OS X - Adjust the volume in 1/4 increments

OS X - Adjust the volume in 1/4 increments(littlebigdetails.com)

13 points by TimReynolds 13 years ago | 11 comments

TimReynolds 13 years ago |

Turns out the same works for both keyboard and screen backlight. This has rocked my world!

steeve 13 years ago |

While we're on the OSX tips, somebody finally fixed the horrible mouse lag, and it's a god send: http://smoothmouse.com/

More info: http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mous...

gruseom 13 years ago |

Does anybody know a way to stop OS X from artificially limiting the volume on MBP speakers? It's annoying if I try to listen to a podcast or whatnot and can't hear it from the other side of the room. The last time I searched, all I could find was some proprietary sound-management apps that seemed like overkill for this purpose.

mvelie 13 years ago | |

There's an app called Boom that allows you to make the volume of things louder on OS X. Believe it's available on the app store.

prezjordan 13 years ago |

I believe they removed this in Lion and put it back in Mountain Lion. Can anyone confirm?

cobbal 13 years ago | |

10.7.4 is when it was reintroduced I believe:

http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/53073/8035

TimReynolds 13 years ago |

You can also use Shift+volume to silently adjust the sound, what won't I learn today.

Udo 13 years ago | |

And if you have set the volume change notification to silent, Shift+volume does the opposite. Also ALT+Volume opens the system sound configuration window.

TimReynolds 13 years ago | | |

How's this stuff not more widely known. I've been using a Mac for years and am only just finding this out.

silvertab 13 years ago |

Another useful tip, using only the shift key will adjust it silently.

cobbal 13 years ago | |

related: you can set it to be silent by default in System Preferences; then shift will make it not silent.