5,862 Days of Pre-Flight

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 […]

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”. macOS 14.1 is in the spotlight with its new tapback feature that keeps your conversations engaging.

In the quest for Mac wisdom, the duo tackles the big questions: to migrate or nuke-and-pave when moving to a new Mac, and which Mac to get when upgrading from Intel. Safari’s potential memory leak in macOS 14.1 sparks debate, while tips on tagging photos in macOS and turning emails into reminders keep your digital life on point.

Remember, “Don’t Get Caught” in tech snafus—instead, arm yourself with knowledge on migration safety with Synology Drive and other syncing solutions. Plus, the episode is peppered with Cool Stuff Found, from the utility magic of Plain Clip and Texts consolidating messaging apps to the cutting-edge RoomPlan API for spatial planning, ensuring you’re always one step ahead of the tech curve.

Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with your two favorite geeks!

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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1008 for Monday, November 6th, 2023

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00:02:52 5,862 Days of Pre-Flight!

X-Plane
ForeFlight
Sentry ADS-B AHRS
Electronic Flight Bags
FliteDeck Pro

Quick Tips

00:00:01 QT-Change the Color of Lock Screen Widgets By Tapping on (and Stylizing) the Clock
00:11:47 QT Hold globe at bottom of iOS keyboard and select left/center/right Keyboard icon to type w/one thumb
00:13:50 Henry-QT-Identify Lockscreen Shuffled Photos
00:16:46 Kent-QT-Setting up Your “My Card” in Contacts
00:18:58 QT-macOS 14.1 brings tapbacks front-and-center

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 

00:23:20 Bill-To Migrate Or Nuke, That Is The Question
00:32:46 Glen-Upgrading from Intel to…Which Mac?

MacUpdater

00:39:28 Is Safari in macOS 14.1 having a Memory Leak?
00:41:16 Neal-Is Migration Assistant Safe with Synology Drive and other third-party syncing engines?
00:44:31 LockTutor-How can I quickly tag photos?

macOS Photos Keyword Manager

00:48:45 DJ Mac-How can I create a Reminder from any email client?

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Cool Stuff Found

00:56:54 Andrew-CSF-Plain Clip for removing formatting from your clipboard’s text
00:58:54 Jedd-CSF-Texts brings all of your messaging apps together as one
01:00:06 RTops Dual Magnetic Travel Charger – Watch / Phone / Airpods
01:03:59 PorthosJon-CSF-NetSpot 3‘s Recommendations are Fantastic

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MagicPlan
RoomPlan API
RoomPlanner
MatterPort

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