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 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
  
  
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• 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”
  
  
  
  


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