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Prepping my AI PC

I’ve been building an AI PC for myself as part of the preparation for a series of courses on Pluralsight focusing on running Small Language Models. Local AI is an area that …

Ned Bellavance 11 min read
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How to Set Up an Exchange Online Mailbox for OpenClaw

I wanted to give OpenClaw its own mailbox in Microsoft 365 so it could read mail, send messages, and generally act like a useful automation agent without piggybacking on my …

Ned Bellavance 10 min read
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Actually Implementing AI

There is no shortage of AI content right now. Unfortunately, a lot of it lives somewhere between breathless hype and thinly disguised marketing copy. Every vendor claims AI will …

Ned Bellavance 5 min read
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Open Source Malware, NPM, and the Risk of Helpful AI

I don’t think most practitioners spend a lot of time worrying about malware hidden inside an open source package. We worry about vulnerable code, sure. We worry about …

Ned Bellavance 6 min read
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The State of Platform Engineering and DevEx

Platform engineering can be a slippery term because it means different things depending on where you sit. For some teams it means golden paths, paved roads, and internal platforms. …

Ned Bellavance 5 min read
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Passing the AI-900 Exam

As I mentioned in my planning for 2026 post, I wanted to get the AI-900 and AI-102 certifications from Microsoft as part of a larger goal of learning more about AI Engineering and …

Ned Bellavance 8 min read