David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

For reasons that have always been unclear, Windows does not include standard keyboard shortcuts for turning the volume up or down. Sure, most laptops have volume buttons on their keyboards, and some ...

I've tried this across three different systems with different sound hardware (Cmedia external USB, Acer Aspire, Soundmax) and all exhibit the issue of applying AGC when the mic volume is too loud and ...