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A Video Demonstrating How To Configure Sound Control To Set Hot Keys For Volume Control, Winamp (Or Compatible) Control And Application Loading All With Customisable On Screen Display

8th May 2010
The second video in a series on using Sound Control can be found below. The video demonstrates how to configure Sound Control to set hot keys for volume control, Winamp (or compatible) control and application loading all with customisable on screen [...]
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A Video On How To Download And Install Sound Control On A Windows Vista/7 PC

2nd May 2010
The first in a series of videos on using Sound Control can be found below. This video demonstrates how to download and install the freeware software Sound Control on a Windows Vista/7 PC. The process of setting the correct application compatibility settings to allow Sound Control to run correctly in newer operating systems is also shown as part of this [...]
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The Future Of Sound Control (And Other Software) – Disappointing Facebook Fans / Twitter Followers And YouTube Subscribers

28th March 2010
It is increasing difficult to find time to work on Sound Control and other projects especially as work is getting my main priority at the moment. Spending holidays/weekends on a project where there does not appear to be the appeal despite the web statistics and feedback we receive suggesting otherwise is not at the top of the list. It has therefore been decided no further work on Sound Control v3.00 will continue until at least 1000 fans/followers/subscribers have been reached. Sound [...]
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Sound Control v2.48 BETA Now Publicly Available To Download

28th March 2010
Sound Control v2.48 BETA is now publicly available in the Current Downloads section. This release contains many new additions, fixes and updates to the old Sound Control v2.15 release. This version (originally only available by email request) has been tested by many BETA testers over the past 6+ months and the general consensus was it is a great improvement over v2.15. This release is not perfect and some functionality works differently than Sound Control v2.15. If you are an [...]
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I Have Upgraded To Windows Vista/7 And Sound Control No Longer Changes The Volume

28th March 2010
Ensure you are using the latest version of Sound Control available in the Current Downloads section. You also need to follow the instructions given on the compatibility notes page. Windows Vista/7 has changed the method of controlling the volume mixers and enabling the appropriate compatibility mode will allow Sound Control to correctly control the volume levels again. In addition once you have set the appropriate compatibility level the User Account Control confirmation prompt will also not [...]
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When I Start Sound Control A User Account Control Confirmation Prompt Is Always Displayed

28th March 2010
Ensure you are using the latest version of Sound Control available in the Current Downloads section. You also need to follow the instructions given on the compatibility notes page. Once you have set the appropriate compatibility level the User Account Control confirmation prompt will not display or an option to stop the prompt being displayed again will be available. In addition Windows Vista/7 has changed the method of controlling the volume mixers and enabling the appropriate compatibility [...]
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Please Show Your Support For Future Freeware Software Releases By Following Us On Twitter, Facebook and YouTube

31st January 2010
Developing and supporting software is a very time consuming and an often thankless task so it would be appreciated if you, your friends and/or colleagues can show your support for Sound Control and/or TICK and/or our other web based tools (together with future new versions) by visiting the links below to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and following us. Remember our valuable free time is invested in supporting and developing the freeware software you are using so give something back by [...]
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General Software And Tools Update

14th December 2009
Due to time constraints and new work commitments it is now unlikely the new v3.00 series of BETA's of Sound Control will be released soon. For users who wish to use the latest v2.00 series release, details of how to download Sound Control v2.48 BETA is still available to anyone via the contact us page. This BETA seems to have been well received, with several users providing constructive feedback. Generally it is well worth the update if you are experiencing problems running Sound Control [...]
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List Of None Winamp Compatible Players For Sound Control

4th October 2009
The media hot key functionality of Sound Control now supports a limited set of none Winamp compatible players if using Sound Control v3.00+ (available soon). The applications listed below support a subset of functionality of the media players features and should result in at least the major Next/Previous/Stop/Pause and Play keys being available. If you wish Sound Control to support a new none Winamp compatible player or support further operations of an existing player please contact us to [...]
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Highly Customisable General Password Or WEP / WPA / WPA2 Key Generator Tool

3rd September 2009
This Password Generator tool has been designed to help you generate random passwords with several customisable options and character groupings. It is accessed via your browser and requires no special browser extensions or plug-ins to operate. The randomness is provided by an number generator based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm. This algorithm was designed to overcome some of the flaws of more commonly used random number generators. Introduction With computers getting more [...]
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