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A Raspberry Pi NAS sitting on a desk.
I let Claude configure my NAS—here's what it couldn't do alone
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Claude is great at homelabbing.

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Docker apps hosted on a Windows 11 system running on an Android table with Portainer open.
I asked Claude and Gemini to build a Docker app—one was smoother, the other smarter

Both models surprised me in pleasant and unpleasant ways.

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Two GPUs in a large PC case.
I tried NVIDIA's DLSS 5 before its official release—it's incredible
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

DLSS 5 isn't slop.

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Aircraft against the background of a blue sky.
9 no-cost tech hobbies you can pick up over a weekend
DIY

From vibe coding and virtual electronics to birdwatching and satellite tracking.

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ChatGPT's blank welcome screen beside a blank Microsoft Excel workbook on a laptop
I've used Excel professionally for decades—here's where ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini still fall short
Microsoft Excel

AI can help solve Excel problems, but I still rely on Excel when rules, context, and verification matter.

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Hugging Face Microduck duck robot
Hugging Face opens pre-orders for its trainable open-source duck robot
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The Microduck can even rollerskate.

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Daybrief app open on a laptop.
My morning RSS digest now runs on local AI, and I'll never go back to NotebookLM
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

My local PC generates briefings for me in real time as news breaks.

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A robot coming out of a laptop screen with the Perplexity AI logo in its hand.
Perplexity and NVIDIA team up to release a local AI agent
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Say hello to Portable Computer.

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Apple Mac mini M6 desktop computer
These are the new most powerful mini PCs for local AI
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Apple's new Mac mini is also its first computer with an M6 chip.

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An Amazon Echo Dot speaker in a kitchen.
Don't toss out your old Echo Dot just yet, the open source community found a way to reuse it
Amazon Alexa & Amazon Echo

Old tech, new life.

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Ultrawide monitor showing four tiled Claude Code terminal windows all displaying the welcome back Dibakar startup screen.
I vibe-coded an app with Claude just to fix one of my smallest Windows annoyances
Windows 11

45 minutes with Claude solved a 10-year-old problem.

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A macro script for Claude on a desktop
I stopped downloading ad-filled apps after Claude built me these 4 for free

Stop paying for apps you could build yourself in a weekend with Claude.

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Laptop screen showing an Excel worksheet on the left and ChatGPT with a prompt and response on the right.
AI prompts for Excel can take forever, so I built this 7-step shortcut
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

From describing your workbook to checking assumptions, a few simple prompt-building habits can make AI far more useful.

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Claude Code open on a tablet and monitor on a desktop.
3 side projects I run when I have unused Claude tokens to spare
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

At 85%? Don't let your weekly quota go to waste.

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Claude Web and App Opened in Desktop and Mobile
How I stopped hitting Claude's 5-hour limit without paying for Pro
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

And complete your task

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Two Linux mascots, one robotic, beneath an AI chip
AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Distro leaders draw stark AI lines from outright bans to cautious embrace, upending contributor norms and trust networks.

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An old laptop keyboard with a missing key.
Gemma 4 turned my ancient laptop into a dedicated local LLM station
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

You can do more with 16GB of RAM and a CPU than you think.

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Laptop screen showing an Excel worksheet in the foreground and an offline app-version of the same worksheet in Microsoft Edge in the background.
I turned my Excel sheet into an offline app without writing any code
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

A simple CSV export and a detailed AI prompt were enough to turn my spreadsheet into a surprisingly capable offline app.

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Obsidian running a local AI
I quit using NotebookLM and switched to Obsidian with local LLMs, now my notes are finally private

I ditched NotebookLM for Obsidian with local AI, and my notes finally stopped leaving my computer.

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ASUS Republic of Gamers NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU inside a gaming PC.
I automated my research workflow with open-source AI, and I finally own my data
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

It works even when the internet is out too.

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