Electric Light Orchestra Mike Stevens, Musical Director and Keyboardist for ELO, takes us around ELO’s touring setup and shows us how OWC products are used on the road. Because their rigs depend upon the best, they are especially fond of the Envoy P…
Lees meerThom Michael Mulligan is a versatile, hardworking actor and producer. He utilizes a keen sensitivity, depth, and energy in every role he undertakes. He is the multi-award-winning producer of the feature film “Callous,” which garnered Best Feature fi…
Lees meerApple recently felt compelled to let the world know that the new Mac Pro was going to be made in the USA – Austin, Texas to be specific – and the social chatter on MacSales’ Twitter and Facebook feeds has been entertaining, to say the least… “Awesom…
Lees meerSimplify Your Mobile Life With 100-Watts of pass-through power and new built in cable storage, the OWC USB-C Travel Dock is a must have for anyone on the go! Featuring… 5 ports of connectivity: (2) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A), (1) HDMI, (1) SD card, (1) …
Lees meerJohn Heino is a freelance photographer and long-time piano player. As a photographer, he describes himself as “a wide-eyed explorer trying to see the world again the way I saw it as a child.” As a keyboardist, he’s been playing live with rock, blues…
Lees meerIn my previous article, we reviewed some of the most popular microphones, at different budgets, for recording vocals. In this article, we’ll offer some guidance for recording another common audio source, acoustic guitar. What type of microphone is b…
Lees meerThere are plenty of reasons to want to save a complete web page to a PDF file. Perhaps you want to save a favorite online story, you’d like to create a digital library of your favorite tips from The Rocket Yard, or would like a PDF file of a long, s…
Lees meermacOS Catalina brings with it quite a few new features and services but perhaps the most anticipated change is to iTunes. Turns out macOS Mojave was the last version of the OS that will include the iTunes app. Catalina replaces iTunes with three sep…
Lees meerFor years now, Mac OS X and macOS have supported spring-loaded folders. If you’re not taking advantage of ‘em, you should, as they’re great time savers. A spring-loaded folder pops open when you drag something onto its icon while holding down the mo…
Lees meerEvery year (at least for the past several), Rocket Yard has posted the wallpaper images for macOS and iOS ahead of their official launch dates. And this year, macOS Catalina and iOS 13 are no different! iOS 13 comes with eight stock wallpaper images…
Lees meermacOS Catalina includes a number of new features, new ways to perform tasks, and of course a few hidden features and tricks, not all of which have been discovered yet. Of course, that’s what we expect from a new version of the macOS. In this Rocket …
Lees meerAs always, Rocket Yard will be digging deeper into today’s special event, picking apart the tasty bits, so stay tuned! But for now, here is a brief photographic overview of what we saw at Apple’s September 10th Special Event in Cupertino. Hello Appl…
Lees meerOWC will showcase innovative storage, connectivity and expansion solutions for the media and entertainment industries, including the award-winning ThunderBlade. OWC announced its plans to exhibit at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) Sh…
Lees meerIf you haven’t set up iCloud on all of your Apple devices and turned on iCloud Drive, you should. I find it handy because documents that you store in iCloud Drive stay up-to-date across your iOS and macOS devices, and you can easily access them. To…
Lees meerIf you’ve been using Mac or iOS devices for any length of time you’ve probably at least tested out the native Calendar app. It’s pretty simple and easy to use. You can color-code entries, invite other people to your events, and put your event on a m…
Lees meerAn Enlighting Interview with WDSE-WRPT’s Patty Mester (Duluth, Minnesota, August 24, 2019) Want to publish your film on PBS? Patty Mester is President and General Manager of WDSE-WRPT in Duluth, Minnesota. This PBS affiliate is one of the top ten in…
Lees meerIn this week’s “Preview of Apple’s September Event,” I described a number of obvious releases (new iPhones, iOS 13, macOS Catalina) that should be announced at the event, as well as several long shots like a redesigned iMac. One item was off my rada…
Lees meerIf you’re getting ready to install macOS Catalina on your Mac, you have some preparations to make and a few choices to make. While many people just download the new operating system and let the installer do its thing, it’s a much wiser choice to do …
Lees meerRight-to-repair advocates have something to be happy about. Apple has announced that it will begin supplying genuine iPhone parts, tools and repair guides to independent repair shops for the very first time. It may be a small step, but at least it’s…
Lees meerUndoubtedly in the wake of privacy concerns and all the negative press surrounding smart devices listening in on conversations—ergo flesh and bone employees as well—Apple has announced changes to Siri’s Privacy Policy. Apple states, “Siri has been e…
Lees meerOptimize Mac Storage was first introduced with macOS Sierra and will apparently continue in the upcoming macOS Catalina. When you turn it on, it automatically deletes things when your Mac is running low on space. Some folks love the feature, others …
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