Get Caught

00:23:36 Robert-DGC-Apple is forcing cloud sync providers to use the internal drive
Dropbox External drive support with Apple’s File Provider
Move your macOS home folder to an external drive

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