<img width="750" height="750" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Mirrors are Wi-Fi&#039;s Mortal Enemy – Mac Geek Gab 1102 episode image" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?w=3000&ssl=1 3000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=230%2C230&ssl=1 230w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=160%2C160&ssl=1 160w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?resize=50%2C50&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.macgeekgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mirror-wifi-mortal-enemy-mgg1102.jpg?w=2250&ssl=1 2250w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /><p class="p1">Mirrors killing your Wi-Fi? You’re not imagining it. This week on Mac Geek Gab 1102, you’ll learn how metal surfaces sabotage your signal&#8230;and what to do about it. From smarter ways to manage your Apple Watch unlocks (hint: avoid accidental calls) to clearing your iPhone’s keyboard dictionary without going full nuclear, the Quick Tips are flying fast. Want your Dock to behave on multi-monitor setups? There’s an AppleScript for that.</p>
<p class="p1">Don’t Get Caught thinking “Until Tomorrow” actually means tomorrow&#8230;battery limits may surprise you. And if AirPlay is acting up, you might be powering off your speaker in the wrong order. Plus, you’ll discover data-blocking USB-C gadgets, secret vaults for your passwords, and whether SMB is a safe bet now that Time Machine is ditching AFP. All that, and more listener questions answered with your three favorite geeks leading the charge.</p>
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<li aria-level="1">00:00:00 <a href="https://mgg.fm/1102">Mac Geek Gab 1102</a> for Monday, <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/august-11">August 11th</a>, 2025
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<li aria-level="1">Quick Tips
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<li aria-level="1">00:00:01 Craig-QT-Mirrors are WiFi&#8217;s mortal enemy!</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:13:04 Andrew-QT-Clear iPhone keyboard dictionary without Nuke and Pave</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:13:49 Craig-QT-Inspector is better than Get Info</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:16:21 Bruce-QT-<a href="https://mgg.fm/1101">1101</a>-Don&#8217;t Unlock with Apple Watch to Avoid Dialing!</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:18:58 Steve-QT-<a href="https://mgg.fm/1101">1101</a>-Require FaceID for Phone app to avoid butt-dialing</li>
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<li aria-level="1">MOAR Quick Tips
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<li aria-level="1">00:25:14 Joe-QT-<a href="https://mgg.fm/1100">1100</a>-Use Pill Organizers for holding screws during a teardown
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<li aria-level="1">00:27:52 David-QT-<a href="https://mgg.fm/1099">1099</a>-AppleScript to move the Dock back to primary monitor
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<li aria-level="1"><code>do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string left; killall Dock; sleep 1; defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string bottom; killall Dock”</code></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Don’t Get Caught
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<li aria-level="1">00:30:55 Antony-DGC-Battery Limit Changed &#8220;Until Tomorrow&#8221; doesn&#8217;t always mean &#8220;tomorrow&#8221;</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:33:04 DGC-Apple&#8217;s Calendar.app doesn&#8217;t always send invites through Google.</li>
<li aria-level="1">00:36:32 Scott-DGC-Turning Off a Speaker Before Disabling Airplay Can Prevent Normal Function of your Mac Audio</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Cool Stuff Found
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<li aria-level="1">00:39:21 Seth-CSF-<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/access-private-vault/id6469049274">Access: Private Vault for Passwords</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">00:40:05 What Password Manager do you use?
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://1password.com/">1Password</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/120758">Apple Passwords</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://bitwarden.com/">Bitwarden</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">00:45:52 Kevin-CSF-<a href="https://mgg.fm/1101">1101</a>&#8211;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CRDVDYCR/macgeekgab-20">USB-C (and USB-A) Data Blocker</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
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<li aria-level="1">00:54:48 Bjørn-Why won&#8217;t music play through my phone&#8217;s speaker?</li>
<li aria-level="1">01:01:19 Craig-Apple is dropping AFP support for Time Machine Backups. Is SMB OK to use?
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<li aria-level="1">“Future versions of macOS will no longer support AFP network disks to Time Machine backups”</li>
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<li aria-level="1">01:04:44 David-Why Cardio Recovery Data Not syncing from Watch to Health App</li>
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