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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

This week on Mac Geek Gab 1087, you get packed with Quick Tips to sharpen your workflow: send lyrics via text from Apple Music with a long press, use ChatGPT smarter for search, and master the magical Cmd-Opt-Shift-V paste for plain text. Discover how Hazel tames your Downloads folder, 1Password tags speed up your secure searches, and a Finder favorites fix keeps your go-to folders front and center. Plus, learn how Apple’s Custom Domains give you unlimited email aliases and why your password settings might be grayed out — little things that make sure you Don’t Get Caught fumbling with your Mac.

Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam dive deep into the tools behind your favorite podcasts, from Audio Hijack and Hindenburg to Feeder and Keyboard Maestro for ninja-level chapter marking. Dave also shares his slick new eero Outdoor 7 and UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G setup. In Cool Stuff Found, grab nine free Waves plugins, snack on Chomps Beef Sticks, clean your menu bar with Barbee, track planes with FlightAware, and level up your game nights with Apple Game Room and Game Pigeon. Stay geeky, stay sharp — and remember, Don’t Get Caught!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1087 for Monday, April 28th, 2025
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• Quick Tips
  • 00:00:01 Corky-QT-Long-press lyrics in Apple Music to sent a text message
  • 00:03:51 Joel-QT-Use ChatGPT to search and parse results
  • 00:04:51 PensacolaCraig-QT-Paste Plain Text Only Cmd+Opt+Shift+V
  • 00:07:20 Val-QT-Apple’s Custom Domains support Unlimited Email Aliases
  • 00:09:43 Mike-QT-Download Folder Management with Hazel
  • 00:13:19 GW-QT-Tags in 1Password expedite specifics.
  • 00:15:58 n-Chris-QT-1086-Solve your Disappearing Finder Favorites with Aliases (and Steve)
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• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:19:07 Tim-Why is Option to require Password Immediately grayed out?
  • 00:24:35 Larry-Different AppleID to return with electronic devices from overseas?
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• MOAR Questions Answered
  • 00:36:42 Chris-What apps do you use to produce and record your podcast?
    • GarageBand
    • Fission
    • Audio Hijack
    • Discord
    • Farrago
    • StreamYard
    • Auphonic
    • SoundDesk
    • Hindenburg for Podcast Editing
    • Use Keyboard Maestro to capture timestamps for podcast chapters
    • Riverside as a Streamyard Alternative
    • Feeder (to create RSS feeds) from Steve Harris
    • PowerPress
• 00:51:36 Dave Setup his eero Outdoor 7
  • POE Injector
  • UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G
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• Cool Stuff Found
  • 01:03:10 CSF-Waves Free Plugin Pack with 9 awesome plugins
  • 01:05:14 CSF-Chomps Beef Sticks
  • 01:05:42 CSF-Barbee to manage your Mac menubar
  • 01:07:06 CSF-Landmarks New York app
  • 01:08:34 CSF-Flightaware (also an iOS app)
  • 01:09:14 CSF-SonoFlow SE HQ31 Headphones
  • 01:11:42 CSF-Apple Game Room
  • 01:14:48 CSF-Game Pigeon
• 01:16:40 MGG 1087 Outtro
  • MGG Monthly Giveaway – CleanMyMac
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  • Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts)
  • The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast!
  • Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts
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