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HOT 210: Porting a Landline to a Mobile Phone - Moving Your Landline Number to Google Voice

Hinzugefügt: 7. April 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Will with his question about porting his landline number to an old Google Pixel 5 phone and using it as his home phone, as well as whether he...

HOT 209: iPhone Backups to Synology NAS - Getting Your Synology To Back Up Plugged in Devices Automatically

Hinzugefügt: 30. März 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent answer a question from Juan about setting up his Synology NAS device to create backups of his iPhone or iPad when it gets plugged into it, as well...

HOT 208: YouTube Copyright Issues - Understanding YouTube Content ID

Hinzugefügt: 23. März 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, David asks Mikah about trying to understand YouTube and copyright laws and why some videos using copyrighted content can remain on YouTube for some time while his...

HOT 207: AirPods Connecting Automatically - Getting AirPods To Stop Connecting To Random Devices!

Hinzugefügt: 16. März 2025

On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Derek with why his AirPods Pro are automatically and randomly connecting to his wife's iPhone despite never being paired with her device....

HOT 206: Automating Roller Shades & Connecting Printers - Connecting Devices for Automation

Hinzugefügt: 9. März 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent answers two questions from Kevin: about how to control multiple roller shades with different remotes from a smartphone via Wi-Fi, and connecting a...

HOT 205: Malware Prevention on Mac - Do You Need Malware Protection For Your Mac?

Hinzugefügt: 3. März 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a classic question for viewers: Do I really need malware protection for my Mac computer? Also, Glenn writes in to follow up on his concerns about...

HOT 204: iTunes on Windows - iTunes Not Recognizing iPhone on Windows PC!

Hinzugefügt: 23. Februar 2025

On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Jerry, who is experiencing issues getting iTunes to recognize their iPhone 16 on their Windows PC.
Don't forget to send in your questions for...

HOT 203: Voice Acting Setup & Gear - Getting Started With Voice Acting

Hinzugefügt: 16. Februar 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent addresses a question from listener Faye about the setup they should go with to start with voice acting, covering how one should approach getting into...

HOT 202: Stop Devices from Listening for Keyword Activations - Halt Devices From Listening In

Hinzugefügt: 9. Februar 2025

On Hands-On Tech, host Mikah Sargent addresses a listener's concern about their Apple devices seemingly listening to conversations in their office and offers a few way to disable this...

HOT 201: "Hey Siri" Activations - Managing Siri On Your Devices

Hinzugefügt: 2. Februar 2025

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Mark rein in Siri after a recent update caused Mark's Siri to start having activation issues and responding inconsistently to voice commands.
Send in your questions...

HOT 200: Duplicate Photos In My Folders! - External Devices & Gmail Storage

Hinzugefügt: 27. Januar 2025

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Richard figure out why there are duplicate photos of the same picture in his photo folders! Plus, Mikah answers Lance's question about Windows 11 and some...

HOT 199: Managing Spam Emails - Filtering Out Spam Emails in Your Email Acocunts

Hinzugefügt: 19. Januar 2025 - Durchschnittliche Bewertung: 4

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Lars, who is seeking help for a friend who is being flooded with spam emails and is looking for a way to filter out the spam emails!
Mikah strongly recommends...

HOT 198: Connecting An iPad to an Android Smart Home - A Unified Smart Home Experience

Hinzugefügt: 12. Januar 2025

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent tackles a unique smart home dilemma from a viewer named John, who runs his home automation through Android while his wife uses Apple devices. John...

HOT 197: Stop Your TV from Turning On by Itself - How to Fix Automatic Power-Ons with HDMI-CEC

Hinzugefügt: 5. Januar 2025 - Durchschnittliche Bewertung: 5

Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah...

HOT 196: Understanding iCloud Shared Albums - Terminal, Captive Portal, Apple 2FA

Hinzugefügt: 23. Dezember 2024

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Omar schedule his daughter's Mac to shut down at a specific time, Jed disables his children's iPads as the two-factor authentication points, and Ben has several...

HOT 195: Connecting Older Tech to Modern Networks - Gmail Storage, .pst Files, Internet Speeds

Hinzugefügt: 16. Dezember 2024

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah continues to answer more of your submitted questions, such as reclaiming Gmail storage from deleted emails, connecting an older iPad to a newer Wi-Fi network, and why you...

HOT 194: Deleting Gmail Messages in Bulk - Monitor vs. TV, Bloated MacBook, Encrypting Partitions

Hinzugefügt: 9. Dezember 2024

In this detailed episode, Mikah Sargent tackles a diverse range of tech challenges, from bulk email deletion and password management to troubleshooting a freezing MacBook and exploring...

HOT 193: Old Electronics - Phone Batteries, JSON Files, Router Setups

Hinzugefügt: 2. Dezember 2024 - Durchschnittliche Bewertung: 5

On this episode of Hands-On Mac, Mikah answers questions about what to do with old electronics, extracting photos out of downloaded files and maintaining the original photo names, how to properly...

HOT 192: Passwordless Unlocking on macOS - NAS credentials, AI Video Upscalers, Optimized Battery Charging

Hinzugefügt: 24. November 2024

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, host Mikah Sargent tackles crucial questions about home networking, Mac mini security, and tech troubleshooting. Absorb this week's helpful tips, from analyzing...

HOT 191: Moving From Windows to Mac - dd Command, Kindle Sync, Hotspots

Hinzugefügt: 17. November 2024

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers questions such as about a feature in Linux that can allow you to cut and paste your entire drive, about passkeys and multiple accounts on the same website, and Mikah...