Rocket Yard Contributor Steve Sande is heading out of the country soon for a great adventure, so he'll be providing readers with a lot of helpful tips over the next month that can help them use their tech gear confidently and...
How often have you heard the phrase "make sure you have a backup"? In our tips and articles, we tend to dispense that advice often, usually just before providing instructions for performing some task or other that could lead to...
There's an odd little problem with the macOS Calendar app that I've run into a number of times, both personally and during my years as a Mac consultant. Sometimes an event will be duplicated over and over, often filling a day on...
Veterans Day is a time to remember and a time to give thanks. It’s a time to appreciate all of those who have served honorably in the military during times of war and during times of peace. As always, we...
The OWC miniStack External Hard Drive (photo by Steven Sande) Mac owners are sometimes lulled into believing that their computers will never fail, but as we always like to say "There are two types of people - those who have...
It seems every version of Mac operating systems that you install may have a few issues that pop up. Now, we're not saying you can expect to experience all or even any of the issues we outline here. In fact,...
Last week Adobe released the latest round of upgrades to the Creative Cloud suite (dubbed “CC 2017”). Adobe’s focus for this release is aimed squarely at refining user experience and making workflows more efficient. Some applications include new integrations with...
Back in the ancient days, hard drives were small, floppy disks were plentiful, and email systems choked on attachments larger than a few hundred kilobytes (KB). Fortunately, some geniuses figured out a way to compress the data in files into...
Have you found yourself wondering what the differences between Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C cables are? On the surface, they can appear to be identical. However, their capabilities are anything but. The Rocket Yard has put together an infographic to help...
