Used StartupSound.prefPane for Mac? Share your experience and help other users.
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Used StartupSound.prefPane for Mac? Share your experience and help other users.
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- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 1.1
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Mac
- Operating System
- Mac OS X
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4.3/5
17 User Votes
GREAT ITEM!!
mlkknight- Pros
- Does what I need it to do. No more sound when I startup my Mac
- Cons
- None that I can think of.
- Summary
- Until Apple comes out with a way to turn off/mute your startup sound this is the tool you need.
Do not use!!!
Pookie8Cookie- Pros
- None - never worked.
- Cons
- It corrupted my OS and ended up having to do a clean reformat/reinstall of my OS (snow leopard). I was not even able to start my Mac in safe mode. Please do not use this program.
- Summary
JUST WORKS!
friedchikkin- Pros
- SET IT AND FORGET IT!
- Cons
- SEE PROS!!!
- Summary
- Install it, set your preference, boot your Mac without letting the neighbors know! Solves a huge caveat with Apple's Mac designs that I have- imagine this annoyance every time you turn on your iOS device!
An excellent little gadget. Why not included by Apple?
Karl-Erik Hallenius- Pros
- I really love it. Running OS X 10.6.6 on an iMac, late 2010. It is soothing to get rid of a loud startup, sound, waking up the rest of my family, when I start up my MAC in the morning or late at night. It is worth some money to the author!
- Cons
- Can't find any!
- Summary
- It is, as I said before, a very nice preference pane. It serves a very useful purpose and I just cant understand why something like this hasn't already been included by Apple among the standard preference panes. Should gladly pay some money for it. Nice of the author to give it away for free and not even suggest a voluntary "donation". (And I can' find out whereto send a donation :-))
Simple, fast, and does exactly what it's supposed to do
syordy- Pros
- Fast download, easy & clean install, simple, does just what it's supposed to do. Sad that that's a big plus, but it doesn't happen often enough. Not only can you shut off the sound, but have the option of setting the volume just where you want it.
- Cons
- Only thing that would make this better is if it allowed you CHANGE the startup sound. When Mac makes an effort to make things so much easier than a PC do they make this one aspect so hard.
- Summary
Got the software to work.
h.toelle- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />From h.toelle (at) cogeco (dot) ca I am pleased to report that with the adjustment of some prefs in the other package StartupSoundprefPane is now functioning as it should, After many years of Macs behind me the Startup chime has become a familiar staple. A comforting sound letting one know your machine should give you yet another session of performance. Controlling the level of that chime is something Apple has seemed have dropped recently, although I do not know why.
Preference pane to adjust the startup sound of a Mac.
RonaldAcheson- Pros
- Simple to download and install it adds a new preference pane to the System Preferences which has a slider to set the sound or a check box to mute it altogether.
- Cons
- Repeating a restart sets the sound louder.
- Summary
- This is a freeware programme which I have found does it's job cleanly and effectively. It fills a gap in the Macintosh system software for which I am most grateful.
Works great but not perfect
VersionTrackerUserOpinion- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have Harmon Kardon Soundstick II's and still get a rather loud startup sound coming through the speakers on pref panel's next to lowest setting. I actually have to turn pref panel's volume all the way down or mute. A bit of a bummer as I would still like to hear even the slightest chime.
Thank You!
rumo--2008- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I couldn't get the startup chime on my G4 Mac Mini set to a lower volume. I read the postive reviews and gave this application a try. It works great!
Silence is Golden
MAC_1984- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />A wonderful must-have pref pane for those who wish to lessen or silence the StartUp chime. Worth its weight in gold when you have to work late and wish not to disturb others. Nice pref pane icon, which really should be the icon shown here for the app. Remember, this is a beta, as stated...so far, so good for me.