More: Mac Mini (2023) vs Mac Studio: Is M2 really better than M1? That said, while both Mac models will officially be in stores starting on Tuesday, January 24, if my impulse buying habits and countless minutes spent on the Apple Store line have taught me anything, it’s that you’re always better off preordering the devices first. See below for all the info you’ll want to know going into the buying process....
The tech world is advancing, and it can be easy to feel like your skills aren’t improving fast enough. Feeling imposter syndrome is common. Not letting these thoughts weigh you down and managing them takes practice. Here we look at what imposter syndrome is and how to manage it. We spoke to psychologist Dr. Pauline Yeghnazar Peck to bring you advice on tackling this difficult feeling. What is imposter syndrome?...
Either way, maybe you want to change the username associated with your account. No problem. The process is easier and quicker with a local account but doable with a Microsoft account. Also: Microsoft just made a huge investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Here’s why Let’s see how this plays out. How to change your username in Windows 11 Change your Microsoft account name With a Microsoft account, you can change your first or last name....
That’s right, my friends, you can share notes in Google Keep with other users. Because of this, you could create a project, to-do list, a shopping list, or just about anything you need, then share it with others, and then they can then add, remove, or edit any entry in the note. You share on a note-by-note basis, so it’s not global. Still, you should be thoughtful about who you share with....
However, if you encrypt that folder, only those with the decryption password are able to access the contents within. What is encryption? Simply put, encryption is the process of encoding information such that the information can only be viewed with the key (think “password”) that was used to encrypt the data. This is called decryption and until that data is decrypted, it cannot be read. If you are the only person holding the decryption key, it means only you can unlock the data....
And here’s another scenario. You’re jumping ship to a brand-new computer and have no further need for your old machine. Maybe you hope to sell it or perhaps you aim to give it away or donate it. But before you give it the heave-ho, you need to erase all traces of yourself and your data. Also: The PC is getting weird again – and that’s exactly what we need One way to address either scenario is by setting your PC back to factory conditions, so it’s a clean state....
But today’s the day I move to a new iPhone, and while I think that Apple has done an excellent job of building a tough smartphone that’s perfectly suited for daily knocks and bumps, I still want to protect my investment with a screen protector and a case. And as far as I’m concerned, there’s no better way to do this than right from Day 1. In fact, right from the moment it comes out of the box....
You first see the option for creating an account early in the Windows setup. Of course, Microsoft wants you to use a Microsoft account so the company doesn’t make it easy to choose a local account instead. But it’s doable and works the same in Windows 10 and 11. Also: Is your Windows license legal? Should you even care? Create a local account Choose your security questions and answers And that leads us to the security questions, which Microsoft requires you to set up at this point....
Making things even simpler is that the process is nearly identical across all Apple Watch models and variants, from something as old as the Series 3 to something as new and premium as the Apple Watch Ultra. But, even with all of this simplicity, you may still have questions. What if you’re setting up an Apple Watch you recently reset? (Here’s how to reset an Apple Watch.) Will you need to set a passcode during setup, or after?...
How to set up voicemail on iPhone Step 1: Go to the phone app The Phone app is the green icon with a handset on it, where you go to make your calls, can see contact and recent call information, and access your voicemail. Step 2: Select voicemail You should see voicemail on the lower right corner of your phone app. Tap on Voicemail to set it up. Also: These fake voicemail phishing emails want to steal your passwords...
Also: How to recall an email in Outlook Luckily, Gmail has an Undo Send feature that gives you up to a 30-second grace period after you send an email to recall and fix it. That’s plenty of time for you prevent your recipient from seeing your mistake as long as you act fast. Here’s how to enable the feature. How to enable Undo Send in Gmail Also: How to add a drop down list in Google Sheets Also: How to change your Gmail inbox layout (and why you might want to) All this to say, make a habit of proofreading emails....
Also: 8 cool ways to use LiDAR on your iPhone and iPad “With Shop with a Specialist over Video, our team members are excited to connect with customers and provide exceptional service as they learn about which iPhone best suits them,” said Karen Rasmussen, Apple’s head of Retail Online, in a Tuesday press release. Given how many models of the iPhone Apple currently sells on its website – and there are now more colors than ever – the new consultant service should benefit customers experiencing buying confusion and can’t travel to a local Apple store....
Collections is a way to organize websites such that you can combine related sites into, you guessed it, a collection. With Collections, Firefox makes working with tabs on a mobile device make sense. Instead of having to either work with a third-party extension or comb through an ever-growing collection of random tabs, you simply tap the collection you want and then open any of the associated websites to view the content....
My wife and I had been debating about whether to adopt a cat. There wasn’t complete agreement. Or any, really. Suddenly, I received an email whose subject line was so promising: “A lifelike robot cat powered by AI, because why not?” Why not, indeed? Everything will soon be robotic, to one extent or another. Even our very selves. Why not see what it’s like to live with a being that is, according to its makers, “a lifelike pet designed to offset loneliness for the elderly and provide companionship for couples, children, and families....
CodeFlare was built on Ray, an open-source technology from UC Berkeley. It builds on Ray with specific elements that make it easier to scale workflows. Using a Python-based interface for pipelines, CodeFlare makes it easier to integrate, parallelize and share data. This helps unify pipeline workflows across multiple platforms without requiring data scientists to learn a new workflow language. While IBM says CodeFlare pipelines run easily on its new serverless platform IBM Cloud Code Engine and Red Hat OpenShift, developers can deploy it just about anywhere....
The former will focus on high-performance computing and also graphics technology, while the latter will “drive Intel’s vision for software,” the company said. Former VMware CTO Greg Lavender will head the new software unit, while Raja Koduri, an intel vice president who has been running the company’s GPU strategy, will become head of the Accelerated Computing unit. In addition, Intel said veteran networking business unit Sandra Rivera, will run the company’s data center products, including Xeon chips and field-programmable gate arrays....
The new authority should help SpaceX meet “the growing user demands that now require connectivity while on the move,” wrote FCC International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan in the approval, “whether driving an RV across the country, moving a freighter from Europe to a U.S. port, or while on a domestic or international flight.” Earlier this year, Starlink began selling Starlink for RVs, but the service wasn’t designed to work on the move....
While many people will focus on the new features, what’s also interesting is how the iPhone 14 fits in with Apple’s wider strategy – something that’s pretty clear when you look at some of the data. SEE: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro: Is the newest iPhone worth the upgrade? Right now, it seems that Apple’s strategy of focusing the high end of the smartphone market continues to work: according to data from tech analysts Canalys, Apple has extended its dominance at the top of the market in recent years....
Companies are pouring billions into projects to upgrade their processes, and in some cases their entire business models, with digital technologies. But not all of those projects are ending in success. A study polling 500 IT decision makers at some of UK’s largest organisations, commissioned by software company Citrix, has found that 85% of them believe past experiences with major digital transformation projects are important, noting that the experience gained from former projects impacted how they viewed and approached similar initiatives today....
The average adult can, with relative ease, perceive a doorknob, reach out and grasp it, turn it, and open the door. The same task is still incredibly hard to engineer for even the most sophisticated robotic armatures using cutting-edge deep learning AI approaches. By contrast, and equally surprising, machines have surpassed scientists’ expectations at tasks that are hard for a human. After about 500 years of development by humans of the game of chess, a machine built by DeepMind called AlphaZero was able, in a matter of a couple of years, to develop to a point where it could defeat all human grandmasters, and also beat them at an even older game, Go....
