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After you work from home for a while, you build up a collection of apps and utilities that become a toolkit for your at-home workflow. Everyone's toolkit will be different, with some specialized tools for the type of work they do, but there will likely be some core products found in everyone's toolkit for working at home. In this Rocket Yard guide, we will take a look at apps and tricks to help you manage your work-from-home environment. This is by no means an exhaustive look at available apps and utilities, but it should provide an inkling of the type of workflow utilities and tricks you may need.

I'm working from home today. It doesn't have anything to do with the coronavirus; it just so happens that I wasn't planning on going into the office. But it is becoming evident that more and more people are going to be working from home in the coming days and weeks. And that is a good thing because of the rapidly developing concerns regarding the viral outbreak we are all having to deal with right now. Perhaps you have been asked to work from home, or you are wise to self-quarantine for a while. If so, let's talk about what that may look like and what you will need—and need to know—to be successful.

Have you ever wished you could help a friend or relative with a Mac-related problem, but trying to chat about it over the phone or in Messages just isn’t cutting it? What you need is to be sitting next to...

Beautiful Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Photo ©2019, Steven Sande It’s time for another Tips for Travelers 2019 article, just before many Rocket Yard readers head off for some mid-summer fun over the Independence Day weekend. Today we’ll look at how...

Beautiful Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Photo ©2019, Steven Sande If there's one part of traveling that remains a "pain point", it's staying connected to those at home or back at the office without either running up a horrendous mobile data...

Current Location: Skagway, Alaska The Memorial Day weekend is just behind us, and a summer of fun travel adventures is ahead. Three years ago, the Rocket Yard featured a series of tips for those embarking on adventures, and starting today...

Principles of zero trust security. Image via Centrify We hope you've been learning a lot both about networking and securing networks from the Rocket Yard's network and security series. So far, that series includes: All About DNS Wi-Fi Security Revealed...

Earlier this week, we began a month-long series designed to bring Rocket Yard readers up to speed on networking and security. The series began with an article detailing DNS (Domain Name System), a critical component of the Internet. Today we...

There are many features of the Mac that are often overlooked by new users, or simply forgotten about by those who have been using Macs for a while. In some cases, the feature is used once when setting up a...