Chip Loder

Technical Writer

Chip is a 30-year Apple industry veteran, is author of 18 commercial Mac software products, and is a former Apple and Sony employee. He began hacking away on Apple computers on the Apple II+ in high school in the mid 1980's, then moved on to the Mac in the early 90's. In a previous life he created the game developer audio tools for Playstation 2 at Sony, and worked on the New World OpenFirmware found in late 90's Macs.

Latest Articles from Chip Loder

How to use MacDisk software to read vintage Mac floppies on your Windows PC

Mac software used to be distributed on 3.5-inch floppy disks. Now, using the MacDisk utility, you can read them on modern Windows computers.

Chip Loder | 1 week ago

Which hidden files you can safely delete from your Mac

Some files in macOS may not be necessary and can be safely removed from your Mac. Here's how to delete them.

Chip Loder | 3 weeks ago

Apple Filing Protocol will soon disappear completely from macOS

Apple Filing Protocol is one of Apple's original file-sharing technologies. Its client software will soon be gone from macOS forever.

Chip Loder | 3 weeks ago

How to add, remove, and configure Mail accounts in iPadOS 18

Apple moved Mail settings to a new location in iPadOS 18. Here's how to add, remove, and configure accounts in Mail.

Chip Loder | 4 weeks ago

How to stop iPhone calls and FaceTime alerts from appearing on your iPad

Notifications for iPhone calls and FaceTime can appear on your iPad, and can be quite intrusive. Here's how to turn them off so they don't appear in iPadOS.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

Docker Desktop for macOS vulnerability allows malicious images to be installed

Docker Desktop for macOS, the management tool for the app container system, has an authorization vulnerability that can be used for malicious purposes.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

What you should know about Apple's switch from rsync to openrsync

Forced by licensing issues, Apple replaced the rsync command-line tool in macOS with an alternative: openrsync. Here's what you should know about the change.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

Getting started with ChatGPT's 'Work With Apps on macOS' feature

OpenAI has added enhanced integration of ChatGPT with macOS for search, writing, coding, and more. This is what you need to know.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

How to enable or disable Spotlight extensions in macOS

Spotlight extensions enhance third-party app searches, letting you look up more app-specific content. Here's how to enable or disable the extensions in macOS.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

Whisky development ends on macOS to help Wine flourish

Whisky's developer has announced all further work on the app has ended, closing off one way to play Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

How to use Apple Software Restore to clone your Mac's drive

Apple Software Restore lets you clone your Mac even with a Signed System Volume. Here's how to use it to copy your Mac's storage.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

How to use profiles to change how Terminal windows look in macOS

The Mac Terminal app is your window into macOS's UNIX underpinnings. Here's how to customize the appearance of Terminal in macOS.

Chip Loder | 1 month ago

How to customize the log window in Console for macOS

You can customize the macOS Console's log window to change the way it behaves. Here's how to adjust it for your needs.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to stop Spotlight hogging disk space on macOS

Spotlight in macOS stores some of its indices and search data on your Startup Disk. Here's how to minimize Spotlight using disk space.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to run Mac OS 9 on Apple Silicon using UTM

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to set ChatGPT as your default search engine in Safari

Starting from iOS 18.1, you can set ChatGPT as the default search engine in Safari. Here's how to use the LLM service for your browser queries.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to turn on Siri on macOS without sending your Contacts to Apple

To use Siri on macOS, there's a requirement to send Apple your contacts. Here's how to avoid handing that data over to Apple.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to view installer logs in macOS

The macOS installer is quick and easy to use, but you can find out more info on what happens during installations by checking its built-in logs. Here's how to look at them.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to disable AI-Driven Search and Spotlight in macOS Sequoia

Search and Spotlight use Apple Intelligence in macOS Sequoia to suggest results to user queries. Here's how to turn it off.

Chip Loder | 2 months ago

How to install MAME on your Apple Silicon Mac

MAME is the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator for playing classic games. Here's how to get it up and running on your Apple Silicon Mac.

Chip Loder | 3 months ago

How to use SVG on the Mac and on the web

Scalable Vector Graphics are a common resizable image format for the web. Here's how to use them in macOS.

Chip Loder | 3 months ago

How to measure your Mac's network performance with iPerf3 in Terminal

iperf3 is a network throughput tool used to measure the performance of the network your Mac is using. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app.

Chip Loder | 3 months ago

How to turn off Enhanced Visual Search for Photos on iPhone or iPad

The Enhanced Visual Search in the iOS Photos app sends encrypted, anonymized data from photos to Apple. Here's what that means and how to turn it off.

Chip Loder | 6 days ago