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This episode has even more iOS 16 Quick Tips including Lock Screen, Keyboard Touch, Battery, Photos, and Service History. That’s not all, though! Pete, John, and Dave answer your questions about connecting to your printers, controlling iCloud Drive, and Migrating your iPhone. Plus, Synology shares a statement about the future of hardware transcoding for things like Plex and more. Press play to learn at least five new things along with your three favorite geeks!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 947 for Monday, September 19, 2022
  • QT-Use Lock Screen as visual status indicator of what focus mode you’re in.
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• Quick Tips
  • 00:02:49 DaveMark-iOS 16 lets you see and copy your WiFi password
  • 00:04:38 Steve-QT-Use Caffeinate (or Amphetamine) to Keep Your Status Active
    • sudo caffeinate -isu -t 3600
  • 00:07:44 CSF-FastClicker – Automatic Mouse Clicker
  • 00:09:53 Ahkeens-QT-Skip Chapters with your AirPods
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• iOS 16 Quick Tips
  • 00:12:22 When Does iOS 16 Appear on My iPhone?
  • 00:15:00 QT-Settings > Battery > Battery Percentage
  • 00:15:40 QT-Settings > Sound & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback > Haptic
  • 00:22:58 QT-iOS 16 > Photos > Albums > Utilities > Duplicates
  • 00:26:22 QT-Settings > General > About > shows service history if you have had any service.
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• iPhone 14 Migration
  • 00:28:32 Gary-iPhone 14 Migration Strategy
  • 00:33:11 Converted Mint to eSIM…in about Three Minutes
    • About eSIM on iPhone
    • Converting Verizon to eSIM
  • 00:47:38 Mike-iPhone 14 eSIM Woes
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• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:50:16 Synology Shares Details The Future of Hardware Transcoding
    • Dunning-Kruger effect
  • 00:56:40 Allen-Printers appear on iPhones but not on Macs
    • Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem
  • 01:03:06 Walter-How do I control iCloud Drive?
    • Bailiff and Cirrus
  • 01:09:20 Joe-946-Call Blocking Strategy
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• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:15:42 DaveMark-CSF-Apple’s official (and free) “iPhone User Guide for iOS 16” in the Books app
  • 01:17:12 Mike-CSF-TopGrade to upgrade all the background stuff on your Mac
    • brew install topgrade
  • 01:18:42 Kirit-CSF-946–Mimestream-Alternate macOS Email Client
  • 01:19:54 Greg-CSF-946–Reset Privacy Permissions in macOS Monterey
• 01:21:05 MGG 947 Outtro
  • Pilot Pete’s New Aviation Podcast: So There I Was
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