Speakers On or Off ?

[carju1]

The post by blastradius http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?p=18095#18095 about his pet hate web site music promted me to ask the Question do you surf with speakers on or off?

Julian

[Paulo]

On/Off - it really doesn't matter, it's a mood thing for me. Some days it inspires, some days it intrudes, but I never get mad at it - that's what politicians are for, but you can't unplug them. LOL

[masterpeace]

I have to say I have the simplest method of avoiding music on websites... I unplugged my speakers from my web computer altogether! But hey, I have a serious problem with working with noise, my brain just doesn't function propery with unexpected sounds etc. I think I would work best in a sound proof room (with nice soft padded walls...)

[wenwilder]

I think I would work best in a sound proof room (with nice soft padded walls...)

That reminds me of a quote by Erma Bombeck (I think it was her anyway)

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out."

Maybe that's why they are making cubicle walls softer? hmmmm

[Moondancer]

you got that right, wenwilder and masterpeace..I don't function well at all with any kind of noise or interuptions.... my 15 month old grandson lives here... there's a lot of door closing at times when he and his mom have an argument.. I know who's gonna win before it starts.. don't know why she argues with him so hard.

[twobuck]

I usually keep mine on playing my own music. But I do get a little annoyed by sites that dont let you turn the music off or they just erupt into sound. If I get to a site that I dislike the music or sounds I just hit the mute button or go somewhere else.

[tertius]

I do my most productive work after the family goes to bed, so when I'm visiting sites at night, if I run across a site blaring noise of any kind at me, it generates a mad scramble to find the web control (or the speaker jack behind the full tower under the desk!) to turn the blankety-blank stuff off before I get an earful from spouse or children. (And as for sites without visitor controls, I research the site IP address and add it to a "banned sites" registry I keep for such thoughtless offenders...then think about sending them a complaint email using 18 point bright green text on an orange background, and code in a loop of color-reversals in fractional-second increments!)

[tconey]

I keep mine off, not only to avoid the unexpected website that blares, but mainly to avoid hearing my stupid Lexmark printer say "Printing has started" and "Printing has finished" - and if there's an 'off switch' for it, *I* can't find it!

[minstrel]

my 15 month old grandson lives here... there's a lot of door closing at times when he and his mom have an argument.. I know who's gonna win before it starts.. don't know why she argues with him so hard.

hehehe... as a psychologist, one of the things I often tell parents of older children and teens is that parents are never going to win a battle of wills... it's hopeless... they have way more energy than us, they can stay awake longer, they aren't limited by logic or reason, and we will never out-do them for stubbornness... :-)

[matauri]

I solved this by using headphones. They sit on the shelf next to me,so if one repetitive sound annoys me I can shove them to the back of shelf, and if I want to actually listen to something I can put them on. But for the most part, if I come across a site with 'noise' I close it as fast as I can. I have download limits as many do, I think its inconsiderate for a homepage to have auto play music. It should be my option if I want to listen to it.

[Graf1771]

I get round the problem of annoying website music and sounds by keeping the Wave balance volume low and listening to my own music on cd...