The Rocket Yard is the place to be for tips and hints about security, but one simple security tip that many people forget about is just making sure that your Mac screen is locked if you're away from the computer for...
Disk Utility's Restore function can be used to copy the content from one volume to another. In this respect, it’s similar to the process of cloning a volume, and indeed, the Restore function can be used to create bootable clones....
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...
Apple officially announced this week that macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 can be downloaded from the Mac App Store or via a software update. What does the update bring? Aside from bug fixes and security improvements, the update brings the much-anticipated...
If you’re still running macOS Sierra, you’re probably aware that Apple really wants you to make the climb to macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Every so often, you surely receive the incessant, annoying notification that appears randomly in the top right...
In this article, we’ll show you how to spoof a MAC address on a macOS computer running High Sierra. This is a technique for changing the factory-assigned physical Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network interface on a networked...
A few weeks ago we gave you a few ideas on how to stop earlier versions of macOS from hounding you incessantly about upgrading to macOS High Sierra. While those methods work, they don't totally stop the notifications all the...
Apple can be a bit insistent on trying to get your Mac updated to the latest version of macOS, but there are reasons why you may want to wait to perform a major upgrade -- in the most recent case, your...
If early sales figures are any indication, many shoppers purchased Macs during the recent holiday season. That’s not a surprise: sales of Macs have been rising for years as people decide to extend the Apple user experience they’ve come to know...
