Take Me Down to Tangent City

What are your thoughts on backup internet connections, programming NFC tags, expiration dates on consumer products, DACs for your devices, and more? If you don’t have any of these yet, you will once you listen because these are just a few of the tangents John and Dave will walk you down this week! Never fret, though, everything still brings it back to all the Apple and technology devices you know, love, and want to learn about. Your two favorite geeks ensure you learn at least five new things, so go ahead and press play. Make sure you listen all the way through to the end, too, because you have a (very fun!) homework assignment! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 933 for Monday, June 20, 2022 The MGG Discord Server is Live! The MGG Merch Store is Live! When Your Internet Connection Goes South 00:01:43 Troubleshooting John’s Internet Connection ping www.apple.com TuneIn 00:05:08 Using a backup internet connection as insurance Consolidated/Fidium Fiber GoNetSpeed Quick Tips 00:11:43 Greg-QT-Use Focus Mode to have One app on Two Pages 00:13:55 Todd-QT-Managing Sound output on Apple TV 00:17:07 DirecTV Stream now has “follow team” 00:20:18 Todd-CSF-932-Buy a Sheet of LED Dimming Stickers Sponsors 00:22:20 SPONSOR: Wealthfront was designed by financial experts to help you turn your good ideas into great investments without the hassle of doing everything yourself. Get your first $5,000 managed for FREE for life at Wealthfront.com/MGG. 00:24:05 SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs. Go to LinkedIn.com/MGG and post your first job for free! Follow-Ups and Geek Challenge Answers 00:25:32 Steve-932-Use AnyDesk for Remote Access 00:26:57 Jedd-932-Use Jump Desktop to Remote Access for Family Members 00:28:09 Karl-932-Use PDF Expert. It’s the best. 00:31:06 Barry-1-Macs Shouldn’t Use Intel Processors – This is true! Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:35:09 Terri-Which app to manage NFC Tags? NFC QR Code Document Scanner 00:38:40 A Case for AppTamer on M1 (run on efficiency cores, now has Quitter-like Functionality) Maestral – open-source dropbox app 00:46:03 Christopher-Universal Control Opens Up Monitor Options 00:49:00 Scott-iMac Wi-Fi and Recovery Issues USB Wi-Fi 802.11ac adapter The Small Business Show podcast