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Control Windows volume with keyboard shortcuts with 3RVX
by Brad Linder Jun 30th 2009 at 11:00AM
3RVX is a utility that lets you control your computer's volume using global hotkeys including keyboard or mouse shortcuts. If you don't have a keyboard with volume controls on it, this can come in handy and save you the valuable fraction of a second it takes to click on the over the Windows volume icon and adjust the volume the old fashioned way.As an added bonus, 3RVX also has a rather attractive volume indicator that shows up when you adjust the volume. The default view looks a lot like the OS X volume indicator. But you can choose from a number of skins or create your own. You can also change the global hotkeys, choose whether to show a system tray icon, and tweak a number of other settings. You can check out some of the settings in the image after the break.
3RVX is available as a free download. The developer's page is a bit sparce, but just look around until you find the installer for the most recent version. You can also check ou the documentation for more information.
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vindication84 said 11:33AM on 6-30-2009
3RVX is great. I'm surprised you guys didn't cover this sooner. I use PrntSrn, Srl Lock, and Pause as Mute, volup and voldown respectively. It works just like on the mac and you can also add an eject feature like on the mac.
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John said 11:33AM on 6-30-2009
I just changed the zoom in/out buttons on my logitech mouse to adjust the volume because really, who needs to zoom in and out that often? I can see this being useful for laptops without dedicated volume buttons, though.
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Malteserr said 1:30PM on 6-30-2009
This is extremely useful because my Vaio's function keys stopped working when I installed W7. Damn Sony and their lack of support.
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Quikboy said 2:17PM on 6-30-2009
I have a nice knob on my keyboard if I want to turn the volume up :)
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KeegdnaB said 12:46AM on 7-01-2009
I have the up-down rocker on my mouse for volume :D
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