I could watch the movies move, but the sounds were soundless. After searching the web, I found all sorts of ‘settings’ suggestions and tried them all. I reinstalled the player in various ways. I tore hair out and swore (at least I got a sound out of that) but nothing worked.
Then I found this suggestion from Mozilla Support to somebody with the same problem way back when:
‘I’m sorry, but I have to ask, have you checked the Youtube player’s volume?’
‘Of course it can’t be THAT!’ I snarled, but called up a clip anyway and clicked on the speaker thingy at the bottom. Sure enough, it was set to ‘Mute’. Sliding the (normally hidden) slider gave sound, glorious sound.
Whether this arose from the update process, or I simply hit that button by accident on the next clip I tried to play, I know not. I can only reason that whatever the reason for the reason may have been, that was the reason.
Just in case there are any other utter dimwits out there who look for all the complicated solutions before checking out the simplest one …
I have just completed the process to Proof stage for another of my novels to go on Amazon, which was fairly time-consuming. We had a couple of electricity-outs just for fun. Then we had a kiddy Sports Day this morning, and a birthday celebration for Sn-i-Law this evening.
This afternoon we travelled some distance to the only music shop in the whole of Durban which claimed, after I had phoned around, to have violin strings in stock. When we got there, they were out of E strings, so I had to come away with only G, D, and A. I tried to get two of the latter, but I had taken the last one. Can you believe it that a whole city can run out of such things? Then, to add to my ire, they asked a price over 60% more than they had quoted on the phone. After a flood of toys had descended from my cot, they did a quick downward adjustment.
Tomorrow another spot of socialising. It seems I no sooner catch up a bit on blogs when I drop behind again!
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Every time my computer goes in for a repair and I have to replace all the software, it is usually the easy stuff that causes a hitch.
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And that is generally the last thing one looks at!
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I have had the notice of the update twice, and each time it fails to do its thing! And that has happened to me before… but eventually it downloaded so I’m hoping it will again, lol!
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I have noticed, too, that some downloads won’t work on one browser but will ‘take’ if one switches to another.
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I’ve done that sort of thing before, too!
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I’m so glad I’m not the only one!
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I wasn’t going to comment when I first read this…let you stew! But it appears many of us have been the same route.
I have a set of three speakers plugged into my laptop and spent once spent a fruitless and very frustrating 20 minutes going through certain programs very gingerly (as I am completely IT ignorant) looking for the reason for the silence. When I eventually voiced my anguish someone from the kitchen helpfully shouted back.
“Have you switched on the speaker?”
Er…..
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The funny thing in these instances is that the person providing the solution does not gain the popularity one would have thought they had merited.
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Sounds like you’ve been very busy for the past few days. Don’t worry though, the blogs will still be around when the socialising is done 🙂
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Even though I ended up innerbly ut-tea-briated?
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I’m also guilty of the mute button thing when someone appears on Skype. Hubby always sorts me out though. 🙂 Why are you experiencing so many power outrages? 🙂
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On the power outage thing – I have conspiracy theories!
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Outrageous! 🙂
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Been there done that… cursed the computer, cursed the software and then cursed myself for my own stupidity…
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It’s always just that one little setting that makes the difference Col. We find that out all the time. 😆
Struggling to keep up as well, so don’t feel bad. 😀
Have a great Sunday!
*big hugs*
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I know the feeling (about getting behind with blogs). As for technincompoopery, I am the champion.
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I think I could put in a fair challenge for that championship!
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well, it’s funny when it is someone else! Yeah, i do that too. Look for the big solution without checking the simple and obvious first. It’s not always the simple but often!
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In my defense, there’s nothing that obvious about the sound control on those screens – the %&%#% thing is invisible until coaxed into existence!
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a friend of mine who uses a Mac is always having issues with sound especially if she is switching back and forth from skype to youtube to…
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Simple settings and phone quotations can make life difficult at times.
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And how! Especially for those whose collection of years is higher than most!
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That happened to me once . . . I had sound but it was oh, so, low. Before that I hadn’t realized that the youtube videos had volume controls.
Glad you got it sorted out.
Last time I got strings for my guitar, I got the last ones too!
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. . . I’ve heard of G-Strings, although I find them uncomfortable, but what are all the other letters?
Are they any more comfortable?
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The D string is higher and therefore so is the discomfort. This increases even more with the others, so one screams, ‘Ay; ee!’
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