startup chime Archives

Why the return of the Mac’s startup chime is a big deal

Friday, December 4, 2020 4:50 pmFriday, December 30, 202215 Comments

Back in 2016, for some unknown reason, Apple decided to kill the Mac’s startup chime at the ripe old age of 32. Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus even…

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 3:54 pm9 Comments

With macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple is resurrecting the Mac startup chime as well as bringing back the Mac’s battery time remaining estimates…

Friday, June 8, 2018 9:57 amFriday, June 8, 201817 Comments

In case you missed it: The venerable Mac startup chime died of unknown causes at age 32 in Cupertino…

Monday, October 31, 2016 3:28 pmMonday, October 31, 201612 Comments

The new MacBook Pro has ditched the iconic boot chime that’s been a signature part of the Mac startup…

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:28 amMonday, October 31, 201629 Comments

The new MacBook Pros lack the iconic Mac chime when booting up…

Friday, July 20, 2012 2:30 pmFriday, July 20, 201242 Comments

Over the years Apple has filed for a wide variety of trademarks…