A senior Apple systems engineer who's configured over 500 Macs in the last 6 years told me the average MacBook Pro owner wastes two hours a week doing things the laptop already does automatically.
They drag files by holding down the trackpad when a hidden setting lets them drag with three fingers and zero pressure. They screenshot and open Preview to crop when the screenshot tool has a built-in editor. They switch between 12 open windows by clicking when four corners of the screen can sort them instantly. They pick up their phone to copy a link when the MacBook already shares a clipboard with their iPhone.
"People buy a $1,599 laptop and use it like a $300 Chromebook. The features are all there. They just never opened System Settings."
11 features. Every one is free. Most owners have never configured a single one.๐งต๐
I rank 23 AI tools from S to F.
This will make some of you (very) angry:
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Claude Fable-5 - https://t.co/d4f30RVWMI
โ The smartest AI model.
โ Included in Max subscription.
โ It solves what every other model gives up on.
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Grok Bot - https://t.co/k5q7JOQFQw
โ The only AI agent I use.
โ Super simple to use & set up.
โ For people who are not technical.
Wispr Flow - https://t.co/G7mUFJy6Ee
โ Write text with your voice.
โ Insanely fast & accurate.
โ Keeps on training on your edits.
Gamma - https://t.co/ulDvCaLOmm
โ Make slides, with AI.
โ The best PowerPoint killer.
โ Unmatched taste in their designs.
Granola - https://t.co/c6BbQdt56Z
โ The best AI meeting notetaker.
โ Made for simplicity & efficiency.
โ It does NOT connect to the call.
Seedance - https://t.co/ZiG3bwgBYE
โ The best AI model for videos.
โ 30 secs in one shot (Veo gives you 8).
โ Free credits every day.
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ChatGPT 5.6 Sol/Luna - https://t.co/7o1Ws5c18M
โ Sol for the hard stuff, Luna for the rest.
โ The best free chatbot, & it's not close.
โ Connected to more apps.
Kimi โ https://t.co/oRuGSRvrjh
โ 2.8 trillion parameters, & open-source.
โ The best AI for long, autonomous tasks.
โ Free on the app, cheap on the API.
DeepSeek โ https://t.co/nAKwoK9O9E
โ The Chinese ChatGPT, for free.
โ And they just made the API 4x pricier.
Cursor โ https://t.co/M58iCDuJco
โ The AI code editor everyone copied.
โ SpaceX bought it for $60B.
โ Free hobby plan, no card needed.
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NotebookLM - https://t.co/IhSLUIvUAs
โ A great AI to upload courses and learn.
โ Create a podcast, quizzes, or mindmaps.
โ Can take up to 50 sources, even from YouTube.
Resend - https://t.co/5XGFyw4w5s
โ Send emails from your app in 5 minutes.
โ 3,000 emails per month, for free.
โ You write the emails in code, not HTML.
Supabase - https://t.co/D6hOdymaeM
โ The database behind most vibecoded apps.
โ Logins, storage, and it's real Postgres.
โ Free up to 50,000 users.
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Claude Opus-5
โ Almost Fable-5, at half the price.
โ You choose the effort level. I keep it on High.
โ Great at executing tasks, after brainstorming with Fable
Gemini veo - https://t.co/bHe5m1ZiaI
โ Google's video AI, now called Gemini Omni.
โ 50 free credits per day inside Flow.
โ Which is not even one good video.
Notion - https://t.co/6PQbBdoyoQ
โ Where a lot of people keep everything.
โ Claude and Cursor now work inside it.
โ But the AI features are locked in the paid plan.
Canva โ https://t.co/DSXNRAHGlM
โ Underwhelming AI features.
โ Well-known non-designer design tool.
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GitHub โ https://t.co/isojXZ42SX
โ Where the code of the world lives.
โ Free forever BUT extremely buggy.
Gemini (app) โ https://t.co/bHe5m1ZiaI
โ The free model is 3.6-Flash.
โ Far from the top 20 models.
Grammarly โ https://t.co/3vs548BBeC
โ Grammar fixes, for free.
โ Very annoying pop-ups to make you pay.
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Copilot โ the worst LLM at everything.
Claude Sonnet 5 โ Use ChatGPT for free instead.
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๐ง Things to teach your kids
โ๏ธ Chess
๐ฉน First aid
๐ช Resilience
๐ Astronomy
๐ฃ๏ธ Persuasion
๐ Adaptability
๐ช Self-respect
๐ฅ Self-defence
๐ณ Cooking skills
๐ข Assertiveness
โฐ Managing time
๐ A good attitude
๐ค Public speaking
๐งฉ Problem solving
๐ Self-awareness
๐ฑ Gardening skills
๐ค How to volunteer
๐ค How to negotiate
๐๏ธ Living off the land
๐ ๏ธ Basic home repair
๐ Starting a business
๐ฐ Money management
๐ฌ Good communication
๐ต Donโt watch the news
โค๏ธ Emotional intelligence
๐ง How to manage stress
๐ Basic car maintenance
โ๏ธ How to make a decision
๐ฏ How to influence people
๐ฉโ๐ง How to be a great mother
๐ญ Itโs okay to feel your emotions
๐ง Mental frameworks for thinking
๐ Understanding healthy relationships
๐ Building others up, not tearing them down
๐งฉ Problem-solving over memorization
๐งญ Exploration over conformity
๐จ Creativity over rote learning
๐๏ธ The value of hard work
๐ค How to be kind to everyone
๐ง Why failure is the path to success
๐ง How to think, not what to think
๐ How to adapt, not conform
๐ฆ How to lead, not follow
๐ ๏ธ How to create, not consume
๐พ Taking care of animals
๐ฃ๏ธ Good use of language
๐ซ Opposite sex relationships
๐ฅ Healthy food choices
๐ต Music, listening and performing
๐ General culture
๐บ๏ธ Foreign languages
๐ Leadership
๐ฟ Stoicism
๐ Fasting
๐ Sports
๐ฎ Video games
๐๏ธ Spirituality
โ๏ธ Travelling
โ๏ธ Copywriting
๐จ Drawing
๐ Self-love
๐งพ Digital literacy
๐ Online safety & privacy
๐ค AI basics
๐ Reading habits
๐ง Critical thinking
๐ Financial discipline
๐ Environmental responsibility
๐งโ๐คโ๐ง Empathy
๐ Sleep hygiene
โ๏ธ Ethics & integrity
What else would you add?