847: Actually Useful AI Tools

David and Stephen take stock of where AI is actually useful right now. They cover dictation, browsers, agentic workflows, MCP, and Apple Intelligence, plus the real projects each runs today, including email triage and a customer-service robot.

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Comet Browser: a Personal AI Assistant

Robot Assistant Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Wispr Flow | Effortless Voice Dictation

Whisper Memos - AI voice recorder app for iPhone & Apple Watch

ChatGPT Images 2.0 vs Gemini Comparison

Mastodon Post

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Transcriptionist for Mac and iOS

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Apple Home Devices - Stephen's Website

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OWC Envoy Pro FX

SaneBox | Dashboard

Cloudflare

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Gling - AI Video Editing Software for YouTube

Free AI Voice Generator & Voice Agents Platform | ElevenLabs

‎Coffee Finder by Beardfm App - App Store

coffee finder

‎The No List App - App Store

Kagi Search

Marvin the Paranoid Android - Wikipedia