A Mouse-Controlled Volume

I’m a mom. I work at the computer. And the kids are often nearby, working on their schoolwork or doing other things. I HATE it when I visit a website and blaring loud noise blasts out! It breaks the concentration of the kids and makes my heart leap into my throat! Oftentimes, I’m just not fast enough to reach up for the speakers to press the “mute” button or turn the volume low. I am, however, very quick with the mouse! So I installed “Volumouse” on my computers. It’s perfect for the laptops. There’s a free download here. I’ve been using it on my laptops for many years now (laptop volume controls are very difficult for fast action!). I like the program– it works well, doesn’t eat up computer resources, and it’s free!

You can use your mouse or set up your own hotkeys to work with Volumouse. Using it doesn’t interfere with using your mouse for other things (you press the “alt” key and use the mouse scroll button to use Volumouse). It’s a pretty cool program! And Volumouse can control Windows Media Player volume, too.