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Step-by-step tutorials and practical guides for coding, AI tools, automation, web development, self-hosting and digital workflows.
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Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Budget Homelab Pick
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Computer components • 10 min read
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Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Budget Homelab Pick

# Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Which Budget Homelab Machine? You're building your first homelab on a budget. Maybe you want to run Docker, try Proxmox, or host a few self-hosted services. You've heard about the Chuwi Minibook X — it hit over 400 points on Hacker News. And the BMAX Pro 8 is a pr…
Techie Mike
Techie Mike •
Running AI Models on Old Hardware — A 10-Year-Old Xeon
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hardware • 8 min read
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Running AI Models on Old Hardware — A 10-Year-Old Xeon

A post hit the front page of [Hacker News yesterday](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353348) with a title that made a lot of people stop and stare: *"[A 10 year old Xeon is all you need.](https://point.free/blog/gemma-4-on-a-2016-xeon/)"* It racked up 685 points. The author ran **Gemma 4 (26B…
Techie Mike
Techie Mike •
Mail Merge in Microsoft Word — Step-by-Step Guide
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IGCSE ICT • 4 min read
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Mail Merge in Microsoft Word — Step-by-Step Guide

# Mail Merge in Microsoft Word: A Step-by-Step Guide for Printing Letters Imagine you've been given a task: send personalized invoices or letters to 200 clients. If you opened each letter, typed the name and address by hand, then printed it, you'd be there all day. Probably all week. That's where…
Techie Mike
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