Hi, Found this a couple of years ago, so some of you may already have had some fun with it. Credit to OS X Daily for this.
Would you like your Mac to make a sound when the charge cable is connected, like your iOS device does? Newer MacBooks already do this, but as long as you have 10.10.3 or higher and a Mac laptop, you can enable this feature. I use it and like it a lot as I can know for sure that my cable has initiated the charging cycle audibly. Instructions below: To enable Playing a Power Chime Sound Effect on a MacBook Pro & MacBook Air Disconnect the Mac from the MagSafe power source Open the Terminal app, found in /Applications/Utilities/ Enter the following command syntax, be sure there are no breaks as you’ll want to fit the entire sequence onto a single line (no it doesn’t matter if it wraps): defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool true; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app & Hit Return Re-connect the MacBook power supply to hear the chime This will enable the feature through the defaults command string and simultaneously launch the PowerChime application, the latter tiny app must be running in order for the power chime sound effect to trigger. Now you just have to disconnect your MagSafe (or USB-C) power connector from the Mac, wait a second or two, then reconnect it. You’ll hear the familiar power connected / charging sound effect from your iPhone and iPad devices. You can also trigger the sound effect manually, maybe you like the way it sounds or you’re just curious what we’re talking about here. Use the following command to play the power chime sound effect: afplay /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app/Contents/Resources/connect_power.aif To disable the Chime Sound Effect on Power Cable Connect in Mac OS X You can also turn off the power chime sound effect when you connect a power cable to a Mac by issuing a different defaults command string within the OS X Terminal: defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool false;killall PowerChime This will disable the sound effect when connecting a power cable on the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and yes, it will also disable the power chime sound effect on the MacBook line as well. Many new MacBook owners have noticed this little feature, but the source of the audio was uncovered by @zwaldowski, who reports that some Macs will even have a vibrating trackpad with this feature enabled (a new Retina MacBook Pro does not offer that aspect). Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
