Why does IE make this annoying clicking sound?

Factual Questions
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I’ll preface this by saying I hate Internet Explorer with the heat of a thousand suns and use FF for almost everything.

However, I have a couple of gmail accounts and in order to keep both open at the same time, I also keep both browsers open. The small, annoying problem: every time anything on IE updates, or I open, change or refresh a page, it makes an irritating series of clicks that snap through my speakers. When doing anything on IE, I turn my speakers off because I find it really irrititating. Firefox never makes any noises or clicks when I am faffing around.

One - why does IE do this andf FF does not?
And, mainly, two: is there a way to override the annoying clicking sound besides turning the speakers down when I’m on IE? Or simply learning not to let it bother me?

Puny eMachine, Windows 7, Bose speakers. (This doesn’t happen on my laptop.)

2

I don’t know why, and could never be arsed to figure out a solution beyond using a browser that doesn’t suck. (Though I’m sure it’s a snap to find sound settings in the menu options for IE.)

Wouldn’t using Chrome for your other gmail account obviate the need to continue using IE?

3

There’s a new feature in Google that you can turn on to allow multiple accounts to be logged in simultaneously in the same web browser. I’ve used it a lot – doesn’t work with all of the Google products, but it works with Google+ and Gmail.

When it’s activated, you see a “switch accounts” next to the logout, and you can leave Gmail open in two tabs with a different account in each.

You may now discontinue using IE. :wink:

4

I’ve thought about Chrome, but people have their complaints about it as well…

I’ve fucked around with the IE sound settings but (it’s been a while so I may not be hip to proper procedure) it seemed that my choices were sound, or no sound. I sort of like appropriate sound, just not that clicky-click-click thing.

5

Rilly and truly?
Well that would rock. Off to check my gmail settings.

6

This is set up in the windows sound control panel not the browser. Just go to control panel - sound - sounds. Then scroll down to “Windows Explorer” and turn off the ones you don’t like. I think the “start navigation” sound is the one that annoys most frequently.

7

Thank you! Thank you! I just fixed that. No clickety-click sounds!

Gary “Wombat” Robson - cannot figure out where on my gmail settings I can have two open accounts on the same browser. Help?

8

as to why it makes that sound, its for all us old farts who are used to a more mechanical and less electronic world, a sort of audio feedback to help us know we’ve done something since we no longer have the tactile feel of a click of a switch (or turning a page?). the controls in your car (turn signals for example) act, sound and feel the way they do for similar reasons in part.
James, bring the spanners and pullers, the babbage slipped a gear and spun a bearing-race

9

chiroptera: it’s easy. At the upper right of your Gmail page, you’ll see your id with a little down arrow just to its right. Click on that, then select “switch accounts”. You then get another dropdown. Select “sign in to another account”. You’ll get a sign-in page, so sign in. :slight_smile: Bob’s your uncle!

10

It’s not in your mail settings, but in your Google Account settings. Click your email address in the upper right hand corner, and choose Account Settings. One of the options is “Multiple sign-in.”

But this may not be what you want: you won’t be able to see them at the same time. It’s just that you’ll be able to click the dropdown, and select “Switch Account,” and then select the new account from the drop down.

If you actually want to receive all your email on one screen, it’s a little more complicated.

11

Ah! Yes, I knew that…I like to keep two accounts open simultaneously. I thought you meant there was a way I could do that on the same browser. Which would be cool, but I don’t think possible.

12

I do this all the time in Chrome by opening one account regularly, then opening an ‘ingocnito’ window (CTRL-SHIFT-N) and going to Gmail and logging on with my other account.

The incognito window operates in a sandbox and therefore allows a second cookie to be loaded simultaneously for the same browser session, which just disappears when you close the window.

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You can do it in the same window, even. Like I said, it’s just a bit complicated. But since I can’t seem to find a guide out there, I’ll detail how I did it. It’s in four parts.

Part 1: Enable checking your mail in one account.
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[li]Pick one account as your main account. For me it’s the one that uses my real name.[/li][li]In that account, go to Mail Settings > Accounts and Import.[/li][li]Under “Check mail using POP3,” click the “Add POP3 email account” button. [/li][li]Type in the other email account there, and click Next. Be sure to include the @gmail.com part.[/li][li]Type in your password on the next page, and then choose the bottom two options.[/li][li]Click “Add Account.”[/li][/ol]

Part 2: Enable sending mail from either account.

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[li]You should still be on the Account and Import screen from part 1. If not, go there again.[/li][li]Under “Send Mail as,” and “When replying to a message,” choose “Reply from the same address the message was sent to.”[/li][li]Also under “Send Mail as,” click the “Send Mail from another address” button.[/li][li]Put in the name you use on the second account, as well as the full email address. Again, don’t forget the @gmail.com part.[/li][li]On the next page, choose “Send Verification.” It can take a bit to arrive, so go on to part three.[/li][/ol]

Part 3: Make things more convenient.
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[li]Go back to the Tab that has your settings, and choose Labs.[/li][li]Using the box at the top, search for and enable “Multiple Inboxes” and “Refresh POP accounts.” Don’t forget to click “Save Changes” when you are finished.[/li][li]Go back to your Settings. Choose the new option “Multiple Inboxes.”[/li][li]Under Pane0, type “in:” (without the quotes) followed by your second email address. If you customized the label in part 1, use that instead. On the textbox to the right, choose a label for the account. I use the account name.[/li][li]Decide whether you want your other account on top, bottom, or right side of your main inbox, and choose the appropriate option[/li][li]Delete the contents of any other textboxes on the page, and click the Save Changes button.[/li][/ol]
Part 4: Finish Part 2.

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[li]Go back to your Inbox.[/li][li]If your message from Gmail hasn’t arrived yet, click the new Refresh button that looks like two arrows chasing each other.[/li][li]Open the message from Gmail.[/li][li]Follow the instructions inside. (Click on the long URL.)[/li][/ol]

It sounds worse than it is. And it’s more convenient once you start adding even more accounts (they don’t even have to be from Gmail) or have to check your email elsewhere.

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That’s exactly what I do. Two tabs, one showing each of my gmail accounts. Just enable the multiple account feature and go.