Beware Alert Blindness
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance - Een podcast door Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson - Maandagen
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In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson drop some seriously useful Quick Tips to enhance your Apple experience. From safeguarding your Venmo transactions to mastering Mac keyboard symbols via the Emoji keyboard, you’ll find yourself armed with powerful tricks. Perry’s tip on using Shazam to get music info from Apple Music or Spotify is a game-changer, and JMM’s hack to automate your Bluetooth Mac lock with BetterTouchTool is pure genius. Plus, get a sneak peek into the world of macOS 15’s alert fatigue and discover how Math Notes helps you adjust handwritten numbers effortlessly. Diving into AppleOS 2024, the hosts explore upgrades across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2.0. With highlights like the bilingual keyboard on iOS, a smarter Control Center, and RCS support coming soon to Mint Mobile, you’ll stay ahead of the curve. Plus, visionOS 2.0’s new feature to convert any photo into spatial photos is one you don’t want to miss. The team wraps up with some Cool Stuff Found, including Zed for quick text file edits and NoMachine as a slick VNC alternative. Don’t get caught without these awesome tricks up your sleeve! 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1056 for Monday, September 23rd, 2024 September 23rd: Education Technology Day Police Code 10-56 = Intoxicated Pedestrian Quick Tips 00:00:01 n-Joe-QT-Beware your public Venmo transactions 00:04:46 n-PorthosJon-QT-Trick for finding Mac Keyboard symbols in Emoji keyboard 00:11:30 Perry-QT-Get Music Info – Apple Music & Spotify with Shazam 00:14:02 JMM-QT-Use Better Touch Tool to control your Bluetooth Mac Lock Automation 00:15:18 Todd-QT-Finding an Apple ID for Screen Sharing 00:17:00 macOS 15 May Begin to Cause More Alert Fatigue 00:21:27 GregDulwich-QT-Math Notes lets you slide to adjust numbers you’ve handwritten 00:23:12 Use ChatGPT iOS App’s Voice Mode on Your iPhone 00:26:34 Have ChatGPT analyze a PDF for you 00:29:14 Rick-QT-1052-Play Podcasts from Oldest to Newest Overcast Downcast Sponsors 00:37:43 SPONSOR: 1Password Extended Access Management solves the problems traditional IAM and MDM can’t touch. It’s security for the way we work today. AppleOS 2024 (iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2.0) 00:39:33 Have you upgraded to AppleOS 2024 yet? If so, which devices did you NOT upgrade? 00:42:18 macOS 15 Run `brew doctor` Safari 18 & WordPress 00:48:56 iOS 18 RCS on iOS on Mint Mobile Coming in “a few months” 00:52:28 iOS 18 Photos Changes 00:54:36 JG-QT-iOS 18 Allows adding any App to Control Center 00:55:10 iOS 18 lets you choose a preferred HomeKit hub 00:58:03 Wilko-CSF-iOS 18 Allows Bilingual Keyboard Option 00:59:48 visionOS 2.0 Converting any photo to spatial photos 01:01:19 PP-Changes to Apple’s ToS Cool Stuff Found 01:05:14 PorthosJon-CSF-Zed for quick editing text-files 01:06:02 Alex-CSF-NoMachine instead of running VNC 01:12:52