Safari Swipes, Finder Drags, and Pings Galore — Mac Geek Gab 973
Channel: Mac Geek Gab
Date: 2023-03-20

The Finder can be a drag...the good kind! And swiping right in Safari might not have the effect you think. Press play and listen to John F. Braun, Pilot Pete, and Dave Hamilton share these Quick Tips and SO many more. Plus, your three favorite geeks answer your questions and share your Cool Stuff Found, too. You're guaranteed to learn at least five new things!

Full shownotes with links at https://mgg.fm/973

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 973 for Monday, March 20th, 2023
RichardA-QT-Drag onto Finder's Back Arrow or Path Bar to drop files
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Quick Tips
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00:04:18 MarkM-Click The Safari Tab Audio Button to Mute
00:05:46 PCUnix-QT-Clear iPhone Safari History by Time (and on the Mac! History - Clear History…)
00:07:29 Ed-QT Safari Swipe on Address Bar, Photo Lift
Lift a Subject from Photo Background on iPhone

00:10:30 Robert-QT-Accessing Alternate Keyboard Entries on iPadOS
If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half

00:12:50 QT-iMessages Badge shows a number but no new messages? “Hey Siri, read my unread messages!” Poof
HitEmUp

00:19:25 QT-Control macOS Ventura’s Access to USB and Thunderbolt Accessories
00:21:37 JamCycler-QT-971-Keep Folders On Top in Finder

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SXSW & Charging Interruptions
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00:26:48 Using the Quick Tips!
00:27:26 Two Apple TV+ Movies at SXSW: Still and Tetris
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 
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00:47:46 Dennis-Mounted Disk Not Visible in Finder
00:52:12 Craig-T-Mobile Acquires Mint Mobile...What's that mean?
Verizon 5G Home Internet for $25

Cool Stuff Found
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01:02:24 CSF-Have I Been Pwned?
01:02:59 CSF-Synology DS423+ Has a CPU with a GPU for Transcoding!
01:05:48 Andrew-CSF-Ping in your Menu Bar
01:07:29 Grumpy-CSM-Homebridge Net Nanny to run your 3 pings
01:08:41 CSF-DownDetector to see if websites or services are down
01:10:21 Ben-CSFR-972-TripMode for Managing Data
01:11:50 John-CSF-971-pobox.com for Bouncing Spam

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