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...
Spotlight, the Mac's primary search tool, was introduced with OS X Tiger. As most original versions do, Spotlight lacked a few features and had some minor issues, but for the most part, it just seemed to work. One issue that...
Find the entire macOS Server series here! Upgrading macOS Server to High Sierra: You May Not Want To Do It Have you ever wished that you could run your own Apple Mail server or host a website from your own Mac?...
The macOS Sierra release on September 20th, 2016 marked a few milestones. It's the 13th release of the Mac OS, the fourth release of the Mac operating system based on place names (the previous naming convention involved cats), and the...
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your Mac were lost or stolen? Your first thoughts may be about the inconvenience, or the expense of replacement. But when you take a moment to consider what's likely stored on your...
Having problems figuring out how much free space is available on your Mac? You're not the only one. With the arrival of macOS Sierra, Apple changed how the OS calculates free space on a Mac. The change has more than...
If you're reading this, there's a good chance your Mac just suffered a kernel panic and you're searching for what to do next. We've got the answer, and it's simple: Don’t panic. Instead, take a deep breath, relax, and know that...
Rocket Yard Contributor Steve Sande is out of the country on a great adventure, so he’ll be providing readers with a lot of helpful tips over the next month that can help them use their tech gear confidently and safely...
How often have you heard the phrase "make sure you have a backup"? In our tips and articles, we tend to dispense that advice often, usually just before providing instructions for performing some task or other that could lead to...
