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Day to Day Tools, the 2024 edition
Russ McKendrick
Tools 🧰macOS 🍏

Day to Day Tools, the 2024 edition

Day-to-day tools for a macOS user in 2024: Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Paste, 1Password, and more. Discover essential desktop, terminal, and online services for productivity.

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Updating my blog using CrewAI
Russ McKendrick
AI 🤖Blog 🤷‍♂️

Updating my blog using CrewAI

Discover how CrewAI revolutionized my blog's AI-generated music roundups, enhancing content quality and accuracy. Unlock the potential of collaborative AI for your creative projects.

16 min read
Announcing the second edition of Learn Ansible
Russ McKendrick
Book 📚Ansible 👨‍💻

Announcing the second edition of Learn Ansible

My new book, the second edition of Learn Ansible is now available for pre-order.

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Installing and running InvokeAI on macOS
Russ McKendrick
macOS 🍏Python 🐍

Installing and running InvokeAI on macOS

A step-by-step guide on installing and running InvokeAI on macOS for local AI image generation using Conda and Python.

8 min read
Conda for Python environment management on macOS
Russ McKendrick
macOS 🍏Python 🐍

Conda for Python environment management on macOS

Learn how to efficiently manage Python environments on your MacBook Pro using Conda. This comprehensive guide covers installation, creating and activating environments, installing packages, and best practices for streamlining your Python development workflow.

10 min read
Updating my dotfiles
Russ McKendrick
macOS 🍏Code 🐛

Updating my dotfiles

For the first time in nearly a decade, I updated my dotfiles blog post.

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Saving money with Azure Logic Apps
Russ McKendrick
Azure ☁️Code 🐛

Saving money with Azure Logic Apps

Discover how Azure Logic Apps save you money by automating tasks like stopping and starting VMs and App Gateways. Follow this step-by-step guide to deploy cost-saving automation efficiently.

25 min read
Running LLMs locally with Ollama
Russ McKendrick
AI 🤖Code 🐛

Running LLMs locally with Ollama

A step-by-step guide to installing Ollama on macOS and running large language models like llama2 and Mistral entirely offline. Learn how to interact with the models via chat, API, and even remotely using ngrok.

17 min read
My Top 10 of 2023
Russ McKendrick
Life 👨‍🏫Vinyl 🎧

My Top 10 of 2023

Explore 2023's diverse music scene with 17 albums, from The Polyphonic Spree's 'Salvage Enterprise' to Peter Gabriel's 'I/O'.

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