AI Guides & Tutorials

Local AI home-lab hardware — GPUs, mini PC, and unified-memory workstation

Local AI Hardware for Ollama: 2026 Edition

A 2026 guide to budget local AI hardware for Ollama: NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, and unified-memory picks, from a used RTX 3090 to a Framework Desktop and DGX Spark.

GitHub Copilot

Enable Claude 3.7 Sonnet in GitHub Copilot for VS Code

Learn how to enable Claude 3.7 Sonnet in GitHub Copilot for VS Code. Use Copilot Chat with this AI model in your organization. Quick guide to get started!

Vivid AI-generated landscape created locally with Stable Diffusion on a Windows PC

AI

Set Up Stable Diffusion Locally on Windows

Generate epic AI images locally on Windows with Stable Diffusion. Step-by-step setup for running image generation on your own GPU — no cloud, no fees.

DeepSeek

How to Run the DeepSeek-R1 AI Model on a Mac Locally

Learn how to run DeepSeek-R1 on a Mac Mini M4 using Ollama for efficient AI model performance. Step-by-step guide for installation, setup, and interaction.

Budget GPU and mini PC hardware options for running Ollama and local LLMs

Ollama AI

Budget-Friendly Local AI Hardware for Running Ollama

Want to run Ollama on a budget? Here are the most cost-effective hardware setups for local LLMs in 2025, from GPUs to mini PCs and dedicated AI boxes.