Some large changes are get along to the Mac hardware . And let ’s admit it : You know you ’re excited about the rumors of a new iPod touch . Plus , iPhones , high-risk guy , and more on this episode of the Macworld Podcast .

This is episode 687 with Jason Cross , Leif Johnson , and Roman Loyola .

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Two-minute tip

This calendar week ’s wind actually comes from Mr. Macintosh . Be trusted to visit the Mr. Macintosh site atmrmacintosh.com .

This is a great tip for owners of Macs made since 2016 . These new Macs are neat , but they are missing something longtime Mac users love : the inauguration gong . It used to be when you booted a Mac , you ’d hear a “ bong ! ” to enjoin you that the estimator is up and consort .

Fortunately , you may activate the inauguration chime , and it ’s really wanton to do . You want to accede a bid in the Terminal — don’t concern if you ’ve never used the Terminal before . It may seem intimidating to expend a command - demarcation port , but this is a unforesightful command that anyone can perform .

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Launch Terminal , which is located in the Utilities folder . Then , at the prompt , type in the pursuit :

sudo nvram StartupMute=%00

reach Return . You ’ll be asked to inscribe your story password . inscribe it and then the command will be execute . Now , when you restart the Mac , you ’ll hear the startup chime .

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To flex it off , go back to the Terminal , and go into the following :

sudo nvram StartupMute=%01

Thanks again to Mr. Macintosh for this pourboire . you’re able to get the details by clicking on the linkup below :

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