When your Mac boots up, are you bombarded with a series of programs you didn't open and don't regularly use? Startup apps are convenient (when you actually need them) but the functionality is too ...

Regarding the original startup items question; I found this link on the Apple OS X discussions forum: <P> Customizing the bootup <P>I found it interesting, but a little over my head at my level of ...

Startup programs are apps or utilities that launch automatically as soon the operating system boots up. On macOS, startup programs are called login items, and they save you the time and effort you’d ...

I have a strange problem, it seems anything I manually add to Start->Programs->Startup always starts up twice. I have CoolMon in there now, and I suppose I haven't noticed because one instance just ...

Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac Years ago I was a regular Mac user who switched to PC for a long time. When I fully re-immersed myself in the Apple ecosystem, an old annoyance came right back — all ...

Apple has improved macOS’s upgrade process tremendously over the years. With recent releases, it’s rare something goes pear-shaped and prevents an upgrade from completing. However, you can sometimes ...