Safari Swipes, Finder Drags, and Pings Galore — Mac Geek Gab 973

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The Finder can be a drag…the good kind! And swiping right in Safari might not have the effect you think. Press play and listen to John F. Braun, Pilot Pete, and Dave Hamilton share these Quick Tips and SO many more. Plus, your three favorite geeks answer your questions and share your Cool Stuff Found, too. You’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 973 for Monday, March 20th, 2023
  • RichardA-QT-Drag onto Finder’s Back Arrow or Path Bar to drop files
  • The MGG Discord Server is Live!
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
  • 00:04:18 MarkM-Click The Safari Tab Audio Button to Mute
  • 00:05:46 PCUnix-QT-Clear iPhone Safari History by Time (and on the Mac! History > Clear History…)
  • 00:07:29 Ed-QT Safari Swipe on Address Bar, Photo Lift
    • Lift a Subject from Photo Background on iPhone
  • 00:10:30 Robert-QT-Accessing Alternate Keyboard Entries on iPadOS
    • If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half
  • 00:12:50 QT-iMessages Badge shows a number but no new messages? “Hey Siri, read my unread messages!” Poof
    • HitEmUp
  • 00:19:25 QT-Control macOS Ventura’s Access to USB and Thunderbolt Accessories
  • 00:21:37 JamCycler-QT-971–Keep Folders On Top in Finder
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• SXSW & Charging Interruptions
  • 00:26:48 Using the Quick Tips!
  • 00:27:26 Two Apple TV+ Movies at SXSW: Still and Tetris
  • 00:36:26 I Know What Happened To My Power/Mic In MGG972
  • 00:44:05 Flashlight with 18650 Battery and Charger
    • VICTAGEN Intelligent Charger 18650 Battery
• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 
  • 00:47:46 Dennis-Mounted Disk Not Visible in Finder
  • 00:52:12 Craig-T-Mobile Acquires Mint Mobile…What’s that mean?
    • Verizon 5G Home Internet for $25
• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:02:24 CSF-Have I Been Pwned?
  • 01:02:59 CSF-Synology DS423+ Has a CPU with a GPU for Transcoding!
  • 01:05:48 Andrew-CSF-Ping in your Menu Bar
  • 01:07:29 Grumpy-CSM-Homebridge Net Nanny to run your 3 pings
  • 01:08:41 CSF-DownDetector to see if websites or services are down
  • 01:10:21 Ben-CSFR-972–TripMode for Managing Data
  • 01:11:50 John-CSF-971–pobox.com for Bouncing Spam
• 01:15:36 Mac Geek Gab 973 Outtro
  • Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly
  • Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
  • MGG Merch is Available!
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