Podcast:Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting Published On: Mon Oct 28 2024 Description: Are you overwhelmed by endless notifications? Discover a game-changing Quick Tip from listener Dennis that will save you time and sanity. Plus, learn how to streamline your calendar management with a simple trick that could revolutionize your daily routine. In this episode, join Adam Christianson and Dave Hamilton to explore practical solutions for managing your digital life. From optimizing your CarPlay experience with clever calendar hacks to mastering file sorting in Finder, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re a tech novice or a seasoned pro, these insights will enhance your productivity. But that’s not all! You’ll find Cool Stuff Found, like Drive DX for monitoring your SSD’s health, and get the latest scoop on WiFi 7 routers. Plus, check out a leather iPhone case that might just change your mind about going caseless. Don’t Get Caught missing out on these invaluable tips and tricks. Click play and transform your tech experience with Mac Geek Gab! 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1061 for Monday, October 28th, 2024 October 28th: International Animation Day Police Code 10-61 = Personnel in vicinity / Not wanted MGG Monthly Giveaway – Eternal Storms with Yoink AND Screenfloat for October, 2024 Quick Tips 00:00:01 Dennis-QT-Press-and-hold OK to accept all calendar notifications 00:03:23 Doug-QT-Add events to the calendar so they’re usable with CarPlay 00:06:53 Jim-QT-Re-sorting items in the Finder How to add a column to a Finder window Sponsors 00:15:24 SPONSOR: OWC Express 1M2 – The fastest single portable drive — up to 3,151 MB/s — purposefully built to maximize the performance capabilities of today’s and tomorrow’s USB4-equipped Mac models. 00:17:12 Podcast: Grumpy Old Geeks. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister Brian have over 50 years of experience as Internet industry pros. Tune in every Saturday for a heaping helping of the real deal on our technological future at GOG.show. Followups on Notes and Focus 00:18:42 Supersuckers’ Creepy Jackalope Eye Video 00:19:15 Steve-1060-Cable type matters when connecting a new iPhone to an old Mac Use OWC’s USB-C Cables Quality inexpensive cables from Monoprice Anker USB-C cables 00:30:24 iOS 18.2 Beta allows ChatGPT integration and will allow you to login to a paid account if you use one. Cheap…and worth it! 00:32:35 Seth-1060-You can shut off the display with a Focus Filter 00:33:20 James-CSF-1060–Notebooks stores your notes as flat files Ulysses Marked 00:40:53 n-Scott-1060-Backup the Notes data folder to backup all Notes SyncTime [home]/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.notes Show Business 00:44:26 MGG Reviews 24-Oct-2024 Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:46:43 Sara-How best to automate renaming attachments? Hazel ChatGPT: write an Applescript to take the first attachment of the selected message in Apple Mail and save it with the filename being the current date and the subject line of the email 00:54:54 Ian-macOS Upgrade Keeps Failing…what to do next? 01:00:28 Michael-Which Wi-Fi 7 Router to buy today? eero Max 7 UniFi U7 Pro Max UniFi Cloud Gateway Max Cool Stuff Found 01:13:36 Raymond-CSF-DriveDx for tracking your SSD’s lifespan 01:14:52 CSF-Mujjo Full Leather Case for iPhone 16 Belkin iPhone Tempered Glass Screen Protector Adam is Naked and Not Afraid 01:23:50 MGG 1061 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway – Eternal Storms with Yoink AND Screenfloat for October, 2024 Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews feedback@macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network