Maybe It's "S-Bot"

Start Mac Geek Gab 1158 with Quick Tips you’ll actually use: trigger your iPhone’s camera from your Apple Watch, pull a full-quality photo out of any video in iOS 27, and find out why hybridsearchd is quietly eating your CPU in macOS Golden Gate. You’ll also get the right way to set up Homebrew on a brand-new Mac, meet mackup for keeping your settings in sync across every Mac you own, and watch Siri AI turn a business card into a contact without you typing a thing.

Then your two favorite geeks and pilot dig into your questions: how much RAM is actually enough, how iOS call screening and spam filtering really behave, which outdoor cameras earn their keep, and how to reconnect to that remote NAS that keeps ghosting you. You’ll finally learn whether you can delete someone from a group text, get the early word on Sonos 27, and settle the great “how do we even say Siri AI?” debate in a lightning round that lands on S.A.I., S-Lady, Papaya, and — maybe — S-Bot. Press play, get the answers before your gear gets you, and whatever you do, Don’t Get Caught!

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1158 for Monday, September 7th, 2026 – https://mgg.fm/1158
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  • 00:00:01 Todd-QT-Use your Apple Watch Camera Remote
  • 00:03:40 Pilot Pete-QT-Save Video Still as Full Quality Photo iOS 27
  • 00:06:10 hybridsearchd in macOS Golden Gate using CPU
  • 00:10:15 Pensacola Craig-Nuke & Dave: using Homebrew on a new Mac
  • 00:11:40 mackup to copy your settings and keep them in sync between your Macs
  • 00:12:40 Dom Bettinelli-Create a new contact from business card with Siri AI
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  • 00:22:00 Dan-How much RAM is enough?
  • 00:38:10 Mark-Call Screening options and behavior in iOS
    • Settings > Apps > Phone > Call Filtering > Spam
  • 00:45:50 Mike-Which outdoor cameras do you use?
    • Eufy Security Cameras
    • Thermacell LIV
  • 00:56:29 Peer Timo-How can I re-connect to my remote NAS?
  • 01:04:15 Ericka-Can you delete someone from a group text?
  • 01:11:57 Sonos 27mcp in Early Access
• How to Say Siri AI – The Lightning Round
  • 01:16:33 Bill-1157-Maybe it’s just SAI
  • 01:17:25 Dan-I think S-Lady is the right answer!
  • 01:19:00 Simon-1157–Maybe Just Notch out The Siri Frequencies?
  • 01:20:26 Ben-1157-Papaya!
  • 01:21:09 Adam-1157-Another way to say Siri
  • 01:22:47 Shree AI?
  • …or maybe it’s S-Bot!
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