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Filed under: Audio, Utilities, Windows, Freeware

SoundOff turns off Windows system sounds

SoundOffSometimes you want to turn the sound off on your PC so you don't hear anything at all coming out of your speakers. And sometimes you just want to turn off some sounds, like the Windows systems beeps, clicks, and other bells, and whistles. The system volume button lets you do the former, while SoundOff lets you do the latter.

You can use the free Windows to make sure that you don't wind up listening to clicking noises and the loud honking sounds that accompany error messages when you're listening to music or making VoIP calls on your computer.

Sure, you can also adjust the Windows sound settings from the Control Panel, but SoundOff sits in your system tray and lets you toggle your audio settings with just a click or two which can save you a few seconds of time every day.

[via Lifehacker and Life Rocks 2.0]

Filed under: Utilities, Mozilla, Browser Tips

What are your favorite Firefox add-ons?

Firefox Add-onsWhat is your favorite, most cherished Firefox add-on? Some of mine are Gmail Manager, Colorzilla, IEtab, Download StatusBar, Viamatic Foxpose, Performancing, Tab Mix Plus, GooglePreview, Googlepedia, AdBlock, FlashBlock, Gmail Skins, and DownThemAll. What makes the best mix of Firefox add-ons is never the same for anyone. Everyone has different preferences and tastes obviously. This is why Firefox has advantages over IE, since IE is not customizable by any means. Your personal style can be adapted to Firefox, not IE particularly. I understand the need for security and privacy online, which is Microsoft's reason for locking down the UI so much, but can't we have security without losing that precious functionality we all crave so much? So, security issues aside, if you were stranded on a dessert island with nothing but Firefox, and only 5 add-ons, what would they be? What are your personal top five that take all the other extensions milk money? Which five reign supreme? You decide.

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