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How to run LocalAI inside a Proxmox LXC container on a MinisForum N5 Pro/Max with GPU and NPU fully working

I’ve been stumbling around this topic for quite a while hoping to find a guide on how to build a VM inside Proxmox that would allow you to virtualize the nodes required to run your favourite Local AI solution using your GPU/NPU, and while doing so, maximize the performance as claimed by the vendor.

Final Fantasy VIII running on Vulkan, Steam compatibility and much more!

FFNx on Vulkan - New Game screen TL-DR: This is the story about a new driver for Final Fantasy VIII that will allow you to play the game through new rendering backends, like DirectX 11 and Vulkan.

Final Fantasy VII running on Vulkan

FFNx on Vulkan - New Game screen TL-DR: This is the story about a new driver for Final Fantasy VII that will allow you to play the game through new rendering backends, like DirectX 11 and Vulkan.

Frontend Development on Steroids: From localhost to environment, without a deploy!

Everybody knows that tackling hot-patch fixes on Production environments is not an easy task. Especially when multiple teams are working on it, and you’re not the only one.

Grooveshark and Deezer MediaKeys Extensions got a bigger update!

Hi guys, do you remember the Deezer MediaKeys Reloaded extension for Chrome and Grooveshark MediaKeys Reloaded? Well, today I’ve made a little (but big!) update to the extensions making them less permissions hungry, with a cleaner code and, surprise, the mediakeys now are working also “in the background”.

[UPDATED] How the LineageOS OTA server works and how to implement and use ours

EDIT: I took the time to develop the first release of the REST API server, you can find it on my Github as always as an OpenSource project.

Extract your Spotify Playlist from Google Chrome

Hi guys, finally it’s time for me for some rest, Christmas is coming and all we’re happy to pass some time with our parents, friends and the people who we love :)

How to install SuperSu on Hamlet Zelig Pad 210/210G

Hi there, today I would like to share with you this simple package that will help you getting SuperSu (so, Apps that require root access) on your Hamlet Zelig Pad 210/210G (probably this method would work also on other Hamlet tablets but I’m not sure, you have to try it yourself).

How to install Bolt CMS on Namecheap Shared Hosting

Hi guys, you probably have already noticed it, but the blog had changed. Yeah, a completly new look, new functions (such as search one) and completely responsive too (try resizing your window).

How to install Debian Wheezy over ZyXEL NSA320

Hi guys, sorry for the silence of all these days but I was busy with my real life, work stuff and something else. But hey, I didn’t lost my passion to write about things I do and things that I think may be useful to you.

How to setup an SSH server on ZyXEL NSA320

Hi there, some days ago I bought a very kind NAS for myself after the (terrible) adventure with WD My Book World Edition II. Not that it was so bad but…after three years it was very old (Kernel 2.

DAAPjs - DAAP Resolver for Tomahawk Player

Hi guys, it has passed a lot until the last time I wrote here huh? In fact as you may already think I was not drinking some Cocktail somewhere at the Caraibi Beach or something similar :P I was busy learning cool new things as always but today I wouldn’t want to talk about this but about my latest project I was busy in particulary these last days which is called DAAPjs.

Expand your Storage on CyanogenMod with Mounts2SD

Hello again, based on my last article about Simple2Ext I’ve decided to write another one about Mounts2SD. Why I discovered this one those days because of Android 4.

TwigPress: a boilerplate Twig engine theme for Wordpress

Good evening guys, today I would like to show you the evolution of my last discussion about Twig for Wordpres. Since I’ve studied all the source code and I found more good techniques to implement Wordpress API calls, I’ve decided to create a brand new engine rather than refactoring the old one.

When Wordpress meets Twig

Good evening guys, what I’ve done those days? Well, today I would like to share with you something cool I’ve found. What happens when you love Wordpress but you don’t like its templating system?

Pushing Wordpress performance to the limits!

Hi guys, first I would like to say sorry for the long time of silence i kept here, but as you may know I’m always a little busy :) This month I tried to archive so many goals which couldn’t be mentioned here, but If you follow me on Twitter you’ll be updated with all the projects I’m working on.

ProjectTreeTemplater: a new Sublime Text 2 plugin to manage your Project tree

Hi there, this is another post update and this I would like to talk to you regarding my new little Python project I’ve made those days which is called ProjectTreeTemplater.

Best Setup for Samsung Galaxy S2

Hi again, since the last post I’ve made got some movement in the blog and some people refer to it as a “reference” post I thought it would be right to update this argument (like a “what’s app regarding the scene of S2”) with what happened recently.

How to Run WhatsApp on your PC/Mac using BlueStacks

Hi again, as always I’m very busy testing things, such as this one I’m going to talk about with you. What my mission was these day was: how to get a fully running WhatsApp on your PC/Mac?

Center the new Youtube layout with YT Native Center Layout

Hi guys, today i would like to share with you this little extension for Google Chrome, that is called YT Native Center Layout. What is it?

Expand your Storage on CyanogenMod with Simple2Ext

UPDATE: See this one, if you’re using Android 4.2 (CM10.x) :) Hi there, today I would like to share with you this little Know-How i learnt working all day on this.

jQuery iTunes Store Search

Hi, today i would like you to present this little plugin i’ve made for you, and I’m of course talking about jQuery iTunes Store Search Plugin.

ContactEditor ANE patch for iOS6, XCode 4.5 and Adobe AIR 3.5 SDK

Hi guys, today i would like to share with you a little patch i’ve worked yesterday helping a friend having the work done :) I’m talking about a little ANE extension for Adobe Flash Builder (aka Adobe AIR SDK 3.

Fix NTFS-3G boot message warning on OS X Lion/Mountain Lion

Hi, today i’m sharing with you a little know-how i got by myself regarding an annoying error that maybe you faced yourself when you tryed to install NTFS-3G over Mac OS X Lion 10.

Install Ajenti over WD MyBook World Edition II with Debian Squeeze

Hi guys, sorry if i’m not writing very much frequently here but I was busy hacking my own NAS. Yes, bored of how these corporations treat us (customers) with their update logic, i decided to overwrite my existing firmware with an open one that you will surely know: Debian Squeeze.

jQuery Youtube Live Feed

Hi all again, those days are pretty much active for me. I’ve got really no time of doing nothing, but today i’ve got a special gift for you :) I’m proud of this and i’m talking about Youtube Live Feed jQuery Plugin!

Rapid script to test 'Etag' and 'Last-Modified' HTTP Headers

Are you searching for a rapid PHP script to test “Etag” or “Last-Modified” HTTP Headers in your project? Here we go, made in PHP. Enjoy

Best Kernel for Samsung Galaxy S2

Update: Since this article is months old, I’ve made a new one you would probably find more interesting :) Do you remember that i wrote a post regarding the modding of Samsung’s Galaxy S2?

Back/Forward Mouse Button for Logitech LS1 on Ubuntu 12.04

Have you ever wondered how to make it work? Well, follow these simple steps and you’re done :) Install xbindkeys and xautomation sudo apt-get install xautomation xbindkeys [ENTER] Create a the file .

Samsung Galaxy S II: Which is the best ROM?

Hi all, today i would like to share with you my experience with this wonderful Smartphone i’ve bought so early (exactly 5 days ago) and I’m talking abivously, as title suggests, about Samsung Galaxy S II.

Let's write our first 'Hello MongoDB' with NodeJS

As you have seen recently, i’m not writing so much here, because i’m working on new technologies like NodeJS and MongoDB. Fascinated by this next-gen “AMP”, i’m trying to write my first scripts trying to make such a basic job: get some data from somewhere, save them into the DB then next, and finally, get all the items that are in our “table” (i’ll…

[UPDATED] JonDesign's SmoothGallery Shadowbox plugin

Hi there, very little and fast post about this plugin. Today i had to make SmoothGallery to work with Shadowbox plugin (rather than Lightbox) and within an extreme surprise i didn’t found nothing on the web.

[UPDATED] How to fix npm PATH of NWM

Hello everyone again, just in a hurry, i’m here to tell how to fix npm PATH of NWM 0.1b, i knew that something was missing (didn’t notice why that final b?

Little christmas surprise for you: NWM!

Long time no see duh? Well, i didn’t forget you, neither i didn’t stop developing cool new things. In fact you can notice that right of this post, you can find some new links about me, followed by my new GitHub channel.

Grooveshark Mediakeys Reloaded

Hi there, just want to share with you my new work that i have made. I’m talking about a Google Chrome extensions that is called Grooveshark Mediakeys Reloaded.

ContentFlow Shadowbox plugin

Hi there, for all you guys who knows already what ContentFlow is and what ShadowBox is, this is for you! (but this is also for you, if you don’t know what they are, just visit their respective websites).

jQuery Storyline

Hi all, once again :) No much time has passed duh? Well in fact i was working on a nice plugin there (once again) which i would like to share with you, which is called jQuery Storyline.

AutoComplete Extended

Hi there, so much time have been passed since the last time, didn’t it? Well, you may think that this blog is already dead and nothing is going on, but in fact i’ve been so much busy in this time that you cannot mind it :) But this isn’t the topic of this post so maybe, i’ll talk about this the next one (maybe, i want to focus only on ready-to-use scripts).

How to fix baloon height with images in Google Maps API v2

Hi, today i’m going to talk about how to fix the (annoying?) baloon height when it has images in itself, on Google Maps API v2. Of course, i’ve had so much headache with this problem, i’ve searched all around the web to find how to fix it and of course i found two ways that tell’s how to fix it.

Let’s make Google Chrome Live! – Part 2

Hello again, sorry for this late post that i’ve promised a month ago. But who cares, the important thing is that we’re here alive and kicking again or not?

Let’s make Google Chrome Live!

Hi there, Today (or maybe tonight here…) i would like to share with you a personal success: i’ve made a portable Google Chrome Live to run from CD with a site preloaded as an application, to start when insert a CD inside your tray (sorry Windows only, Linux and Mac OS X does not support autorun!

Welcome

Welcome into my new blog. Maybe you’re thinking what about is this blog but, hey no problem, i’m here to explain to you :) Because i’m a Developer (maybe like you) i like to share my knowledge with you, by sharing code snippets i find or i create.