Silent Failures Are Bad News
Silent Failures Are Bad News  
Podcast: Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Published On: Mon Jan 31 2022
Description: Everything seems fine, but is it? How do you know if something has failed if you don't get a notification? Listen to your three favorite geeks talk through how this manifests in several areas of life, including Time Machine, Streaming TV, Cell Service…and propane! That's not all, though: John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete walk you through a series of Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found which ensure you learn at least five new things! Press play and enjoy. Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 912 for Monday, January 31, 2022 The MGG Merch Store is Live! Quick Tips 00:03:43 Ben-QT-Drag ScreenShot Floating Thumbnail Instead of Copy/Paste 00:07:00 Harvey-QT-Selecting Dialog Options with Space Bar on the Mac, and 00:08:04 Harvey-QT-Selecting Numbers with One Finger on iPhone 00:09:16 Patrick-QT-Characters to avoid in Filenames – Use dashes for dates! Little Bobby Tables 00:15:20 Allison-QT-Use Your Lampshade as a Tripod 00:17:43 Joe-QT-Safari Tab Groups Cause New Windows to Spawn 00:20:13 QT-Re-order your Fubo.TV favorites so you don’t get caught seeing TV you don’t want to see 00:23:13 Call your provider and ask for a discount Sponsors 00:25:10 SPONSOR: Other World Computing’s new miniStack STX is exactly The Thunderbolt 4 Hub you want for your mac Mini. Same form factor, sits under your Mac mini, and has four Thunderbolt 4 ports and it’s a storage enclosure, too! 00:27:10 SPONSOR: Kandji.io. Next-generation Apple device management for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. Visit Kandji.io/mgg today so they can hear what you need and get you rolling. Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:29:03 Stephen-Photo Duplicate Finder? Duplicate Photos Finder PowerPhotos Top 10 Best Duplicate Photo Finder for Mac in 2022 Gemini 2 00:32:30 David-911-Sharing User Manuals with Family 00:34:15 Todd-Live Text versus Searchable PDF OCR Your PDF for Free Setapp 00:40:37 Susan-Pulling all my home security cameras together HOOBS Homebridge WyzeCam Beta Firmware for Surveillance Station 00:50:06 Steve-Is Time Machine Really Necessary? Carbon Copy Cloner Backup Health Check Ecobee Sponsors 00:56:22 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg. 00:58:08 SPONSOR: Truebill is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need…or forgot about! Truebill.com/MGG could save you thousands per year! 00:59:40 SPONSOR: The Jordan Harbinger Show. Jordan is a master interviewer, obsessed about audio quality, and focused on producing a great show that we think you’re going to love. More Questions 01:01:23 Scott-What to do now that G Suite Free is Going Away? Fill out this form if you have a personal account Cool Stuff Found 01:09:26 CSF-Visible Mobile Service (Verizon MVNO) Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO) 01:10:52 PokeFi for International Data 01:12:23 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.Net to Find Nearby Towers 01:14:02 Todd-CSF-FSMonitor for Finding a Preference File, 01:15:45 MGG 912 Outtro CSF-Fling’s The World Is In Our Hands Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network