It’s All About Learning How To Fish

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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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It’s All About Learning How To Fish

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

1 hour 23 minutes 39 seconds

3 months ago

It’s All About Learning How To Fish

You’re diving into Mac Geek Gab 1100, where quick tips flow faster than USB-C power. Learn how dragging files into a blank Finder space automatically creates folders, and why AppleCare One’s $20/month plan might be worth a look. You’ll get hacks for AirPods Pro as earplugs, scanning docs to a thumb drive, and managing your Mac’s noisy notification overload. Curious about how to bulk scan like a pro or fix TestFlight Apple ID merge issues? Adam, Pete, and Dave have you covered.
Things get deeper with listener questions—from phantom iMac reboots to the clever use of dry-erase markers when fixing hardware. You’ll also get practical ways to manage family passwords and discover why teaching someone to fish (figuratively, of course, though fish can be yummy, too!) beats fixing their tech woes every time. Cool Stuff Found includes compression tools, trackable flashlights, and ChromeOS Flex as a Mac revival trick. Don’t Get Caught missing this one—it’s packed with geeky gold.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1100 for Monday, July 28th, 2025

July 28th: National Milk Chocolate Day
MGG Monthly Giveaway – Victrola Turntable

Quick Tips

00:00:01 David-QT-Drag files to a blank space and Finder creates a folder for you
00:06:05 Gary-QT-Apple released a new AppleCare One plan for $20/month

Apple Support App
9to5 Mac’s Article about AppleCare One

00:14:34 Rob-1099-Phonetic vs. Pronunciation Contact Fields

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MOAR Quick Tips

00:21:07 Adam-Bulk Scanning Quick Tip – Use your all-in-one printer’s direct-to-thumb drive scanning option

Using ChatGPT’s summarization feature to jog your memory for public performance and public speaking
Apple’s Files app scanning option

00:25:00 For AirPods Pro as earplugs, AirPods > Accessibility > Loud Sound Reduction needs to be on

AirPods Magnetic Strap

00:33:41 David-TestFlight can get in the way of merging Apple accounts…and there’s a fix!
00:37:19 Andrew-QT-Some USB-C devices need a USB-A to USB-C cable to properly charge
00:43:05 Chris-QT-Turn Off Notification Sounds on Mac & iPad to Avoid Notification Overload (aka MacProCT)

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