A bootable version of the macOS Catalina installer is one of the often-overlooked tools a Mac user should have on hand before upgrading to or performing a clean install of Catalina. The bootable installer you create in this guide will...
My buddy, Steve Sande, has written about “How to Set Up macOS 10.15 Catalina in Parallels Desktop (and Why You May Want to Wait) here: Developers: How to Set Up macOS 10.15 Catalina in Parallels Desktop (and Why You May...
The other day, we showed developers how to install macOS 10.15 Catalina Developer Beta 1 onto a Parallels Desktop virtual machine. At the same time, we offered a few cautions about doing so -- the beta operating system runs slowly...
macOS Catalina, the new Mac operating system, was announced at WWDC 2019. It has so many new features and changes to existing ones, that it really can’t be summed up in just one article. So, we’re going to start by...
Bow River near Banff, Alberta, Canada. Photo ©2019, Steven Sande This is the second in a series of articles from the Rocket Yard to help you enjoy your tech equipment while you’re on a trip, either for business or (hopefully)...
It's rather common for all members of a household to want to share their music or movies with each other. Here's how you can do this easily with iTunes! Go to iTunes > Preferences > Sharing and check the box...
After 35 years of following Apple and 33 years of writing about the company, it's sometimes difficult for me to get excited about "yet another keynote address". Monday's WWDC 2019 keynote was like a breath of fresh air, with announcements...
Every year, we celebrate World Backup Day (March 31) to remind our readers that backups are a critical part of information security. Today — May 2nd — is World Password Day, another day that has been set aside to make computer...
49 years ago, April 22, 1970, Earth Day was born, at a time when many cities in the US were covered in hazy smog. Pollution in many forms was contributing to environmental problems, causing health concerns, and many species were becoming...
