Benj Edwards / Google DeepMind On Wednesday, researchers at Google DeepMind revealed the first AI-powered robotic table tennis player capable of competing at an amateur human level. The system combines an industrial robot arm called…
A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system that’s emulated within another operating system. You could run Windows within a MacBook as a virtual machine, or even Windows within Windows. Because of this emulation, you…
Remember playing Street Fighter at the arcade as a kid, wishing for your own machine at home so you could play all day? Well, now that you have adult money, your wish can come true.…
We all understand the importance of backing up our Mac, even if we aren’t already doing so. A backup protects your data if your Mac fails or is stolen, or if a software update breaks…
Imagine the worst. Losing irreplaceable photos because your Mac’s drive failed? Accidentally deleting your dissertation? You might think it will never happen to you, but all it takes is a glass of water falling onto…
Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) But they’re not easy to set up, especially…
At a glance Pros Reliable, easy to set up, and good at working behind the scenes to create backup archives Easy to migrate Time Machine data over to new Macs as needed Good level of…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Strong performance despite throttling Exceptional battery life An unreasonably good keyboard Compelling value Cons Fake vents Throttle under sustained loads No user upgrades Our Verdict The Dell Inspiron 14…
Even the most loyal Mac users recognize that Windows still rules the roost in the world of desktop and laptop computers, and there are many important apps that only run on Windows. For example, the…
Apple introduced the APFS (Apple Filing System) file system protocol in macOS Sierra. It’s now the required format for macOS, but it took a while to transition from the former implementation of the HFS+ (Hierarchical…