Need help with a Mac all you software engineers! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

wrxkidid · 2009-02-10, 03:14 AM

Alright pretty simple problem but I am not too great with technology.

Every time I boot up my laptop a first gen Macbook Pro it boots up like normal but always will open word on startup no matter what to a blank document. Its not a big deal but its kind of annoying as it makes the bootup time significantly longer, almost double in fact.

Any ideas are fully appreciated. Thanks guys.

Dean · 2009-02-10, 06:34 AM

If the program is in the Dock, just right-click the Dock icon for that program and then uncheck Open at Login.

Or, in System Preferences, in Accounts, Click on the Login Items tab. You can add or delete startup items. Don't just hide it, hit the minus button to get rid of it.

Google would have told you that. So much for young people being better with computers.

cody · 2009-02-10, 10:23 AM

Goggle?

Nick Koan · 2009-02-10, 11:21 AM

This is really more of an IT problem, than a software engineering problem

van · 2009-02-10, 12:05 PM

on a side note I learned how to right-click on my macbook last night!
eat that windows

Kevin M · 2009-02-10, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by van

on a side note I learned how to right-click on my macbook last night!
eat that windows

I learned how to right-click on windows machines about the time I learned my left from my right. So like, 9 years ago.

/pre-empted burn

wrxkidid · 2009-02-10, 01:33 PM

wow i feel dumb...it was in the dock. thanks guys hahah.

2009-02-10, 03:14 AM	#1
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	Need help with a Mac all you software engineers! Alright pretty simple problem but I am not too great with technology. Every time I boot up my laptop a first gen Macbook Pro it boots up like normal but always will open word on startup no matter what to a blank document. Its not a big deal but its kind of annoying as it makes the bootup time significantly longer, almost double in fact. Any ideas are fully appreciated. Thanks guys. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2009-02-10, 06:34 AM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	If the program is in the Dock, just right-click the Dock icon for that program and then uncheck Open at Login. Or, in System Preferences, in Accounts, Click on the Login Items tab. You can add or delete startup items. Don't just hide it, hit the minus button to get rid of it. Google would have told you that. So much for young people being better with computers. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2009-02-10 at 10:45 AM.

2009-02-10, 10:23 AM	#3
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Goggle? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-02-10, 11:21 AM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	This is really more of an IT problem, than a software engineering problem __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-02-10, 01:33 PM	#7
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	wow i feel dumb...it was in the dock. thanks guys hahah. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2009-02-10, 12:05 PM	#5
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	on a side note I learned how to right-click on my macbook last night! eat that windows

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