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Tech Rants
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Code Smarter with Git: A Quick Start Guide
🚀 Welcome to "Code with Confidence" – Your Ultimate Developer Toolkit! 💻 Whether you're a beginner developer or looking to level up your programming skills…
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The Algorithmic Serpent Book
"The Algorithmic Serpent" is a gripping AI dystopia that explores the fine line between genius and madness. When brilliant inventor Elias creates Chimera, an…
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NetBeans 26 Deep Dive
In this edition of Tech Rants, join Edward Ojambo for a full walkthrough of NetBeans 26’s powerful new editor. We unpack the latest enhancements covered in the…
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Running AI Locally: Phi-3 with Alpaca & Ollama on Linux
In this episode, I walk you through how to run Microsoft’s Phi-3, a small but powerful open-source language model, entirely offline on Linux. Using Alpaca (a…
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Self-Host Rustdesk Remote Desktop with Podman
Want full control over your remote desktop access? 💻🔐 This short video shows you how to self-host your own Rustdesk server using Podman — no cloud services, no…
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🎧 Discover Pulsar Edit: A Modern Take on a Beloved Code Editor
In this episode, we dive into Pulsar Edit, the open-source, community-powered successor to Atom. Learn how Pulsar preserves the flexibility and customization…
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Testing Qwen2 LLM with Ollama + Alpaca GUI
Welcome to the walkthrough of installing and testing Qwen2, a cutting-edge open-source large language model developed by Alibaba's DAMO Academy. In this…
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Why osTicket Open Source Helpdesk Beats Paid Helpdesks
Looking for a fast, free, and open-source helpdesk system? In just 60 seconds, this episode walks you through installing and setting up osTicket, a self-hosted…
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How to Self-Host NextCloud with Podman - Private Cloud for Power Users
💬 Episode Summary: Tired of paying for cloud storage? Concerned about data privacy? In this episode, we dive into how you can install and run NextCloud using…
Tech RantsReview AI Model Mistral 7B In AIpaca Ollama Client
Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models. Python is a dependency for Alpaca. The language model used was Mistral 7B…
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🎨 Getting Started With Penpot | Beginner's Guide to Open Source Design
Ready to break free from expensive, closed-source design tools? Join us for a live beginner-friendly walkthrough of Penpot — the powerful, open-source…
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Mastering Blender Python API – Automate, Script, and Build Tools in Blender
Episode Title: Mastering Blender Python API – Automate, Script, and Build Tools in Blender In this episode, we dive into the power of scripting in Blender with…
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Review GPL Software License
Learn how to use the GPL Software License. Learn how to fulfill the GPL License terms and conditions. Help and consultation for all parts of GPL License is…
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Review Generative AI Alpaca With Starcoder2 15B
Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models. Python is a dependency for Alpaca. The language model used was Starcoder2 15B…
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Strapi CMS The Free Open Source Headless CMS
Learn how to install Strapi Online CMS from the command line. Learn how to install Strapi graphically. Help and consultation for all parts of Strapi available…
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Special Effects Cube Explosion Using Blender Python API
Blender comes with a built-in video sequence editor (VSE). Use Python to create custom scripts or extensions for Blender customization. The Blender Python API…
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Review MIT Software License
Learn how to use the MIT Software License. Learn how to fulfill the MIT License terms and conditions. Help and consultation for all parts of MIT License is…