I rebuilt my VS Code setup from scratch this year, and it's the fastest it's ever been
…Continue was the only AI extension I’d use on VS Code for months, as it meshed well with my local LLM, but I’ve since moved on to llama-vscode. Credit…
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Most people think Claude is just for coding — here's what I actually use it for
…But Claude is a family of AI products from Anthropic, which includes Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and the chatbot Claude AI. The latter is mainly what I’m concerned with as a…
Gemini Gems are way more powerful than I thought, and I wasted months ignoring them
…I moved from ignoring it as just more bloat to treating it as an AI tool I could use for both productivity and entertainment. If you are like I was and have…
6 free tools every photographer and tech enthusiast needs
…Download Obsidian LM Studio Private local AI hub I have spent the better part of the last year testing every AI tool under the sun. But in 2026, the real power move…
Forget PowerPoint and Google Slides, I use Claude Design to create presentations and it’s awesome
…PowerPoint and Google Slides had a great run, but the future of visual storytelling belongs to generative AI. Over the past few weeks, I have moved my entire presentation workflow over to…
This MCP Server turned my NAS into a self-hosted AI assistant, and it changed how I work
…Besides computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account Besides its centralized storage and…
5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
…Whether it's performance, value, features, efficiency, or flexibility, PC hardware is supposed to move forward . However, over the last 10 years, the industry has conclusively moved backward in multiple departments, calling…
Google Antigravity isn’t a VS Code killer; it’s a mental shift I wasn’t ready for in software development
…Related I tried VS Code, Google Antigravity, and Claude Code for a month and one clearly dominated The AI coding war has intensified. From text editor to agent manager A major mental…
This self-hosted Office 365 alternative is fine, but here's how I turned it into my private cloud setup
…spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account I’ve spent the last couple of months moving away…
Claude Skills aren't prompts, and using them like one is costing you hours every week
…about AI for a living, and even I struggle to keep up with everything companies announce at times. Between all the chaos, you've likely tried a feature, shrugged, and moved on…