Apple’s macOS 15.1 Sequoia now lets you install and use applications acquired from the Mac App Store directly onto an external drive. Did you know that Apple’s macOS 15.1 Sequoia now lets you install ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that RAM in MacBook Pro laptops with retina displays could be upgraded. The story has been updated with the correct information. When ...

My Mac is now silent. After installing a solid state drive (SSD) with no moving parts, the drone of my iMac’s hard drive and fans has given way to such an absence of sound that I only hear the ...

While I appreciate that the Macs of today are leaps and bounds faster than their predecessors, that doesn’t mean I’m always happy with the speed of my machines. Consider my MacBook Pro, an early 2008 ...

Want to move your OS from an HDD to an SSD or copy data to a different drive? Here's how to do it safely. Palash has been writing about technology (and entertainment) for over a decade. His focus has ...

When I wrote a series of How-To guides showing how easy it was to swap old Mac hard disks for new solid state drives (SSDs), I focused on raw upgrades — slow mechanical drives for fast chip-based ones ...

Apple's refresh to the Mac mini may have caused some owners of earlier generations to be envious of the performance compared to their existing Mac. One potential upgrade to give the older models a ...