Do you have a few USB flash drives lying around? Chances are you have at least a couple, or maybe even a small drawer full of them. In my case, I have about a half dozen, with no specific use...
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....
Perhaps you're getting a new Mac over the holidays. Whether it's a sleek MacBook or MacBook Pro, an iMac, or perhaps a powerful new iMac Pro, we'd like to start off the relationship with your new Mac on the right foot. To do...
After 16 months of using and testing APFS—Apple's new file system—I’ve come to the conclusion that you probably don’t want to use it on HDDs (disks with rotating platters). Why? Well, to understand why APFS and HDDs are not well...
Installing a new version of the macOS can cause a bit of trepidation. Will all my older apps work? Are there any serious bugs in the new OS? Will my peripherals continue to work, including that wide-format LaserJet from the...
For many people, buying a Mac is making a significant investment and we want that investment to be productive for as long as possible. You might not know that there are very common things that can put your Mac at...
You just turned on your Mac and all you see is a dark display. That's OK; you know it can sometimes take a little while for your Mac to boot up. But after a minute or two, you start to...
Along with the many other recent operating system upgrades, macOS Server was quietly bumped up to version 5.4 on Sept. 25, 2017. While all of the other upgrades added new features and functionality, the macOS Server 5.4 upgrade moved some...
Sometimes it's a good idea to do a clean install of a new Mac operating system version. What's a clean install? That means that the hard drive is erased completely and reformatted, which removes not only the current Mac operating system...
