…line of code. Related I don't pay for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude – I stick to my self-hosted LLMs instead There's no point in relying on AI tools when…
…Vanilla VS Code The reliable maintenance rig When I’m dealing with an old production codebase, I close the AI editors and boot up my trusted, vanilla VS Code. You can think…
…The friction makes people assume local AI is bad You think it's TEMU Gemini, but it's really not There's also a deeply psychological problem that local AI and its…
…do it right, let alone a sole AI agent, so I tried asking ChatGPT for help, too. Having used both these tools, along with Gemini, to previously build a quick packing app…
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 28, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
…Sign in to your XDA account AI subscriptions are starting to pile up fast. One month it’s ChatGPT Plus, the next it’s Claude Pro, then Gemini Advanced looks tempting, and…
…VS Code Smarter coding workflow VS Code is where I do most of my development work, so it was important for me to bring local AI directly into my coding environment. Instead…
…Ditch the Copilot subscription Continue brings local AI directly into VS Code for free One of the handiest ways to use AI is within VS Code, where it automatically completes lines of…
…Bard was later rebranded as Gemini in 2024, reflecting Google's broader push to unify its AI efforts under the Gemini model family. Not quite. Google's initial AI chatbot response to…
…Related I thought Google Tasks was basic, then I paired it with Gemini Supercharged Google Tasks with AI The lost idea problem Ideas have a half-life It’s usually when I…