GSE427 In The iPad Air Tonight

November 5, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 427 of Geekiest Show Ever, Melissa and Elisa discuss an app for organizing typefaces available in Setapp, a new iPad keyboard folio, the experience of upgrading to iPadOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence, and responsible password management. Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Send us your feedback. You can email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Mastodon or Bluesky for conversation and tips. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Find Melissa here and find Elisa here. Geekiest Show Ever is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Products made by Apple mentioned in this podcast are a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Episode artwork is by Melissa Davis.

References

ESR iPad Air 11 inch Case with Keyboard(2024 M2), iPad Pro 11 (4th/3rd/2nd/1st Gen) & iPad Air 5th/4th Rebound Case Keyboard, Easy-Set Floating Cantilever Stand, Precision Multi-Touch Trackpad, Black

Apple Accessibility

Roaring Apps – apps compatible with macOS 15

When you’re ready to try out Setapp, use Melissa’s promo code themacmommy and enjoy the 30-day extended trial! Clicking this link will take you directly to the site and it automatically enters the promo code for you. While you’re exploring Setapp, please take a moment to check out the app we discussed in this episode called Typeface App.

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GSE419 Summertime

June 2, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 419 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa share tips and discuss financial literacy topics as they prepare for summer break. We have helpful links in our full show notes. 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 Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Find Melissa here and find Elisa here or here. Geekiest Show Ever is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Products made by Apple mentioned in this podcast are a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.

Topics Discussed

What to do when your Apple Card expires

Using credit cards versus a checking account to autopay utility bills, subscriptions, and other credit cards balances

Teaching kids about financial literacy

Help your kids establish credit (possibly) by adding them on as authorized users of your credit card.

Should You Add Your Child to Your Credit Card as an Authorized User? — Experian

Why Adding a Child as an Authorized User Might Not Help Their Credit — nerdwallet

Can I Add My Child To My Credit Card? — Forbes Advisor

Set up Apple Card Family and add a co-owner and participants — Apple Card

Taking advantage of credit card perks

Costco vs Sam’s Club

Does Costco Have Scan and Go? A Retail Expert‘s In-Depth Look

Using credit cards is risky business

Digital finance management tips for helping our elders

Use a credential manager to keep track of which credit cards are being used for autopay for which bills.

It’s best to use a checking account for monthly utility bills.

Living Will – sort of

If I get hit by a bus plan

Get that will made!

Keep your credential manager sorted alphabetically and let loved ones know how to access it and where to look for instructions.

Use tags in 1Password to help sorting items related to autopay or paying bills.

Video streaming plans have revolving deals if you’re patient and diligent.

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GSE417 Find Out

May 5, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 417 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss passkey rollout and management frustrations with how to work around some of the pitfalls. We have helpful links in our full show notes. 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 Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Find Melissa here and find Elisa here or here. Geekiest Show Ever is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Products made by Apple mentioned in this podcast are a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.

Setup for Passkey to Autofill

If your credential manager uses vaults, decide how you will implement using a Private Vault vs regular Vaults set to be shared vs the Shared Vault in your own use case scenarios.

Configure iOS, macOS, and browser settings for autofilling passkeys from 1Password and not iCloud or browser autofill. Pick one or the other to prevent conflict.

You only need to see one passkey in your credential manager. It’s in the account where you might see multiple passkeys set up for different devices. It’s up to the service as to whether or not they will let you revoke or rename a passkey and you might have to dig through many settings to discover where they keep passkey management. Amazon, for example, wasn’t very intuitive.

Set Up a Practice Passkey

https://passkey.org/

Passkey Directories

Just because a product or service is listed in the directory does not mean there is a passkey system set up yet. It only means there are plans to implement it in the future.

https://passkeys.directory/

https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys-directory/

For Giggles

This is the SNL clip that made us giggle:

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GSE413 Live Life Use Passkeys

February 25, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 413 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss the answer to life, the universe, and how it could be passkeys. We have helpful links in our full show notes. 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 Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Find Melissa here and find Elisa here or here. Geekiest Show Ever is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Products made by Apple mentioned in this podcast are a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Episode artwork by Melissa Davis. The passkey icon is a trademark of FIDO Alliance, Inc.

Passkey Directory – FIDO Alliance

Passkeys.directory – 1Password

Unlock 1Password with a passkey (beta)

Melissa’s Passkeys presentation for Tucson Macintosh Users Group

(the presentation begins at the 49:12 mark)

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GSE406 Cytober

October 24, 2023 | Melissa Davis

On episode 406 of Geekiest Show Ever, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Elisa and Melissa share advice for keeping online accounts safer and try to use Amazon’s new passkey feature while recording live. Tune in to see how that turned out! Check out full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse406-cytober/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Send us your feedback. Email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Elisa can be found on X at elisapacelli1 and Melissa can be found at TheMacMommy.com Episode art by Melissa Davis based on a photo by Tara Winstead.

References

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month

https://www.1password.university/

Amazon is making it easier and safer for you to access your account with passwordless sign-in— Amazon

Amazon goes password-free on iOS and the web with passkey — 9to5mac

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Purple iPhone 15 Pro case

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GSE403 Healthcare Tech Tips

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 | Melissa Davis

On episode 403 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss tips for getting life done with tech from installing smart plugs and running utility apps to managing the healthcare of a loved one. Check out full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse403-healthcare-tech-tips/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Send us your feedback. Email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. 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/ Episode art by Melissa Davis

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GSE400 Throwing Out The Game of Life

July 9, 2023 | Melissa Davis

On episode 400 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss building furniture, smart home tech that irritates their husbands, ways to monitor a home remotely along with glitches that can occur and what to do about them. Check out full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse400-throwing-out-the-game-of-life/ Do you have questions about what you heard in this episode? Send us your feedback. Email us: podcast at geekiestshowever dot com. Follow us on Mastodon for additional tips and conversation. 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/ Episode art by Melissa Davis

What’s on your Prime Day Wish List?

Here is ours:

Sharp CD Player

Magnavox CD Player

Greatest Rock Albums Puzzle

Rummikub game

No bathroom is complete without a framed thousand-piece puzzle of 101 Pooping Puppies!

App Picks

Good Earth Lighting app

BILT app

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GSE385 Upgrading to 1Password 8 Live

September 25, 2022 | Melissa Davis

On episode 385 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss upgrading to 1Password 8, what is a hit and what is a miss. Check out our full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse385-upgrading-to-1password-8-live/.

You can download versions of 1Password and learn more here: https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

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/

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GSE383 So Many Portals

September 4, 2022 | Melissa Davis

On episode 383 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa share tips for managing healthcare and life using their favorite apps. Check out our full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse383-so-many-portals/ and look for additional tips and referral links. Episode Artwork Credit: Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash.

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GSE371 Useful Utilities

March 1, 2022 | Melissa Davis

On episode 371 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa share their favorite Mac utilities with the most beautiful interfaces. Melissa attended an outdoor festival and shares what she learned about high-tech wristbands. We’ll have links to the apps and resources we discussed in our full show notes which you can check out here: https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse371-useful-utilities/ ‎ Episode Artwork Credit: Melissa Davis

Setapp from MacPaw: https://setapp.com

MacPaw, a developer founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, makes *amazing* software. We want to show our support, so please read the MacPaw blog for more information on how you can also #StandWithUkraine https://macpaw.com/blog

Bartender from Surtees Studios: https://www.macbartender.com (also available on Setapp: https://setapp.com/apps/bartender)

Due app from Due: https://www.dueapp.com/

Folder Colorizer for Mac from Softorino: https://softorino.com/how-to-change-folder-color-on-mac/

https://softorino.com/faq/universal-license/ (Compare this lifetime license with a monthly subscription if you find similar apps in other software store catalogs.)

CleanMyMac X from MacPaw: https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac (or use Melissa’s affiliate link here)

iMazing from DigiDNA https://imazing.com

Omni Discsweeper from Omnigroup https://www.omnigroup.com/more

1Password from 1Password: https://www.1password.com/

SuperDuper! from ShirtPocket https://shirtpocket.com

Dropbox from Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/plans

Push Mic Control from Jose Antonio Jimenez Campos: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/push-mic-control-a-push-to-talk-ptt-manager/id1155850258?mt=12

iGlasses from eCamm https://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/

Call Recorder from eCamm https://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/

Disclosure: Elisa and Melissa have been provided with review licenses for some of the software discussed in this episode. They have not been paid to positively review these apps. They just really love the software and think it’s both useful and beautiful! Melissa may earn an affiliate commission on MacPaw apps for pointing you to their site.

Episode Artwork Credit: Melissa Davis

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