class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/volume-youtube.jpg" alt="youtube volume control"/>Last week we shared a few ways to quickly href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mute-sound-webpages-embedded-audio-flash/">mute sound (or prevent flash from auto-playing) in different browsers.

This week we follow up with a few more interesting tips on getting more control over YouTube video volume (Google Chrome, FireFox and Internet Explorer)

Here are a few ways to easily make a YouTube video play louder or quieter:

Keyboard Shortcuts (Default)

YouTube videos support standard and obvious href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/comprehensive-guide-youtube-player-keyboard-shortcuts/">keyboard shortcuts: use UP / DOWN arrows to make the video play 5% loader or quieter.

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Note: You may have to click on the video to move the focus to it and make the shortcut work (otherwise the shortcuts will just move the whole page up or down), so you will still need an extra click.

Control Volume Scrolling Mouse Wheel (Google Chrome)

href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/abjcfabbhafbcdfjoecdgepllmpfceif#">Magic Actions for Youtube is a fun Google Chrome extension that adds a few nice features to YouTube player including volume control using your mouse.

When on any YouTube video page, scroll your mouse wheel to make the video play louder or quieter. And you don’t even need to move focus to the video itself (like with the shortcut)!

The extension supports any web page with an embedded YouTube video as well as any page with a HTML5 video player.

The sound level is visualized via a pretty standalone indicator.

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More features to enjoy:

• Set the videos to play in HD by default;
• href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-browser-extensions-dim-lights-move-focus-youtube-video/">Dim lights for the background page to enjoy the cinema mode (use the mouse wheel to change opacity of the background).
• Auto play any video once you land on a page;
• Disable video annotations.

The extension options let you enable or disable any of the above features as well as set the volume control look and feel:

• Change the color of the volume controller line;
• Set the text volume indicator (instead of color line):

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Other supported online video streaming services: Vimeo.com

3. Control Volume from the Status / Addons Bar (FireFox, IE)

href="http://www.foxytunes.com/">FoxyTunes is a handy FireFox and Internet Explorer addon that adds video controls to the browser status bar (or “ href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/optimize-firefox-addons-bar-claim-space/">Addons bar” for FireFox 4+ users).

It is initially meant to help you control your desktop video or music player using your browser but it supports web video players (like YouTube) as well:

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Apart from letting you control the volume and even mute it from your browser, you can also see the video information, pause the video, etc:

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Besides, you can quickly hide it using the > sign on the Addons Bar.

Other supported online video streaming services: Blip.tv, Deezer, Last.fm, Songbird, href="http://www.foxytunes.com/firefox/supportedPlayers.html">more.

More YouTube tips we covered previously:

• href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-youtube-tools-create-easy-leanback-tv-experience/">3 YouTube tools to create an easy lean-back TV experience: in case you have an idle minute and want to relax;
• href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-common-youtube-annoyances-rid-userscripts/">4 common YouTube annoyances and how to get rid of them with user scripts (prevent auto-playing and buffer smarter; improve default video quality, remove in-video ads, etc)
• href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/force-subtitles-embedded-youtube-video/">How to force subtitles in an embedded YouTube video (to make your website easier to understand for non-English speaking visitors);
• href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-ways-easily-embed-part-youtube-video/">4 ways to easily embed part of a YouTube video: Save your site visitors’ time and show them the most interesting part!

Are there any other useful tips for controlling YouTube video volume? Please share them in the comments!

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Every Windows XP computer contains a mountable or system volume, which has operating system installed on it. After completion of POST (Power On Self Test) operation, your computer reads the system partition and loads operating system. However, if your system is unable to recognize the boot or system partition, your Windows machine may not boot up.

This behavior enders your system unusable and inaccessible, causing severe data loss. In such critical situations, an updated and valid backup proves great help. But, if backup is not available, windows recovery is the only way to go.

In a practical instance of unbootable Windows XP computer, you may come across the below error messages while booting up y our computer:

“Unmountable Boot Volume”

After the above error message, boot process gets interrupted. The operating system can not load and you can not get into your system. In order to fix this behavior and recover Windows data, you must figure out the root of this problem.

What causes ‘Unmountable Boot Volume’ Error in Windows XP?

You may run across this behavior of Windows XP due to any of the below reasons:

The Boot.ini file of your Windows XP computer is either missing or damaged.

The hard drive is bad and unreadable.

Solution

There are two possible solutions of this problem, depending upon the cause of the problem:

Missing or Corrupt Boot.ini File-

Boot your system in recovery console.

Type chkdsk /p in recovery console to check if drive is bad.

Reboot your system if chkdsk does not find any error.

If you system has same problem after running chkdsk, reboot your system back into recovery console.

Run chkdsk /r to locate bad sectors and retrieve data.

Bad or Unreadable Hard Drive-

If critical data structures, like file system, boot loader, and MBR (Master Boot Record) of your Windows XP, are corrupt, you need to format the hard drive and reinstall operating system to fix the issue.

Although, formatting can fix most of such errors with your Windows computer, but also removes all the data from hard drive and puts you in need of Windows Data recovery.

Recovery is potential through advanced and powerful third-party tools, known as windows data recovery software. They are competent enough to systematically scan entire hard drive and extract as much data as possible from it.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the most efficient and indigenous utility to ensure absolute recovery in all data loss situations. The software works well with Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP, and 2000. It supports recovery from NTFS5, NTFS, FAT32, VFAT, FAT16, and FAT12 file system partitions.

use ipod touch volume control and not only see mac osx volume bar, but control it as well

ipodtouchballa.com In this video, I show you how to get the volume sound familiar to the Mac OS. Package- MobileVolumeSound Source- BigBoss Also, I was experimenting with a new setting on my camera, so please leave feedback -Phil

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING!!! UPDATE: I posted a link to Psycrowe’s Page on deviantart.com. Many of you requested it and I finally made it. This is the third installation of Psycrowe’s Organization XIII Comics. It is however missing a tiny portion of comics that have not been created by Psycrowe yet. This is the first video I’ve made in Vista, thus it gave me a lot of issues to make. Well anywayz, enjoy psycrowe.deviantart.com FAQ Q) Who is the guy in the first part of Episode 12? A) That’s just the Melodious Nocturne, Demxy before he gets a trim lol Q) What songs from KH did you use? A) You’ll find that answer in the credits. Q) What font did you use and how can I get it? A) Its the Kingdom Hearts font. Just follow these steps to get it: 1) Go to dafont.com and search “Kingdom Hearts” 2) Click download and save it to your desktop. 3) Open up Control Panel and: a) If it appears as classic view, open up the FONTS folder b) If it appears as category view, click on APPEARANCE AND THEMES and then click FONTS on the left task bar c) If you have Windows Vista, click on APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION and then click on FONTS d) If you have a Mac, I can’t help you. 4) Drag the font from your desktop to this folder, which should contain various other fonts. 5) After dragging and dropping the font, if it still appears in your desktop, you may delete it (from your desktop of course). 6)Now you may use it in any application that allows multiple fonts such as Microsoft Word and Windows Movie Maker. Have fun with it USED WITH PERMISSION FROM PSYCROWE

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