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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting sponsors and ad reads

Hosts: Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson

Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!

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12
Unique Sponsors
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Avg promo duration
4.8%
Ad load (% runtime, last 5 eps)
Jul 30
Most recent

Who sponsors Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting?

12 brands

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting has 18 quality-qualified public sponsor reads from 12 brands in AdReads, including Decagon, Shopify, and CleanMyMac. The most recent detected sponsor was BBEdit on Jul 30. This is an observed dataset, not a complete advertiser roster.

What sponsors are featured on similar podcasts?

5 brands

Sponsors detected on similar podcasts but not in the current AdReads record for Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

MMint Mobile
Mint Mobile
Detected on The Vergecast
QQuince
Quince
Detected on The Daily Stoic

Sponsor changes over time

Last 4 weeks
Week of Jul 6
10 reads
7
sponsors
CCleanMyMacCleanMyMac2
DDecagonDecagon2
SShopifyShopify2
Week of Jul 13
3 reads

Recent reads

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SShane Company
Shane Company
Detected on The Vergecast
WWealthfront
Wealthfront
Detected on The Vergecast
BBetterHelp
BetterHelp
Detected on The Vergecast
3
sponsors
CCleanMyMacCleanMyMac1
HHelix SleepHelix Sleep1
OOneSkinOneSkin1
Week of Jul 20
2 reads
2
sponsors
CCoverOnCoverOn1
SShopifyShopify1
Week of Jul 27
3 reads
3
sponsors
BBBEditBBEdit1
DDecagonDecagon1
PPrivate Internet AccessPrivate Internet Access1
A Wonderful Opportunity to Get Super Confused
Episode date Jul 27
3 reads
PPrivate Internet Access
Private Internet Access38:14-39:31
I want to talk about our sponsors. Look, I test a lot of VPNs because of what we do here on the show, right? I pay for exactly one. A quick refresher, right? A VPN hides your IP address and wraps your connection in an encrypted tunnel, right? So your traffic isn't sitting out in the open on hotel or coffee shop Wi-Fi. And what sold me on our sponsor, Private Internet Access, is that their no-logs policy isn't a marketing claim. It's been proven in court multiple times and, of course, independently audited by Deloitte. One subscription covers unlimited devices. I love this, right? So it's on everything in the house, right? Including a smart TV that has done nothing to earn my trust. 91 countries, all 50 states, don't get caught trusting a network you don't control. Go to piavpn.com/mgg to get 83% off Private Internet Access with four months free. That's $2.03 a month with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as I do. And our thanks to Private Internet Access for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMGGDetected Jul 30
DDecagon
Decagon39:25-40:58
I do, and our thanks to Private Internet Access for sponsoring this episode. And if you've looked at AI for customer support, you've hit the same wall, right? The off-the-shelf stuff doesn't fit, and the custom builds, well, they take forever. Our sponsor, Decagon, is the rare both. Decagon helps companies create personalized concierge-style customer experiences with AI agents across chat, email, voice, and SMS. They're available 24/7, they feel natural to talk with, and can resolve customer requests on their own so businesses can keep up with those requests without losing their personal touch. And because workflows can be updated using natural language, teams can make changes themselves, right? You don't need an engineering ticket, no two-week wait. You can just make it happen. And Decagon gives your team full visibility into why agents make decisions and what's happening across every conversation. Decagon helps power millions of conversations every day for brands like Avis, Affirm, Aura. Don't get caught losing customers to hold music. Ready to transform your customer support? Go to decagon.ai/mgg to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. Check Decagon out at decagon.ai/mgg. That's decagon.ai/mgg and our thanks to Decagon for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 30
BBBEdit
BBEdit40:54-42:19
And our thanks to Decagon for sponsoring this episode. And you know what nobody tells you about a 30-year-old app? It just keeps getting better. And of course, we're talking about BBEdit. And BBEdit 16 leans hard into shortcuts. You can now fire off text transforms from anywhere on your Mac without even launching BBEdit, without even really knowing that BBEdit is there. Of course, it is. It's doing the work, right? You can add actions like extract matching lines, delete matching lines, sort lines, find and replace, all as one-shot actions you can drop into any shortcut. Once you start wiring that into your workflows, it's going to be hard to stop. Add VI keyboard emulation. I know if your fingers are already in that mode, it's nice to have that mode in BBEdit too, right? Per project color schemes, better Git handling, way faster SFTP, and a real W3C HTML checker that does things live in real time, right? This is a serious upgrade. Don't get caught doing by hand what BBEdit will do in a matter of keystrokes. There's a free 30-day trial waiting at barebones.com. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as I do. And our thanks to BBEdit for sponsoring this episode. All right, shall we do some questions, Adam?
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 30
The Green Light Never Lies
Episode date Jul 20
2 reads
CCoverOn
CoverOn36:52-38:10
The scariest line in cybersecurity right now isn't about hackers. It's this, right? You're not being hacked anymore. you're being convinced scam messages are AI written. Now, no typos, no red flags, no pressure, right? They sound like your bank, your coworker, someone you actually know and trust one message, one click, One moment that feels completely routine. And this is what I like about our sponsor CoverOn. It assumes that you are smart and human. Dark web and credit monitoring. Real-time alerts. And if something does get through, actual financial recovery. Up to a million dollars in identity theft coverage. Plus real people who help you untangle it. Don't get caught assuming you're too savvy to fall for it. It happened to me, right? So one scam can cost you everything. Use code MacGeekGab for up to 76% off at CoverOn.com slash MacGeekGab. That's C-O-V-E-R-O-N.com slash MacGeekGab. Try it out. I think you're going to like it. And our thanks to CoverOn for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMACGEEKGABDetected Jul 21
Reclaim Your Storage: iCloud, RAM & Space-Saving Secrets
Episode date Jul 13
3 reads
HHelix Sleep
Helix Sleep26:37-27:48
I have a confession from a guy who tracks everything right the biggest jump in my sleep scores didn't come from an app or a gadget it legitimately came from my new helix mattress from our sponsor helix right i've been sleeping on a helix for years and after recently upgrading to the midnight lux my apple watch basically thinks i've got my life together seriously Helix builds premium mattresses customized to how you sleep. Side sleeper, back sleeper, stomach sleeper, hot sleeper, cold sleeper, whatever. With over 20 different models, 120 night trial and free shipping to your door. Don't get caught blaming your coffee for what your old mattress is doing to you. Go to helixsleep.com slash MGG for 27% off site-wide, which is exclusive for you, our listeners, right? That's helixsleep.com slash MGG for 27% off site-wide. helixsleep.com slash MGG. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as we do. And our thanks to Helix Sleep for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 14
One Exclamation Point Short
Episode date Jun 22
4 reads
SSaneBox
SaneBox3:05-3:48
Our monthly giveaway at mac geekup.com slash giveaway is a you can sign up to win a license to sane box so uh make sure you go to do that and uh because sane box is one of those things that i don't want to live without um manages my inbox that can manage yours too so change your life it will change your life it's true
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
SScribe
Scribe21:48-22:56
WWDC 2026 Reactions, Tailscale Tricks, and Charging Hacks That Work
Episode date Jun 15
6 reads
SShopify
Shopify2:15-2:34
Our sponsors for today include Shopify.com slash MGG, where you can sign up for your $1 per month trial. Start selling today.
pre-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
CCleanMyMac
CleanMyMac2:31-2:46
clean my Mac at clnmy.com slash Mac geek, where you can use code Mac geek after you try for seven days free and then get 20% off.

Sponsor history

Brands with quality-qualified reads detected on Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
DDecagon
Decagon3 reads
Artificial Intelligence
personalized demo
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 30
SShopify
Shopify3 reads
E-commerce
free trial
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 21
CCleanMyMac
CleanMyMac3 reads
SaaS
Try seven days free; 20% off
mid-rollMACGEEKLatest Jul 14
BBBEdit
BBEdit1 read
Consumer Electronics
free 30-day trial
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 30
PPrivate Internet Access
Private Internet Access1 read
Cybersecurity
83% off with four months free
mid-rollMGGLatest Jul 30
CCoverOn
CoverOn1 read
Cybersecurity
up to 76% off
mid-rollMACGEEKGABLatest Jul 21
OOneSkin
OneSkin1 read
Health & Wellness
15% off
mid-rollMGGLatest Jul 14
HHelix Sleep
Helix Sleep1 read
E-commerce
27% off site-wide; 120 night trial and free shipping
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 14
CCashfly
Cashfly1 read
Technology
No offer found
post-rollno codeLatest Jul 12
NNordLayer
NordLayer1 read
Cybersecurity
No offer found
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 12
SScribe
Scribe1 read
SaaS
first month of Scribe capture free on select plans
mid-rollMGGLatest Jul 12
SSaneBox
SaneBox1 read
SaaS
a license to sane box (monthly giveaway)
mid-rollno codeLatest Jul 12
SShopify
Shopify38:07-39:33
And when it comes to starting a new business or another project, there's never a perfect time, right? Well, that's the lie I told myself for years, right? And summer is the worst because there's always a reason to put it off until someday. Here's what finally got me, right? I put a store up on Shopify for our merch podcast. And went from idea to first sale in under a day. It's amazing, right? Checkout is the part that sold me. Customers actually finish the purchase. And when they come back, their details are saved. One tap and done. And because Shopify handles all that plumbing, right? My time and yours goes into growing the thing instead of fixing the thing. Don't get caught waiting for a perfect moment that was never coming anyway. With Shopify, nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. If you're ready to start putting off your business and start hearing... Cha-ching. Then you're ready for Shopify. Start your free trial at shopify.com slash MGG today. You heard that right. Start your free trial today at shopify.com slash MGG. That's shopify.com slash MGG. Go try it out. I think you're going to like it as much as I do. And our thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 21
CCleanMyMac
CleanMyMac27:48-29:02
And here's a Mac problem I didn't know I had until CleanMyMac showed me, right? Gigabytes of junk hiding in my cloud accounts. Talk about it on the show here, right? Their new cloud cleanup scans iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox for space wasters. And it all happens locally. So your data never leaves your Mac. And that's the thing about CleanMyMac, right? It's not really about cleaning a Mac. It is clean. But in addition, it's your silent partner quietly removing the friction that breaks your flow. So you stay in the work instead of babysitting the machine. It's notarized by Apple. It's from Mac paw and we've all trusted it for years. Don't get caught losing your momentum to a Mac that can't keep up with your ideas. Get tidy today. Try seven days free and use our code for 20% off. That's code MacGeek, M-A-C-G-E-E-K at clnmy.com slash MacGeek. You can click the link in the show notes at macgeekup.com. Whatever you do, go check it out. Make sure you use that MacGeek code for 20% off. And our thanks to CleanMyMac and MacPaw for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMACGEEKDetected Jul 14
OOneSkin
OneSkin29:01-30:15
And you've heard me talk about our sponsor, OneSkin, before. And I'm still on the face and eye every single day from them. But here's my real-world summer test, right? I wore their face SPF all 4th of July weekend. Blazing heat, right? Several days straight out on my uncle's sailboat. Open water sun bouncing off of everything. All those full days out there. And my face didn't so much as thermal throttle. No burn, no issues. And the part that always got me with other sunscreens with the face SPF from OneSkin, no greasy face, folks. What I love is it's pulling double duty. Their OS1 peptide is working on the visible signs of aging while the SPF blocks new UV damage, right? Don't get caught letting one sunny weekend quietly undo months of good skin care. Born from over a decade of longevity research, OneSkin is helping you unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age. For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code MGG at oneskin.co slash MGG. That's 15% off oneskin.co with code MGG. After you purchase, they'll ask you where you heard about them, Of course, please support the show and let them know we sent you. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as I do. And our thanks to OneSkin for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMGGDetected Jul 14
And as we've talked about, Adam and I built a custom engine for the business, right? It helps us track clients and schedules across all of the podcasts that we manage. I know exactly how it works because I'm one of the people who conceived it and wrote it, right? But explaining it step by step to somebody else... My patience clearly has a short fuse. And yet the team still needs me to teach them, right? Because if not me, well, who else knows how? And this is exactly why Scribe, our sponsor, caught my attention. Scribe is a workflow AI platform trusted by 80,000 plus enterprises, including nearly half of the Fortune 500. It captures any workflow in real time and turns it into a step-by-step guide automatically. I installed their browser extension, ran through our software the way I normally would, and Scribe captured every click, every step, every screenshot as I went. And by the time I was done, the guide was already built and ready to share. What would have taken me an hour of painful re-explanation was finished in under a minute. Done. Scribe also automatically redacts sensitive information. From every screenshot? So nothing slips through. Anyone following the guide gets real-time, on-screen guidance showing them exactly where to click inside the actual tool, right? And Scribe doesn't just document the process. It suggests improvements to the underlying workflow, too. Identifying redundant steps, where people get stuck, and what could be automated or simplified. Don't get caught being the only person who knows how something works. Head to scribe.how slash MGG and mention MGG for your first month of Scribe capture free on select plans. That's S-C-R-I-B-E dot how slash MGG. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it. And our thanks to Scribe for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMGGDetected Jul 12
NNordLayer
NordLayer23:50-24:53
And there's a version of small business IT that nobody warns you about, right? You need enterprise-grade security visibility, but you have exactly zero enterprise budget to get it. NordLayer browser is built for this gap. It launched earlier this year in 2026, and it's a business browser that gives admins real control over what's happening in all those SaaS apps and web sessions, like where the actual threats are now without making your team learn a new tool because it looks like a browser. It works like a browser. It is a browser. It just also happens to stop phishing, shadow IT, and data leaks at the source, right? Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web. Check it all out now at nordlayer.com slash browser. That's nordlayer.com slash browser. Really, go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as I do. And our thanks to NordLayer Browser for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
CCashfly
Cashfly76:25-76:34
Thanks to Cashfly for providing all the bandwidth to get the shows from us to you.
post-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
pre-rollMACGEEKDetected Jul 12
DDecagon
Decagon2:42-3:19
And, and that link will be in the show notes along with the Shopify link and along with Decagon.ai slash M G G, which is a new sponsor that helps companies create personalized customer experiences with AI agents.com. Really going to level up your customer service, and you can go to that decagon.ai.mgg link to get a personalized demo and check it all out and learn and all that good stuff. We'll talk about more of them in a little bit. More of them? We'll talk more about them. Yeah, not more of them. Just more about them in a little bit.
pre-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
DDecagon
Decagon36:30-38:08
The next thing that we want to do is we want to tell you about our sponsors. All right, and you know what AI customer support usually feels like, right? A chatbot that confidently misunderstands you three times before giving up and handing you to a human, right? Yeah. Decagon, our sponsor, is the thing that fixes that because Decagon helps companies create personalized concierge-style customer experiences with AI agents across chat, email, voice, and SMS. They're available 24-7. They feel natural to talk with and can resolve customer requests on their own so businesses can keep up with requests without losing their personal touch. One thing that really caught my eye is that workflows can be updated using natural language, meaning teams can make changes themselves without long engineering cycles. It's fantastic, right? Decagon gives your team full visibility into why agents make the decisions they do and what's happening across every conversation. So it's easier to spot all those trends. And Decagon... helps power millions of conversations every day for brands that you know and love, like Avis and Aura and Affirm and Fanatics. You've got to check this out because you don't want to get caught offering your customers a worse experience than your competitors. If you're ready to transform your customer support, go to Decagon.ai.mgg to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. Check Decagon out at Decagon.ai.mgg. That's Decagon.ai.mgg. You can click the link in the show notes. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it. And our thanks to Decagon for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
SShopify
Shopify38:22-40:01
The podcasting business means wearing a lot of hats, right? And the content hat, that's the fun one, right? Everything else you kind of figure out as you go. And selling merch was one of those things that we figured out with our shows and other businesses with our sponsor, Shopify. And it went from let's try this to our first sale in literally the same day. We had a meeting in the morning. We're like, ah, we should sell some merch. Okay, fine. By the end of that day, not only had we gone to Shopify and set up our store, we already had our first sale. That kind of speed is what Shopify is built for. Shopify is behind millions of businesses worldwide and 10% of all e-commerce in the U.S. from household names down to the person launching their very first store this week, right? It could be you. Hundreds of templates to build a store that actually looks like your brand. AI tools baked right in for product descriptions, page headlines, photo enhancement. So you're not starting from scratch on any of it. Inventory, payments, analytics, all in one place. And if you ever get stuck, 24-7 support that actually knows what it's talking about. It's the business partner that doesn't need a desk, doesn't take a vacation, and never once asks me to explain what a podcast is. Start your business today with the industry's best business partner, Shopify, and start hearing ka-ching. Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at Shopify.com slash MGG. Go to Shopify.com slash MGG. That's Shopify.com slash MGG. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it. I certainly do. And our thanks to Shopify for sponsoring today's episode.
mid-rollno codeDetected Jul 12
CCleanMyMac
CleanMyMac40:00-41:38
And here's something I've noticed about my best podcast recording sessions, right? I'm not thinking about my Mac at all. I'm just in it, right? Working, focused, not waiting on a spinning beach ball or wondering why the fan just kicked into high gear. And that, folks, is no accident. That's clean. My Mac running quietly in the background doing its job. So I don't have to think about mine. The performance module is one of the things I love. It reduces background strain without me having to dig through activity monitor playing detective, right? It just handles it. The smart care dashboard, Gives you a real-time picture of how your machine is doing all in one place. And cloud cleanup is something I didn't even know could be a thing until I used it. It connects to iCloud, to Google Drive, to Dropbox. It scans for the space wasters that are eating storage in both the cloud and your device, right? And then lets me clear them out without having to guess. All the scanning happens locally, so nothing leaves my Mac. I'd let clean my Mac run as a login item on every Mac I own if I hadn't done that already. Well, spoiler alert, I have. Don't get caught letting your Mac slow you down when there's work to be done. Get tidy today. Try seven days free and then use our code MacGeek for 20% off at clnmy.com slash MacGeek. That's clnmy.com slash MacGeek. We'll put the link in the show notes for you to click. Go check it out. I think you're going to like it as much as we do here. And our thanks to CleanMyMac for sponsoring this episode.
mid-rollMACGEEKDetected Jul 12