Perplexity

🎧 Prefer to listen? Your browser does not support the audio element. Perplexity just brought its “Personal Computer” AI agent to Windows, and the pitch is bold: instead of just answering questions, it actually does things on your machine. It opens your files, edits your documents, runs searches, and chains together multi-step workflows — all through a single conversation. I’ve been testing it, and here’s what solo builders and non-technical users need to know before deciding if it’s worth the $200/month price tag. ...

🎧 Prefer to listen? Your browser does not support the audio element. A 2025 survey by Fishbowl found that 68% of knowledge workers now use two or more AI tools weekly, up from 22% in 2023. The shift isn’t about loyalty to one platform; it’s about matching the right model to the right job. I’ve spent the last year testing this approach daily, and the performance gap between a specialized tool and a general-purpose one is real. ...