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Create Your Own Custom Icons in OS X 10.7.5 or Later [Updated]

I’ve been making my own Mac icons for folders, applications, and a myriad of other uses for well over 20 years now. Back then, I was stuck with 256 (or fewer) colors, a black/white alpha channel, and pretty much had to make them pixel by pixel in ResEdit (uphill... both ways... barefoot... in the snow...). Later on, I wound up registering...

Hot Read: Macworld Shares ‘Hidden Secrets’ of Disk Utility

Apple’s OS X has many useful features – some more apparent than others. And recently Macworld helped shed some light on some of the “hidden secrets” of OS X’s Disk Utility. Check out Macworld’s article below to see the overlooked...

Tips from the Rocket Yard: Using Markup, Mail Drop in Yosemite

Apple’s latest version of its Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite, brought several new features. Two of the more simple and useful features were brought to the Yosemite Mail app – Mail Drop and Markup. OWC Erica and the Rocket Yard have put together...

OWC Thermal Sensor Solves iMac HDD Compatibility Issue

Beginning with the Late-2009 model, upgrading the hard drive in your iMac was no longer as simple as installing the new drive of your choosing. As we reported on the Rocket Yard, Apple changed the game when it came to...

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