Cool Stuff Found: Monitors, Dash Cams, AI Tools & More!

This week’s Mac Geek Gab with Pilot Pete and Dave Hamilton is packed with Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found to keep your tech life running smoothly. Discover hidden battery drains on your iPhone by sorting battery usage by time, then take ChatGPT customization to the next level—give it a full list of your installed apps for smarter suggestions! Want faster Terminal work? Just Cmd-Right-Click to paste selected text instantly. Always be tweaking, always be learning… and as always, Don’t Get Caught without the best tech tricks at your fingertips. Cool Stuff Found is on fire this week, from tools that supercharge your workflow to gear that levels up your setup. Rectangle Pro lets you save entire workspaces of apps and windows, while BetterDisplay gives you ultimate control over your virtual desktops. Need more? Planck SSD expands your iPhone storage, and the ShiftCam SnapGrip Pro transforms it into a photography powerhouse. For research, Perplexity LLM might just outshine ChatGPT. Oh, and if you want a killer backpack, the Portland Gear Cascade has you covered. Whether it’s monitors, media converters, or dash cams, MGG delivers—so geek out and grab what works for you! 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1079 for Monday, March 3rd, 2025 March 3rd: National If Pets Had Thumbs Day Police Code 10-79 – Notify Coroner / Bomb threat MGG Monthly Giveaway – Unite 6 from BZG Apps! Quick Tips 00:00:01 QT-Sort iPhone battery usage by time and scroll down to find hidden consumers 00:05:38 Scott-QT-Give ChatGPT a list of your apps to help better craft solutions! sudo ls -R /Applications > ~/Desktop/Installed_Applications.txt 00:11:58 Customize ChatGPT’s Behavior 00:17:45 Google Notebook Podcast 00:19:53 Ventmore-QT-Quickly paste selected text in Terminal with Cmd-Right-Click 00:22:24 SPONSOR: ScreenCastsONLINE. Each week, ScreenCastsONLINE publishes two Apple-related videos to its ever-expanding library of over 1,400 tutorials. Visit ScreenCastsONLINE/mgg to get a lifetime 20% discount on your subscription. Cool Stuff Found 00:24:34 Dan-CSF-Rectangle Pro stores entire workspaces of apps and windows 00:25:55 Jim-CSF-BetterDisplay for Virtual Desktop and More 00:28:34 Kent-CSF-Planck SSD for iPhone 00:30:56 Pilot Pete=CSF-ShiftCam SnapGrip Pro 00:33:53 CSF-OhSnap SnapGrip Wallet 00:37:31 Dan-CSF-Aeon Timeline for creating gantt charts 00:38:55 Russ-CSF-Perplexity LLM is better than ChatGPT at research 00:43:31 DLH-CSF-Portland Gear Cascade Backpack 00:48:41 SPONSOR: Factor. Save time with Factor’s fresh, never-frozen meals, ready to heat and eat in just 2 minutes!