Non-HomeKit Siri Control, Restoring from Trash, Quick Tips, and Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 740
Have you ever wanted to use Siri to control something that’s not HomeKit-compatible? You’re not alone. Also, you’re in luck! John and Dave have an answer for you. On top of that, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and let’s go!
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Show Notes
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- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 740 for Monday, December 17, 2018
- 00:01:39 System space being taken up
- 00:07:00 SPONSOR: Jamf Now. MGG listeners can start securing their business today by managing their first 3 devices for free! Add more starting at just two dollars a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/MGG
- 00:08:54 Rick-QT-Put something back from the Trash
- Ctrl-Click then choose Put Back, File | Put Back or Cmd-Delete
- 00:10:59 Jason-QT-Disable Mojave Screenshot Thumbnails
- 00:14:24 Keith-QT-See original Photos on iOS
- 00:15:48 Dave-QT-Use Keyboard Shortcut Services to Encode Audio and More
- 00:18:19 MGGF-Macintosh Software Repository
- 00:19:47 SPONSOR: Opsgenie, now from Atlassian! Opsgenie empowers Dev & Ops teams to plan for service disruptions and stay in control during incidents. Visit Opsgenie.com to get a free company account for up to 5 team members, forever.
- 00:22:59 Joe-Alexa vs. HomePod
- 00:31:14 Patrick-Use Siri to Control non-HomeKit Devices with Google Assistant
- 00:39:39 Eric-What Safari Extensions do you use?
- 00:49:32 SPONSOR: CacheFly. CacheFly's new solution Web Content Optimization analyzes your current Google Lighthouse score to optimize all your content before it's delivered to visitors without requiring any development effort from you, all in the background.
- 00:52:00 MGGF-Which Hub/Dock to Get?
- 00:59:51 Conrad-Upgrade to ISP Wi-Fi Router?
- 01:08:18 Tom-New Cable Modem Advice
- 01:14:04 Greg-739-CSF-Simple Screen Shade
- 01:15:03 Maccast-CSF-Sharecuts
- 01:16:01 Michael-738-Wi-Fi Trouble Follow-up
- 01:18:41 CSF-Nest Protect Smoke and CO Alarm
- 01:24:01 MGG 740 Outtro
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