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Podcast: Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Published On: Mon Feb 13 2023
Description: iOS 16 Includes a new “Block Sender” shortcut along with a bunch of stuff added to the Lock Screen, and you can use Siri to control your Apple TV. That’s just a sampling of the Quick Tips your two favorite geeks share to start the show. Listen as John and Dave then dig into your questions about managing your iCloud Keychain passwords, using your Apple TV with HomePods as your speakers, extracting Blu-Ray content, and streaming audio from your phone to your stereo! It’s a veritable cornucopia of tips, tricks, and answers to your questions. Press play and you’re guaranteed to learn five new things! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 968 for Monday, February 13, 2023 Sylvain-QT-Long Press in iOS 16 Mail Now has Block Sender Option The MGG Discord Server is Live! The MGG Merch Store is Live! Quick Tips 00:03:26 Tony-QT-Bypass Auto-Capitalizing Form Fields 00:05:15 Fix 1Password on Safari for iOS 00:06:58 PorthosJon-QT-HomeKit Automations Can be Converted to Shortcuts Join The MGG Discord Server 00:08:51 Tony-QTR-Lock Screen Camera (and more) Access (recently also from Henry on MGG 949) Access Additional Features from iPhone Lock Screen 00:11:37 Dominic-QT-Force sending as SMS instead of iMessage Change your number from iMessage to SMS 00:14:48 AndrewWoodward in Discord-QT-949-Hey, Siri: Turn on Apple TV (and pause/play, and “Hey Sonos” to do the same thing) Sponsors 00:15:48 SPONSOR: Rocket Money. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Seriously, it could save you HUNDREDS per year. Go to RocketMoney.com/MGG to get started. 00:17:29 SPONSOR: Wildgrain, the first-ever, bake-from-frozen subscription box for sourdough breads, fresh pastas, and artisanal pastries. Get $30 off your first box plus free Croissants (in every box!) when you visit Wildgrain.com/mgg. Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!  00:18:56 QT-Additional Apple TV “Hey, Siri” Tips: “Go back 2 minutes” or “What did they say” (for 10-15 seconds back) 00:20:12 John’s Apple TV Remote Upgrade Identify Your Apple TV Model Even with Apple TV 4K (1st generation) (A1842) whose remote I messed up, it works just fine with the newer Apple TV Siri Remote (2nd Generation) 00:24:03 David-CSF-Function101 Apple Remote now has Bluetooth 00:27:15 Patrick-Moving to TV’s HDMI ARC Port Helped Increase Dialog Clarity 00:31:44 Gary-Playing or Extracting Blu-Ray Content MakeMKV Handbrake Magnavox 4K Blu-Ray Player 00:37:56 Renting from your local library Libby 00:38:51 Tony-Wirelessly Stream Audio to Older Stereo and Speakers? Audioengine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver Audioengine B-Fi AirPlay (and more) Music Receiver Sponsors 00:42:30 SPONSOR: Honey, the FREE shopping tool that scours the internet for promo codes and applies the best one it finds to your cart. 00:43:40 SPONSOR: BBEdit, the power tool for text from Bare Bones Software; now with integrated Notebooks and extended language support. More Questions Answered 00:45:26 Larry-Best Way to Manage iCloud Keychain Passwords? iCloud Passwords Chrome Extension – ONLY WORKS ON WINDOWS 00:52:46 Gary-Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Security Keys with Your Apple ID YubiKey Update to iOS 16.3 CacheFly uses Passkeys 00:56:25 Dan-967-Install tailscaled to have it run as a service before login (also Scott) 01:01:24 Ed-Launching Wrong App for PDF View OnyX for macOS 01:04:04 Gary-Apple Pay in Europe and Elsewhere? 01:08:19 Ari-Removing Typo in Predictive Text Reset Predictive Text Dictionary 01:11:28 Bill-Add More Merch! 01:12:49 Mac Geek Gab 968 Outtro https://mgg.fm/968> Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Dave’s Business Brain podcast Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was 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 The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network