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AI Costs – Tokens and Credits

AI Costs: Tokens, Credits, and What They Mean for you and your team AI is everywhere these days, but how much does it actually cost to use? If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude, or similar tools, you’ve probably seen terms like tokens and credits. Here’s a quick guide to what they mean—and how to avoid surprises on your bill. What Are …

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Why I Still Self-Host After 20 Years

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Over the past few months, I’ve been having some energizing conversations with colleagues and friends about technology trends, personal infrastructure, and the explosion of AI tools. One recent chat with my teammate stuck with me—we got into a discussion about self-hosting, and it made me pause and reflect. It turns out, I’ve been self-hosting software at home for over 20 years. …

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Building a Weather App with 4 AI Dev Tools: A Hands-On Comparison

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AI-powered development tools are helping change and shape the software development ecosystem. From writing code to designing interfaces, these tools make software creation faster, more accessible, and often more fun. To explore this shift, I decided to build the same simple application—a weather app—using four emerging AI development platforms: Replit AI  Bold.new Loveable.dev V0.dev Each tool takes a slightly different approach …

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Why I’m All In on Cloudflare (And You Should Be Too)

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I know firsthand the importance of security, speed, and reliability when managing online services—whether it’s websites, applications, or home and business security. That’s why Cloudflare is an essential part of my toolkit. From domain registration to security and performance optimization, Cloudflare provides everything I need to keep my projects running smoothly and securely. I’ve been using Cloudflare for both personal and …

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Running an AI LLM locally – Testing out DeepSeek

I have been working and experimenting with AI in all diffrerent aspects of my life.  I have changed the way I work with AI around stratagey and busienss.  However one of the benefits of being in technology is both using the technology and teaching others about the technology. Many people I have talked with lately are asking questions about deepseek.  They …

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