We Need That Five Sense Experience

Terminal tips to do make tricky things easy, an Apple Pencil alternative, Robots to clean your home and your pool, and a hidden pinball game are just the first few things you’ll hear from John, Pete, and Dave in this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode. Plus, with answers to important […]

Terminal tips to do make tricky things easy, an Apple Pencil alternative, Robots to clean your home and your pool, and a hidden pinball game are just the first few things you’ll hear from John, Pete, and Dave in this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode. Plus, with answers to important questions like, “How do I unmute my husband?” you’re guaranteed to learn at least five new things! Press play and join your three favorite geeks for all this and more!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 959 for Monday, December 12, 2022

Tom-Assign Nicknames to Use When Calling with Siri
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!

00:05:27 Pairing a Bluetooth Keyboard to a Non-Logged-In Mac

Replacing the ML2032 Battery Logitech Solar Keyboard

Cool Stuff Found

00:13:40 Scott-CSF-Google App’s Hidden Pinball Game
00:15:24 Mark-CSF Magnetic Wireless Charging Benks Pen
00:18:06 Lawyer Jeff-CSF-Awesome macOS Terminal Commands
00:19:24 CSF-Roborock Q5+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum
00:25:33 CSF-Aiper Seagull SE Pool Robot

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More Cool Stuff Found

00:32:35 AlexS-CSF-Howard Oakley’s Spotlight Article
00:35:19 Andrew The 8764th-CSF-USB-C to Lightning Adapter Cables (for cases)

Rubber Retainers for your cables and adapters

00:37:29 Allison-CSF-Eufy Security SmartTrack Link (aka AirTag clone…kinda)
00:38:58 CSF-eufy Smart Scale P2 Pro
00:42:02 Ben-CSF-SlingStudio for Multi-Cam Live Streaming
00:44:21 CSF-EZQuest “Ultimate Plus” Dual HDMI USB-C 12-Port Hub with 100W PD

Or direct from EZQ.com
Bartesian

Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 

00:48:03 Ericka-How Do I Unmute My Husband?
01:02:12 Ben-952–Reducing System Data Usage on iOS
01:08:55 Gary-How do I re-enable Bluetooth after I disable it with my Bluetooth Mouse?

sudo killall -HUP bluetoothd

01:12:03 ”We Need That Five Sense Experience” (at CES Media Preview) seems to be replacing “We Need That In-Person Experience”

01:21:31 MGG 959 Outtro

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