Don't Forget TOTO!

Learn how to use hyphens for strike-through in Messages, schedule a Mac restart, and even tell Siri or Alexa to run one-time automations. Master plus-addressing in iCloud Mail for cleaner inboxes and privacy with Hide My Email, and keep Safari’s tab bar neat by ditching Favorite Icons. And of course, Don’t Forget TOTO—Turn it Off, Turn it On again—to solve more problems than you think. Don’t Get Caught missing these fixes, including ways to recover from a too-dim iPhone screen or undo accidental changes in Notes.

Then it’s a flood of Cool Stuff Found: from an AI-built Coffee Finder app to the Scosche PBJ2000 jump starter, US Mobile’s pick-your-network option, and ViewSonic’s 27” 5K Thunderbolt display. Discover tools like vFlat for clean scans, WATTBOX for remote gear reboots, and GL-iNET’s Brume VPN appliance. Add in Braxley Bands for Apple Watch, EVapo-Rust for metal cleanup, and Treedix’s USB Cable Tester, and you’ve got an arsenal of gear to make your life easier. This episode is packed with shortcuts, hidden features, and gadgets you didn’t know you needed. Press play and enjoy, folks!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1104 for Monday, August 25th, 2025
  • August 25th: National Banana Split Day
  • MGG Monthly Giveaway – Default Folder
  • The MGG Merch Store is Live!
• Quick Tips
  • 00:00:01 Ben-QT-Use hyphens to create strike-through text on iPhone Messages
  • 00:03:33 Robert-QT-Don’t forget to try the restart
    • Don’t Forget TOTO! (Turn it Off and Turn it On)
    • Schedule a Restart Of Your Mac
  • 00:06:54 QT – Tell A-Lady or S-Lady to do something at a set time
  • 00:10:30 Where does it store those one-time automations
  • 00:12:40 Scott-QT-Use plus-addressing for your iCloud email (and also iCloud’s Hide My Email)
    • RFC for email plus-addressing
    • Duck.com/email
  • 00:20:46 SteveHammond-QT-Disable Favorite Icons to clean up Safari’s tab bar
• Sponsors
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