sound

If you can hear all these Sounds, your Ears are in Good Shape

05 mar 2009

If you can hear all these Sounds, your Ears are in Good Shape
Take this quick unscientific test to determine how healthy your ears still are. While human ears can ideally hear sounds from a frequency range of 8kHz – 22kHz, the hearing ability starts deteriorating post early adulthood, and it is common for people past 25 to not hear anything over 15kHz.

Press a Button, Hear a Yodel

25 jan 2009

Press a Button, Hear a Yodel
You perhaps might be familiar with the Yahoo Yodel Easter bug. In case you’re not, go to the Yahoo homepage, press the exclamation sign in Yahoo’s logo, and turn up your speakers.

Mute your Speakers with the Caps Lock Key

09 dec 2008

If you’re stuck with a keyboard without multimedia keys, it can be incredibly difficult to quickly mute your speakers. Here is a simple AutoHotKey script that maps the “Caps Lock” key as a quick mute keyboard shortcut.