What is an API? APIs, short for Application Programming Interfaces, are tools that allow software applications to communicate with each other. They define a set of rules and protocols that enable ...

Back in 2020 I finally set aside time to learn about containerisation. Docker had been on my radar for a while, but I kept putting it off, convinced it was strictly developer territory. Determined ...

Like many people, my daily routine involves a search engine. Whether it is a quick fact, the latest headlines, or a deep dive into a new topic, search engines have always been the gateway to discov...

At the end of 2023 OpenAI introduced GPTs — custom versions of ChatGPT that anyone can create. These tailored assistants are designed to perform specific tasks, help with workflows, or simply provi...

In a digital age dominated by information overload, staying focused on content that truly matters is an ongoing challenge. Enter Inoreader, my RSS reader of choice. It not only consolidates article...

I recently discovered Ollama (ollama.com), a platform that allows you to run open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) directly on your local machine. As someone with an M1 Pro MacBook Pro, I was in...

Prompt engineering is a crucial skill in today’s AI-driven world. At its core, it’s the process of designing and optimising prompts to interact effectively with natural language processing (NLP) mo...

We’re living in the middle of an AI revolution. The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence feel like the dawn of a new era—much like how the internet and the World Wide Web transformed the w...

Diving into the world of Linux naturally led me to discover the vibrant homelab community. What began as casual curiosity soon became a genuine fascination, fuelled by countless YouTube videos show...

When people think of iPhones, they often picture sleek hardware and user-friendly software. Of course, if you’re team Android, that’s perfectly fine—there’s no room for tribalism here. But I digres...