[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwBWG--QsmQ] OWC has announced it is releasing its Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter for users who require greater security, bandwidth and higher transfer speeds. This adapter is faster than Gigabit Ethernet and stands up to the new data transfer standard. Bandwidth-intensive...
The usefulness of the Touch Bar on recent MacBook Pro models is dependent on whether or not a Mac app has been updated to take advantage of the handy OLED strip, but there's one thing that most users set up...
Originally introduced with OS X El Capitan, System Integrity Protection, usually referred to as SIP, is a security feature built into the Mac operating system that’s designed to protect most system locations, system processes, and Kernel extensions from being written to,...
The Mac, and for that matter most computing platforms, are just chock full of daemons. Daemons, not to be confused with demons, are usually small programs that run in the background with no direct interaction with the computer user. They...
It may seem like summer is just getting underway, and that there are still many cool nights and hot, lazy days ahead to enjoy with friends. But deep down, you know a new school year is lurking just around the...
Last week the Rocket Yard showed you how to pinpoint troublesome iOS apps -- using too much power, consuming your storage, or crashing frequently -- and remove them from your device. Today, we'll show you how to do the same...
Disk Utility, the macOS Swiss Army knife for working with disks and storage volumes, may have a few blades missing, especially when it comes to working with unformatted drives and unused space on a disk or storage volume. In versions...
Since 2002, iPhotos and Photos on the Mac have always offered the ability to create books, cards, and calendars, as well as to order prints of favorite photos. With the recent update to macOS 10.13.6, Apple quietly announced that it would...
You may not have heard of rsync; it’s a file transfer and synchronization program that’s often used to create elaborate and complex backup systems. Written for Unix operating systems, rsync is included with the Mac and can be accessed directly...
