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From Basic Mac User to AI-Enhanced Solopreneur with Gary Montalvo

• Damien Schreurs • Season 7 • Episode 156

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In this episode, you'll discover insightful ways to streamline and enhance your business processes leveraging your Mac, shared by leadership and mindset coach Gary Montalvo. 

Gary discusses his extensive experience with Mac computers, the software tools essential to his business, including ChatGPT for AI capabilities, and key productivity apps. 

Additionally, Gary reveals the AI tools he's integrating into his workflow and shares valuable tips for Mac users. 

Finally, we both explore features and future improvements we want to see in Mac systems.

Video and show notes: https://macpreneur.com/episode156

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Highlights

  • [00:00] Welcome  
  • [01:05] Introducing Gary Montalvo  
  • [02:56] Current Mac Setup and Preferences  
  • [09:24] Essential Mac Applications  
  • [15:06] Exploring Notion and Google Workspace  
  • [22:34] AI Tools and Strategies  
  • [27:47] The Stress of Keeping Up with AI  
  • [30:22] Customizing ChatGPT and Model Capabilities  
  • [32:59] Using ChatGPT on Mac  
  • [41:51] Wishes for Mac's AI Integration  
  • [48:09] Connecting with Gary  
  • [49:02] Applying to be a guest too  
  • [49:25] Outro  

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Introduction to Gary Montalvo

Damien Schreurs: Hello, today I have the pleasure to introduce Gary Montalvo. Gary is a leadership and mindset coach who helps big artist entrepreneurs stop being the bottleneck in their business. With nearly 20 years of experience coaching solopreneurs, startups, and executives around the world, Gary is known for his real talk, practical strategies, and contagious energy.

He's the former Chief Growth Officer at Lime Life by Alcon and the host of the Ownership Game podcast. Gary, welcome to the show.

Gary Montalvo: Thank you so much for having me, Damien. I'm so excited. I've been wanting to have this conversation with you for months now. I, I love to geek out about Mac stuff, so this is like perfect.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah.


Gary's Early Mac Experience

Damien Schreurs: And when we had the pre-show, I realized you had been using Mac for more than 10 years before I started? Yes.

Gary Montalvo: No, my first Mac was in art school. I went to the School of Visual Arts, and they gave us these big, clunky machines that took up an entire desk—and the machine had, like, four gigs of RAM. That was it, you know? Um, and we're talking about, uh, 1996, I think was when I first got on a Mac. I mean, I was even using them before that in high school. Like, I had the—what were the little ones called? The ones that were, um…

Damien Schreurs: It was the Macintosh 128K or something like that, huh? Yeah.

Gary Montalvo: With the floppy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I used to design the flyers and invitations for our school. I used the print software that came with it, and we used it for all the posters for the school dances and all that stuff. So I've always been a Mac guy since I was a teenager.

Damien Schreurs: So, yeah, almost 30 years of Mac experience.


Current Mac Setup and Preferences

Damien Schreurs: And so, what's your current Mac?

Gary Montalvo: I have a MacBook Pro—the 13-inch. I got it around 2022, I think, before the 15-inch came out, which I was really annoyed about afterwards because I had to sacrifice the smaller screen, and I'm on the M2 processor. I used to have a MacBook Pro before that, but I wasn't designing anymore. I haven't really been designing in years, but I still like having the power. However, it was so heavy to carry around with all my traveling, and it was giving me back issues.

So I surrendered. I said, okay, I'm going to get the MacBook Air. But it's been great. It's a great little machine—especially with the M2, it holds up really well. I'm excited to upgrade to the 15-inch. It's been calling me for a year now, going like, “Come, come, come.”

Damien Schreurs: Yeah, yeah. It's actually not clear when the M5 will be released. We are recording this to timestamp it—we're recording in July 2025. And so, we don't know yet when the new M5 will get released.

Gary Montalvo: But when it does, I'm ready. I'm ready to go. I mean, the M2 was such a game changer. It was incredible how it just started working so differently. I could do so much more with a smaller machine. You know, I used to have to carry the Pro around, as I said, to get some of this stuff done.

I'm really impressed with it. You know, but yeah, I'm ready. My biggest complaint is the larger screen. That's it.

Damien Schreurs: So, no complaints about the ports—even though you might have lost a few ports along the way.

Gary Montalvo: I definitely don't miss it as much, but to your point, I do have to switch around a lot. For example, when I'm going live, I have to unplug my monitor to plug in my microphone. I try to use one of those docking stations, but I haven't found the right one yet. It started to slow down the filming—I noticed I was experiencing lag with the camera—so I stopped using the port and now I'm just plugging in directly. It's not a deal breaker for me, but you're right, I do miss having just one more port.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah, just one more on the other side of the charging slot.

Gary Montalvo: On the other side, yeah.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah. What's nice is that with the M2 they reintroduced MagSafe. Now you don't lose a port just for charging; you have that on top of it. And that was one of the reasons why I finally bought the MacBook Pro. It's an M2 as well—well, it's an M2 Pro—because of the extra port on the right side. But more than the USB-C port, it's also the SD card reader. For me, when giving training sessions in corporate settings, I need to plug in an HDMI cable, and that is built in. Touchwood, I haven't had any issues yet. Every time I connected the HDMI port to any TV or client setup, it worked.

Gary Montalvo: Now you're making me miss that stuff. I'm realizing, oh yeah, that was nice. You know, I honestly love the lightness of the MacBook Air—carrying around the heavier Pro was brutal on my back at airports and on planes. I travel a lot—I’m on a plane at least twice a month, if not more. But yeah, now that you're talking about it, you're making me feel nostalgic.

Damien Schreurs: A friend of mine was hesitating between the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, and she was like, “Yeah, but what about the weight?” But we looked at it and said, “Look, it's less than half a pound difference between the Pro and the Air.”

Gary Montalvo: Maybe now—when I did it before, it wasn't like that, I don't think.

Damien Schreurs: Now, yes. It's half a pound. I don't remember if we compared the 15-inch Air with the 14-inch Pro—or maybe my 14-inch Pro, which I can hold in one hand as I go around the house.

Gary Montalvo: I had a 15- or 16-inch Pro—I got my last one in 2017—and I remember the difference from that one to this one was significant, but I'm glad to hear they're lighter now. Maybe I'll go back to a…

Damien Schreurs: Yeah. What I told my friend was to go into an Apple Store and pick up both models. Carry the Air, then immediately switch to the Pro, and feel the difference. If it's really noticeable, then go with the Air; but if it's okay, you'll gain a lot—not only in terms of ports, but also processors. It's possible to have the exact same processor in the Pro as in the Air, but then you're limited in the amount of shared memory. Um, yeah. What do you use your Mac for, actually?


Essential Mac Applications

Damien Schreurs: What are the main things that you do on your Mac?

Gary Montalvo: I run my business on my Mac—I do all the basic stuff: emails, web browsing, you know. But I film my podcasts on my Mac, design marketing materials, build my presentations, run my presentations when I'm speaking, and communicate with my team.

It’s everything. There's no way I could do anything without it. I mean, you have other tools—obviously iPads have come a long way—but I still prefer having a keyboard and a mouse. You just can't beat that.

Maybe it's muscle memory, but you really can’t beat it. When I started working at Lime Life in 2017, they handed me a PC at first, and I was like, “Oh, okay.” I tried it for a week and thought, “Guys, I just can’t do this.”

Damien Schreurs: You are killing me.

Gary Montalvo: I could spend the next three months trying to learn it, but if you give me a Mac, let's go.

No—I run everything on my Mac. And now, with AI—one of the topics you get into—AI is so powerful. I'm using it to brainstorm strategy on the Mac. I'm constantly speaking to ChatGPT, asking it for advice, feedback, and to review something.

It has gone from being a tool for execution to one that also handles conceptualizing and strategy. So, yeah, I do.

Damien Schreurs: Mm-hmm. Yeah. We'll cover the AI segment in a few minutes, but let's circle back to the non-AI applications you absolutely cannot imagine running your business without on your Mac.

Gary Montalvo: Yeah. There’s an application—an app called Kiwi—that allows me to access my Google ecosystem (Google Drive and all the Google tools) without the hassle of logging into a website and juggling a dozen browser tabs.

This app lets me access all my Google tools natively on the desktop. It was an absolute game changer because I always have my Drive open. It lets me have everything natively without having to mess around with a web browser.

I even tried stopping its use once, and I thought, “Nope, I need to go back.” I can’t do without it. What I also love about Kiwi is that it lets me toggle seamlessly between all of my Google accounts without re-logging in each time. It’s an absolute game changer—it makes the experience so clean, whether I’m switching between professional, personal, or my team’s accounts.

So that is probably my number one native app from the Mac suite. Keynote has been a godsend for me. The amount of hatred I have for PowerPoint cannot be understated. And as a former designer, aesthetics are very important to me.

Keynote allowed me to design my presentations with an intuition, flow, and elegance that I believe is one of Apple's masterpieces. I’m eternally grateful that I never have to touch PowerPoint again.

Similarly, another strong app for me is Numbers. I’m not an Excel guy, so if you are, Numbers might seem a bit limited in some ways—but for me, it makes spreadsheets more accessible, easier to navigate, and more visually appealing.


Exploring Notion and Google Workspace

Gary Montalvo: I really believe that Notion and Google Workspace are two masterpiece apps. I've been really into Notion lately—I've been down the Notion rabbit hole for the last year. I love that they’ve created a calendar app and an email app, so I can access these natively on the desktop without having to use a browser. Those are probably my favorites right now.

Damien Schreurs: So when you talk about Notion Calendar and Notion Email, it's different from what can be built inside a Notion database. It's a separate service, right?

Gary Montalvo: I think that aspect gets a little clunky because they separated those features into three apps. The functionality overlaps—you can use calendar features within your Notion databases—and now they’ve built out email separately.

It sort of makes sense, though, because if you want to read your email, you might not want to dig around in Notion for other functions. But it does mean you have more tabs to click on.

I'm really enjoying them. I’m still using Kiwi primarily for scheduling, but I'm starting to use Notion—for example, its calendar feature is so simple and elegant. You can just say, “Hey, here are three times I’m available,” and it creates a link that you can send to someone so they can schedule on your calendar. I love it because I don’t have to use Calendly and manually update my calendar. I can just say, “Boop, boop, does this work for you?” It copies the text for you: “Hey Damien, do 30 minutes within these times work for you?” and then shows you the options. It even tells the recipient to reply with their preference or use the link to schedule the call.

I often do that—I’ll say, “Hey Damien, I'm available at these times,” because I sometimes want to work with you outside the boundaries of my calendar. This feature allows me to do that seamlessly. I think Notion is doing really interesting work, especially with their AI development, which I haven’t even started playing with yet. We’ll talk about that later, but I think they’re doing great things.

Damien Schreurs: And so, hypothetically, if I replied to you saying, “I would like that time slot,” does it automatically book the slot with my reply or do you still have to manually confirm it?

Gary Montalvo: It gives you both options. You can reply back to me, in which case I manually schedule it, or it includes a link that you can click on. I can change the copy to say, “Hey, click on this link.” But sometimes there are moments when I want that personal touch—especially for a VIP client or someone I’m courting—so I don’t always want to send them to my calendar link.

I like that it immediately translates the scheduling into text. If I want to make it available for self-scheduling, I just adjust the copy. But if I want to keep it personal, it gives me that ability.

Damien Schreurs: Now I understand better. At the very least, it saves you a lot of time—typing out, “I'm available at this time” along with a list of bullet points for several days or even multiple weeks. That was a game changer for me: I can just click a few times and have it generate all the copy. Brilliant.

Damien Schreurs: That's good to know. Being in Google Workspace myself, I realized they now have a competitor integrated into Google Calendar. It’s possible to create a booking link and select slots.

Gary Montalvo: Boomerang.

Damien Schreurs: No, no. It’s built into Google Workspace. It’s offered by Google as part of your Google Workspace for Business subscription. You can even hook it up—I think it integrates with Stripe to organize paid calls directly from Google Calendar. It’s new, less than a year old, and they released it very quietly. I’ve configured Stripe just to see how it works, though I’ve never really used it because I’m so entrenched in iCal with my podcast and still maintain a Calendly link on the side. So, for listeners in Google Workspace who are on a free Calendly plan and thinking, “Maybe I should pay for something more,” check out what Google Calendar can do natively now.

Gary Montalvo: I actually used Boomer—what I was using to book appointments. It has a native integration; I believe Boomerang is owned by Gmail in some ways—but it feels clunky, not smooth yet. I like that, though. I’m going to keep checking because Google updates things quietly, and before you know it, they’ll roll out something amazing.


AI Tools and Strategies

Damien Schreurs: Let's go to the AI segment. You alluded to an app or service that you’re using. What's the number one AI service you use right now?

Gary Montalvo: For me, I'm still primarily using ChatGPT. I’ve dipped my toes into other models, but I kept getting distracted testing them all, so I shifted my strategy to focus solely on getting what I need from ChatGPT—and training it accordingly.

ChatGPT is always open for me and constantly helps with the basics—like copywriting, brainstorming names, and such—while lately I’ve been leaning into using it as a strategist.

I once did an experiment where, after a memory upgrade that was a game changer, I asked ChatGPT to describe me based on what it knew. What I got was remarkable. Then I said, “Act like you're my business mentor. What challenges do you see in my way?” The feedback it gave me was astonishing—I was like, “How do you know me this well?” That’s when I realized there was something here I could lean into further.

So I now use it as a strategist. I have it review proposals and generate feedback, help me come up with launch strategies, brainstorm ideas for expanding the market—I treat it almost like a COO. It’s been pretty amazing to have that capability. Sure, it’s not perfect and there are still quirks, but it’s been remarkably effective and a huge time saver.

Plus, other tools I use are integrated into platforms like Riverside—where I produce my podcast. Riverside has great AI tools to help with editing, creating clips, generating show notes, titles, and other time-consuming tasks. Top podcasts have many steps that can be incredibly time intensive.


Exploring AI Tools for Podcasting

Gary Montalvo: And those tools are great. Decipher AI has also been another fantastic AI tool for podcasting—it spits out transcripts, show notes, titles, quotes, and social media content. But I’ve been leaning more into ChatGPT because I can customize it to give me more of my own voice and exactly what I need. So I’ve been stepping away from Decipher AI a bit.


The Evolution of AI: From Grammarly to Claude

Gary Montalvo: Then there’s Grammarly, for example. It’s just installed because I can’t spell anything correctly. These are such basic tools that you rarely think about—even though they are AI.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah, I’d say it’s even the OG AI.

Gary Montalvo: The OG.

Damien Schreurs: They were using AI without saying they were using AI for many years. It was just another kind of algorithm—not trained on as much data as Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini—but still, it is artificial intelligence. It predicts, based on input, a corrected output. So yeah, it's still AI.

Gary Montalvo: I just interviewed an AI expert who helps implement AI in entrepreneurs’ businesses, and from that conversation I thought, “Oh man, I need to go learn Claude,” because she talked about it in ways that were really impressive. It’s so funny—we even discussed it on my episode.


The Stress of Keeping Up with AI

Gary Montalvo: There’s one way AI can be stressful for me—not because I have a problem with the technology or using it, but because there’s so much out there and it’s changing so fast that I feel like I have to learn everything. And I simply don’t have time for that. So I try to pick one or two tools that actually make a difference and just enjoy the ride, letting experts like you tell me when to learn something new, rather than driving myself crazy trying to learn it all.


ChatGPT's Persistent Suggestions

Damien Schreurs: There's one thing that's been a bit irritating about ChatGPT lately: its constant follow-up. We’re going in one direction and it keeps asking, “Do you want me to do this? Do you want me to do that? Do you want me to do it now?” And I say, “No, no, no. Let's focus.” I'm the one supposed to be focusing with ChatGPT, but I'm easily distracted. I have to tell it, “No, no, no—let's continue where we are. I want to see the end of this.”

Gary Montalvo: I've gone down those rabbit holes too. Because I'm like, “Oh, now I'm curious—show it to me.”

Damien Schreurs: But, uh…

Gary Montalvo: Or it'll say, “Oh, do you want me to create a layout of this?” And I'm like, “Oh, you can do that? Show me!” I appreciate that. Maybe you can even train it not to do that automatically—I don't know, you should try. What I do appreciate is that it sparks ideas for how to advance the conversation and use ChatGPT more creatively. Sometimes it will say, “Do you want me to create an image of that?” and I’m like, “Oh, I didn’t know you could do that—yes, let’s do that.” I really appreciate that it challenges me and gives me new ideas.


Customizing ChatGPT and Model Capabilities

Gary Montalvo: I used to be able to get ChatGPT to create Excel documents or explore documents, but now it doesn't really do that anymore. I remember telling it, “Hey, take this data and create an Excel document,” and it used to work. Now it seems like it can’t connect to Google or something.

Damien Schreurs: So, yeah, there are different factors. If you're working in a custom GPT, it needs to have data analysis enabled; otherwise, it won’t be able to do that. That's something to double-check. And unfortunately, not all models have the same capabilities. Depending on whether you choose GPT-4.0, GPT-3, a mini version, GPT-4.5, or GPT-4.1, not only will the answers differ, but the underlying capabilities (like selecting options) may vary.

One thing I appreciate—even though it might drive some people crazy—is that it’s heading in the right direction. I also appreciate that with custom GPT, as the creator, you can now choose a preferred model. Before, we were limited to GPT-4.0—the least precise one—but now I can use a slightly more advanced model in my custom GPT. Of course, that does add a little extra complexity because you have to go back and adjust your settings.

Gary Montalvo: See, that’s the part that's stressful. Now I have to figure out which model to use out of all of them—it's, it's a bit overwhelming.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah, yeah.


Using ChatGPT on Mac

Damien Schreurs: I have a question about your usage of ChatGPT on the Mac. Are you using it through a browser, or have you downloaded the native Mac app from OpenAI?

Gary Montalvo: Native.

Damien Schreurs: The native app. Okay.

Gary Montalvo: Yeah, that was also a game changer because it just made it really accessible.

Damien Schreurs: Mm-hmm.

Gary Montalvo: And now I have this little tool. You know what? I'm skipping ahead—I know you're going to ask what I wish the Mac would do. I wish, you know how the Mac allows you to choose Chrome as your preferred browser? I wish—although I know they're probably not going to do it because they’re really committed to their Apple Intelligence vision—that they would let you choose the AI model you want to use. That would be a game changer. But anyway, I'm using it natively, and I love being able to speak to ChatGPT. However, I don't enjoy the experience of it speaking back to me.

Damien Schreurs: Okay.

Gary Montalvo: And this is something someone told me about Claude. You know, if I ask a question that requires reading several paragraphs, I just want to skim the answer and get to what I need. I don't want to sit there listening to everything. What I don’t like about ChatGPT is that if you interrupt its speaking, it doesn’t let you access the rest of the content—you only get what’s been spoken so far. I heard that with Claude you can interrupt the speech and still have the full content available to read. I thought, “Oh, that sounds exciting. I might try that.” I do enjoy speaking to it and getting my answers quickly, but I wish it would show me on the screen what it's saying so I can jump to the part I really need.

Damien Schreurs: For me, it's really a model thing. When I'm at my computer, I type. When I'm on my phone, I speak. So, while preparing dinner or something, I put my phone on the kitchen counter, initiate a conversation with ChatGPT, and we bounce ideas back and forth.

Gary Montalvo: Really.

Damien Schreurs: Or sometimes I'm just curious about certain topics and have ChatGPT educate me.

Gary Montalvo: While you're…

Damien Schreurs: Yes.

Gary Montalvo: …dinner, huh? See, I love that. It's fascinating—we’re using this technology in ways I never expected, and I love that. I keep discovering innovative ways people use it, and that really excites me.

Damien Schreurs: And so, coming back to the native Mac app for ChatGPT, did you know that very recently OpenAI introduced audio recording capabilities in the Mac app? For example, you can initiate a recording—it will capture the audio from your Mac when you're in a meeting or similar situations. It essentially takes over some capabilities that Zoom has. Instead of using Zoom’s AI for transcription, ChatGPT will delete the audio afterward and just keep the transcript. If I remember correctly, that's one of the newer features. We're in mid-July 2025, and these are some of the capabilities of the native Mac app in ChatGPT.

Gary Montalvo: I love that. I didn’t know that. That’s definitely impressive.

Damien Schreurs: Mm-hmm.

Gary Montalvo: One of the things I wish the Mac did natively was transcription. I know it offers dictation, but the Memo app—come on, you should be transcribing those memos by now! And I love that idea. So this workaround is nice…

Damien Schreurs: So maybe that means we don’t fully understand the Mac’s capabilities yet, because in newer versions voice memos are transcribed in Apple Notes. If you open Notes on your Mac, there is now a section for audio recordings with their transcriptions.

Gary Montalvo: Do I need to update? Is that the latest version?

Damien Schreurs: I have to double-check which version of macOS I have, but yes—there’s now native transcription. Although I don’t think I have all of Apple’s AI capabilities, for instance on the iPhone there’s call transcription. Many of my US friends rave about that feature, but I don’t have it because I’m in Europe—due to DMA and regulatory issues, Apple hasn’t introduced that feature here yet. So there are a bunch of things we’re missing out on in Europe.

Gary Montalvo: That one—on transcription—that's a good one. I’m not sure how much we’re missing on Apple’s AI side overall, but for transcription, that’s a strong feature.

Damien Schreurs: Very good. Now, let’s move on to the next segment—the tip or trick you’ve recently discovered in your market.

Gary Montalvo: Oh man, I was trying to think of one, and nothing came immediately to mind—oh, wait, I have a funny story. One of my dear friends, who’s been using a Mac as long as I have (we actually met in art school), calls me from time to time because she thinks I’m an IT support guy—even though I’m not, I do know a bit more than she does.

She once called me while I was helping her with something. I showed her how to copy a link from her phone and paste it into her browser on her Mac, and her mind was blown. She was like, “What? How long has this been available?” I said, “This has been around for years—it’s literally a game-changing feature, and you never discovered it until now.” I completely changed her life by showing her how to copy something from one device and paste it into the Mac. I do that all the time—especially since I create content on my laptop and then post on social media using my phone by simply copying and pasting. I didn’t discover it recently, but my friend did, so I wanted to share that story.

Damien Schreurs: That’s a good reminder for any listeners who might not be aware of this feature. It’s always good to remind people.

Gary Montalvo: Yeah. You have to be connected to the same Wi‑Fi, and then it lets you copy from one device to the other.

Damien Schreurs: Very good.


Wishes for Mac's AI Integration

Damien Schreurs: And so, if you were in charge of the Mac division at Apple, what would be your first priority?

Gary Montalvo: My beef with the Mac is that it feels really complicated these days. There are so many different models, versions, and options—whereas the Mac experience used to be simple and elegant. I'm sure there are business reasons behind keeping some of the older models and targeting different markets, but when you're shopping now it feels like, “Okay, which one do I choose?” For example, with Apple Watches there are models 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—you wonder, why have a 7 if you can just get a 10? It’s confusing, and that’s probably my biggest complaint.

And then there’s the AI situation—it’s embarrassing. With this whole Apple Intelligence initiative, they were like, “Oh, here we go,” but it was so disappointing. Siri has always been a hot mess. Come on, Apple—you can get this together. The other day, I was googling how I could have ChatGPT answer me automatically on the iPhone because I don’t want to depend on Siri for anything beyond setting a timer or a reminder. I really don’t want to talk to Siri.

Then there’s the Focus feature. I think they could do so much more with it—for example, I’d love to have native controls that let you restrict which apps can be opened, set timers, and impose limits. You mentioned ADHD, and I’d love those kinds of controls built natively into the Focus app. I want to be able to shut down my social media, set restrictions without having to go through a third-party app or pay for a subscription. They already have the framework—they just need to give me more control. And if that control is extended across both your phone and your laptop, then it would be a truly powerful feature. That’s my wishlist. The other two things I mentioned earlier are also on my list—like native memo transcription (which I need to look into) and the ability to choose my own AI model instead of always talking to Siri. How’s that for a list?

Damien Schreurs: Yeah, I’ve heard they’re talking about integrating other providers—like Gemini or maybe even Perplexity—into Apple Intelligence. They might even let you default to ChatGPT if you already have a paid account. If I understand correctly, you can even put your ChatGPT Plus credentials into Apple Intelligence so it uses your account and preserves your memory. We’ll see.

Gary Montalvo: On it, guys—whoever’s listening.

Damien Schreurs: We're just before the release of the next operating system versions, and they've unified the numbering now. It’s going to be macOS 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26—everything 26 for the version that will be released in September or October. And I’d say it’s mostly just a facelift with a new interface. They haven’t really changed much beyond that.

Gary Montalvo: I mean, at least tying it to the year might simplify things, because they release something every year. But then one year they might miss a beat and we’re still on 26 while suddenly it jumps to 28. Oh my goodness.

Damien Schreurs: Yeah. We’ll see.


Connecting with Gary

Damien Schreurs: Well, thank you, Gary, for sharing how you’re using your Mac and leveraging AI. Where can people find you online?

Gary Montalvo: I'm very easy to find—just search for Gary Montalvo on Instagram or Facebook, or visit garymontalvo.com, which is my website. I'm very findable—just Google "Gary Montalvo" and check out my podcast, The Ownership Game. We don't just talk about computers; we discuss a lot of other cool stuff.

Damien Schreurs: I'll put links to everything in the show notes. So again, thank you for being on the show today.

Gary Montalvo: Thank you. This was so much fun. It’s not something I usually talk about, but I really enjoyed talking about this stuff, so I appreciate it.

Damien Schreurs: So very good.


Applying to Be a Guest Too

Damien Schreurs: So, if, like Gary, you would like to share how you’re using your Mac to run your solopreneur business, it's simple. Just visit macpreneur.com/apply. If you're already on Podmatch, click the button and you'll land on the show profile. Otherwise, fill out the application form and I’ll get back to you within a few days. Once again, that's macpreneur.com/apply.


Outro

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Until next time, I'm Damien Schreurs, wishing you a great day.