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Ever wished you could customize your iPhone’s lock screen with your name? This week’s Mac Geek Gab has you covered! Discover how to add your name or custom text to your iPhone’s lock screen using a clever Focus mode trick. Pete, Adam, and Dave dive into a variety of Quick Tips, including running multiple Terminal commands at once and exploring the powerful SIPS command for image processing. They also discuss the new iPhone 16e, weighing its pros and cons against its pricier siblings. The episode covers troubleshooting network share issues with Synology drives, debates the merits of Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, and shares insights on s using Screen Time. Don’t miss the accidental Cool Stuff Found segment featuring YT-DLP, a versatile command-line tool for ing videos. , don’t get caught without these handy tech tips and tricks! Ready to geek out and learn at least five new things? Click play now and the Mac Geek Gab crew for episode 1078! 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1078 for Monday, February 24th, 2025 February 24th: National Tortilla Chip Day Police Code 10-78 – Need assistance / Send ambulance MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a copy of CCC Backup from Bombich Software! Special Promo: Factor is running a special this month at FactorMeals.com with promo code FACTORPODCAST. Quick Tips 00:00:01 Eliot-QT-Customize Bottom of Lock Screen iOS 00:04:00 Mark-QT-You can now manually select your Preferred Home Hub 00:06:01 Pilot Pete-QT-Run more than 1 Command at a time in Terminal sips – Scriptable Image Processing System 00:12:24 pbcopy – put the output into the clipboard Setapp 00:16:40 ADD Tod-1077-QT-Dock Shortcut for accessing AppleCare Status on Mac 00:17:55 Ahkeens-QT-Clean up your iCloud Storage every year 00:20:37 Andrew-QT-Use your Beats Pill 2 as a USB Speaker for your Mac 00:23:35 Geek Challenge: Sync Alexa To–Do List with iCloud (or anything that gets to BusyCal) 00:28:11 Matt-QT-Turn off icons in iOS Mail 00:29:39 Todd-QT-Swipe right (and left) in Reminders on Mac for quick(ie) options Don’t Get Caught 00:31:43 Dan-DGC-If You Migrate – Migrate ALL Devices! 00:34:11 John-DGC-Know what your Mail dock count means 00:34:54 You CAN get logs on iOS 00:38:17 Bart-DGC-Multiple woes Sponsor 00:39:55 SPONSOR: OWC’s new Thunderbolt 5 hub is available and is compatible with Macs, PCs, and iPads Pro Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:41:42 New iPhone 16e vs. iPhone(s) 16 and Pro 00:47:47 Gary-Do you use or recommend Advanced Data Protection? Apple pulls data protection in UK 00:54:24 Fist Shake about Apple’s AI Rollout Siri, I want my T back! 00:57:40 Carlos-Troubleshooting missing files in the Finder yt-dlp – Terminal command to YouTube files (and Vimeo, and others) tldr – Terminal command 01:08:05 Ian-1077-More on Screen Time and s management 01:09:36 Ben-1077-Comcast hack resulted in trashed email for some s 01:10:56 The Motives of Script Kiddies 01:14:06 MGG 1078 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a copy of CCC Backup from Bombich Software! Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast! Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week’s MGG Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews @macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network 2u486