3 clever uses for your keyboard's volume knob (other than music)

Volume is the default use for a keyboard knob, but it's far from the best one. Here are a few alternatives worth setting up ...
TWCN Tech News

Windows 11 volume bar keeps popping up

If the volume bar shows up randomly or behaves erratically without any intervention in Windows 11/10, you can use the methods below to fix the issue. Check for stuck buttons on your keyboard. Make ...
Forbes

Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many

Close up of multicultural car driver's hand turning up volume on radio in an auto. Touchscreens were supposed to be the great simplifier, the wave of the driving future. One smooth pane of glass to ...
Investopedia

Net Volume: What it is, How it Works, Comparisons

Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from Bridgewater State University and helps develop content strategies. Net volume is a ...
Consumer Reports

Best Babyproofing Stove Knob Covers and Locks of 2025, Tested by Experts

If you have a little one at home, babyproofing your kitchen is a smart way to prevent accidents like burns, scrapes, or cuts, and the stove is a good place to start. Those shiny knobs on your oven’s ...
Consumer Reports

Best Babyproofing Door Knob Covers and Lever Locks of 2025, Tested by Experts

Until you have a toddler walking (or running) around your house, you might question the need for babyproofing doorknob covers. But once your little human suddenly starts moving faster than you can ...
The New York Times

She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.

The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders. Solvej Balle in her garden in Denmark.Credit...Giulia Mangione for The ...
The New Yorker

Solvej Balle’s Novels Rewire the Time Loop

Before Tara Selter, the protagonist of “On the Calculation of Volume,” a series by the Danish author Solvej Balle, gets trapped in a time loop, she is one half of a unit called T. & T. Selter. It’s a ...
Robb Report

Taste Test: Knob Creek’s Latest Bourbon Is the Oldest Jim Beam to Date—and It’s Stellar

Knob Creek is seventh-generation master distiller Fred Noe’s baby, according to Beam global ambassador Tim Heuisler, who said that he believes a picture of a bottle should show up when you type the ...
Forbes

Knob Creek 21-Year-Old Becomes Beam’s Oldest Bourbon Release

The James B. Beam Distilling Co. has introduced Knob Creek 21 Year Old, the oldest whiskey ever bottled in the company’s 229-year history. At 100 proof and retailing for $250, the limited-edition ...
Food & Wine

Knob Creek 21-Year Is Here — the Oldest Whiskey Ever From James B. Beam Distilling Co.

David Thomas Tao is an NYC-based spirits reviewer, writer, entrepreneur, and Tony-nominated producer. A Kentucky native, Kentucky Colonel, and Forbes 30 Under 30 listmaker, his passion for drinks ...