A long time and very dear client, Lesley from Lyndoch Lavender Farm contacted me the other day. She said: I’m putting off learning some AI stuff. When I said to my partner I didn’t like it, he said “That’s what… Read More »Using AI to create Social Posts for your Business
Look, I’ll be honest – this started as a bit of a lark. I was sitting there one morning thinking, “I wonder what AI would say about where I’m at in my career?” I mean, it knows what I’ve been… Read More »Just for S&G’s, I Asked AI About My Career. Then It Got Real.
So I’ve been diving into some of the Open Source AI models out there. Geez there are a lot. They are like free versions of ChatGPT that usually do one job particularly well. One of the tools I’ve been looking… Read More »Image Background Removal that doesn’t break the bank!
Do you love ChatGPT but don’t want your information being sent to the USA? Do you like Deepseek but don’t want you information going to China? Well – the solution is to host models like these locally! Right on your… Read More »Running LLM’s like ChatGPT locally – right on your laptop!
In today’s digital world, you might often hear the term “API” thrown around. If you’re not a tech whiz, it can sound like just another piece of jargon. But fear not! Today, we’re breaking it down in a way that’s… Read More »Understanding APIs: A Simple Explanation for Non-Tech Folks
When iterating through lists or other iterables in Python, there are often situations where you need not only the value of each item but also its index. Enter the enumerate() function—a powerful, built-in feature of Python that simplifies this task… Read More »The Power of enumerate() in Python: Keeping Track of Index and Value
I want to share something that’s as simple as it is essential: sorting a list in Python. Whether you’re just starting out with Python or need a quick refresher, this is for you. So, picture this: you’ve got a list… Read More »Sorting a List in Python – The Easy Way!
OpenAI (who owns ChatGPT) released a new model today. It is called o1. The main difference between models like 4o is it inherently performs chain of thought reasoning when producing an answer. What is chain of thought reasoning? Well, it… Read More »My current test for each new ChatGPT Model
In mid July 2024, OpenAI released a new model – named GPT-4o Mini. GPT-4o Mini was touted as a cheaper, faster model that was just as good, and probably better than the previous model GPT-3.5 Turbo. So I thought I’d… Read More »Cost Reduction by switching to GPT-4o Mini
Write Ahead Logging (WAL) mode is a mode that enables more concurrent writes in SQLite. I implemented this as I have a local Django app that uses SQLite, and sometimes I would get database locks when to many processes were… Read More »Enabling WAL in SQLite in Django