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Rocket Yard Guide: How to Create Your Own Fusion Drive

One of the newest technologies available with the latest Macs is the ability to have what Apple calls a Fusion Drive. This is essentially a Solid State drive and a platter-based drive combined into a single volume. Apple's underlying Core Storage technology then uses the SSD for the OS and frequently-accessed files, which will benefit from the speed, while placing...

More Instructional Videos Posted.

Among our various video endeavors, our Instructional Series of videos is probably the most well-regarded. After all, how can you not like free, step-by-step instructions on upgrading your Mac? Continuing in our pursuit of providing you with the most comprehensive...

Special Note for Adding an SSD to a 2012 Mac mini.

The “Fusion Drive” option for the 2012 Mac minis can cause some severe data loss if you’re not careful. It’s a bit of a “perfect storm,” but it’s worth noting if you’re adding an SSD as a second drive in...

Simple Trick To Customized Scrolling

After reading OWC Larry’s article about reassigning the function keys last week, it got me thinking; that’s certainly not the only default setting in Mac OS X that can run contrary to how many people use their computers. Almost instantly,...

Data Migration for Windows-based Computers

Last week, we told you how to use OS X's Migration Assistant to transfer your data from one drive/computer to another. Well, what do you do if you have a Windows PC? Read on to find out. Old PC to...

Have Multiple Backups for Extra Protection

We talk a lot about backups on the OWC Blog, but that’s just because they’re so important. After all, your irreplaceable data is just that: irreplaceable. If you lose it, it’s difficult and/or expensive to get it back... and even...

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