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macOS Sierra Public Beta Judging from the response to my earlier post highlighting some of the standout features in the first public beta of macOS Sierra, there's a lot of interest in the upcoming Mac operating system. In this article, I'll describe how to sign up to be in Apple's Public Beta program, and then how to install the beta...
The Home Button is typically at the center of your iOS use. Logging in, closing apps, Touch ID and returning to the home screen all require the use of the Home Button. What you might not know is that there...
One of the more useful things you can do as a Mac expert is to help others in your company or home who need assistance. There are a lot of third-party apps and services that let you share your screen...
A while back I showed readers of the Rocket Yard how to take an old MacBook and repurpose it as a Chromebook -- a computer that runs Google Chrome as a web-based operating system. Today I'm going to take the cross-platform...
Like death and taxes, there's one more thing that's an absolute in life - all hard disk drives (HDDs) will eventually fail. It's not a matter of "if" the drive will fail, just "when" it will stop working. That's why we...
The cover was taken off of iOS 10 and the freshly named macOS Sierra at WWDC this month, with the usual performance and aesthetic improvements. One of the minor updates many Apple fans look forward to is the new default...
