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...
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday get most of the attention, Green Monday is an important shopping day in its own right. Green Monday is the second Monday in December and it’s typically the final Monday that you can have...
If you're reading this, there's a good chance your Mac just suffered a kernel panic and you're searching for what to do next. We've got the answer, and it's simple: Don’t panic. Instead, take a deep breath, relax, and know that...
With the Thanksgiving holiday now behind us, we move on the next batch of holidays focused on giving (and receiving!). Fortunately, the days of waiting in long lines to cross names off of your list are in the past. Shopping...
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...
In the Rocket Yard's first look at macOS Sierra, one of the standout features I looked at was Siri on the Mac. Several readers here and on another blog I write for have asked me point-blank just how useful Siri...
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...
While Mac gamers today might take Steam and the amount of available games for granted, it was not always so accessible. Prior to 2010, Steam did not exist for Mac, and while many companies such as Aspyr and Feral Interactive...
(My "new" Chromebook.) Maybe your older MacBook doesn’t meet the specs to run OS X El Capitan, or your child’s school decided to switch to Google Chromebooks. Either way, there’s now a very simple way for you to convert that semi-retired Mac...
