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Tech 101: Zipping (Compressing) Files and Folders on the Mac

Back in the ancient days, hard drives were small, floppy disks were plentiful, and email systems choked on attachments larger than a few hundred kilobytes (KB). Fortunately, some geniuses figured out a way to compress the data in files into a much smaller package and then decompress it with no loss of data at a later time. Thanks to the...

Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C Cables: Not All Cables Created Equally

Have you found yourself wondering what the differences between Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C cables are? On the surface, they can appear to be identical. However, their capabilities are anything but. The Rocket Yard has put together an infographic to help...

How to Install, Manage, Delete Safari Extensions on a Mac

Safari is a fairly powerful macOS app on its own, but it can do things above and beyond the call of duty when it's equipped with extensions. Safari extensions have been around since OS X Lion, and consist of add-on...

How to do a Clean Install of macOS Sierra

When most Mac owners upgrade their computers to a new operating system like macOS Sierra, the installation of the new OS is done with a standard install and update through the Mac App Store. Sadly, that has resulted in some major...

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