1 hr 21 min

Qi vs. MagSafe, Split Screen, and More‪!‬ Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

    • Technology

What are the differences between Qi and MagSafe? Listen as your three favorite geeks talk through all this and more. Split screen, searching in Messages, finding hidden drafts in Mail, and Google resuming free GSuite access are just a few of the topics that John, Dave, and Pilot Pete dig into for you all this week. Have a question of your own? Try the new feedback@mgg.fm address and let’s see if that works! Then press play and enjoy hearing your answer…and learning five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:



00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 929 for Monday, May 23, 2022



00:02:10 ASUS ZenScreen 15.4” Portable Monitor





00:06:12 Check Universal Control if Your Mouse/Keyboard appears to “Freeze”



The MGG Discord Server is Live!

The MGG Merch Store is Live!





Quick Tips



00:09:08 Paul-QT-Show Previews in Finder Views

00:10:57 Mark, Matt, and Others-Google Resumes Allowing Free Legacy GSuite Accounts



Gmail iOS App





00:17:52 Russell-QT-Fast Charging iPhones and iPads

00:24:52 QT-Searching in Messages

00:27:14 Bob-QT-921-Print presentation slides 4-up to save paper

00:30:15 Kiwi Graham-QT-Using Split Screen mode on iPad

00:35:41 Ed-QT-Find Hidden Drafts in iOS Mail

00:38:10 mgg.fm lives! And you can use any episode number to navigate directly to any episode… like mgg.fm/100, for example!





Sponsor



00:41:45 SPONSOR: Coda, the one Doc to rule them all. Bring your text and tables together! Sign up at Coda.io/mgg for FREE.

00:43:31 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free!

00:44:53 SPONSOR: Kolide – Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today!





Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!



00:46:27 Steve-MagSafe Versus Qi Charging – Yes. They are different



Belkin 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe 15W

Samsung Qi Charger with Cooling Fan

How to use your MagSafe Charger with iPhone 13 models and iPhone 12 models





00:52:50 Bedside Qi Chargers are risky

00:56:03 Shortcut for HomeKit devices tied to Focus mode!

00:57:24 Craig-Getting a SMART Error, Now What?



SMARTReporter for Mac

DriveDx

SMART Disk Checker

Spinrite for Recovering Data





01:07:29 Brian-Best Wi-Fi Scanner App to use?



AirPort Utility for iOS

Wi-Fi Explorer

a href="https://istumbler.

What are the differences between Qi and MagSafe? Listen as your three favorite geeks talk through all this and more. Split screen, searching in Messages, finding hidden drafts in Mail, and Google resuming free GSuite access are just a few of the topics that John, Dave, and Pilot Pete dig into for you all this week. Have a question of your own? Try the new feedback@mgg.fm address and let’s see if that works! Then press play and enjoy hearing your answer…and learning five new things!

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:



00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 929 for Monday, May 23, 2022



00:02:10 ASUS ZenScreen 15.4” Portable Monitor





00:06:12 Check Universal Control if Your Mouse/Keyboard appears to “Freeze”



The MGG Discord Server is Live!

The MGG Merch Store is Live!





Quick Tips



00:09:08 Paul-QT-Show Previews in Finder Views

00:10:57 Mark, Matt, and Others-Google Resumes Allowing Free Legacy GSuite Accounts



Gmail iOS App





00:17:52 Russell-QT-Fast Charging iPhones and iPads

00:24:52 QT-Searching in Messages

00:27:14 Bob-QT-921-Print presentation slides 4-up to save paper

00:30:15 Kiwi Graham-QT-Using Split Screen mode on iPad

00:35:41 Ed-QT-Find Hidden Drafts in iOS Mail

00:38:10 mgg.fm lives! And you can use any episode number to navigate directly to any episode… like mgg.fm/100, for example!





Sponsor



00:41:45 SPONSOR: Coda, the one Doc to rule them all. Bring your text and tables together! Sign up at Coda.io/mgg for FREE.

00:43:31 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free!

00:44:53 SPONSOR: Kolide – Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today!





Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!



00:46:27 Steve-MagSafe Versus Qi Charging – Yes. They are different



Belkin 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe 15W

Samsung Qi Charger with Cooling Fan

How to use your MagSafe Charger with iPhone 13 models and iPhone 12 models





00:52:50 Bedside Qi Chargers are risky

00:56:03 Shortcut for HomeKit devices tied to Focus mode!

00:57:24 Craig-Getting a SMART Error, Now What?



SMARTReporter for Mac

DriveDx

SMART Disk Checker

Spinrite for Recovering Data





01:07:29 Brian-Best Wi-Fi Scanner App to use?



AirPort Utility for iOS

Wi-Fi Explorer

a href="https://istumbler.

1 hr 21 min

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