Head-Banging With AppleScript

16/10/2023 1h 24min Episodio 1004
Head-Banging With AppleScript

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Episode Synopsis

You’ve got some juicy tidbits from Mac Geek Gab 1004 with Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton. Ready?
Raise your watch, say “five minutes,” and boom – timer set. Jazz up your Notebook with emojis in the folder names, create a dedicated email address for newsletters, and if you’re into privacy, set up DuckDuckGo as your default email.
Navigating Safari 17? Set your default search for private browsing. Here’s a zinger – erasing junk in Mail wipes it for all accounts. Don’t get caught unprepared.
Migrating your Photos Library or wondering about Time Machine backups post-macOS Sonoma upgrade? They’ve got you. And if you’re hunting for that one mail client to reign supreme, they dive deep into Thunderbird Supernova, Send Later, Canary Mail, and AI assistant integrations.
Dive into your tech week informed and ready. Don’t get caught slipping!
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00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1004 for Monday, October 16th, 2023

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Quick Tips

00:00:01 QT Just Raise your watch and say “Siri, twenty minutes” and a timer will set
00:02:22 Tony-QT-Unsend Delayed Email with Command-Z
00:05:27 Mark M-QT-1002-Add Emojis to Notebook Folder Names in Notes
00:07:42 QT-Create a separate email address just for newsletters
00:10:15 Get a DuckDuckGo Email Address
00:11:59 Chicago Tom-QT-Set Default Search for Private Browsing in Safari 17 for macOS and iOS 17
00:14:32 Pensacola Craig-PSA-Erasing Junk or Trash in Mail Does So for ALL Accounts
00:16:18 Email Plus-Addressing
00:19:33 Lew-Use Shortcuts to Auto-Enable Airplane Mode
00:24:28 Todd-QT-Right-Click Twice to Copy Amazon Image to Clipboard


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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 

00:30:37 Innocuoso-How do I migrate my Photos Library to a new disk?
00:37:45 QT-macOS Monterey-and-later has Resumable Copy Operations
00:39:33 Gino-Do I Need to Start My Time Machine Backups Fresh after Upgrading to macOS Sonoma?
00:40:58 PCUnix-PSA-Some Apple TV 4Ks need to be replaced to control LG Televisions
00:42:45 CrazyNinjaPapa-Replacing a Synology DiskStation with a Mac mini?
00:51:50 Walter-1003-Apple Silicon requires True Thunderbolt to Boot Externally on *some* Macs?
00:56:37 Jedd-One Mail Client to Rule Them All?

Thunderbird Supernova
Send Later for Thunderbird
Canary Mail
AI Assistant for Thunderbird




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