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A Complete Workflow for Computer Product Photography
Read more: A Complete Workflow for Computer Product PhotographyReading Time: 7 minutesI’ve been passionate about PC building since the early-to-mid 1990s. I still remember upgrading my dad’s 486DX2—installing a Cyrix 586 CPU, adding RAM, and upgrading the hard drive multiple times to keep that computer running. Back then, documenting those upgrades with photos never crossed my mind. Even…
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Why Restoring Computers Isn’t as Simple as It Seems
Read more: Why Restoring Computers Isn’t as Simple as It SeemsReading Time: 5 minutesI’m passionate about computers, anything and everything about them interests me. However, over the last few years, restoring computers from the 90s and early 2000s, like those running MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP, has been one of my favorite hobbies. This passion…
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2025 – Week 9: 3D Printing Revival, Rubik’s Cube Robot, and More
Read more: 2025 – Week 9: 3D Printing Revival, Rubik’s Cube Robot, and MoreReading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to my Week 9 2025 Updates! This week was packed with projects pulling me in all directions, and I loved every minute of it. First up, I dusted off my Prusa 3D printer after what feels like forever—maybe a year, maybe two. I can’t even remember…
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2025 – Week 8: Fixing swfl.io and Testing AI Tools
Read more: 2025 – Week 8: Fixing swfl.io and Testing AI ToolsReading Time: 2 minutesThis week, I’ve been wrestling with a deployment issue on my swfl.io news aggregator site. At first, I suspected my Docker setup was the culprit, but after digging deeper, I realized the real problem was in my Nginx configuration. It still had custom rules from my old…
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2025 – Week 4: AI Weekly Update & Weekly Progress
Read more: 2025 – Week 4: AI Weekly Update & Weekly ProgressReading Time: 3 minutesAI Weekly Update: This week was full of exciting progress on multiple fronts—from experimenting with brand-new AI tools to building out fresh websites and further refining my development processes. Below is a detailed rundown of everything that’s been happening, along with the challenges I faced and the…
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Testing DeepSeek R1 70B: A Hands-On Demonstration
Read more: Testing DeepSeek R1 70B: A Hands-On DemonstrationReading Time: 2 minutesIn my latest video, I dive into the world of AI by testing the DeepSeek R1 70B model using OpenWeb UI . But before jumping into the AI action, I take a moment to showcase my hardware setup—because no AI experiment is complete without some serious computing…
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2025 – Week 3: Weekly Progress Update
Read more: 2025 – Week 3: Weekly Progress UpdateReading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been an exciting week, though much of my time is consumed by my day job—as it should be. Despite the busy schedule, I manage to carve out moments after hours, often while winding down in bed, to make updates on the various projects I have…
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2025 – Week 2: Weekly Progress Update
Read more: 2025 – Week 2: Weekly Progress UpdateReading Time: 2 minutesWeek 2 of 2025 got a bit stretched out due to the year starting on a Thursday—Week 1 ended early, and Week 2 ended up taking up extra days. In any case, here’s a look at everything I’ve been working on across my various projects: Day Job…
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2025 – Week 1: Weekly Progress Update
Read more: 2025 – Week 1: Weekly Progress UpdateReading Time: 2 minutesWhat an End to the Year!As we kick off the the year, I’ve been making significant progress on some personal projects, which I’ll share below: jorgeiglesias.com The latest update for this site is the launch of a fresh UI. While there’s still a bit more work to…
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2024 – Week 51: Weekly Progress Update
Read more: 2024 – Week 51: Weekly Progress UpdateReading Time: 2 minutesWeekly Update: A New Direction A lot of changes before the end of the week, read below to learn about the latest updates. What Was Accomplished This week, I spent significant time addressing long-standing issues on my website, JorgeIglesias.com. The site was initially created earlier this year,…