How to Run an LLM Locally Without Buying New Hardware
Run an LLM locally in about ten minutes: pick Ollama or LM Studio, choose the quantized model your RAM can hold, and point your apps at localhost.
Correct Desk Height: How High Should Your Desk Be?
The correct desk height is the one where your elbows rest at roughly 90 degrees and your forearms are parallel to the floor while you type, shoulders relaxed. That is the whole rule, and it is the same whether you sit or stand. What changes is how you get there: sitting, you set the chair … Read more
Correct Monitor Height: The Complete Ergonomic Guide
The correct monitor height is simple to state and easy to get wrong: the top of the screen should sit at or just below your eye level when you are sitting up straight and looking ahead with relaxed eyes. Get that one thing right and most of the neck and upper-back ache that people blame … Read more
Standing Desk Cable Management: Slack, Power and Routing
Standing desk cable management is a different problem from regular desk tidying, because your desk moves and your cables have to survive the trip. Get it wrong and a cable pulls taut at full height, strains a connector, or snags on the frame every time you stand. Get it right once and you forget it … Read more
RAM for Local AI: Exact Needs for 8B, 70B and 120B Models
For local AI, buy 32GB for 8B to 14B models, 64GB for a 70B model at 4-bit quantization, and 128GB for large mixture-of-experts models or long context. The harder question is whether that capacity is system RAM, discrete VRAM, or unified memory the GPU can actually use. This guide maps current Ollama model files to … Read more
Best 27-Inch Monitor Under 300: 5 Honest Picks (2026)
A decent 27 inch monitor under 300 CAD is still easy to find in Canada. I found five current IPS models that were orderable when I rechecked the market on September 13, 2026, with prices from CA$164.99 to CA$299.99. This page contains affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small … Read more
RAM Shortage 2027: What SK hynix Just Told Us to Expect
The RAM shortage 2027 warning did not come from a doom-posting blogger. It came from Kwak Noh-Jung, the CEO of SK hynix, in a Reuters interview on July 10, 2026: “We forecast that next year will be the worst year in the industry’s history from the supply perspective.” That is one of the two companies … Read more
Windows 10 ESU: What to Do Before the 2027 Deadline
Windows 10 support has ended, but home users can still enroll in Microsoft’s Consumer Extended Security Updates program through October 12, 2027. If you already enrolled, Microsoft says coverage now continues automatically through that date with no new action; if you have not enrolled, do it now or upgrade an eligible PC to Windows 11. … Read more
Samsung 990 QLC Review: The Complete Storage Verdict
This page contains affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Prices checked and links verified September 2026. The Samsung 990 QLC is slower than the drive it effectively replaces, ships without a DRAM cache, and still costs more than that … Read more
Monitor With Built-In Webcam: Dell Pro P34 Reviewed
A monitor with built-in webcam sounds like one less thing to buy: no clip-on camera clamped to your bezel, no spare USB cable crossing the desk, no cheap plastic eye staring back at you all day. Dell just turned that pitch into a real product with the Pro P34, a 34-inch ultrawide with a pop-up … Read more