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Overland

Something I’ve been trying to do for myself recently is to make sure I’m taking the time to slow things down and make sure I enjoy even the small comforts in life.

Like sitting with my wife at the end of the week and enjoying the latest episode of Ted Lasso or listening to the sound of the rain that we get so rarely here.

Another comfort is getting to the end of a busy day and slipping on a pair of Overland sheepskin slippers.

I have their Men's Ethan Classics and it’s like wrapping my feet in clouds.

Overland is a family-owned American heritage brand that’s put comfort and quality first for nearly 50 years.

They offer outerwear, accessories, and home décor made from sustainable natural fibers like sheepskin, leather, and wool.

Overland uses expert craftsmanship to pair the highest-quality Merino sheepskin—which is naturally moisture-wicking, temperature-regulating, and anti-microbial—with supportive memory foam midsoles, in order to make slippers that feel better and wear better, for longer.

I was concerned that in “sunny California” that my feet might get too warm but that has not been a problem. The slippers are breathable and the design and craftsmanship is outstanding.

Something that really sets Overland apart is that they’re one of the only brands in the world that use true double-faced sheepskin, so the suede you see outside is the same piece as the fluffy sheepskin you feel inside.

It’s lighter, more breathable, and means there are no synthetic materials touching your feet.

Plus, you know you’re getting top quality material because it has to look and feel great all over to meet their standards.

If you want a pair of well-made, comfier-than-you-could-imagine slippers —these are the ones to get.

They would also make an amazing gift for friend or loved one.

Overland offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and their commitment to customer service is exceptional.

So don’t wait another day to slip into something way more comfortable.

Get the best, highest-quality sheepskin slippers on the market at OVERLAND dot com slash MACCAST.

You’ll get free shipping and free returns—and I recommend you go today because these slippers are so beloved that they’ve been known to sell out!

That’s OVERLAND dot com slash MACCAST. OVERLAND dot com slash MACCAST

BetterHelp

Life for me can get pretty stressful at times as I think it can for a lot of us.

Sometimes you just never know what kinds of things might pop up. Stress, anxiety, relationships, family conflicts, and other issues are stuff we all have to manage

With BetterHelp you don't have to manage it alone

When you contact BetterHelp they will assess your needs and match you with your own licensed professional therapist

It’s done safely and privately online, it’s so convenient and you can start communicating in under 48 hours.

You’re able to get professional counseling with timely and thoughtful responses, plus you can schedule weekly

video or phone sessions.

BetterHelp is available for clients worldwide and you won’t have to limit yourself to just the counselors in your local area

BetterHelp is committed to making sure you get great therapeutic matches so they also make it easy and free to change counselors if your needed to.

You can use BetterHelp to get professional counseling that’s convenient and affordable

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Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health. Again, that’s BetterHelp (h – e – l – p) dot com slash maccast

A few follow-up items

Apparently, the Visual Lookup feature I mentioned on the last Maccast is currently only available in the US.

Thanks to Daniel for letting me know. I hope they roll it out to more countries quickly.

Apple doesn’t “pay” for product placement. They will loan out devices and products readily to production companies to use in their shows, but the devices must be returned.

Thanks to Robert for pointing that out.

Is this thing on?

Darren got a new M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 inch and has a problem, but it’s not the kind of problem you’d think

The fans won’t come on

He previously had a M1 MacBook Pro 13 inch and says that after about 1.5 to 2 hours of video game play the fans and cooling system would kick on

With the M1 Pro even after 2-3 hours of continuous gameplay the fans don’t come on.

His worry is that if they cooling system was broken, how would you even know?

One thing I would suggest is using a tool like [iStat Menus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) it can show you the fan speed

It will even display a low rotational speed even if it’s not something you can hear

Darren was finally able to get the fans to kick in by running the [Cinebench](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cinebench/id1438772273?mt=12) graphics benchmarking tool

Had to run the 10 minute multi-core test twice to get an audible fan noise

Just funny to me that this is now the concern.

In the past it has been complaints of too much fan noise, overheating, and thermal throttling performance.

What a wonderful time to be a Mac fan (no pun intended)

Missing iCloud Tabs

Something that was pointed out by Justin

In the latest version of Safari on Mac and iOS when you tap the “tab” button (layered square or grid icon) it now takes you to the “Tab Groups” view

This view no longer shows your iCloud Tabs

iCloud tabs is a feature you get when you have Safari enabled in iCloud

It will show you tabs that are open on your other devices and allow you to access them from your current device.

Now to get to them it takes some extra clicks / taps

You will find them on the “Start Page” which you get when you add a new page/tab

This start page also has a lot of other features like Favorites, frequently visited, Siri Suggestions, reading list, the new “Shared with You”, etc.

You can enable / disable what’s on this page and even reorder it.

On iOS scroll down to the bottom of the start page and tap the “Edit” button to see the options

You can toggle items on or off and you can reorder them

If the “Use Start Page on All Devices” option is on then these settings will be sync’d to the start page on all your devices.

On Mac click the “Settings” icon on the start page (bottom right corner). Check or uncheck features and drag items around in the pop-up menu to reorder them

I find it easier to have my iCloud tabs near the top.

One other handy feature on the Mac is you can add the iCloud Tabs item to the toolbar

View > Customize Toolbar

Drag the “iCloud Tabs” item into the toolbar

Clicking the Cloud icon will show you the list of iCould tabs from your devices.

Not so Apple Geniuses

Play comment from Stephen

I was able to figure out why you don’t have the Erase all content and settings on Mac feature by reviewing [Apple’s Support Article](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212749) on the feature

System Preferences includes Erase All Content and Settings only when using macOS Monterey on a Mac with Apple silicon or a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip. If this feature isn't available or doesn't work on your Mac, follow these steps instead:

To restore factory settings, learn what to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac.

To erase, follow the steps to erase a Mac with Apple silicon or the steps to erase an Intel-based Mac using Disk Utility.

It’s amazing to me that Apple support can’t seem t be bothered to even do some looking into their own knowledge-base to get an answer

I get that what you experience is likely to vary from rep to rep, but Apple does do training and have systems. I think a rep should know that if they don’t know an answer it’s OK to say, “give me a minute” and then take some time to research an answer.

Family Sharing Albums

Bob has been sharing an iCloud account with his wife for years but recently had the need to separate the accounts.

Mostly everything has been OK, but he has noticed a couple of benefits that they had with the shared iCloud account that they miss

Once is sharing syncing of contacts

The other big one is Photos. With iCloud Photo Library or Photo Stream any photos they would take, regardless of device were shared.

I have often said that I think this is a big misstep in the Photo / Family Sharing ecosystem. I think many people would love to have a shared family library where the photos taken on any device go into a central library that everyone shares.

Or at least have an option for it.

Right now there are some workarounds

Use a “Shared Album” that all the members of your family are part of

You can give everyone permissions to add and edit photos

It’s neat too because you can comment on photos

Down side is it’s a pretty manual process and if you want an image that was shared with you (not one you shared) you need to manually save it back to your library

Use Airdrop to send the photo to the other person

Again manual, but it goes right into the library

Take advantage of the new “Shared with you” feature in Messages

Any photos shared via Messages now show up in “Shared with you”

To customize what content appears in the Shared with You section:

Go to Messages, then tap the conversation that has the content you want to hide.

Tap the name at the top of the thread.

Turn off Show in Shared with You.

Tap Done.

The content will still appear in the Messages thread, but it won't appear in the Shared with You section.

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