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GSE410 Enlightened

| Melissa Davis

On episode 410 of Geekiest Show Ever Elisa and Melissa discuss how they used tech to entertain over the holidays along with their favorite new flameless candles. Check out full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse-410-enlightened/ 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: https://techhub.social/@GeekiestShowEver. We’d like to hear from you, so let us know which tech topics interest you most. Find Melissa here: https://TheMacMommy.com/ and find Elisa here: https://mastodon.social/@senseidai or https://twitter.com/elisapacelli1 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. https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/appletmlist.html  Episode art by Melissa Davis.

SketchParty TV

Use FaceTime on Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later)

Auto Tracking Phone Holder

How Screen Time Can Save You When Your iPhone Is Stolen – Lifehacker

3 in 1 Charging Station for Apple Devices 20W Foldable Mag-Safe Charger for Travel Wireless Charger Pad

Eldnacele Flameless Candles Pillar Flickering Dancing Flame Battery Operated LED Candles

Homemory 400+ Hours 6 Pack Flameless LED Votive Candles with Timer

DRomance Flameless Taper Candles with Remote and Timer, 2 Pack Red Moving Wick LED Flickering Taper Candles

Nimiko Flameless Candles with Remote, Battery Operated Flickering Flameless Candles

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Don’t forget to use Rakuten to get additional cash back when you shop!
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Melissa uses PicFindr from Softorino, to find images for content fast.

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GSE354 Pandemic Escapism

| Melissa Davis

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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

NYS Excelsior Pass Wallet
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Our Escapism TV List

Resident Alien

El Camino

If you’re a Breaking Bad fan, you might enjoy this Screenrant article.

Better Call Saul

Elisa’s cross-stitch “The Evolution of Walter White”
Elisa’s Knitting Bag

Mom stars Allison Janney and Anna Faris

Mr. Robot

Orphan Black

iZombie

The Mandalorian

Charmaine Chan on Twitter

Check out this Vox interview with Charmaine Chan, a Visual Effects Artist. I think it’s fascinating how she used green screen and other technologies to achieve the lighting effects we see in The Mandalorian. It’s a fantastic interview if you want to learn more about the geekier side of cinema production. https://twitter.com/charmainesmchan

Ted Lasso

Brené Brown has a fantastic podcast called Unlocking Us. Last October, she interviewed Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt about Ted Lasso, so if you’re a Lasso Superfan, you simply must hear it.

The Queen’s Gambit

Ray Donovan

Succession

Schitt’s Creek

Hamilton

Now that we’ve given you so many media ideas, you’ll want to make a list and organize them. Have we got the apps for you!

Genius


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We’re doing a future episode on Apple Fitness+ and we’d love your input. If you are a subscriber, let us know what you think of it. And if you tried Apple Fitness Plus and didn’t like it, tell us that, too!

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 @senseidai or www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com
Melissa can be found at @TheMacMommy or www.TheMacMommy.com

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GSE343 Mini Me

| Melissa Davis


Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash

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Go big or go home or go small and stay home? We finally have a Twitter account for all things geeky! Follow us @GeekiestShow. We discuss all the Apple updates and prior announcements with ideas and details to consider for your own tech.

macOS Catalina 10.15.7, iOS 14.1, iPadOS, watchOS 7.0.3 (Series 3) 14.1, tvOS 14.0.2 are the current updates to Apple gear at this time.

https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/19/watchos-7-0-3-released-series-3/

Apple Cash Family

Family Sharing and Screen Time gotcha

Widgets are kinda meh so far, but that could change. Write to us and show us how this is the way.

Shortcuts

Check out this handy Shortcuts resource: http://www.matthewcassinelli.com/

Sleep Tracking

Workout types on Apple Watch

Leave us a comment or tweet us with your Audio Sharing tips on the devices you use.

Apple Arcade – do we still want to pay to play?

tvOS 14 now allows custom button mapping for your controllers in Settings

MacRumors Buyers Guide

Apple TV

HomePod Mini and truth or dare in advertising and why cables matter

Using Augmented Reality is actually really useful! Open this link using your iPhone or iPad then scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see what we’re talking about. When viewing it as an object you can rotate it and that’s when you’ll see the cable attached to the back. We believe they don’t show the end of the cable because it would be unsightly and because the plug connector at the end may be different depending on the country in which you live.

Compare iPhone 12 models

No power brick for you! You’re going to have to get yourself an Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter as a stocking stuffer along with that new iPhone because there will not be a power supply inside its skinny, new box. So much for saving trees or lowering the carbon footprint because that new adapter will still need to be transported on one or more delivery trucks in its own box made of up the same amount of material that would have been in the new iPhone box had it been included.

If you want to hear the satisfying “thunk” of a new MagSafe Charger it’s also got an absentee power supply. Be kinder and order them both at the same time to reduce the amount of delivery trucks coming to your place.

Daily Cash with Apple Card
Correction: Apple Card Daily Cash does include taxes so it does come off the total purchase price from which you save, not the subtotal.

T-Mobile vs AT&T – who serves you best and why? Please let us know your thoughts in a comment, email, or tweet. Stay safe and thanks for listening!

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 @senseidai or www.ThreeGeekyLadies.com
Melissa can be found at @TheMacMommy or www.TheMacMommy.com
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