Trimming the iPhone App Fat — Mac Geek Gab 869
What’s the best way to remove all those iPhone apps you downloaded once and never use anymore? Listen as John and Dave answer this and many other helpful questions to make your electronic lives easier! Extending an iMac’s life, calibrating your TV, fiber internet, and more are the subjects your two favorite geeks dig through. Add in some Cool Stuff Found and you’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things just from pressing play!
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Show Notes
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 869 for Monday, May 3, 2021 <https://www.macobserver.com/podcasts/macgeekgab-869>
- 00:01:20 MGG and Streamyard
- Quick Tips
- 00:04:17 QT-M1 Versions of Chrome and Edge need to be manually downloaded*
- 00:06:51 Alex-QT-Modifier to Cascade Finder Windows
- 00:07:52 Jose-QT-Use Shared Photo Albums to leverage iCloud
- 00:09:36 QT-Apple Podcasts Apps don’t pull RSS directly anymore*
- AirTags
- 00:12:05 Apple AirTags Arrive!
- 00:20:34 SPONSOR: Headspace — Feel happier! Headspace is Meditation made simple. Get a free one-month trial at Headspace.com/MGG
- 00:22:09 SPONSOR: CLEAR. With locations in over 35 airports across the country, CLEAR is making it safer, easier, and faster to reunite with loved ones or take that much-needed vacation. Sign up for CLEAR now and get your first two months of CLEAR for free using code MACGEEKGAB.
- 00:24:00 SPONSOR: TextExpander: TextExpander helps you communicate smarter. Create snippets for things you type – or copy and paste – all the time. Get 20% off your first year’s subscription at TextExpander.com/podcast
- Cool Stuff Found
- 00:25:38 Mark-CSF-TagVault Rugged AirTag Case*
- 00:27:17 Anker PowerConf C300 Camera
- 00:30:01 Donna-CSF-Kizik - Hands-free shoes | The Easiest Shoes You'll Ever Put On
- 00:30:36 CSF-SuperDuper Beta creates Bootable Big Sur on M1*
- 00:33:29 Larry-CSF-Parallels Toolbox, the multi-tool
- 00:34:36 Mike-CSF-Three Ping HomeKit Plugin
- 00:36:22 Simon-CSF-868-SimpleLogin.io for email aliases
- 00:37:14 Living the Fiber Life
- Your Questions...Answered!
- 00:46:56 Kevin-Trimming the iPhone App Fat*
- 00:51:00 John-Monitoring my Home Network*
- 00:55:12 JFB New Network Device Mystery
- 00:58:18 Jose-Allow Apps to Request to Track?*
- 01:04:20 Getting off Junk Mail lists with DMA Choice*
- 01:05:36 Ben-Replacing Your Landline for Free*
- 01:11:21 Simon-Better Eject Without Prompt
- 01:14:58 MGG 869 Outtro
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