I installed Python, Git, and Node.js, but got stuck at npm. Lessons learned from setting up my AI side hustle PC

Hello, this is Monolab.I am an ordinary office worker challenging myself with a side hustle using AI, and I am documenting ...
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Microsoft finally made a bloat-free version of Windows 11, but normal people aren't allowed to use it

In early September 2026, Microsoft announced Project Zenith, an effort to provide developers with a ready-to-code, ...

PowerShell 5.1 output character encoding varies by command: Only WriteAllText produces UTF-8 without BOM, and Japanese in .ps1 files without BOM causes the n…

PowerShell 5.1, which is included in Windows, uses different character encodings depending on the command used to write files ...
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Why AI Coding Agents Struggle on Windows (And How to Fix Them)

Coding agents trip over PowerShell and hang on dev servers. Four fixes that hold on Windows: argument arrays, hooks, process ...
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Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic

Fake Apex Accelerator npm packages deliver Windows stealers and a macOS backdoor while redirecting AI agent requests to ...