Yesterday's announcements at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote address were remarkable in one aspect: unlike past years, there were absolutely no hardware announcements of any sort. That flew in the face of expectations; many in the Apple blogosphere...
Securely wiping a drive, removing all of its data, and ensuring that no meaningful information can be recovered, has long been a feature of Disk Utility and its erase function. Even though the default for Disk Utility is a simple...
The Mac's Disk Utility app supports a number of capabilities that make managing the Mac's storage system easier. But one set of features seems to get overlooked a bit: the creation and management of encrypted disk images. Disk images have...
Most Mac users are aware of Time Machine, the backup utility that’s part of macOS. What you may not know is that you may be able to restore data that is lost or corrupted even if your Time Machine backup disk...
Time Machine is the built-in application in macOS that automates the process of backing up your data to an external drive. It's easy to use, and it makes recovering from a drive failure or a macOS update gone awry as...
There comes a time in the life of just about every Mac where its usefulness has become limited or it will be too expensive to repair or update, so you decide it's time to sell it or give it away....
The year 2017 was a big one for tech enthusiasts. New gear and software news – both good and not-so-good – dominated the headlines. So which news articles and tech tips most caught the interest of Rocket Yard readers? These...
Macs are more popular than ever, thanks to a “halo effect” from buyers of iPhones and iPads who decide to make the switch from Windows to macOS. Like all computers, Macs tend to slow down a bit after a few...
It's that time of year when visions of sugar plum fairies bringing us new Macs dance through our heads. Or more likely, you're considering buying a new Mac to replace an older model, or to give as a gift to...
