Category: Computing
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Claude Desktop on Linux – update!
This post is an update to my earlier guide on installing Claude Desktop on Ubuntu/Debian. If you’re new here, start with that post first — this one covers what’s changed and how to update your existing install. The Package is Back — and Better Than Ever When we originally wrote the installation guide, the community-maintained…
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I Spent an Afternoon Fighting DaVinci Resolve on Pop!OS So You Don’t Have To
Nobody said Linux video editing was going to be easy… Here’s a full account of everything that went wrong — and the fixes Act 1: “Your GPU Memory Is Full” (It Was Not Full) It started with the classic DaVinci Resolve welcome message on Linux: “Your GPU memory is full.” A bold claim, given that…
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AI is a Mech Suit for Work — Use It
A massive shift in how we work is occurring, but are you trained in operating your new AI mech suit? Now as those of you on my mailing list who don’t frequent Polish online casinos recently surmised, using AI to write a janky WordPress plugin is not a super-duper awesome idea. It can lead to…
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Yes, AI Is In a Bubble, But When it Pops There Will Still Be AI Skills
Like the dot com bubble of the 90s burst and left us with the internet I use AI daily for coding, responding to emails, scaffolding ideas, generating images. Without AI skills, I could not accomplish the same amount of work that I’ve now grown accustomed to getting done in a day. I am not alone…
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How to Install Claude Desktop with MCP Desktop Commander on Ubuntu/Debian Linux
If you’re a Linux user who wants to run Claude Desktop with powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) (https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) tools, this guide will walk you through the entire process. We’ll install Claude Desktop and set up the Desktop Commander MCP server, which allows Claude to interact with your desktop environment. This Linux-beginner-friendly guide is based on…
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Repetitive emails? Have your AI craft replies
Do you have one or more types of emails that you need to reply to, but that you are sick and tired of handling? “If I have to answer the same question ONE more time I’ll snap” -type of emails? Now let’s say you are not the administrator of your corporate or business email account…
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AI is Your 24-hr Virtual Assistant
Coming back from a conference or event with dozens of business cards? (Or worse – handwritten sticky notes) Ain’t nobody got time to sit down and type up all these cards and notes manually one by one. Back in the day, you used to need a card reader machine, or more recently, a card scanning…
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Launching AI training for Women in Business
Rolling out to Queens businesses now, with the broader New York area access coming soon The best time to get started with AI was perhaps a few years ago. The second-best time is now! That’s what I’m sharing with female founders, women in business, and women-owned businesses in Queens, NY. The takeaway is — if…
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Installing Linux on Asus ROG Strix, part 2
Well, I got the main partition resized thanks to this blog post. It was turning off things like hibernation and system restore. Then I shrank the Windows partition down to about 98 GB. Take that, Windows! After a reboot, it was pretty smooth sailing. After installing the proprietary NVIDIA drivers and restarting with a special…
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Installing Linux on Asus ROG Strix G16
How to lose your hair quickly A trip to Microcenter is a candy store-like experience with good customer service and great selection. I bought a brand-new Asus ROG Strix, despite the exquisitely obnoxious branding and lighting, for my next Linux box. I was told that for warranty purposes, should anything occur and I need to…