Silent Failures Are Bad News

Everything <em>seems</em> fine, but is it? How do you know if something has failed if you don't get a notification? Listen to your three favorite geeks talk through how this manifests in several areas of life, including Time Machine, Streaming TV, Cell Service…and propane! That's not all, though: John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete walk you through a series of Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found which ensure you learn at least five new things! Press play and enjoy.

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 912 for Monday, January 31, 2022
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
  • 00:03:43 Ben-QT-Drag ScreenShot Floating Thumbnail Instead of Copy/Paste
  • 00:07:00 Harvey-QT-Selecting Dialog Options with Space Bar on the Mac, and
  • 00:08:04 Harvey-QT-Selecting Numbers with One Finger on iPhone
  • 00:09:16 Patrick-QT-Characters to avoid in Filenames – Use dashes for dates!
    • Little Bobby Tables
  • 00:15:20 Allison-QT-Use Your Lampshade as a Tripod
  • 00:17:43 Joe-QT-Safari Tab Groups Cause New Windows to Spawn
  • 00:20:13 QT-Re-order your Fubo.TV favorites so you don’t get caught seeing TV you don’t want to see
  • 00:23:13 Call your provider and ask for a discount
• Sponsors
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• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:29:03 Stephen-Photo Duplicate Finder?
    • Duplicate Photos Finder
    • PowerPhotos
    • Top 10 Best Duplicate Photo Finder for Mac in 2022
    • Gemini 2
  • 00:32:30 David-911-Sharing User Manuals with Family
  • 00:34:15 Todd-Live Text versus Searchable PDF
    • OCR Your PDF for Free
    • Setapp
  • 00:40:37 Susan-Pulling all my home security cameras together
    • HOOBS
    • Homebridge
    • WyzeCam Beta Firmware for Surveillance Station
  • 00:50:06 Steve-Is Time Machine Really Necessary?
    • Carbon Copy Cloner Backup Health Check
    • Ecobee
• Sponsors
  • 00:56:22 SPONSOR: Helix Mattresses. Go take the Helix Quiz to find out which mattress is right for you, and then save up to $200 off your mattress plus get two free pillows at HelixSleep.com/mgg.
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  • 00:59:40 SPONSOR: The Jordan Harbinger Show. Jordan is a master interviewer, obsessed about audio quality, and focused on producing a great show that we think you’re going to love.
• More Questions
• 01:01:23 Scott-What to do now that G Suite Free is Going Away?
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• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:09:26 CSF-Visible Mobile Service (Verizon MVNO)
    • Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO)
  • 01:10:52 PokeFi for International Data
  • 01:12:23 Patrick-CSF-Cellmapper.Net to Find Nearby Towers
  • 01:14:02 Todd-CSF-FSMonitor for Finding a Preference File,
• 01:15:45 MGG 912 Outtro
  • CSF-Fling’s The World Is In Our Hands
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  • This Week’s MGG Premium Contributors
  • MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
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  • Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
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