MacOS High Sierra is finally ready for release. It endured the summer beta program, and is now available through the Mac App Store for anyone to download and install. (macOS High Sierra's initial install screen.) We're always grateful that new...
(Apple File System.) Thanks to sharp-eyed Rocket Yard commenter Chris pointing us to an Apple support document, we now have a bit more information on macOS High Sierra, Apple File System, and how it all works on Macs and on volumes that are formatted...
Safe mode and single-user mode are two of the special start-up modes that your Mac can be powered up to. They're often used to troubleshoot issues a Mac may be experiencing or to assist in isolating and repairing some common...
If you've been working with the Mac's Photos app (or even the older iPhoto or Aperture apps) for any length of time, there's a good chance you have multiple image libraries to help you organize your pictures. In the past,...
On Monday, June 5, 2017, Apple is hosting its annual keynote address to kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference -- WWDC. This event gets a lot of attention from Apple fans, shareholders, developers, and those in the press, as it clarifies the...
Target Disk Mode has been a feature of the macOS since the PowerBook 100 (pictured right) was released way back in 1991. This handy feature allows you to connect two Macs via FireWire ports, Thunderbolt ports, or USB-C ports, and...
Have you ever been away from your home or office Mac and suddenly realized that you a) left it on when you meant to shut it down, b) tried to run a report or access a system only available from that machine, or...
The anticipation of buying a new Mac is sometimes tempered by the realization that at some point, you're going to have to move the data from your old Mac or PC to its new home on your new Mac. Luckily for...
Disk Utility, in all of its incarnations, has always had a restore function, a way to copy a disk volume or image file to another volume, creating an exact copy. We often think of this as cloning a drive, so...
