About this episode

This episode covers various Apple tips including translation, desktop organization, display comparisons, and Plex pricing concerns.

This week you’ll learn to lean on Apple Intelligence to translate almost any text on the fly, lock down and hide sensitive apps on iOS, and finally tame your Desktop by remembering it’s just part of the Finder: flip on Stacks and/or let Hazel do the sorting for you. You’ll dig into why a 4K monitor looks different on your Mac than it does on Windows or Linux, hear how a BenQ display stacks up against a beloved LG, and grab Mirror Mode and BetterDisplay tricks for when you power down an external screen. Cracked your MacBook screen? Hook up an external display to rescue your data, or give that machine new life as a headless server. You’ll also get Siri reminding you the moment you arrive somewhere, and discover why your robot vacuum deserves an annual reset. Then it’s your questions: whether you actually need a Plex Pass, and how to not get caught off guard when the lifetime price leaps to $749.99 on July 1st! Plus how to wrangle your @mac.com, @me.com, and @icloud.com addresses and confirm a cable is truly PD-qualified before you trust it. Cool Stuff Found rounds things out with a color-screen USB cable tester, single-purpose apps that nail one job…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson

Topics covered

• Apple Intelligence
• iOS security
• Desktop organization
• Display comparison
• External displays
• Plex pricing
• Email management

Keywords

• Apple Intelligence
• iOS apps
• MacBook screen
• external display
• Plex Pass
• USB cable tester
• Hazel
• Stacks
• robot vacuum

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Plex Pass, BenQ display, LG, Mirror Mode, BetterDisplay, Logitech Combo Touch case, Mole’s brand-new macOS app, USB cable tester, Hazel, Stacks

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