Form 1040-MGG for Your Itemized Tips

From Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, dive into the latest Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found that will keep your Mac life smooth and efficient. Time Machine gets a tweak with hourly, daily, and weekly options, while Zoom for Apple TV lets you disable Center Stage and manually control zoom and center. Learn about T-Mobile for international calls, using Google Voice, and the handy Digital Color Meter Mac app. Plus, find out how iCloud keeps backups of your contacts and fix that pesky Apple Pay double-click issue. The catchphrase “Don’t Get Caught” is your reminder to stay ahead of the curve with these essential tips.

Listeners’ questions bring even more insights. Ralph wants to know why file copies slow down, and John seeks tips for narrowing search results on the Mac. We discuss moving OneDrive or iCloud Drive to an external drive, explore smart plug replacements for Wemo, and setting light or speaker volumes to specific percentages. Discover the budget-friendly Onn TV Box for streaming and AirReceiver for Android or Chromecast. Don’t miss out on reviews of microphones and grill thermometers, too! As always, Mac Geek Gab is your go-to source for the best Mac tips and tricks – don’t get caught without us!

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1040 for Monday, June 3rd, 2024
- June 3rd: Repeat Day (RePete day?)
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Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 Joe-QT-Time Machine now has options for Hourly, Daily, and Weekly
- 00:03:19 TimeMachineEditor
- 00:05:48 QT-Zoom for Apple TV lets you disable Center Stage *and* then control zoom and center manually
  - Reincubate Camo
- 00:09:23 Lew-QT-CSF- T-Mobile for International Calls – AnonymSMS for Texts
  - Google Voice
  - Yoink
- 00:12:20 Todd-QT-Digital Color Meter Mac App
  - SIP (also part of Setapp)
- 00:16:15 QT-Use the eyedropper in Pages (an other apps) to set the color of your image/font
- 00:17:23 Mark-QT-iCloud Keeps Backups of your Contacts
- 00:19:55 Jeff-QT-Fixing Apple Pay Double Click -v- Touch issue.
  - Apple’s Apple Pay Test Site
- 00:23:18 HuskerDiver-QT-Apple TV Aerial Screensaver Will Show You Location Descriptions
  - You can also swipe on the remote to change Aerial locations
  - NVIDIA SHIELD
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:30:18 Ralph-Why do my file copies slow down to a crawl after a while?
- 00:41:25 John-QT and ?-Searches in Messages and Mail
  - FindAnyFile
  - Narrow Search Results on the Mac
- 00:51:08 Pete-Move OneDrive or iCloud Drive to an external drive in spite of macOS Limitations?
  - Will iCloud Drive Cross SymLinks? (answer: probably not)
  - TwelveSouth iMac Stands
- 01:01:57 Kim-Replacement for Wemo Switch?
- 01:07:11 Set Lights (or speaker volume) to percentages
Cool Stuff Found
- 01:07:58 Joe-CSF-1024-The Onn TV Box is a $20 4K Android TV Streaming Box
- 01:08:57 Andrew Woodward-CSF-AirReceiver for Android or Chromecast lets you AirPlay to non-Apple devices ($2.99)
- 01:10:00 Bart-CSF-Reminders MenuBar
- 01:11:06 JT-