Episodes

This week’s Mac Geek Gab podcast, hosted by Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton, dives into a plethora of handy Quick Tips and user queries, ensuring you stay ahead in the tech game. Discover how to effortlessly name group chats in Messages and manipulate pesky items in your Mac’s Dock with a simple Option-Click trick. Time management gets a boost with travel time zone hacks and a clever workaround using TimeMachineEditor to resolve Time Read more…

Dive into this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode, where Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton uncover digital gems just for you. Starting with Quick Tips, Tony reveals how dragging from search results can add apps to your iPad and iPhone dock, while Andrew shares a geo-fencing trick to send your location to friends and family. Discover the art of delayed email sends with Bruce’s tip on customizing Mail.app, and laugh as Todd teaches Siri Read more…

In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, episode 1015, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton dive deep into a mix of quick tips and detailed tech advice. Starting off, they tackle the nuances of macOS and iOS, like resetting notifications in System Settings and sending emails to contact lists with ease. They also explore practical hacks for everyday tech challenges, such as decreasing quote levels in mail messages and adding threads to the Dock in Read more…

This week on Mac Geek Gab, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton dive into a plethora of quick tips and savvy tricks for Mac and iOS users. Discover how to efficiently manage iPhone and iPad reminder notifications with a simple pull-down gesture, and explore the versatile uses of Reminders App URLs beyond mere web links. Resetting Spotlight to the center of your Mac screen has never been easier, and for those Message enthusiasts, macOS Read more…

This week on Mac Geek Gab 1013, you’re in for a treat with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton sharing their tech wisdom. Starting with Quick Tips, learn the nifty trick of using Command-Drag to force a file to open with a specific app, and understand why copying as pathname doesn’t escape spaces. Gary brings a quirky query about AirTag battery cleaning (spoiler: no licking involved!), and Bob suggests naming your AirTags with the Read more…

In this week’s Mac Geek Gab, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton dive into a plethora of quick tips and user questions, ensuring you stay ahead in the tech game. Starting with a nifty trick from James, learn to quickly access photos in iPhone messages with a press and hold on the ‘+’ icon. Kent reveals a game-changer: sharing AirTags with other users, and JT Ray adds convenience with an Apple Logo Shortcut for Read more…

Step into the world of Mac Geek Gab’s latest episode with Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton, where tech tips and tricks are just a swipe away. Discover the simple yet game-changing tip of swiping to delete digits in iPhone calculators, and elevate your MacOS messaging efficiency with the ‘⌘E’ shortcut – proving that hoping for the best is never the plan in tech! Enhance your Waze experience by setting the ideal re-route threshold and ensure Read more…

Dive into quick tips like using Command-Shift-V to paste without formatting, clicking on the desktop to clear windows and reveal Sonoma Desktop Widgets, and understanding the differences between created and edited dates in Notes. Learn about the upcoming RCS messaging for iPhone, not end-to-end encrypted, and the nuances of setting up primary contacts in macOS. Get your questions answered about USB-C ports, viewing photos in your library, and managing AppleID Family Sharing across international borders. Read more…

This week on Mac Geek Gab, Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton dive deep into the nitty-gritty of your Apple products starting with some savvy Quick Tips. Discover how a simple left-to-right tug in iPhone Messages can revolutionize your reply game, and get the low-down on summoning the Keyboard Viewer for those elusive special characters. Tired of cluttered docks? Learn how to minimize windows straight to the app icon. Embrace your inner tech-hero by mastering thoughtful Read more…

This week on Mac Geek Gab, Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton dive headlong into aviation apps, tossing Quick Tips like confetti along the way. Get the lowdown on everything from X-Plane’s virtual skies to Sentry ADS-B’s real-time flight data, and manage your electronic cockpit with apps like ForeFlight and FliteDeck Pro. Discover how to jazz up your iPhone lock screen widgets, effortlessly identify shuffled Lockscreen photos, and streamline your contacts with a personalized “My Card”. Read more…