Startup feature in Mac

Where is the startup feature in leopard? In PC, whatever you put inside the Startup feature, the application will be running when you start the PC. In Mac, you will find this feature inside System Preferences.

How? Go to System Preferences > Account > Login items. Click the ‘+’ sign to add application that should run when you start your Mac, and check the checkbox if you want to run it in the background.

Now, if you need to temporarily disable this feature, meaning you don’t want this applications to run when start up, press the Shift key when you start your Mac, and release it when the Apple logo comes out. This start up wil take longer, though, about 3-4 times longer than usual. This is very handy if you need to trouble shoot your Mac.