Mac only: The signature Mac boot up sound can't even be silenced by plugged-in headphones, but the Startup Sound preference pane does the job. If you don't want to draw attention to yourself in class, ...

That familiar and, dare I say, invigorating chime that signals the startup of your Mac computer is officially dead, at least on the new MacBook Pro. SEE ALSO: MacBook Pro hands-on: The Touch Bar is ...

Reader Stephen Mette faces the age-old problem of how to shut up the Mac when it first boots. He writes: I’ve always loved the Mac’s opening chime. But I’m the early riser in my family, and the volume ...

Donnnnnng. The classic Mac chime is a glorious way to let yourself know that your Mac is booting back up after a shutdown or reboot. But if I’m right, this friendly noise has been missing most new ...

Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X: The Startup Sound Debate Writing for eWeek, David Morgenstern explores the surprisingly complex thinking that went into Microsoft's new "sound experience" in Windows Vista, ...

When you start up a Mac, it goes “bong,” and that’s the way the world should be. Unless, that is, you bought a Mac in 2016 or later, when Apple removed the Mac startup chime. These days, a Mac starts ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The startup chime was first removed from Macs in 2016 with the redesigned ...

It appears that Apple mistakenly left out /usr/sbin/BootCacheControl for some Mac OS X 10.3.2 installations. The copy Terminal command resolves the issue. Also, readers continue to report that opening ...