Polka On a Flatbed

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

This week, you roll right into another round of Quick Tips, laughs, and lessons learned with Dave, Pilot Pete, and Adam! From macOS Tahoe’s alphabetized Settings to Spotlight searching everything—including those hidden menus—you’ll uncover new tricks that keep your Mac life humming. The crew digs into Apple and Google Maps’ smart intersection awareness, shares shortcuts to open Terminal right where you are in Finder, and explores accessibility superpowers like controlling your screen with your eyes and using full voice control across macOS and iOS.

Of course, there’s time for listener questions, from fixing calendar syncs and Mail zoom quirks to selecting inverse text the geeky way. You’ll even get their latest Gear Picks, like the Scosche ScoVac mini vac, Sifely smart door lock, and Matias Tactile Pro keyboard—all topped off with a detour into absurdity: Polka on a Flatbed. Stay sharp, have fun, and as always—Don’t Get Caught!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1113 for Wednesday, October 27th, 2025
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• Quick Tips
  • 00:00:01 Bill-QT-macOS Tahoe Settings in Alphabetical Order
  • 00:03:30 Spotlight searches Settings, too
  • 00:05:47 A welcomed detour for some love for the show…and all of you!
  • 00:07:39 TheDaveAbides-QT-Apple and Google Maps understand intersections
    • Fantastical’s “magic” parsing of text
  • 00:09:51 Polka On a Flatbed
  • 00:11:58 David-QT-Open Terminal To The Folder Path You’re in, in Finder
  • 00:12:58 In Finder Copy Pathname to Clipboard
  • 00:17:52 Harvey-QT-Enhancing Assistive Touch
  • 00:20:57 Accessibility-Control the screen with your eyes
    • forScore app
  • 00:24:30 Using full voice control on macOS and iOS
  • 00:25:32 Barb-QT-1111-Bluetooth Menu Bar item shows Mouse Battery Percentage
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• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  • 00:30:00 Mark-My Books App Won’t Launch, how can I resolve this?
  • 00:38:22 Robert-How do I select the inverse of my selected text?
  • 00:40:55 QT-Close other tabs in your browser
  • 00:41:43 QT-Command-Shift-T Reopens Last Closed
  • 00:43:22 Fist shake about mis-interpreted clicks, taps, and keystrokes!
  • 00:45:24 Peter-How to change the zoom level when composing in macOS Mail.app?
  • 00:50:44 Scott-How do I fix calendar syncing?
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  • 01:07:35 Adam-GG-iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit
  • 01:10:17 Dave-GG-Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard for Mac
  • 01:12:00 The Severance Keyboard
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