The best part? This voice assistant runs entirely locally ...

Tom Fenton moves from local AI concepts to hands-on tools for matching LLMs to hardware, running local chatbots with Ollama and benchmarking AI performance.

I wanted to share an independent, open-source project I've been working on for desktop users (tested on Linux; macOS and Windows builds are upcoming). Forge Open Bench (FOB) is a local-first, ...

A VPN is a service that tunnels your internet traffic through a server located elsewhere in the world. These services can be great if you want a simple solution that works out of the box. They come ...

What if you could transform a palm-sized computer into the brain of your next big project, without needing an engineering degree? The Raspberry Pi 5, the latest in the beloved Raspberry Pi series, is ...

Want to gain privacy, online security, and freedom on your Raspberry Pi? We explain how to use a VPN for Raspberry Pi to encrypt your internet connection and bypass online restrictions. Whether you ...

A couple of years ago, I decided to invest in a high-quality scanner. The idea was to digitize and archive dozens of old photo albums from my childhood that were scattered around in boxes. You know ...

A set of apps for Raspberry Pi GPIO Output control and Input visualization, with GUI and CLI Support for macOS, Linux (including Raspberry Pi) and Windows; GPIO CLI agent for Raspberry Pi and embedded ...

An occasional series of mine on these pages has been Daily Drivers, in which I try out operating systems from the point of view of using them for my everyday Hackaday work. It has mostly featured ...

Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling when a sudden power outage disrupts your work or, worse, puts your valuable data at risk? For anyone managing servers, network-attached storage (NAS), or ...

While the Raspberry Pi can work as a basic desktop alternative, you're probably using it for more advanced projects — most of which don't need a display, keyboard, or mouse. Perhaps it's integrated ...