You Can Dangle Your Dongle

Did you know that macOS will tell you which Wi-Fi channel you should use on your router? How about that you can type in specific start and end times for iPhone calendar appointments? How about seeing the wireless charging draw of your iPhone? You will after you listen to just the first segment of this week’s episode! After that, John, Pete, and Dave answer your questions, share your Cool Stuff Found, and just generally ensure you enjoy the process of learning at last five new things! Press play and join your three favorite geeks for another fun ride!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 934 for Monday, June 27, 2022
  • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
  • 00:01:43 QT-Option-Click Wi-Fi > Open Wireless Diagnostics > Window > Scan (ignore the “Introduction”)
  • 00:06:05 Larry-QT-Long-press minutes in Calendar App for keypad
  • 00:08:04 QT-Enable Data Roaming for your pre-paid, data-only eSIM
  • 00:14:53 Dominic-929-Use iMazing to see the net charging wattage of wireless chargers
  • 00:17:02 Craig-QT-Tap the power button when your Mac won’t Wake from Sleep
    • Terminal Command to immediately reboot your Mac: sudo shutdown -r now
  • 00:24:01 Todd-Backup Your Focus Groups with Screenshots
• Sponsors
  • 00:28:02 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s new miniStack STX is exactly The Thunderbolt 4 Hub you want for your mac Mini. Same form factor, sits under your Mac mini, and has four Thunderbolt 4 ports and it’s a storage enclosure, too!
  • 00:29:48 SPONSOR: The Small Business Show Podcast. It’s true, MGG isn’t the only show Dave co-hosts. He and Shannon Jean — yep, the one formerly of MacResQ and TechRestore — produce this show every week for folks who enjoy thinking with their Business Brain. Check it out at BusinessShow.co for more!
• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:31:48 John-933-Write to NFCs for Free with NFC21 Tools
  • 00:34:38 Terri-Connecting to Wi-Fi with NFC Tags?
  • 00:41:08 Jonathan-Why am I seeing Extra Captcha and SSL Mismatches on websites?
    • Brave Browser
  • 00:47:36 Michael-932–Many VPNs are owned by Kape Technologies
  • 00:53:12 Jonathan-T-Mobile Wireless Internet Speeds and Performance – also r/tmobileisp and r/verizonisp
• Sniglets, revisited
  • 01:01:07 Jose-933-It’s called the “Over-Under”
  • 01:01:46 Karen-933-It’s called “Desk-a-ling”
  • 01:02:02 Michael-933-It’s Called a “Dangler”
    • I had a dangler and it fell
  • 01:02:48 Bjørn-933-Are you Table-Cable-Able?
  • 01:03:23 Scott-933–WordCombiner says it’s “dancle”
• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:04:54 Todd-CSF-Use Hand Mirror on your Mac before joining Zoom calls
  • 01:06:09 CSF-Outlet Extensions so Wall-Warts Fit in Power Strips (or get rotating ones!)
  • 01:09:14 Dominic-CSF-Howard Oakley’s SMART Explainer
  • 01:10:40 DrDream-CSF-Duplicate File Finder for…removing dupes!
  • 01:11:20 Wayne-CSF-932–Parsec for low-latency remote control
  • 01:12:27 John-CSF-932-Use Eye Measure to Measure Pupillary Distance
  • 01:14:13 Sonos Voice
• 01:19:29 MGG 934 Outtro <https://mgg.fm/934>