GSE421 Cruising and Cooking

June 30, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 421 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss cruise vacationing and apps for managing time and populating shopping lists. 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 & Apps Reviewed

Use the Visual Lookup feature in iOS Photos app to identify a spider right on your iPhone!

The Cicadas are Coming! Will there be a loud party where you live?

Readdle’s Calendars 5 is being sunset. There’s some good news for us Calendars 5 users, though. We have the option of a Lifetime purchase at a discounted rate.

Melissa is considering Fantastical to see if it could help her schedule clients efficiently.

Paprika 3

Melissa is having syncing issues within the Paprika 3 app between hers and her husband’s iPhones. It does sync, but it takes a long time and isn’t live.

For further reading, check out the Reddit for Paprika 3

Melissa will consider using AnyList to see if it has better Siri integration for managing shopping lists compared to Paprika 3, but then meal planning feature will cost extra ($15 annually) for a family to share. You still get quite a bit for free with AnyList.

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GSE420 Cards and Cams

June 13, 2024June 14, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 420 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa share tips for using credit card perks and Apple Card features. Melissa reviews car dash cams. 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

Apple Card June Promotion

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

Review of 3 Channel Dash Cam by galphi

Melissa is listening to the audiobook Autism in Heels by Jennifer Cook O’Toole borrowed from the Pima County Public Library with the Libby app on Apple CarPlay

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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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GSE418 Navigating in CarPlay

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 418 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss navigating CarPlay and the different map app features. Melissa shares a list of car accessories. 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.

Comparing Different Map apps

Car Accessory Picks

Front Seat Covers

Road Comforts Baja Blanket Seat Covers Gray Diamond Bucket Seat Covers Low Back – Jacquard Fabric, Airbag Compatible, Universal Fits Car, Truck, SUV, Vans

Rear Seat Cover

Road Comforts Baja Blanket Seat Covers Grey Diamond Rear Bench Universal Seat Covers – Jacquard Fabric, Airbag Compatible, Universal Fits Car, Truck, SUV, Vans

Cargo Cover

Automiim Compatible with Cargo Cover Kia Sportage 2023 2024 Trunk Cover Retractable Security Shield Shade Carbon Fiber Texture Waterproof No Gap

Cargo Net

Envelope Style Automotive Elastic Trunk Mesh Cargo Net Compatible with 2023 2024 Kia Sportage

Wireless CarPlay Adapter

OTTOCAST U2-AIR Wireless CarPlay Adapter 2024 – Apple CarPlay Wireless Adapter Convert Wired to Wireless Plug & Play Dongle 5Ghz WiFi Auto Connect Online Update for iPhone & OEM Wired CarPlay Cars

Visor Tissue Refills

Car Tissue Refills, Facial Tissues for Car Sun Visor, Napkin Refills for Auto Visor Tissue Holder, Ultra Soft Facial Tissue, 3-Ply, 30 Sheets Each Pack, 360 Sheets tissues refillable – 12 Packs

Padded Arm Rest Cover for Center Console Storage Lid

X AUTOHAUX Car Center Console Cover Plush Fabric Bling Arm Rest Cushion Pad Purple with Rhinestone Universal

Steering Wheel Cover

CAR PASS Bling Diamond Leather Steering Wheel Cover, Bling Sparkly Crystal Glitter Rhinestones Universal Fit 14″ 1/2-15″ Car Wheel Protector for Women Girl Fit Suvs,Vans,Sedans,Trucks, Purple Silver

Umbrella Windshield Cover

2024 Car Windshield Sun Shade, Iridescent Star Car Sunshade Umbrella with 360° Rotating Shaft – No Scratching, Foldable Sun Blocker for Car Windshield Fit for Pickup Sedan SUV Wagon

Visor Sunglasses Clips x2

Tecfino Sunglasses Holders for Car Visor, 2 Pack Magnetic Leather Sunglass Clip for Car Visor, Car Glasses Holder and Ticket Card Clip, Eyeglass Holder for Car Visor Accessories (Gray)

Door Pocket Trash Bin with refillable bags

OUDEW 2 Packs Car Trash Can with Lid，Built-in Storage Garbage Bag，Leakproof Vehicle Trash，Car Accessories for Interior,Mini Garbage Bin for Automotive, Office, Kitchen,Bedroom，with 60pcs Trash Bags

Sun Visor Tissue Holder

CaseBot Car Visor Tissue Holder, Sun Visor Napkin Holder, Mask Holder for Car, PU Leather Backseat Tissue Box for Car Truck SUV, Lilac Marble

Car Trash Bag for behind center console

Vankor Car Trash Can for Car Cute, Car Trash Bag Bin Hanging Waterproof Automotive Car Garbage Cans Leak Proof Vehicle Trash Can Black

License Plate Frame

HOSNYE Purple License Plate Frame Shiny Golden Alcohol Ink Abstract Metal License Plate Cover Front Plates Frames Car Tag Frame for Women Men US Vehicles Standard

Key Fob Cover

Key Fob Cover Case Fit for Kia Ceed Cerato Forte Niro Seltos Sorento Soul Sportage Telluride Remote Holder Skin Protector Keyless Entry Sleeve Accessories (Dark Purple)

Steering Wheel Tray

EcoNour 2 in 1 Car Steering Wheel Desk | Steering Wheel Tray for Laptop Car Mount with Pen Holder | Car Food Tray for Eating with Drinks Holder | Multipurpose Travel Car Accessories

Wireless Charging Magnetic Phone Car Mount

Baseus for Magsafe Car Mount Charger, 15W Wireless Car Charger Phone Holder, Magnetic Car Dash Mount for iPhone 15 14 13 12 Pro Plus Max, Bendable Memory Titanium Alloy for All Dashboard, Windshield

Key Fob Faraday Bag

Lanpard Faraday Bag for Key Fob(2 Pack), Cage Protector, Car RFID Signal Blocking Key Fob Protector, Double-Layers of Shielding Carbon Fiber Material Anti-Theft Pouch

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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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GSE415 Beware the First Search Result

March 24, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 415 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss a wish list of digital budgeting tools, navigating trips with map apps, and upcoming concerts. 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 is by Melissa Davis based on images found with a macOS app called PicFindr from Softorino.

Apple Maps vs Google Maps — which do you like best?

iOS 17.4 Lets Budget Apps Read Real-Time Apple Card Transaction Info — MacRumors

Which will be the best and most-affordable finance app for a freelancer for importing Apple Card transactions?

These apps or services support Apple Card transactions:

https://www.monarchmoney.com/pricing

https://copilot.money/#pricing

https://www.ynab.com/pricing

We’ll be looking for these apps or services to support Apple Card transactions in the future:

https://www.jumsoft.com/money/

https://greenbooks.app/

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/pricing/

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GSE414 About Time

March 10, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 414 of Geekiest Show Ever, Elisa and Melissa discuss online appointment scheduling tools as well as movies with Oscar-nominated actors they’ve watched or would like to see. 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 is by Melissa Davis based on images found with a macOS app called PicFindr from Softorino.

Calendly

SimplyMeet.me

Oscars List

Oppenheimer

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

The Color Purple

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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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GSE412 Mail Mayhem

February 11, 2024February 25, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 412 of Geekiest Show Ever, Melissa tells Elisa the story about how she had to rescue her Mac from the evil Apple Mail app. If your Mail client ever behaves badly, you might want to check this out. Our full show notes are here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse412-mail-mayhem/ 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. Episode art by Melissa Davis.

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GSE411 Goonies Never Say Die

January 28, 2024February 25, 2024 | Melissa Davis

On episode 411 of Geekiest Show Ever Elisa and Melissa discuss tech for getting organized with finances, food, and, genealogy. Check out full show notes here https://www.geekiestshowever.com/gse411-goonies-never-say-die/ 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.

app icon looks like a spice tin with a label on the front that says paprika

Paprika

Mac Family Tree

Money by Jumsoft

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