?I haven't laugh this hard since a long time ago. My computer have something like this. But thanks to my sister (I don't have a sighted wife yet, not even a sighted girlfriend yet ) I now where is the wireless button so if I don't have internet, I know where to look. Yadiel From: Cy Selfridge Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:10 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Turning on a muted sound system Hi, Unfortunately the trend on the new laptop/notebook etc seems to be all kinds of handy buttons to control many, many things. My HP Pavilion has 2 or 3 very dangerous keys just below the screen and you do not even have to actually touch the blamed things to cause them to work. Mute and wireless are two of them. Of course, HP did think of convenience because there is a little blue light which tells you that the wireless is on. (ROFLROFLROFL) Keep that sighted wife around, they can be useful as well as ornamental. (LOLLOL) Cy, The Anasazi From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:59 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Turning on a muted sound system Rob, Exactly my problem, as well. Caused me no end of frustration until I decided to mark the button. Also there is a Fn Key + combination on my laptop that will do the same. Dave Composed in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California ----- Original Message ----- From: Rod To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:42 Subject: RE: Turning on a muted sound system Alan, I found that problem after I changed to a laptop. Found I was occasionally hitting the 'mute' button instead of the power button, or by just occasionally by getting disoriented on the keyboard. Have a sighted person show you where the 'mute' button is, and perhaps this can help you, as it did me. Rod From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Safier Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:33 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: 'Alan Safier' Subject: Turning on a muted sound system Hello all, On occasion my sound system is muted. I then need to have a sighted person to go to my desktop task bar and turn my sound system back on. What commands do I need to perform this task by myself? Thanks, Alan