It is, but that's not what I'd like. The system sounds can be seperately controlled from the sound panel, but not the startup. So, if you turn system sounds down, the startup is still loud.
If you turn the overall sound control down, the startup is also turned down, but then you have to turn the sounds up again to listen to whatever you're listening to. Before you turn the computer off, you then have to turn the sound down again.
This is a real pain. I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't always remember to do this. So, either the system sound is loud because I was listening to something before, or the sound is too low because I had remembered to turn it down before turning the machine off (though I do sometimes leave it on for extended periods).
It would be nice if they had a control that would adjust the system sound so that the general sound setting had NOTHING to do with it. So that however we set it, the sound adjustment on the menu bar, for example, wouldn't re-adjust it as well.
That way, no matter what we did elsewhere, it wouldn't change unexpectedly.
yeah, i would agree here, that sums up the current challenges with the startup sound, and some very distinct usability issues (which apple normally excels in but we mac "zealots" know better)
Without describing the new boot chime, sources quipped that it "doesn't sound anything like the 'Intel Inside' chime heard in most of the chip maker's media advertisements.
I know these concepts are hard to grasp, but here's a few articles that might help you: Irony, Sarcasm, Cynicism and, most importantly, Humor.
I usually have a sense of humor, but the joke seemed a little bit... bad. I thought we were past thinking that it was the Intel sound, and then someone's like, "Hey, guys! OMG, this is the sound: Link... INTEL!!!!!"
It wasn't the greatest joke, but I think it was pretty clear that aegisdesign was either an utter moron (unlikely) or was just trying to be funny.
I did mention earlier on that he'd opened a can of worms. I assumed this comment would have stopped conversation about the Intel sound but unfortunately not.
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Originally posted by melgross
It is, but that's not what I'd like. The system sounds can be seperately controlled from the sound panel, but not the startup. So, if you turn system sounds down, the startup is still loud.
If you turn the overall sound control down, the startup is also turned down, but then you have to turn the sounds up again to listen to whatever you're listening to. Before you turn the computer off, you then have to turn the sound down again.
This is a real pain. I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't always remember to do this. So, either the system sound is loud because I was listening to something before, or the sound is too low because I had remembered to turn it down before turning the machine off (though I do sometimes leave it on for extended periods).
It would be nice if they had a control that would adjust the system sound so that the general sound setting had NOTHING to do with it. So that however we set it, the sound adjustment on the menu bar, for example, wouldn't re-adjust it as well.
That way, no matter what we did elsewhere, it wouldn't change unexpectedly.
yeah, i would agree here, that sums up the current challenges with the startup sound, and some very distinct usability issues (which apple normally excels in but we mac "zealots" know better)
New Intel Mac Startup Sound
Originally posted by aegisdesign
Now that we're all Intel fanboys and sucking at the teat of mediocrity, this is the new startup sound...
New Intel Mac Startup Sound
Somehow, I expected it would be that.
Originally posted by aegisdesign
Now that we're all Intel fanboys and sucking at the teat of mediocrity, this is the new startup sound...
New Intel Mac Startup Sound
you do realise you've opened another can of worms!
Originally posted by Newbie
Apple wouldn't have that start-up sound blah blah blah
8)
I never thought I'd say this but that actually sounds good on my soundsticks!
Originally posted by aegisdesign
Now that we're all Intel fanboys and sucking at the teat of mediocrity, this is the new startup sound...
New Intel Mac Startup Sound
RTFA:
EDIT: Read the article:
AppleInsider Article by Prince McLean
Without describing the new boot chime, sources quipped that it "doesn't sound anything like the 'Intel Inside' chime heard in most of the chip maker's media advertisements.
Originally posted by PathDæmon
RTFA:
I know these concepts are hard to grasp, but here's a few articles that might help you: Irony, Sarcasm, Cynicism and, most importantly, Humor.
Originally posted by Chucker
I know these concepts are hard to grasp, but here's a few articles that might help you: Irony, Sarcasm, Cynicism and, most importantly, Humor.
I usually have a sense of humor, but the joke seemed a little bit... bad. I thought we were past thinking that it was the Intel sound, and then someone's like, "Hey, guys! OMG, this is the sound: Link... INTEL!!!!!"
IDK.
EDIT: I don't know.
Originally posted by PathDæmon
I usually have a sense of humor, but the joke seemed a little bit... bad.
It wasn't the greatest joke, but I think it was pretty clear that aegisdesign was either an utter moron (unlikely) or was just trying to be funny.
Plain English anyone?
Originally posted by Chucker
It wasn't the greatest joke, but I think it was pretty clear that aegisdesign was either an utter moron (unlikely) or was just trying to be funny.
I did mention earlier on that he'd opened a can of worms. I assumed this comment would have stopped conversation about the Intel sound but unfortunately not.
Originally posted by MacCrazy
wtf stfu btw get afk okthx
Plain English anyone?
Welcome to the Internet.
Originally posted by MacCrazy
Lundy - can you make this a sticky?
I'll move it to Mac OS and make it sticky for a while.
Originally posted by Chucker
Um, dude, not everyone's display is 2560x1600
If you split lines, there will be a thousand screaming users whose scripts don't work. Heh.
OK, moving this post to Mac OS.
Originally posted by lundy
If you split lines, there will be a thousand screaming users whose scripts don't work. Heh.
OK, moving this post to Mac OS.
Point, but you could use the backslash to avoid that.
E.g.
long-line-of-code\\
that-goes-on-here
Common shells recognize that.