David walks through the AI robot assistant he built with Claude Cowork, from file management and email to invoicing and podcast production. Plus, why managed AI agents finally solve the memory and access problems that held chatbots back.

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Robot Assistant Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

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I regret nothing - YouTube

Stephen unboxes his new Studio Display XDR

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | Galaxy AI | Samsung US

Claude

Claude Code overview - Claude Code Docs

Introducing the Model Context Protocol \ Anthropic

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

NotePlan - Tasks, Notes, and Calendar

Flexibits | Fantastical — The calendar and tasks app you won't be able to live without.

Google Gemini

Perplexity Computer

Studio Display XDR - Apple

Superhuman: Docs, Mail, and AI That Work Everywhere

Inbox | Fastmail

Invoice and Accounting Software for Small Businesses - FreshBooks

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information manager for Mac and iOS.

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS

Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Day One Journal App | Your Journal For Life

Bear - Markdown Notes

MacBook Air 13-inch and MacBook Air 15-inch - Apple

Shortcuts User Guide - Apple Support

MacSparky Labs - MacSparky

MacBook Neo - Apple