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This news item is simply called News because it really is very important NEWS. As far as I can tell LM Studio, which I've just installed tonight, has a brand new feature. What this very understated feature does is give you access to local AI…

Background I'd updated Ubuntu, knowing that this would probably break things and stop me being able to update my website. You know in IT when you just get a bad feeling? After a few years you develop an instinct, those instincts tend to make "backup…

In an earlier article I'd said this: 'I wanted to remove the double-spacing after the full stops in the first article I wrote: "Making a Second Version of this Website". After uploading my first article I noticed that the browsers word wrap seemed to get…

The firm on eBay sent me a different machine to the one that I had ordered and I didn't immediately notice! The wrong computer had to be re-boxed and shipped back, and the correct computer had to be shipped to me and unboxed. I'll spare…

After a fair amount of research on Monday the 29th of June 2026 I purchased my next computer from eBay for £120, including shipping, on that same day. The computer arrived quickly and was delivered today, Wednesday. The seller provided excellent and responsive service. We…