"Since updating, the F3, F4, and F5 keys no longer work for controlling volume. They do adjust something, as the white volume control meter pops up and adjusts up and down - it just doesn't affect the ...

Windows only: Freeware application VolumeTouch controls your system volume through your mouse's scroll wheel and customizable keyboard shortcuts. VolumeTouch may appear very similar to previously ...

Recent keyboards for both desktop and laptop versions of Macintosh computers come with media buttons across the top of the keyboard where the F keys are. For example, my 11″ Macbook Air has F1 and F2 ...

In a world increasingly dominated by touch screens and digital controls, there’s something extra satisfying about physical, tactile feedback. So, why not go all in and get yourself a keyboard with a ...

Turn off the volume pops Many Mac users will be familiar with the popping sound that is played each time the volume control keys on the keyboard are pressed. This is supposed to give an indicator of ...

One of the things that bugs me about OS X is that the volume adjustments made via the keyboard-based volume keys move in steps that are too large. Invariably, I’ll move the volume down a notch, and it ...

I got me a Belkin 4-port SOHO KVM for the holidays, and a couple things irk me. For one, the extra functionality of my keyboard (volume control, hotkeys, browser control, etc) no longer work, as the ...

Q. Because of a virus, I had to reformat my hard drive. Rather than start with my Hewlett Packard Windows 95 restore disk, I went right to a full second edition of Windows 98. Now, the volume control ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...