December of 2019 marks 35 years since I purchased my first Mac. In all that time, I’ve never had an accident with any of them…but this past Saturday, all it took was a simple bump of a glass of water on my desk, and now my new 16-inch MacBook Pro is “not so new.” I want to share my tale of woe and provide readers of The Rocket Yard with a few tips on what to do to minimize the chances of something like this happening to them.
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There are plenty of reasons to want to save a complete web page to a PDF file. Perhaps you want to save a favorite online story, you’d like to create a digital library of your favorite tips from The Rocket...
The business end of my Yamaha Pacifica PAC-112V A few weeks ago, I introduced Rocket Yard readers to my new goal — to learn how to play electric guitar. If you read the linked article, you know the “why” of...
iCloud is a fantastic way to share calendars, contacts, reminders, bookmarks, and files, including photos, among your devices. The macOS and iOS take care of keeping all of this important information in sync, ensuring that what you see on one device...
Safari is the most popular web browser for the Mac, and why not; it's fast, easy to use, and it comes with every Mac. These eight tricks (sixteen, if you count the tip included with each trick) can make you...
It’s been more than six weeks since our last OWC Garage Sale, meaning we have nearly 600 items that are priced to move! And remember that we offer free delivery on most orders $49 and up within the 48 contiguous United States. USB-C Docks...
