{"id":740,"date":"2020-03-08T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T19:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dontlookhere.com\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2020-03-08T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T19:37:03","slug":"macbook-pro-2019-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dontlookhere.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/08\/macbook-pro-2019-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"MacBook Pro 2019 Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up the new machine. I found a few tips on brightness, dark mode and notifications from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/settings-to-change-on-new-macbook-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Trends article<\/a>, but I had a few other things I wanted to tweak.<\/p>\n<p>Fixing the AppleTV app red badge notification:<br \/>\nI quickly noticed a red &#8220;1&#8221; badge above the AppleTV app. This badge would not go away even after launching the AppleTV app. I had to delete some .prefs files and reboot using instructions found on Apple support: <a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/250825516?answerId=251577107022#251577107022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/250825516?answerId=251577107022#251577107022 <\/a>Specifically, deleting ~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.ncprefs.plist and ~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.TV.plist worked for me. Don&#8217;t worry, the files are recreated when you launch the app again. That allowed me to then configure the badge notifications in the System Preferences.<\/p>\n<p>AutoBoot on lid open:<br \/>\nAutoBoot on lid open is a neat feature, but can be problematic when wanting to clean your keyboard and magic pad area. Disabling AutoBoot is just a quick terminal command can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Disable AutoBoot on lid open on MacBook Pro 2019:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Return to default:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo nvram AutoBoot=%03<\/code><\/p>\n<p>During this research I also discovered a similar command to bring back the startup chime.<\/p>\n<p>Enable startup chime on newer Macs:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo nvram StartupMute=%00<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Disable startup chime:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo nvram StartupMute=%01<\/code><\/p>\n<h3>AutoBoot Source 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/646104\/stop-macbook-autoboot-upon-opening\/\">https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/646104\/stop-macbook-autoboot-upon-opening\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>AutoBoot Source 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2017\/01\/19\/disable-boot-on-open-lid-macbook-pro\/\">https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2017\/01\/19\/disable-boot-on-open-lid-macbook-pro\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Startup Chime Source 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/02\/24\/tipbits-enable-the-startup-chime-on-new-macs\/\">https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/02\/24\/tipbits-enable-the-startup-chime-on-new-macs\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Startup Chime Source 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/02\/22\/how-to-turn-your-mac-startup-chime-back-on\">https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/02\/22\/how-to-turn-your-mac-startup-chime-back-on<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up the new machine. 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