If you're just getting started with running local LLMs, it's likely that you've been eyeing or have opted for LM Studio and Ollama. These GUI-based tools are the defaults for a reason. They make hosting and connecting to local AI models extremely easy, and it's how I supercharged my Raycast experience with AI. However, recently, I've made the decision to move to llama.cpp for my local AI setup. Yes, LM studio and Ollama offered everything I needed, including a polished interface and one-click model loading. But those conveniences come with trade-offs. From extra layers of abstraction to slower startup times, and less control over how the models actually run. Switching to llama.cpp strips all that away and gives you direct access, efficiency, and flexibility. It's now become my go-to recommendation for anyone with more than a fleeting interest in gaining more control over their local AI models, or interest in learning how they work.

The Mortal Kombat series has become one of the iconic and most legendary video game franchises of all-time. Its impact on pop-culture and significance to the gaming industry cannot be understated. From influencing future generations of fighting games in arcades, to adding phrases like "FINISH HIM" into the pop-culture zeitgeist, people love playing the Mortal Kombat games. This is why Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a special compilation of the original games that began everything, and laid the foundation for a franchise that would continue for decades.

If you use a Windows 11 PC, chances are you're used to downloading your programs the same way you always have. You type the name of the program into Google, open the most legitimate-looking result, and go for it.

Spooky season is over, which means it's officially Mariah Carey season. It also means streaming services are already loading up on Christmas movies. On pure principle, they'll be omitted here - Santa doesn't need a full two months of our attention. Also, while not a movie, worth noting that season two of The Vince Staples Show premieres on November 6th. The first season is funny, surreal, and just an absolute blast. I've got high hopes for season two. Here's the best movies coming to streaming this week.HBO MaxEddington - Ari Aster's latest just further proves that he is a master at making people squirm. It's tense, awkward, and laugh-ou …Read the full story at The Verge.

Note-taking is a part of modern life. Whether it's for work, study, or daily journaling, everyone needs to capture and manage their ideas. People often juggle between popular apps like Evernote and Google Keep, trying to find the perfect fit. However, the truth is, there are many great options out there built for users who demand more.

If you've got an older laptop, you're probably looking for ways to keep it living just a little bit longer. Tech prices are high thanks to the uncertainty of the US tariff situation, and prices may not be dropping any time soon. So it's hardly the best time to invest in new tech.

I'm a fairly new convert to running TrueNAS at home, after nearly a decade using Synology boxes. I'd outgrown the locked-in ecosystem, and recent business decisions were less than agreeable, so I now have a powerful home server with TrueNAS virtualized on top of a Proxmox host. This gives me the best of both worlds, while enabling backup practices that keep the VM and the drive's data safe from all but the worst failures.

Asus is expected to update the ROG Ally X with the new AMD Ryzen Z2 series APUs in the near future, to match up with the recently launched ROG Xbox Ally X. Of course, Asus could simply call this future handheld the ROG Ally 2, but Asus doesn't tend to go for numerical iterations on any of its existing laptop or desktop brands, so that feels unlikely.

Even though Halloween has already passed, Steam wants the horrors to persist, and that's why the Steam Scream Fest IV is going to go on till November 3. Now, there are plenty of fantastic horror and horror-adjacent titles that you can snag at great discounts during this time, but the one game that I can't recommend enough is a low-polygon, pixelated horror RPG that demands your attention... and your praise.

One of the most common problems you'll face with any graphics card is a coil whine. This infamous high-pitched buzzing or chirping noise is thought of as a nightmare because many believe it happens with defective GPUs, but that's not the truth. A GPU coil whine is completely normal under load and is the sign of power delivery at work—even a brand-new card can face it.

When PC gamers seek motherboards, they focus on numbers such as that of the M.2 slots, USB ports, or even the PCIe slots. Choosing a motherboard for your CPU means you'll be looking at many boards based on your budget and needs for features and performance. The interesting thing is: any motherboard you buy will have the same amount of currency (given it's from the same chipset) to spend: the number of PCIe lanes available.

As the effects of Windows 10's end-of-life date have fully taken hold, we're beginning to see shifts in how people use their PCs. While some people have stuck with Windows 10 using the extended support plan, others have either bought a new device, forced Windows 11 on their older PC, or even jumped ship to a new operating system entirely.