Mirrors are Wi-Fi's Mortal Enemy
Mirrors are Wi-Fi's Mortal Enemy  
Podcast: Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Published On: Mon Aug 11 2025
Description: Mirrors killing your Wi-Fi? You’re not imagining it. This week on Mac Geek Gab 1102, you’ll learn how metal surfaces sabotage your signal…and what to do about it. From smarter ways to manage your Apple Watch unlocks (hint: avoid accidental calls) to clearing your iPhone’s keyboard dictionary without going full nuclear, the Quick Tips are flying fast. Want your Dock to behave on multi-monitor setups? There’s an AppleScript for that. Don’t Get Caught thinking “Until Tomorrow” actually means tomorrow…battery limits may surprise you. And if AirPlay is acting up, you might be powering off your speaker in the wrong order. Plus, you’ll discover data-blocking USB-C gadgets, secret vaults for your passwords, and whether SMB is a safe bet now that Time Machine is ditching AFP. All that, and more listener questions answered with your three favorite geeks leading the charge. 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1102 for Monday, August 11th, 2025 August 11th: National Align Your Teeth Day MGG Monthly Giveaway 00:04:13 Your Opinions on MGG’s Titular Methodology? PowerPress from Bluberry Quick Tips 00:00:01 Craig-QT-Mirrors are WiFi’s mortal enemy! 00:13:04 Andrew-QT-Clear iPhone keyboard dictionary without Nuke and Pave 00:13:49 Craig-QT-Inspector is better than Get Info 00:16:21 Bruce-QT-1101-Don’t Unlock with Apple Watch to Avoid Dialing! 00:18:58 Steve-QT-1101-Require FaceID for Phone app to avoid butt-dialing Sponsors 00:20:45 SPONSOR: Webroot. Get 50% off Webroot Total Protection or Webroot Essentials when you go Webroot.com/MGG. 00:22:08 SPONSOR: Strawberry.me. Own Your Future. Discover what’s possible with a professional coach by your side. Visit Strawberry.me/MGG or use code MGG to claim your $50 credit today. 00:23:49 SPONSOR: Eternal Storms Productivity Bundle includes ScreenFloat, Transloader, Yoink, and DeskMat. Go get it! MOAR Quick Tips 00:25:14 Joe-QT-1100-Use Pill Organizers for holding screws during a teardown iFixit – FixMat 00:27:52 David-QT-1099-AppleScript to move the Dock back to primary monitor do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string left; killall Dock; sleep 1; defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string bottom; killall Dock” Don’t Get Caught 00:30:55 Antony-DGC-Battery Limit Changed “Until Tomorrow” doesn’t always mean “tomorrow” 00:33:04 DGC-Apple’s Calendar.app doesn’t always send invites through Google. 00:36:32 Scott-DGC-Turning Off a Speaker Before Disabling Airplay Can Prevent Normal Function of your Mac Audio Cool Stuff Found 00:39:21 Seth-CSF-Access: Private Vault for Passwords 00:40:05 What Password Manager do you use? 1Password Apple Passwords Bitwarden 00:45:52 Kevin-CSF-1101–USB-C (and USB-A) Data Blocker Sponsors 00:51:53 SPONSOR: Coda, the one Doc to rule them all. Bring your text and tables together! Get six months of the team plan for startups for FREE at Coda.io/mgg. 00:53:21 SPONSOR: IDEO U. Practical, relevant courses designed to seamlessly transition you from theory to practice. Get 15% off at IDEOU.com/mgg. Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:54:48 Bjørn-Why won’t music play through my phone’s speaker? 01:01:19 Craig-Apple is dropping AFP support for Time Machine Backups. Is SMB OK to use? “Future versions of macOS will no longer support AFP network disks to Time Machine backups” 01:04:44 David-Why Cardio Recovery Data Not syncing from Watch to Health App 01:17:04 MGG 1102 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast! Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews feedback@macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network