Toying with a start-up script for my MacBook Pro.

startup.applescript

# Open Safari
tell application "Safari"
    # Default to HackerNews
    open location "https://news.ycombinator.com"
    activate
end tell

# Open Outlook if you have it.
try
    tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
        activate
    end tell
	
on error
    # do nothing
end try

# Open Slack if you have it
try
    tell application "Slack"
        activate
    end tell
	
on error
    # do nothing
end try

# Open Terminal and update Homebrew packages.
# This can take a while.
tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    do shell script "/usr/local/bin/brew update; /usr/local/bin/brew upgrade; /usr/local/bin/brew cask upgrade; /usr/local/bin/brew cleanup"
end tell

# Notify the user
display notification "The startup script completed successfully." with title "You're ready to roll!" sound name "Glass"

Every day I open the same applications and type in the same commands, you probably do as well.

What it does:

• Opens Safari to HackerNews
• Opens Outlook
• Opens Slack
• Opens Terminal and updates Homebrew