The macOS Sierra release on September 20th, 2016 marked a few milestones. It's the 13th release of the Mac OS, the fourth release of the Mac operating system based on place names (the previous naming convention involved cats), and the...
Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo ©2016, Steven Sande Rocket Yard Contributor Steve Sande is out of the country now on a great adventure, so he’ll be providing readers with a lot of helpful tips over the next month...
Back in the early days of the Internet, things weren't quite as stable as they are now so system administrators created a suite of tools to help troubleshoot issues. Many old-timers wistfully remember the "fun" of typing in a ping...
Sometimes when I'm outside exercising or doing the dreaded lawn work, I really don't want to have to carry my iPhone with me. One reason I bought an Apple Watch when it first arrived on the market was to be able...
macOS Sierra Public Beta Apple surprised many people last month when it announced during the Worldwide Developer Conference keynote address that its desktop/laptop operating system would be renamed macOS. Fortunately, they're keeping the theme of California locations and landmarks for...
Although the demonstrations of iOS 10 that were the highlight of the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference were intriguing, it's always much more instructive to actually use a new OS version for the first time. During the past few days, I've...
Apple's annual keynote to kick off the Worldwide Developer Conference is usually chock full of tidbits of information and demonstrations, some of which are fascinating to hear about or watch, but don't necessarily move the operating system platforms ahead. After repeated...
It's vacation time! I just got back from a twelve-day road trip, and being the techie that I am, I just had to take my iPhone 6s Plus and iPad Pro along with me. To keep my usage of cellular...
WWDC 2016 Invitation via Apple.com On Monday, June 13, thousands of developers will join Apple executives and employees for the annual event that kicks off the next year of Apple software products -- the Worldwide Developer Conference keynote address. This...
