Call Haptics, Photo GeoData Warnings, and Space-Saving iPhone Tricks

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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

1117 episodes

4 days ago

Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!

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Call Haptics, Photo GeoData Warnings, and Space-Saving iPhone Tricks

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

1 hour 19 minutes 13 seconds

4 days ago

Call Haptics, Photo GeoData Warnings, and Space-Saving iPhone Tricks

You kick off this week’s episode on D. B. Cooper Day with a rapid-fire mix of fresh iOS 26 tricks and Mac power-moves. You learn how iOS 26’s haptic call alerts work, how Alfred can shut down your Mac faster than any menu, and how Forklift’s sync feature rivals DeltaWalker without any hassle. Shortcuts get smarter with automated sleep tracking, Command-P becomes your instant PDF escape hatch, and you get clarity on when you do and don’t need to hand over your phone as a digital ID. Listener follow-ups keep the energy rolling, including a reminder to rethink long-held holiday assumptions and a shoutout to Tailscale for keeping your tech effortlessly connected.
Then it’s time to sharpen your defensive instincts so you Don’t Get Caught. You hear how to avoid being stranded without a wireless charger, why sending photos can leak your location, and what to do when the Mac App Store refuses to update your apps. You dig into undeleting Mail quirks, discover where your iPhone hides space-hogging files, and pick up smart workflows for offloading Messages media with CCC, iMazing, and Apple’s GDPR archive. You close with a simple breakdown of SSH so you can finally understand what’s happening when you open that mysterious Remote Login switch.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1117 for Monday, November 24th, 2025

November 24th: D.B. Cooper Day
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Quick Tips

00:00:01 Alex-QT-iOS 26 adds haptic vibrations for connected and dropped calls
00:05:18 MoeCoffee-1116-Use Alfred to Shut Down your Mac
00:06:30 Forklift has a Sync Function – Much like Delta Walker
00:07:59 Paul-Create a shortcut to automatically Start Sleep Analysis
00:11:32 Todd-QT-Add Command-P to Save as PDF
00:13:52 Pilot Pete-QT-Follow Up – No Need to Hand Over Phone Digital ID

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Follow-ups and Reviews

00:21:10 Paul & Ben-Was the last episode Wednesday or Monday?
00:23:41 MGG Review-T. Hongo-An Apple Geeks home for tips and tricks
00:25:51 Brian-Tell us the story about the Santa mind-shift, Dave!
00:32:22 Joe-Let’s Hear It for Tailscale

Don’t Get Caught