PODCAST · technology
Mac Geek Gab
by Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting for Mac, iPhone, and iPad Users
Episodes
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Emphatically Kind Requests – Mac Geek Gab 1163
Customize your Finder icons for instant recognition, stretch your Apple Watch battery on long workouts with Low Power Mode, and jump months back in your Messages history with a single tap. You’ll also learn how to force macOS 27 to download from Terminal when Software Update won’t show it, and […]
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Chromations or Aberrations or a Sheen – Mac Geek Gab 1162
Kick off Mac Geek Gab 1162 with a stack of quick tips. You’ll stop your iPhone’s Camera Control from firing on every accidental squeeze, flip the Mac app switcher into reverse without lifting a finger, and ask Safari to describe an extension and build it for you. You’ll snooze your […]
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Naked In Public – Mac Geek Gab 1161
Kick off Mac Geek Gab 1161 with a round of Quick Tips: flip through browser tabs with Command-Shift-[ and ], kill your iPhone flashlight with one tap, and learn iOS 27’s new swipe-down layout, where notifications, Siri, and Control Center each get their own corner. You’ll also bring CarPlay…
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Old Contact, Who Dis? – Mac Geek Gab 1160
You’ll learn how to ask S-Lady to find a family member through Find My so you don’t have to call them, and why Command-Backtick (one key up from Tab) cycles windows inside a single app while Command-1, 2, 3 hops tabs in Safari, Chrome, Comet, and even Mail. You’ll follow […]
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It’s Not a Crease, It’s a Wave – Mac Geek Gab 1159
Apple’s September 2026 keynote is in the books, and Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton are here to help you figure out what’s actually worth your money. You kick things off with the big question: what are your three favorite geeks gonna buy? They then dig into the reasons, […]
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Maybe It’s “S-Bot” – Mac Geek Gab 1158
Start Mac Geek Gab 1158 with Quick Tips you’ll actually use: trigger your iPhone’s camera from your Apple Watch, pull a full-quality photo out of any video in iOS 27, and find out why hybridsearchd is quietly eating your CPU in macOS Golden Gate. You’ll also get the right way […]
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SneakerNet Is Real – Mac Geek Gab 1157
Kick off Mac Geek Gab 1157 with a rapid-fire round of Quick Tips: find the new Siri option hiding in your Camera app, tame Archive Utility’s settings to streamline your workflow, and turn your scanner and printer into a DIY copier over FTP. You’ll also learn where macOS quietly stashes […]
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Maslow vs. The Finder – Mac Geek Gab 1156
Ever fire off a text that never actually sent? You’ll learn how to clear those stale unsent iMessages out of the More menu, move your Dock between displays using nothing but your cursor, and set exactly how long you share your location with iOS 27 (anywhere from 15 minutes to […]
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When Your Group Chat Tells You to Fork Off – Mac Geek Gab 1155
Command+Comma jumps you straight into any well-coded Mac app’s settings, no menu-hunting required, and Option+Return reveals the formula in any Numbers cell (Command+Return puts the result back). If your cross-platform Logitech keyboard has its Command and Option keys backwards, hold Fn+Shift+O…
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Don’t Start Half Fresh – Mac Geek Gab 1154
You’ll start with a travel charger that swallows 200-plus countries into one brick, then find out that macOS Tahoe 26.6 is quietly rebuilding your Spotlight index to get ready for macOS 27…and hear the theory on why Apple wants that churn finished before you upgrade. You’ll get talked into…
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Take a Photo to Find Your Photos – Mac Geek Gab 1153
Your quick tips run deep this week. Learn why snapping a throwaway photo is the fastest route to every picture you’ve ever taken at that spot, then rediscover Libby for free ebooks and audiobooks from your public library. You’ll find the hidden Attachments Browser in Notes (Command-3) that…
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A Wonderful Opportunity to Get Super Confused – Mac Geek Gab 1152
Your Quick Tip arsenal gets a serious upgrade this week: use the Live Text button to make scanning QR codes easier, resurrect Apple Mail’s Predicted Mailbox when it mysteriously grays out, and run softwareupdate –history in Terminal to see every macOS update your Mac has ever installed. You’ll…
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The Green Light Never Lies – Mac Geek Gab 1151
Fresh off Macstock, you get the full debrief on this year’s gathering before diving into a stacked round of Quick Tips. You’ll learn how to disable Summarize Notification Previews to stop needless battery churn, clear every unread Apple Watch notification in one shot, and weigh whether it’s…
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Reclaim Your Storage: iCloud, RAM & Space-Saving Secrets – Mac Geek Gab 1150
This week on Mac Geek Gab 1150, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton pack an Embrace Your Geekness Day episode with Quick Tips you’ll put to work immediately. You’ll learn how to schedule birthday messages so you never miss one, silence those pesky automatic Shortcuts notifications…
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Save Room For Your iCloud Dessert – Mac Geek Gab 1149
You learn at least five new things every episode, and this one stacks them fast. Roll your Apple Watch crown instead of tapping it to keep Sleep mode from searing your eyes, then hit Command-Shift-F in the Finder to jump straight to Recents when a saved file vanishes into the […]
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There’s No Two Hands About It – Mac Geek Gab 1148
Mac Geek Gab 1148 hands you a fresh stack of Quick Tips you’ll actually use. You’ll find out how Mark recovered every one of his accidentally deleted iMessages with Control-Command-4 (or the Recently Deleted view), undo a botched Finder rename with a casual Command-Z, and automate Theater Mode on...
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One Exclamation Point Short – Mac Geek Gab 1147
Ever triggered a hidden Mac feature by accident? This week you’ll find out why a stray backtick fires up the Magnifier in macOS Preview, and how a single screenshot plus built-in OCR can lift text straight out of an image (even if that Wi-Fi password still refuses to cooperate). You’ll […]
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WWDC 2026 Reactions, Tailscale Tricks, and Charging Hacks That Work – Mac Geek Gab 1146
This week on Mac Geek Gab, you’re stacking up power moves from the jump. You’ll learn how to clean up messy lists in your favorite text editor, discover that any USB-C port on your MacBook can charge it, and find out why you should be charging your power bank from […]
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Mic-graines and Infotainment! – Mac Geek Gab 1145
Your iPhone might be running hot and draining fast — and it’s not just you. Dave and Pilot Pete break down the battery chaos introduced by iOS 26.5, which brought overheating, accelerated drain, and even blocked wired charging on iPhone 17 and Air models. The fix that’s working for most […]
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Translate Anything, Tame Your Desktop, and Dodge the Plex Price Hike – Mac Geek Gab 1144
This week you’ll learn to lean on Apple Intelligence to translate almost any text on the fly, lock down and hide sensitive apps on iOS, and finally tame your Desktop by remembering it’s just part of the Finder: flip on Stacks and/or let Hazel do the sorting for you. You’ll […]
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How Do We Say G? — Mac Geek Gab 1143
Geek Pride Day kicks off an episode packed with the kind of tips you’ll actually use. You’ll learn why Shift+Tab is your fastest escape from a runaway numbered list, how holding the lower-left CarPlay button summons Siri, and why copy/paste (and drag-and-drop) between apps still beats exporting…
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Must-Know AirPods, Screen Sharing & Smart Home Wins for Apple Users – Mac Geek Gab 1142
You’ll sharpen your daily tech game this week: add names directly to Mail recipient fields, kill those sneaky iOS nickname pop-ups before they embarrass you, and stay alert to Low Power Mode. Long-press your steering wheel button to summon Siri faster, welcome ChatGPT and Perplexity to CarPlay,...
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The eSIM Showdown, Sync Mysteries, and Must-Know Mac Tricks – Mac Geek Gab 1141
Buckle up, geeks! This week’s Quick Tips have you refreshing the App Store like a pro, turning Finder’s Quick Actions into a PDF-combining powerhouse, swiping that iOS cut/copy/paste bar like a power user, and finally taming horizontal scrolling on your non-Apple mouse. Then it’s tales from the...
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Long-Press, Click, Recover: iPhone Tricks You’ll Actually Use – Mac Geek Gab 1140
Pilot Pete and Dave open Episode 1140 with a rapid-fire round of quick tips you’ll wish you’d known sooner: long-press the App Store icon to jump straight to Updates, long-press a folder to break down its notifications, push iOS updates to your iPhone through your Mac, and delete apps before […]
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Cool Stuff Found Marathon: 20+ Must-Know Mac Tools, Gadgets & AI Hacks – Mac Geek Gab 1139
This week’s episode is a Cool Stuff Found marathon, packed with gems you need to bookmark. You’ll get a launcher upgrade with TinyStart, a slick dual-pane file manager in VoidCommander, T-Mobile router control via HINTControl, and a borescope camera Pilot Pete can’t stop talking about. Dave hauls...
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Mesh Networks, iCloud Bandwidth Fixes, and Must-Know Mac Tips – Mac Geek Gab 1138
This week on Mac Geek Gab 1138, Pilot Pete, Adam, and Dave tackle your burning questions and deliver the tips that keep your tech humming. You’ll learn how to properly delete images from your iPhone, sort out mesh networking headaches with T-Mobile, and decide whether Updatest and HomeBrew belong...
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Why Your AI App Matters, What’s Draining Your iPad & How TSA Digital ID Works – Mac Geek Gab 1137
Mac Geek Gab 1137: iPad battery tips, digital ID at TSA, AI agent security, Claude Mythos, Plex alternatives, and more.
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Healthier Than Doomscrolling – Mac Geek Gab 1136
Mac Geek Gab 1136 shares Mac tips, Bluetooth cleanup, display picks, iPad battery help, iPhone cases, and Adobe /etc/hosts privacy so you Don’t Get Caught!
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When the Internet Spits You Out – Mac Geek Gab 1135
World Backup Day prep, smarter email, NAS health, VPN tricks, movie playback, and more Mac tips so your tech stays running and you Don’t Get Caught when the internet spits you out.
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Siri Power Moves, CarPlay Smarts, and Phil Schiller’s SXSW Stories – Mac Geek Gab 1134
Master Mac and iPhone Quick Tips, fix sync, Mail, and robocalls, and discover Cool Stuff Found from Mac Geek Gab with Adam & Dave.
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Geek Therapy – Mac Geek Gab 1133
You get dropped right into geek therapy this week as you bounce from cult-favorite movies to Pixar shorts, then straight into practical Mac and iOS wins. You learn how to use the twenty-minute rule to bail on bad movies guilt-free, long-press your iPhone’s brightness to reveal Dark Mode and other...
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We Are Not The Mickey Mice! — Mac Geek Gab 1132
Supercharge your Apple life with Quick Tips, new MacBook Neo, Air, Pro, and answers so you Don’t Get Caught troubleshooting instead of computing.
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That’s Not Multitasking, That’s Cheating — Mac Geek Gab 1131
You drop into an iMessage quick tip and quickly branch into a whole toolkit for running your Apple life smarter. You learn faster ways to edit messages, how Slack’s up-arrow muscle memory carries over, and why platforms limit your edit window. From there, the show rolls into clever NFC and […]
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My Chatbot Ate My Inbox – Mac Geek Gab 1130
You start this episode leveling up your daily workflows with fast, memorable tweaks: styling text in Notes with a long press, dropping today’s date into Google Sheets with a quick shortcut, testing your real-world network speed from the Mac, and turning any clipboard grab into a Preview window so...
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Shaving With Occam’s Razor – Mac Geek Gab 1129
You get a firehose of genuinely useful Apple tips this week, starting with new muscle-memory moves you’ll actually use: cycling app windows with Cmd + `, nodding or shaking to answer AirPods, dragging apps straight from iOS search, and building Focus-specific home screens so the right icons…
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Cool Stuff Found While Surfing with Agentic Browsers — Mac Geek Gab 1128
This week on Mac Geek Gab 1128, you dive into a treasure chest of Cool Stuff Found with Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton. From DockLock Lite keeping your Dock in check to Backdrop 2.0’s animated lock screens and BookMacster’s bookmark magic, you’ll uncover smart Mac tricks you...
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Newly Effectuated Reduced Functionality – Mac Geek Gab 1127
You move fast in this episode, stacking Quick Tips that shave friction off your day almost immediately. You tell Siri to take notes on command, record audio directly inside Notes with native transcripts, and pull off smarter gestures in CarPlay Maps and iOS 26 Safari that feel hidden in plain […]
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Car As a Service — Mac Geek Gab 1126
You start with deceptively simple wins that immediately clean up your digital life. You batch-rename files in Finder, unlock hidden gestures on both Mac and iPhone, and speed yourself up with small but mighty keyboard and touch tricks. Along the way, a nostalgic detour into Lotus 1-2-3 sparks a...
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This Will All Be On The Test — Mac Geek Gab 1125 episode image
You start with Quick Tips that tighten up your daily Apple workflow fast. You learn how CarPlay scrubbing actually works while driving, how Siri can jump forward or back in precise time chunks, and why Apple’s vision for Siri, Gemini, and personal intelligence matters more than the hype suggests....
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CES 2026: Cool Stuff Found That Actually Matters — Mac Geek Gab 1124
You walk the CES 2026 floor with Pete and Dave and quickly realize this episode is about practical gear that earns its place in your life. You hear about clever headphones, smarter thermostats, compact travel tech, and simple photo organization that fixes real annoyances without overthinking…
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All Rhyme, No Reason, Just Tabs — Mac Geek Gab 1123
You kick off the year by tightening your Apple habits, starting with smart Quick Tips that actually stick. You build year-based music playlists for offline listening, flip on Airplane Mode when you’re out of service to save serious battery, and let the Health app handle reminders for meds and eye...
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Hidden macOS 26 Features, Homebrew Upgrades, and VPN Gotchas — Mac Geek Gab 1122
You dive straight into practical macOS and workflow wins, starting with macOS 26’s new ability to record video by window and moving quickly into keeping your Homebrew setup clean, current, and fast. You learn how simple display resolution tweaks can hide the MacBook notch or eliminate it…
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Waiting for Snow Tahoe — Mac Geek Gab 1121
You dig into the little things macOS quietly does for you, starting with the surprising truth about Clipboard History and why macOS 26 might feel slower than you’d expect. You explore ways to rein things in, from taming runaway apps to making better use of iPhone Mirroring and clever video […]
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Siri, It’s Time For an Intercontinental Misunderstanding — Mac Geek Gab 1120
You jump straight into a rapid-fire run of Quick Tips that quietly level up how you use your devices every day. You learn how iOS 26 now shows charging time right on the lock screen, how to build polished collages in Pages or Canva without paying a dime, and how […]
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Scoring the Sleep Scores – Mac Geek Gab 1119
You dive into a packed Cool Stuff Found episode this week, moving fast from sensor-powered tinkering with phyphox to smarter dictation using Wispr Flow, altitude readouts in CarPlay, and Emby’s upgraded media management. You get practical wins too: safer file sharing with MetaWipe, smoother...
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Treat Your TV Like a Monitor — Mac Geek Gab 1118
You kick off this episode with a rapid-fire blast of Quick Tips that sharpen how you use your Mac, iPhone, and apps every day. You learn how to tame iOS typing quirks, get the most out of dictation in ChatGPT’s Mac app, clean up Safari’s sidebar, and jump straight into […]
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Call Haptics, Photo GeoData Warnings, and Space-Saving iPhone Tricks — Mac Geek Gab 1117
You kick off this week’s episode on D. B. Cooper Day with a rapid-fire mix of fresh iOS 26 tricks and Mac power-moves. You learn how iOS 26’s haptic call alerts work, how Alfred can shut down your Mac faster than any menu, and how Forklift’s sync feature rivals DeltaWalker […]
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iOS 26 Hidden Gems, Gift Guide Favorites, and the Return of Your Old Nest Thermostat — Mac Geek Gab 1116
You kick off with a blast of rapid-fire tips: instantly saving PDFs from Google Docs, digging photos out of Messages, moving your playlists into Apple Music with iOS 26, tightening up your Digital ID setup, wrangling mail right inside a message, and even retraining Siri when she goes off the […]
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Don’t Not Undo That! — Mac Geek Gab 1115
This week on Mac Geek Gab, you, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton dive headfirst into a whirlwind of Quick Tips and real-world Apple wisdom. You’ll learn how to clean up those pesky “recovered” Messages folders, fine-tune your Apple TV profiles, and even adjust the contentious...
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Innovation or Irritation? UX Crimes and Misdemeanors — Mac Geek Gab 1114
In Mac Geek Gab 1114, you’ll uncover a ton of real-world Apple wisdom — from mastering Apple TV’s hidden control center to supercharging your Mac keyboard shortcuts. Learn how to re-enable Low Data Mode on your new iPhone, control-click your way into Terminal, and even get an alphabetical list…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting for Mac, iPhone, and iPad Users
HOSTED BY
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
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