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Quick Tip: View All Mac OS Terminal Commands and What They Do

Recently, the Rocket Yard introduced you to one of macOS and OS X's most powerful apps – the Terminal app. (If you missed it, you can catch up by reading Part 1 and Part 2). While the Terminal app is quite powerful, it can also be quite confusing. And making sense of the hundreds of different terminal commands can feel like a...

How to Use Mac’s Disk Utility to Securely Wipe a Drive

There may come a time when you want to completely remove all traces of information on your Mac's drives. It may be because you're selling or donating your Mac, and you want all your personal information wiped clean from the...

An Annual Reminder: Watch Out For ‘Phishing’ Scams

Have you ever heard of phishing? It's a form of social hacking in which a malicious party sends out a ton of emails, purportedly from a well-used website or service like Facebook or Apple's iCloud, informing you that something is wrong...

How to Use Apple Pay for Your MacSales.com Order

At an October 2014 event, Apple introduced a completely new way of paying for goods and services. Apple Pay has since become a popular payment method for millions of users. But only recently – with the release of macOS Sierra and...

Tech Tip: What to Do When a Mac or iDevice is Stolen

It can happen to anyone. One minute you're sitting at an outside café, you get distracted, and the next minute you notice your iPhone or MacBook is gone. Or you're walking in a crowd when someone bumps up against you...and...

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