The Beatles, Worms, Viruses, and Trojans. In 1987, when university professor Fred Cohen asked the USA's National Science Foundation for funding to research countermeasures for the (at that time) new phenomenon of so-called "computer viruses," he was rejected. He was...
A few weeks ago I regaled you with a set of Little Known macOS System Preferences. Every Mac also comes with a variety of apps that many people don't know about, so today I'll shed some light on six of...
I recently completed mixes for a twenty-episode video series produced by Wistia set for release later this month. It involved two narrators and over a dozen different interviewees in as many locations. As you might have guessed, mixing that amount...
Ten years ago this week, on April 12, 2011, at the NAB Supermeet, Apple made an announcement that would literally send a shockwave throughout the film and video industry. Their popular non-linear editing (NLE) system, Final Cut Pro 7, was...
Long-time readers of The Rocket Yard know that I have a thing about vintage technology. My love of all things retro got the attention of another fan of ancient tech history, Niles Mitchell. Mitchell goes well beyond my simple experiments...
We've been saying that iPads would replace the laptop since their inception, but they haven't done so yet. Apple's newest iPad will drop any day now. With the add-on purchases of an Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard, it could finally...
If like me, you have various Apple devices, you like to have your data synced (updated and transferred) between them. If you use iCloud, much of this is done behind the scenes. However, about once a month, I manually sync...
Most home and project studios are run by songwriters, musicians, and composers who fall under the “Me, myself, and I” category of producer. Recording is not easy for people who are doing it solo. Not only are they writing the...
Last week, I showed you how to scan documents using the Files app on iPhone and iPad. One reader asked about how to scan photos using the Apple mobile devices, and that's the topic of today's article. Why Scan Photos?...
