Your Data Took the Scenic Route – Mac Geek Gab 1167

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Bring back a tap-to-stop button for alarms and timers in iOS 26 with one Accessibility setting, then let Siri do the math when you ask for a timer that ends at a specific time. You’ll also learn how tapping the time in Apple Podcasts shows when your episode will actually finish at your listening speed, why your Apple Watch’s suggested replies suddenly got smarter, and how your cursor can glide between two Macs sitting side by side. Plus, fix shared external drives that refuse to let you write by checking the volume’s permissions, and find out why Siri AI can fail when Tailscale routes you through an exit node.

Then it’s your questions: get Migration Assistant to see your old Mac (you have to run it on both) or skip it and just move your mail, decide whether an iPhone 18 Pro really makes Siri AI better than your 16 Pro, and get two-factor codes to auto-fill in Chrome with a simple click-away-and-back trick. You’ll hear why browsing Time Machine backups on a NAS crawls and what to look for in a UPS for your Mac mini. And in Cool Stuff Found, add a ring light to any Mac with LightBuddy, Webcam Ring Light or RingLight, snooze your reminders with Unforgetful, confirm your security patches with SilentKnight, and clean up a noisy mic with Waves NS1.

Quick Tips

  • 00:00:01 Bring back tap-to-stop alarms and timers in iOS 26 (Ben)
  • 00:03:07 Ask Siri for a timer that ends at a specific time (NibsUK)
  • 00:04:58 Tap the time in Apple Podcasts to see when an episode ends (Stanley)
  • 00:09:23 Apple Watch now suggests smarter replies to texts (G. Wallace)
  • 00:13:12 Move your cursor between two Macs without thinking about it (Chris)
  • 00:15:19 Check the permissions on your shared drives (Badger)
  • 00:16:47 Siri AI fails when using Tailscale exit nodes (Doug)
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Your Questions Answered

  • 00:28:26 Why Pete’s Chrome froze on the ad video
  • 00:31:54 Why won’t Migration Assistant see my old Mac? (Badger)
  • 00:35:34 Does an iPhone 18 Pro make Siri AI better than a 16 Pro? (James)
  • 00:40:54 How much do the iPhone camera upgrades matter?
  • 00:45:06 Get two-factor codes to auto-fill in Chrome by clicking away and back (TNPAPA)
  • 00:47:52 Why is browsing Time Machine backups on a NAS so slow? (NASANut)
  • 00:52:14 Choosing a UPS for your Mac mini (JDSmith)

Cool Stuff Found

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Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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