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Tech Tip: How to Monitor Your Mac’s Memory Usage

Macs have come a long, long way since the first model appeared back in 1984. While the first Mac came with a relatively minuscule 128K (kilobytes) of RAM, the newest crop of Macs comes with a minimum of 4GB of memory -- with many including 8GB or 16GB right out of the box. But those first Macs also had an advantage...

Tech Tip: Installing Windows 10 on a Mac Using Boot Camp

With a growing number of companies allowing employees to "BYOD" (Bring Your Own Device), more and more people are buying Macs. Some of those same companies require their employees to also be able to run Windows on their Macs. There...

Quick Tip: New Website Features List of Siri Commands

While it’s almost always there for you, Siri isn’t always the most helpful tool. But often, that’s because we don’t know what we can and can't ask it. To make things easier, there is a new website that lists many...

Tech 101: Thunderbolt 3 Speeds, Capabilities and Caveats

Thunderbolt is a registered trademark of Intel. This is the second in a series of articles on the Rocket Yard discussing Thunderbolt 3 technology. Last week, the first article gave readers a rundown on the history of Thunderbolt, a hardware...

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