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HOT 189: What Are Passkeys? - Google Maps, Roku vs Fire TV, Pixel 9

2024/11/3
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Mikah Sargent
技术主播和播客主持人,专注于苹果产品和健康追踪。
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Mikah Sargent指出Google地图的骑行时间估算基于平均10英里/小时的速度,目前无法调整。用户可以根据自身情况和该平均速度自行估算实际骑行时间。如果需要更精确的骑行时间估算和路线规划,他推荐使用Strava和Komoot这两款骑行app,其中Komoot更专注于骑行。

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A retired cyclist wants to adjust Google Maps' cycling times, which are too fast for his pace. The episode explores alternative apps like Strava and Komoot for more accurate cycling route planning.
  • Google Maps assumes an average cycling speed of 10 mph.
  • No current way to adjust this speed in Google Maps.
  • Strava and Komoot are recommended alternatives for customizable cycling routes.

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On Hands-On Mac, Mikah answers questions about adjusting a setting within the Google Maps app, whether there's a difference in audio and video quality between a Roku TV and an Amazon Fire stick, what music players will work for Android to play all the songs of an individual artist, getting legacy hardware to connect to an iPhone hotspot, and what passkeys are!

  • Martin-Guy is a retired cyclist who uses Google Maps while cycling. However, the cycling times reference speed within the app is too fast for him. He's looking for a way to adjust that setting if possible or if there's an alternative app he can use that would allow him to make such an adjustment.

  • Michael owns a 4K TCL Roku TV and the most recent Amazon Fire TV Stick. Is there a difference in audio or video quality between the Roku TV and the Amazon Fire TV Stick?

  • Lane just got a Pixel 9 Pro and stores his music in a folder on the device. He uses an app called Musicolet as his player and wants to know if there's a way to play all the songs of a selected artist in shuffle mode or if there's another app that can do this.

  • Jon is trying to connect older "legacy" hardware to his iPhone hotspot but is having trouble doing this and wonders if Mikah knows of any tricks to get this older hardware to connect to the hotspot.

  • Todd has heard Mikah talk about Passkeys on the TWiT network many times in the past. However, he doesn't understand what a passkey is and asks Mikah for any insight he can share about passkeys.

Host: Mikah Sargent)

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