Skip to main content

Rocket Yard

Tech Tips

Tech tips and how to’s. All the great, timeless reference articles we have.

How to Add Links with the macOS​ Notes App

Starting with macOS El Capitan and continuing through the upcoming macOS Catalina (due in October), the Notes app was revamped and added some Evernote-like features that many users had wanted. For example, you can embed links for websites and add images. Some of the macOS apps (such as Safari, Contacts, Photos, and even Notes itself) sport a Share menu that...

How to Use Spring-Loaded Folders on a Mac

For years now, Mac OS X and macOS have supported spring-loaded folders. If you’re not taking advantage of ‘em, you should, as they’re great time savers. A spring-loaded folder pops open when you drag something onto its icon while holding...

iCloud icon with iCloud Drive text

How to Set up iCloud on Your Mac and Turn on iCloud Drive

If you haven’t set up iCloud on all of your Apple devices and turned on iCloud Drive,  you should. I find it handy because documents that you store in iCloud Drive stay up-to-date across your iOS and macOS devices, and...

macos mojave desktop with finder preferences window and text that says "view your drive icons"

How to Make Your Drive Icons Show up in macOS

Apple apparently thinks that you’d prefer not to see the icons for your Mac’s built-in hard drive, solid-state drive, or those of any external drives on the desktop of macOS. However, I want those icons on my desktop. If you’re...

How to Sort Files Alphabetically in a Finder Window

If you’re like me, you have lots and lots of folders on your Mac. However, they can be hard to find. I make my life easier by putting them in alphabetical order in List view in the Finder. Here’s how...

1 175 176 177 328
Page 176 of 328