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Nikhil Vemu

he/him

Featured Book

Analysis of Algorithms for Effective Cryptography for Enhancement of IoT Security

In this paper, we compared the cryptographic algorithms AES, DES, RSA and Fernet to determine which algorithm is the most efficient and secure.

2022

Chakchai So-In (Editor), et al.

Chakchai So-In (Editor), Nikhil Vemu (Contributor), et al.

Stories

Pinned

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Jul 4

macOS 27 Has a Hidden LLM Inside — 10 (Amazing) Things You Can Do With It

It’s free, runs entirely on your Mac, and lies in your Terminal from the day you update

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Sep 15

Change These 27 iOS 27 Settings Right NOW For a Superior Experience

iOS 27’s got hell-a-lot features you can’t discover thyself

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Sep 10

7 Mac Apps So Cheap I Assumed They Do Nothing — I Was Very Wrong

One of them is $19 and has OpenAI’s Whisper inside it. I went looking through the rest.

7 Mac Apps So Cheap I Assumed They Do Nothing — I Was Very Wrong

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Sep 6

As a Developer, I Shut These 8 Browser Tabs for Good — Thanks to These Mac Apps

Eight dev tools I used to open in a browser, now running on my own Mac.

As a Developer, I Shut These 8 Browser Tabs for Good — Thanks to These Mac Apps

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Sep 1

macOS Is Boring — 12 Insane Apps That Make an “Unfathomable” Difference

My Mac lost two features this year. These apps put them back — and then some.

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Aug 25

The 11 Strangest Mac Apps I’ve Ever Installed — And Why I Kept Every One

Three of them can’t be bought at any price. They only exist on Setapp.

The 11 Strangest Mac Apps I’ve Ever Installed — And Why I Kept Every One

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Aug 15

I Tried 100+ LLMs on M4 Mac mini — These 9 Are INSANE

Most were duds — these nine are the best LLMs for every job, and not one of them phones home.

cartoon rocket launching at night beside giant bulbs

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Aug 1

I Made ChatGPT and Claude ARGUE on My iPhone Until One Backed Down

One AI Will Confidently Lie to You. Two AIs Arguing Won’t.

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Jul 30

I Ran 8 LLMs on My Mac Mini M4 — Here Are the 7 That Actually Fly (Real Numbers)

Everyone benchmarks a $2,000 Mac Studio and calls it a “Mac mini test.” I tested the cheapest Mac Apple sells — mine. No borrowed numbers…

I Ran 8 LLMs on My Mac Mini M4 — Here Are the 7 That Actually Fly (Real Numbers)

Mac O’Clock

Nikhil Vemu

Jul 29

Featured Book

Stories

macOS 27 Has a Hidden LLM Inside — 10 (Amazing) Things You Can Do With It

It’s free, runs entirely on your Mac, and lies in your Terminal from the day you update

Change These 27 iOS 27 Settings Right NOW For a Superior Experience

iOS 27’s got hell-a-lot features you can’t discover thyself

7 Mac Apps So Cheap I Assumed They Do Nothing — I Was Very Wrong

One of them is $19 and has OpenAI’s Whisper inside it. I went looking through the rest.

As a Developer, I Shut These 8 Browser Tabs for Good — Thanks to These Mac Apps

Eight dev tools I used to open in a browser, now running on my own Mac.

macOS Is Boring — 12 Insane Apps That Make an “Unfathomable” Difference

My Mac lost two features this year. These apps put them back — and then some.

The 11 Strangest Mac Apps I’ve Ever Installed — And Why I Kept Every One

Three of them can’t be bought at any price. They only exist on Setapp.

I Tried 100+ LLMs on M4 Mac mini — These 9 Are INSANE

Most were duds — these nine are the best LLMs for every job, and not one of them phones home.

I Made ChatGPT and Claude ARGUE on My iPhone Until One Backed Down

One AI Will Confidently Lie to You. Two AIs Arguing Won’t.

I Ran 8 LLMs on My Mac Mini M4 — Here Are the 7 That Actually Fly (Real Numbers)

Everyone benchmarks a $2,000 Mac Studio and calls it a “Mac mini test.” I tested the cheapest Mac Apple sells — mine. No borrowed numbers…

7 macOS Homebrew Tools That Do What the Mac’s GUI Won’t Let You

Your Mac will quietly start doing things Apple never gave you a button for

Nikhil Vemuhe/him