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Back to EpisodesMac Solopreneurs, Why AI May Not Be Saving You Time with Gary Pageau
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In this episode, you'll learn how Gary Pageau, principal of InfoCircle LLC, uses his Mac to streamline his business.
Discover how telling Opus Clips the topic of your episode upfront gets you better clips and saves you time on the back end.
You'll also hear why Gary relies on Descript's AI cleanup for filler words, yet still keeps a human check on every clip before publishing.
And you'll learn how Claude Cowork can run automated daily tasks on your Mac, plus why Dropzone makes repeated image resizing effortless for your newsletter.
Show notes and video version: https://macpreneur.com/episode178
Connect with Gary Pageau:
- Website: https://www.thedeadpixelssociety.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garypageau
Highlights
- 00:00 Teaser
- 00:30 Meet Gary Pageau
- 01:16 Mac Studio Setup
- 03:14 Apps and Workflow
- 05:06 Podcast Editing Tools
- 06:28 Descript Web vs App
- 08:59 AI Cleanup and Publishing
- 12:02 Opus Clips Workflow
- 19:28 AI Overload and Preferences
- 22:29 Claude Desktop and Agents
- 31:50 Automation with Zapier
- 35:14 Mac Tip Dropzone
- 37:57 Fixing Apple Software
- 45:17 Where to Find Gary
- 46:15 Applying to be a guest
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