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GSE364 Cruising Attitude

GSE363 What The DeX-with Guy Serle

On episode 362 Elisa speaks with Mike Potter, founder of the Macstock Conference and Expo, about Virtual Macstock 2021. The first Macstock took place in 2015, and is a great way not just to learn, but to meet great people in the Mac community. Mike gives us the lowdown on this year's virtual conference, and a sneak peek of what's to come for Macstock 2022. Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse362-virtual-macstock-2021 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/elisapacelli1 and Melissa can be found at https://TheMacMommy.com/

GSE362 Virtual Macstock 2021

On Geekiest Show Ever episode 361, Melissa talks with Allison Sheridan, host of Nosillacast Podcast and Chit Chat Across the Pond, on an episode of CCATP on how to help seniors set up their iPhones. Here is a link to Melissa's Guide to Setting up iPhone for Vintage Users in a Dignified Way https://www.themacmommy.com/2021/08/setting-up-iphone-for-vintage-users-in_01897090834.html Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse361-ccatp-meets-gse Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/elisapacelli1 and Melissa can be found at https://TheMacMommy.com/

GSE361 CCATP Meets GSE

On Geekiest Show Ever episode 360, we thought it would be fun to discuss what's on our home screens and the ways we find iOS and iPadOS useful. Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse360-home-screen-home/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://TheMacMommy.com/

GSE360 Home Screen Home

On Geekiest Show Ever episode 359, we cherry-pick our favorites from the slew of new software features that were announced at WWDC2021. Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse359-wwdc2021-reactions/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://TheMacMommy.com/ Episode artwork credit: https://twitter.com/DylanMcD8/status/1401324715277488135?s=20

GSE359 WWDC2021 Reactions

On episode 358 of Geekiest Show Ever, we got to nerd out with Brett Terpstra! We talk music, machine setups, coding, apps, user experience, accessibility, super power productivity, ADHD, mental health, and more! Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse358-brett-terpstra/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Artwork for this episode is by Bob Wood. Elisa can be found at https://www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com or https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://www.TheMacMommy.com or https://twitter.com/TheMacMommy Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE358 Brett Terpstra

Geekiest Show Ever and the Essential Apple Podcast go off the rails for The Geekiest Essential Apple Ever! Elisa, Melissa, and Simon discuss new Apple product announcements, tracking concerns, email aliases, medieval lingerie, and just where would YOU put an AirTag? Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse357-the-geekiest-essential-apple-ever/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Artwork for this episode is by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash. Elisa can be found at https://www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com or https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://www.TheMacMommy.com or https://twitter.com/TheMacMommy/. Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE357 The Geekiest Essential Apple Ever

On episode 356 of Geekiest Show Ever, we talk to Bob Wood of ThinkBob.com. Bob is also President of the Tucson Macintosh Users Group of which Melissa is a member. We discuss the value of user groups and how you can join or support one near you — or — not so near you since many are now online for virtual attendance. Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse356-knock-on-wood/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Artwork for this episode is by Bob Wood. Elisa can be found at https://www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com or https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://www.TheMacMommy.com or https://twitter.com/TheMacMommy Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE356 Knock on Wood

If you're thinking about trying a new fitness program, you won't want to miss the well-rounded, multi-perspective review on episode 355 of Geekiest Show Ever! We discuss Elisa's Apple Fitness Plus experience. Listener Scott shares his thoughts, too. Melissa has a tip for redeeming Apple Gift Card codes. Check out our full show notes here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse355-apple-fitness-plus-review/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Twitter for additional tips and conversation: https://twitter.com/GeekiestShow. We'd like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Artwork for this episode is by Melissa based on a photo by Delaney Van on Unsplash. Elisa can be found at https://www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com or https://twitter.com/senseidai and Melissa can be found at https://www.TheMacMommy.com or https://twitter.com/TheMacMommy Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE355 Apple Fitness Plus Review

Elisa and Melissa play a pair of TV Critics. You can decide who is Siskel and who is Ebert on Geekiest Show Ever episode 354. First we discuss digitizing medical records and whether vaccine passports are good idea and how they should be implemented. Melissa has found a new bug she's calling Scream Time because one of her family devices has gone rogue in the Screen Time Settings. Elisa is still working on her mystery bandwidth issues and may be on the verge of a discovery regarding the Spectrum app. Be sure to check out our full show notes for links to the apps we discussed in this episode available here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse354-pandemic-escapism/ Follow us for additional tips and conversation on Twitter @GeekiestShow https://twitter.com/geekiestshow Check the Apple Security Updates page to see if your Apple gear is up to date. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. We'd like to hear from you. Let us know about a tech topic that interests you. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai or https://www.threegeekyladies.com Melissa can be found at https://twitter.com/themacmommy or https://www.themacmommy.com Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE354 Pandemic Escapism

On episode 353 of Geekiest Show Ever, we discuss how we’ve been hacking our way through this pandemic. Follow us for additional tips and conversation on Twitter @GeekiestShow https://twitter.com/geekiestshow Complete show notes are here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse353-home-smart-home/ Check the Apple Security Updates page to see if your Apple gear is up to date. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Reminders Tip: Add a Reminder from Another App https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205890 Smart Life app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-life-smart-living/id1115101477 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. We'd like to hear from you. Let us know about a tech topic that interests you. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai or https://www.threegeekyladies.com Melissa can be found at https://twitter.com/themacmommy or https://www.themacmommy.com Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE353 Home Smart Home

On episode 352 of Geekiest Show Ever, we discuss some of the troubleshooting experiences we’ve had over the past several weeks to keep our technology mostly working for us and not so much the other way around. We discuss the methods we use with our password manager to create new accounts more efficiently, how to deal with Keychain or web browser password saving conflicts, and more. Melissa files a bug report with Apple! Follow us for additional tips and conversation on Twitter @GeekiestShow https://twitter.com/geekiestshow Complete show notes are here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse352-bug-report/ Check the Apple Security Updates page to see if your Apple gear is up to date. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. We'd like to hear from you. Let us know about a tech topic that interests you. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai or https://www.threegeekyladies.com Melissa can be found at https://twitter.com/themacmommy or https://www.themacmommy.com Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE352 Bug Report

Hacking and scamming incidents are on the rise. It's a sad fact of pandemic life now, but on episode 351 of Geekiest Show Ever, we're here to tell you that you can take back some control if you know what to look out for and how to implement best practices. We believe that online security should be a regular part of our overall well-being. It's why we so frequently discuss security issues and using password managers. Tune in to hear us share our field experience for ways to help your loved ones become safer in our digitally connected world. Follow us for additional tips and conversation on Twitter @GeekiestShow https://twitter.com/geekiestshow Complete show notes are here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse351-locked-down/ Miele-LXIV is a free DICOM viewer for looking at images like MRI or Xray on your computer. Your doctor will either give you a disc or a way to get the images onto your computer, but if the program they provide is not compatible, this is a good alternative. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miele-lxiv/id988332475 (Mac App Store link) https://dicom.3utilities.com/viewer.php (developer website) Security PSA: Check in with your loved one and have a conversation about their computer use and habits. Ask them to look at the programs installed on their devices and then ask if any of them look unfamiliar. Another good question to ask is if they have ever gotten "assistance" over the computer remotely by someone they didn't know well who told them they could help them get money back. It's an important conversation to have because sometimes the person feels embarrassed and won't mention it. There are so many remote conferencing apps we use now for managing life in a pandemic. While these apps are really helpful and do serve a legitimate purpose, they can be used to exploit us during our most vulnerable times. Think about the patterns that most phishing scams follow: a claim is made that convinces you to act because your money is in jeopardy or there is some information about you that has been revealed and you’re urged to check it out. They are targeting us in areas where we feel the most vulnerable: financial security and reputation. Many times those go hand in hand. The hacker will claim that you’ve been hacked and they are there to rescue you when they are actually the hacker! 1Password Families Review: Both Elisa and I have now converted our 1Password single licenses to the 1Password Families subscription service. We discuss how we got set up and how we're using it with our families. Tips 1. If you're using 1Password for Families with young children or older loved ones who are not yet digitally literate, consider setting up a shared vault with their name on it for them and then make that their default vault in the 1Password app Preferences. To set it up this way, click the Vaults tab in 1Password Preferences then look for the setting that says "Always open to" and change it from Private to their [Name] vault. Where it says "Show in All Vaults" uncheck the Private vault and be sure their [Name] vault is checked. This is where you can also check (enable) the vault that is shared by default with all the members of your family for passwords you want everyone to have access to. If you share your Netflix login, for example, that would be saved and synced in the default Shared vault. Then where it says "Vault for Saving" change that from Private to their [Name] vault. Now, each time your child or family member saves a new password, it will be saved in their [Name] vault and you will also have access to it. If they need help populating the fields, you can make those changes or corrections and it will be synced to their device from yours. Many times in the beginning, people forget to change the signup URL to the login URL and then wonder why they keep ending up on a page that asks them to create a new account. It's understandably confusing! Because you'll have access to their vault, you could locate the correct URL and then enter it for them from your own device. Sharing vaults like this is helpful for those of us who are tasked with being the family's Digital Executor. 2. Be sure to print out your 1Password Emergency kits, but before you do, consider annotating the PDF to include the Master Password. Use a monospace font like Courier (which is available on most systems) that will make the letters and numbers a bit easier to read. Make the text super large so that there's no mistake reading what needs to be entered when it's required. 3. Whenever you're enrolling into an online account for the first time and they ask you to pick security questions, make up silly answers to store in your password manager! They do NOT need to be correct and it's even safer if they are harder to guess because your mother's maiden name is not a hard fact to find out. Check the Apple Security Updates page to see if your Apple gear is up to date. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. We'd like to hear from you. Let us know about a tech topic that interests you. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai or https://www.threegeekyladies.com Melissa can be found at https://twitter.com/themacmommy or https://www.themacmommy.com Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GSE351 Locked Down

Our podcast neighbor from the MyMac Podcasting Network, Guy Serle, is back again for Part 2 which makes episode 350 of Geekiest Show Ever. Follow us for additional tips and conversation on Twitter @GeekiestShow. Guy's extensive notes are available on our website for you to follow along: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse350-is-this-guy-on-again/ Check the Apple Security Updates page to see if your Apple gear is up to date. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Please send us your feedback. We'd like to hear from you. Let us know about a tech topic that interests you. Elisa can be found at https://twitter.com/senseidai or https://www.threegeekyladies.com Melissa can be found at https://twitter.com/themacmommy or https://www.themacmommy.com Some of the links in our show notes are referral or affiliate links. We thank you kindly in advance for clicking through so we can earn from sharing reviews that help you become an informed consumer.

GGSE350 Is This Guy On Again?

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