The eSIM Showdown, Sync Mysteries, and Must-Know Mac Tricks

About this episode

This episode covers eSIM challenges, iOS and Mac tips, and various tech news and tools.

Buckle up, geeks! This week’s Quick Tips have you refreshing the App Store like a pro, turning Finder’s Quick Actions into a PDF-combining powerhouse, swiping that iOS cut/copy/paste bar like a power user, and finally taming horizontal scrolling on your non-Apple mouse. Then it’s tales from the road: Adam wrestles eSIMs into submission with a Starlink cameo, Linda accidentally invents her own ISP, Mint Mobile’s tablet plan steps into the spotlight, and Dave shares what he learned from TP-Link about the FCC saga you’ll want in your ears before your next router purchase. Your questions get the full treatment, too. VaShaun learns how to keep his SSID intact when switching providers (including travel router magic!), Jim battles a stubborn Trash with rm, lsof, and fuser so you Don’t Get Caught staring at undeletable files, and GW finally gets a straight answer on why sync is so hard. Cool Stuff Found rounds it out with WhiteScreen.Online turning your devices into panel lights, Zenringer landing at half price, the Basic Bookmark Checker tidying your digital life, the Flipper Zero cloning whatever’s clonable, and the OBDEleven gen 3 unlocking…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson

Topics covered

• eSIM
• iOS tips
• Mac tricks
• troubleshooting
• digital tools
• tech news

Keywords

• eSIM
• iOS cut/copy/paste
• PDF combining
• horizontal scrolling
• Mint Mobile
• FCC saga
• router purchase
• Flipper Zero
• digital life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mint Mobile, TP-Link, FCC

Products: Flipper Zero, OBDEleven gen 3, Basic Bookmark Checker, Zenringer, WhiteScreen.Online

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