Comments on: How-to: Launch Application on System Start in Mac OS X

By: Consultant’s Canary is the Ultimate Troubleshooting Aid for Mac OS X

Consultant’s Canary is the Ultimate Troubleshooting Aid for Mac OS X — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:59:42 +0000

[...] the OS X installation that it’s launched from, including general system information, all login items, overly privileged processes, and a whole slew of third party system changes and augmentations, [...]

By: Temporarily Disable Login Items in Mac OS X

Temporarily Disable Login Items in Mac OS X — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:32:48 +0000

[...] are applications and helpers that launch immediately when a user logs in to Mac OS X. These are easily adjusted in system preferences, but you can also temporarily disable them on a per-boot and per-login [...]

By: 4 Tips to Speed Up Reboot & Start Up Time in Mac OS X

4 Tips to Speed Up Reboot & Start Up Time in Mac OS X — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:05:13 +0000

[...] simply because there are less actions for the Mac to complete before the computer is ready to use. Login Items can be helper daemons, menu bar items, or full blown apps, get rid of anything you don’t need [...]

By: SadDaddy

SadDaddy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:42:01 +0000

Nevermind, I found the article on a different site. For anyone who is curious, try http://www.formaceyesonly.com/2011/04/26/start-taking-control-of-startup/

Cheers!

By: SadDaddy

SadDaddy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:30:03 +0000

HELLOOOO, can you PLEASE rename this article from “Launch apps at System Startup” to “on Login”? And can ANYONE please answer the subject question? 10 karma points to the first who does, 25 to the one who tells the world how to do it from Terminal.

Peace out.

By: Remove Shadows from Mac OS X (Lion Too)

Remove Shadows from Mac OS X (Lion Too) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:28:13 +0000

[...] Ever wanted to remove shadows from windows, menus, and box items in Mac OS X? You can with a free tool called ShadowKiller, and it works in Mac OS X 10.7 too. All you need to do is launch the app, the screen will flicker briefly, and all on screen windows will appear shadowless. You can get the shadows back by just relaunching the app again. If you want to have the window shadows always disabled, you’ll need to throw ShadowKiller into Login Items. [...]

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:50:18 +0000

I second that.

By: Susan Smith

Susan Smith — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:40:25 +0000

this was super helpful. super clear. I appreciate all the comments, and agree, to accomplish this task is ‘mac-centric’. thanks to everyone for helping me better understand my mac.

By: OldTimeMacisian

OldTimeMacisian — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:55:02 +0000

… you are right ! it is ! defenitely ! … well, if you want to do more than installing software with the “all new” App Store … … but nevertheless … OS X IS a great system …

By: readthestinkingpost

readthestinkingpost — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:41:54 +0000

guys, system startup is when the system starts up… not login… hello…. no one can answer this question I assume.. sometimes I think linux is easier than mac.
geez

By: Fake Kernel Panic is the Ultimate Mac Prank

Fake Kernel Panic is the Ultimate Mac Prank — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:35:59 +0000

[...] the app by default leads to an instantaneous fake kernel panic, so you could throw this in someones startup items and the first thing they’ll be greeted to is this [...]

By: OZ

OZ — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:40:47 +0000

Thank you for this super easy document. I wish to find documents like this more often.

By: navdeep sindhu

navdeep sindhu — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:52:37 +0000

i dont understand …..i used window7 plz help

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:02:49 +0000

Thanks for the tip, but do you know how to startup applications at system start, before logging in? Woudl be good to include that in the article also. Thanks.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:03:15 +0000

Thank you!

Did a Google before this and it took me to an apple page with absolutely ridiculous instructions. This is so clean and simple.

Thanks again.