For the last year or two, my car occasionally made a short, electronic beep as I turned the key to start it up. For the past week, it's been doing it at least once a day, and the beep is longer, sometimes followed by a series of three or four shorter beeps. What does this mean? [more inside]
posted by LolaGeek on Sep 8, 2009 - 17 answers

Why does my Thinkpad X40 beep when docked and standing by? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Informed on Jul 16, 2009 - 3 answers

How might I disable or muffle the beeps that my appliances make (when buttons are pressed, when cooking cycle is finished) without risking my life or that of the unit? The toaster-oven is the most egregious offender, but the microwave is problematic too.
posted by xo on Jul 1, 2009 - 3 answers

My iPhone has started beeping before incoming calls. What's this? [more inside]
posted by lleachie on Jun 21, 2009 - 3 answers

Why can't I use power standby mode on my computer anymore? [more inside]
posted by Justinian on Jan 10, 2008 - 10 answers

I want my microwave never to beep (either for setting times or when cooking is done). Any other device I'd just disassemble enough to cut or block the sound source, but I'm guessing disassembly's not safe here. I don't have a manual (it's a GE, no apparent model number, bought secondhand last year). Can you think of a solution other than trying to physically block the sound just from the outside?
posted by lorimer on Nov 26, 2007 - 11 answers

Hi MeFi, does anyone know a brand/model of microwave oven that doesn't beep if you leave the food in it after the cooking is finished? Manufacturers' web sites never mention little, but important, things like this. It's for an office, and I don't want people driven insane if someone forgets to take their food out. There's nothing I hate more than nagging appliances!
posted by flutable on Jul 19, 2007 - 25 answers

An annoying bleep from my computer is unnerving and occasionally terrifying. [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on Jun 27, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm trying to build a web page that beeps for some testing I am doing. Not a problem, you might think: just embed a beepy .wav file. But I need the page to beep in all web browsers, including the crappy ones on cell phones that don't work with embedded files. Any suggestions?
posted by baggers on Feb 2, 2007 - 8 answers

What is that "return from sleep" beep my iMac makes, and why does it do it randomly? [more inside]
posted by starman on Jan 11, 2007 - 8 answers

So I have this car. It's not my car; I'm just keeping it for a friend. In my driveway. Empty. It's been here for about five months. Today, it started honking its horn at me. Not continuously. Just once in a while. Is the car lonely? Or is there some more rational explanation? [more inside]
posted by ook on Jan 8, 2007 - 23 answers

What is the 1 second long, "beep" coming from my laptop? [more inside]
posted by ifranzen on Aug 26, 2006 - 23 answers

Is there software - preferrably free, natch - that beeps out swear words in music files?
posted by rinkjustice on Aug 18, 2006 - 22 answers

Help me make my other Mac, in the other room, beep me when an app has finished what it's doing. [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on May 11, 2006 - 20 answers