Episodes

Mesh Networks, iCloud Bandwidth Fixes, and Must-Know Mac Tips – Mac Geek Gab 1138 episode image

Mesh Networks, iCloud Bandwidth Fixes, and Must-Know Mac Tips – Mac Geek Gab 1138

This week on Mac Geek Gab 1138, Pilot Pete, Adam, and Dave tackle your burning questions and deliver the tips that keep your tech humming. You’ll learn how to properly delete images from your iPhone, sort out mesh networking headaches with T-Mobile, and decide whether Updatest and HomeBrew belong in your app-updating toolkit (spoiler: brew install topgrade is a game-changer). Struggling with limited bandwidth? TripMode lets you pause iCloud downloads on demand. Plus, the crew Read more

By Dave Hamilton, ago
Geek Therapy – Mac Geek Gab 1133 episode image

Geek Therapy – Mac Geek Gab 1133

You get dropped right into geek therapy this week as you bounce from cult-favorite movies to Pixar shorts, then straight into practical Mac and iOS wins. You learn how to use the twenty-minute rule to bail on bad movies guilt-free, long-press your iPhone’s brightness to reveal Dark Mode and other hidden controls, and turn Live Listen into your stealth superpower for staying connected in noisy rooms. You also tighten up your iOS workflow by wrangling Read more

By Dave Hamilton, ago
That’s Not Multitasking, That’s Cheating — Mac Geek Gab 1131 episode image

That’s Not Multitasking, That’s Cheating — Mac Geek Gab 1131

You drop into an iMessage quick tip and quickly branch into a whole toolkit for running your Apple life smarter. You learn faster ways to edit messages, how Slack’s up-arrow muscle memory carries over, and why platforms limit your edit window. From there, the show rolls into clever NFC and QR workflows for appliance manuals, Time Machine fixes over SMB on Synology, and a deep dive on spam and email hygiene: Fastmail’s undelete safety net, Read more

By Dave Hamilton, ago
My Chatbot Ate My Inbox – Mac Geek Gab 1130 episode image

My Chatbot Ate My Inbox – Mac Geek Gab 1130

You start this episode leveling up your daily workflows with fast, memorable tweaks: styling text in Notes with a long press, dropping today’s date into Google Sheets with a quick shortcut, testing your real-world network speed from the Mac, and turning any clipboard grab into a Preview window so you can annotate or export in a flash. You also learn that canceling an in‑app subscription doesn’t instantly nuke Family Sharing, why Safari’s pinned tabs might Read more

By Dave Hamilton, ago
Shaving With Occam's Razor – Mac Geek Gab 1129 episode image

Shaving With Occam’s Razor – Mac Geek Gab 1129

You get a firehose of genuinely useful Apple tips this week, starting with new muscle-memory moves you’ll actually use: cycling app windows with Cmd + `, nodding or shaking to answer AirPods, dragging apps straight from iOS search, and building Focus-specific home screens so the right icons appear at the right time. Edge Light turns your Mac into a cleaner on‑camera rig, Display Buddy tames external monitor brightness, and custom macOS keyboard shortcuts plus Dock Read more

By Dave Hamilton, ago