Geek Therapy
From Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting by Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
March 16, 2026 · 1h 22m · Episode 1133
About this episode
The episode covers practical tips for Mac and iOS users, troubleshooting listener problems, and recommendations for movies and apps.
You get dropped right into geek therapy this week as you bounce from cult-favorite movies to Pixar shorts, then straight into practical Mac and iOS wins. You learn how to use the twenty-minute rule to bail on bad movies guilt-free, long-press your iPhone’s brightness to reveal Dark Mode and other hidden controls, and turn Live Listen into your stealth superpower for staying connected in noisy rooms. You also tighten up your iOS workflow by wrangling multiple photos, files, and links at once, and even rethink how often you actually need to say “Hey” to your devices. Don’t Get Caught missing the little system tweaks that make your Apple gear feel brand new again. From there, you dig into real-world listener problems and come away with a cleaner network, a smarter Mac, and a more resilient data setup. You troubleshoot eerie eero behavior and learn how to coax stubborn 2.4 GHz-only devices onto your Wi-Fi, then set your Mac to auto-launch apps on wake with tools like Keyboard Maestro and Advanced SleepWatcher. You untangle VPN weirdness, then go full NAS-ty with guidance on migrating to a new Synology and choosing the right model using MGG’s comparison as your roadmap. You wrap it…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson
Topics covered
- Apple tips
- iOS workflow
- troubleshooting
- network setup
- productivity
- movie recommendations
Keywords
- Mac tips
- iOS
- troubleshooting
- network
- productivity
- Dark Mode
- VPN
- Synology
- Setapp
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Apple One, iPhone, Keyboard Maestro, Advanced SleepWatcher, Synology, Setapp, MailBackupX, US Mobile, ForeverNotes, TP-Link’s Wi-Fi Toolkit
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