You can use Siri, Apple’s “personal digital assistant,” to find files on your Mac (and other places). This comes in handy when you can’t remember the full name of a file or where you saved it. First, you need to...
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...
Choosing the six best free and almost free Safari extensions is generally a fun task, though this time I had to be a bit more careful, because of the changes made in Safari 12, as well as in macOS Mojave....
Safari Technology Preview, often referred to as STP, is a web browser for the Mac. STP was designed as a testbed to evaluate new browser technology that Apple is considering using in future releases of Safari. Think of it as...
UPDATE:June 15, 2020Changes to macOS and Disk Utility in macOS 10.15 Catalina now make this older method obsolete. Check out this new article to see how to revert an APFS drive to HFS+ easily. Apple's new APFS (Apple File System)...
The release of macOS Mojave on Sept. 24, 2018, marked the 15th major release of the OS X/macOS operating system. Mojave is the first version of macOS that doesn’t have its moniker based in the mountains of California; instead, it’s one...
Apple's macOS 10.14 Mojave has been available to the world since September, and the Rocket Yard has outlined all Macs that are compatible with the new operating system. As we’ve reported, the 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models will support Mojave –...
Apple's T2 Security Chip. Image via WikiBlog.info Apple's newest Macs have a new Apple-designed chip in them -- the T2 Security Chip -- that integrates several other controllers on Macs (System Management Controller, image signal processor, audio controller and SSD controller)...
Another Apple event is now history, with the "There's more in the making" event held on October 30 in Brooklyn, NY delighting many users with long-awaited updates to two Mac lines and revealing new iPad Pro designs that further blur the distinction...
