It’s been a busy week in the Apple world: the new M1 Pro/Max-based MacBook Pros began arriving, Monterey dropped for most, AirPods Gen 3 arrived, you had questions, and your two favorite geeks have answers! Listen as John and Dave help try to sort through all of this, deciding what’s important, what’s not, and which macOS Monterey Quick Tips you might’ve missed in the mayhem. Press play and learn at least five new things together with the MGG family!
Colorful HomePod Minis Now Available for Purchase
HomePod mini models in blue, orange, and yellow are now available to order, Apple announced on Monday for US$99.
iBroadcast Online Music Library
Looking for a new way to store your music? Check out iBroadcast from Mac Geek Gab 895 , then get Your Online Music Library Started Here.
Privacy Features Cause Social Media Companies to Lose $10 Billion in Ad Revenue
User consent, through tools like Apple’s App Tracking Transparency, isn’t good for business. Some companies lost US$10 billion as a result.
Cryptee Update Brings Encrypted PDFs and Print-Accurate Editing
An update to Cryptee, a platform for encrypted photos and documents, brings Paper Mode, a print-accurate view for your documents. It also adds editing for encrypted PDFs.
You can now work on your documents in Cryptee Docs, using a print-accurate paper view, by choosing paper sizes like A4 / A3 / US Letter / US Legal etc, just like the way you would in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
While exporting your documents as PDF files, you can now easily set a key, and encrypt the PDFs. These encrypted PDFs can be opened using any PDF viewer, on all operating systems and PDF viewer apps.
Dropbox CEO on M1: 'We're Certainly Supporting Apple Silicon', Release Set for Next Year
Dropbox’s CEO has looked to clarify where his firm stands on native support for the M1 chip, saying a build will be released in 2022.
All About the myCharge Power Bank Recall
The myCharge power bank recall affects 7 models of portable chargers, which are overheating and sometimes igniting.
AirPods: What To Know About The New 3rd Generation
Learn more about Apple’s 3rd Generation of Airpods including positive features and pitfalls of the product in this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 896.
How To Find The Best eSIM for Traveling
Find the best eSIM for your travels with eSIMdb from Mac Geek Gab 895.
The HomePod Mini's New Colors
The Homepod Mini comes in new colors! Learn more in this segment from Mac Geek Gab 896.
