Episode Details

Start Mac Geek Gab 1158 with Quick Tips you’ll actually use: trigger your iPhone’s camera from your Apple Watch, pull a full-quality photo out of any video in iOS 27, and find out why hybridsearchd is quietly eating your CPU in macOS Golden Gate. You’ll also get the right way to set up Homebrew on a brand-new Mac, meet mackup for keeping your settings in sync across every Mac you own, and watch Siri AI turn a business card into a contact without you typing a thing.

Then your two favorite geeks and pilot dig into your questions: how much RAM is actually enough, how iOS call screening and spam filtering really behave, which outdoor cameras earn their keep, and how to reconnect to that remote NAS that keeps ghosting you. You’ll finally learn whether you can delete someone from a group text, get the early word on Sonos 27, and settle the great “how do we even say Siri AI?” debate in a lightning round that lands on S.A.I., S-Lady, Papaya, and — maybe — S-Bot. Press play, get the answers before your gear gets you, and whatever you do, Don’t Get Caught!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1158 for Monday, September 7th, 2026 – https://mgg.fm/1158
  • September 7th: National Beer Lovers Day
  • MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a license to SuperDuper! 4
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
  • 00:00:01 Todd-QT-Use your Apple Watch Camera Remote
  • 00:03:40 Pilot Pete-QT-Save Video Still as Full Quality Photo iOS 27
  • 00:06:10 hybridsearchd in macOS Golden Gate using CPU
  • 00:10:15 Pensacola Craig-Nuke & Dave: using Homebrew on a new Mac