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672: Apple TV Picks, Disclosure Theories, and Practical macOS Admin Tips

The hosts discuss Apple TV shows they were late to, including The Morning Show and For All Mankind, and talk about Hail Mary Project, comparing the film’s “E.T.-esque” choices to Andy Weir’s book. They segue into UFO/alien “disclosure” chatter, mentioning Spielberg’s upcoming Disclosure Day, the film Age of Disclosure, alleged legacy programs, and the idea that disclosure could distract from other news. The conversation returns to Apple and IT topics: an Apple fix for managed login window settings not resetting, a Family Sharing change allowing adult members to use their own payment methods, and why hidden Wi‑Fi networks trigger Apple security warnings. They share productivity tips, including a Shortcut to sort Contacts by creation date, NFC tag uses, remapping Safari’s Quit shortcut, menu bar icon spacing via defaults write, Finder column auto-sizing, and Boring Notch. Jerry describes building a client podcast studio around the RØDECaster Video S and Rode support, then they explain using Adigy DDM to automate macOS updates and upgrades with policies, scheduling, and monitoring alerts.

00:00 Show Kickoff Banter

00:18 Apple TV Catch Up

02:12 Hail Mary Debate

04:25 Disclosure Day Talk

07:32 Mac Login Banner Bug

09:47 Family Sharing Payments

10:50 Hidden WiFi Warning

13:25 Contacts Sort Shortcut

17:47 NFC Shortcut Ideas

20:38 Safari Quit Remap

24:00 Menu Bar Icon Tools

24:56 Menu Bar App Trust

26:16 Declutter Menu Bar

27:09 Shrink Icon Spacing

29:04 Finder Column Autosize

30:28 Boring Notch Tricks

32:10 Building Podcast Studio

33:17 RodeCaster Video S

39:27 Video Podcasts Debate

41:51 DDM Updates Workflow

49:20 DDM Policies and Alerts

55:32 Wrap Up and Patreon