- One Year with the Mac Studio M2
I've always wanted a Mac Studio. Last year I bought one, to use for my day to day to work. Here's what you need to know
4 min read - Sep 20, 2025 - I attended POST/CON 2025. Here are my thoughts
I just returned from POST/CON 25 in Los Angeles. Here are some of my thoughts, and some cool stuff to look out for.
2 min read - Jun 10, 2025 - Running DeepSeek R1 Locally on a Raspberry Pi
I tried running DeepSeek R1 locally on a couple of Raspberry Pis. Here's how it went, and full instructions if you want to try it yourself.
5 min read - Feb 13, 2025 - What Is Deepseek R1 and Why Should You Care?
DeepSeek R1 is either a “massive revolution” for AI, or an overhyped mess. Which one is it?
4 min read - Jan 28, 2025 - How Fast Does the Jetson Nano Really Run Large Language Models?
Can your Jetson Orin Nano handle the latest LLMs? We test a range of models to see how fast they run.
8 min read - Dec 29, 2024 - Review: The New NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
Curious about the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano? Is this $250 device the future of AI prototyping? Is this a Raspberry Pi on steroids? Click to find out
4 min read - Dec 21, 2024 - Installing Stable Diffusion 3.5 Locally: Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Stunning AI Art on Your own Machine
Learn how to install Stable Diffusion 3.5 on your local machine with this step-by-step guide! Set up the latest text-to-image AI model, from prerequisites to image generation, for seamless offline AI art creation. Perfect for developers, artists, and AI enthusiasts!
10 min read - Oct 25, 2024 - Hey AI, Write Like Me
I created a custom GPT that writes just like I do. Trained on my own writing. Here's how I did it.
10 min read - Oct 13, 2024 - The Ultimate Guide to Running Local LLMs on Your Mac
Want to run LLM tools on your own laptop? I evaluate and explain three options for running large language models on your Mac in minutes. LMStudio, Ollama, and Hugging Face Transformers.
5 min read - Sep 30, 2024 - The Top 10 Conversational AI Models for 2024
Here's a list of the top conversational (GPT) models I use all the time. I use them for research, revising my writing, and all kinds of random stuff.
3 min read - Aug 29, 2024
Blog Articles
Here is a list of tech articles I've written over the years on a variety of tech topics.
AI changed software development. This is how the pros use it.
Written for working developers, Coding with AI goes beyond hype to show how AI fits into real production workflows. Learn how to integrate AI into Python projects, avoid hallucinations, refactor safely, generate tests and docs, and reclaim hours of development time—using techniques tested in real-world projects.