You probably know that with its Live Photos feature, your iPhone records what happens 1.5 seconds before and after you take a picture for, in Apple’s words, “a moment captured with movement and sound.” However, you can also take a Live Photo during …
Lees meerIf you’ve read my earlier post about my favorite DAW software, you’ll know that my personal preference (especially for mixing) is Avid Pro Tools. However, with the recent release of Logic Pro X 10.5, Apple continues to offer an impressive and extens…
Lees meerOWC has announced the availability of the new Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD, in capacities from 240GB up to 4TB. OWC’s newest 2.5-inch SATA SSD is among the most versatile and reliable on the planet, featuring state-of-the-art components and engineerin…
Lees meerAll Aboard! We at The Rocket Yard are incredibly happy to have helped create a space over the past 12 years where open ideas and discussions are plentiful, informative, and engaging. From new users to hardened veterans of technology, the camaraderie…
Lees meerLaunchpad is the central location where you can see which apps are on your Mac and launch them as needed. However, if you’ve downloaded a LOT of software, the Launchpad window — or windows — may get cluttered quickly. Luckily, you can group apps tog…
Lees meerIt’s easy to work on files together in macOS. When you share a file in iCloud Drive, you and your team can all work on the same version of the same document at the same time. How to Work Together on a File Open the Finder, then choose iCloud Drive o…
Lees meerI’ve always enjoyed photographing the night sky. Because space is a near and dear topic for us at OWC and the Rocket Yard blog, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try and shoot the SpaceX Crew Dragon as it approached the International Space Stati…
Lees meerReverb is arguably the most effective weapon in the arsenal of a mixing engineer. From creating the ambiance of a small room to expansive, deep halls, reverb is used on most recorded music to create space, separation, and other effects. So what exac…
Lees meerAccording to an article on Typography.Guru, Apple recently licensed a number of fonts from well-regarded type foundries and has made them available for free in macOS Catalina. In this article, we’ll show you how to enable these new fonts on your Mac…
Lees meerThe coworking trend has really taken off over the past decade. And once society returns to normal, this industry is ready for a massive boom. Millions of people will be shifting from office-based positions and transitioning into remote working setup…
Lees meerWow… it’s hard to believe. Just a little over nine years ago, we covered the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor and supplied storage for the Last Shuttle Project, which documented Endeavor’s last flight. Since then, there hasn’t been a manned launch f…
Lees meerJoin us in the studio at 1:30 PM CST on March 27 for an in-depth mixing tutorial live stream with Jam in the Van’s mixing engineer Sean P. Jones! Ask your questions and learn from the best as he teaches you how they mix Jam in the Van sessions. On t…
Lees meerThe Live Photos feature of recent iPhones is a lot of fun. It captures 1.5 seconds of movement surrounding a 12-megapixel still image (think the “moving newspaper” photos in the Harry Potter films). A Live Photo is signified by the little concentric…
Lees meerOWC will be presented two Gold Stevie® Awards from the American Business Awards® (ABA) for their ThunderBay 4 mini Thunderbolt 3 and Mercury Elite Pro Dock. A virtual award ceremony will be held during an August 5th online presentation. OWC’s Thunde…
Lees meerToday we remember and honor those of our U.S. Armed Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice, given their lives to protect and preserve our freedom. ‘Old Glory’ is proudly flown year round at OWC. In memory of those fallen and with respect to Mem…
Lees meerOn Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Apple released a group of operating system updates to the public. While most changes made are of the typical “bug fixes and other improvements” variety, two of these updates also added something quite important to our cur…
Lees meerIn the absence of a physical spring NAB Show this year, Future plc went virtual with their Best of Show Awards. And OWC has received this year’s Video Edge honor for the ThunderBay FLEX 8. The Best of Show 2020 award recognizes outstanding products …
Lees meerIf you subscribe to Apple Music, you can read lyrics in the Apple Music app on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV. A subscription is $9.99 per month or $14.99 per month for a family subscription for up to six people (which requires iClo…
Lees meerTextEdit is one of the apps included with each copy of macOS, but it is overshadowed by word processing apps like Pages and Microsoft Word as well as dedicated text editors like Ulysses and Bear. Today we’ll look at some of TextEdit’s hidden talents…
Lees meertheC47 is a full-service production company that focuses on video production, filmmaking, consulting & education. Cirina Catania, the host of OWC RADiO, sits down and talks with Jem Schofield – producer, DP, educator, and the founder. For over 20 ye…
Lees meerSometimes a Mac app freezes up and you have to kill it. Well, not actually kill it, but you may have to force it to quit so you can relaunch it. Here’s how you use Force Quit an application in macOS: Choose Force Quit from the Apple () menu, or pre…
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