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Activity Monitor – CPU & Memory

Using Activity Monitor Part 1: CPU and Memory

Activity Monitor is one of my favorite apps, although when my Mac is running as it should, I hardly ever use it. But when there’s a need to troubleshoot problems, check performance, or see if an upgrade, such as additional RAM or a larger and faster drive, would be beneficial, Activity Monitor is the app I use first. It can be such a...

Sound speaker icon on top of a safari icon

How to Mute and Unmute Audio in Safari Tabs

If you're having problems with sound on some web pages when using macOS’s Safari (or simply don’t want to hear audio on a particular web page) the web browser lets you mute audio in any open tabs. Here's how...

Artist rendering of Blue Origin Rocket

Florida’s Space Coast: Old Memories, New Energy

When I’m not writing articles for The Rocket Yard, I’m often traveling around the world with my wife, a recently retired engineer who spent 37 years in the rocket (Titan launch vehicle) and satellite business. We’re currently on a short trip to Florida prior to leaving on a cruise, which gave my spouse the chance to relive some of her career years at Kennedy Space Center. What we found was that the Cape Canaveral / Cocoa Beach / KSC area — also known as the Space Coast — is being rejuvenated by new entrants into the space industry.

If It’s Too Loud, You’re Too Old: OWC Highlights from NAMM 2020

Every January, over 100,000 exhibitors, artists, and attendees from the general public flock to the Anaheim Convention Center in—you guessed it—Anaheim, California. If you are a music gear enthusiast or a business that is in any way, shape, or form associated with the music industry, NAMM is the place to be. And every year at NAMM, there is invariably a booth or two that gets shut down for sound policy violations. (No, no, no – OWC has never been one of them.) But we did have some highlights, and here they are!

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