Don’t Inception The Cloud — Mac Geek Gab 1043

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Dive into Mac Geek Gab 1043 with Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, and Adam Christianson as they unleash a treasure trove of Quick Tips and answers to your burning questions. Discover how long-pressing a key on macOS unveils accents and special characters, adding Shazam to your Control Center for instant music ID, and leveraging your iPhone for scanning documents. The trio also dives into the Setapp vs. Bundle models, explores using a 5K iMac as an external display, and offers insights on using software and hardware for enhanced screen extension.

Tackle your backup concerns head-on with practical tips, such as using PowerPhotos for local photo backups and understanding Time Machine’s role in iCloud Photos Library backup. They discuss the safety of using Backblaze for iCloud Drive and how to recover data from a formatted SSD with tools like Disk Drill and Stellar for Mac. Get amped with Cool Stuff Found, featuring apps like CloudMounter and Cyberduck, and gadgets like the Tayasui Sketches app for Wacom users and high-end robovacs.

Remember, “Don’t Get Caught” unprepared—stay savvy with Mac Geek Gab!

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1043 for Monday, June 24th, 2024
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June 24: Midsummer

Quick Tips
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00:00:01 Dave-QT-On macOS, long-press a letter on your keyboard to see accents and special versions with numbers beneath!
PopChar
00:05:40 Uncle Jamie-QT-Add Shazam to Control Center
Gracenote Database of Songs
00:09:18 Adam-QT-Scanning on your iPhone instead of Taking a Photo
forScore
Documents by Readdle
00:16:35 CSF-CloudMounter
Cyberduck
Transmit
Forkflight
00:22:40 The Setapp vs. Bundle Models

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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
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00:29:28 Dan-Can I use my 5K iMac as an External Display?
00:35:40 Prof Josh-QT-Use Jump Desktop as an External Monitor
OWC Headless Dongle
macOS Screen Extension

Backup Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
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00:46:27 Jeff-What’s the Simplest Way to Backup Local Photos?
PowerPhotos
00:53:02 Sandro-Does Time Machine back up my iCloud Photos Library?
00:54:49 John-Is it safe to use Backblaze to backup my iCloud Drive?
Don’t Put Your Dropbox Folder in your Desktop or Documents folder
00:58:31 Andrew-How to recover data from a formatted SSD?
Disk Drill
Stellar for Mac
Data Rescue

Show Business
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01:04:25 MGG Premium Listener Contribution Appreciation Moment

Cool Stuff Found
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01:07:42 Flying Pete’s Plane to Macstock!
Use MACGEEKGAB to get $30 off your registration for Macstock
01:09:43 Pete-CSF-Tayasui Sketches (for Mac or iPad or iOS)
Great when used with Wacom Wacom One 13 Touch Pen Display
01:12:27 Dave-CSF-Robovacs that Dave uses: Anker’s Eufy S1 Pro ($1,499…but it’ll come down) and Roborock QRevo ($769…or $899)
01:20:07 Adam-CSF-Have a Small Wins Bell

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