Published May 8, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Nolen began their writing career in 2019, with three years dedicated to editing the Creative section at MakeUseOf . Their expertise lies at the crossroads of technology and creativity, covering areas like photography, video editing, and graphic design. Outside of work, you'll often find Nolen diving into a good book, writing their own stories, or playing video games. The longer I use my local LLMs , the more I realize how much of the "local models feel worse" experience is often just a settings problem. I've spent the last few months playing around with a bunch of settings and parameters . Local AI is still a relatively new concept to me and I'm learning as I go, so naturally, I often come across useful tips that should have been so obvious to me in hindsight. I'm using LM Studio as my runner, primarily because of the easy interface. It comes with a bunch of bits and bobs that let you customize your session experience, and one I've been playing with a lot lately is presets.…