“The newest Safari browser allows you to silence players on the tab so you don’t have to go hunting for what’s playing.”
Where do I find this magical silencer?
Where do I find this magical silencer?
If you're running El Capitan (it's possible that the Safari upgrade is also available on older versions of Mac OS), you'll see an icon like this in the tabs bar for any tab that's making noise. Click the icon to mute it without switching to that tab. It's my favorite new feature of EC.
When something is playable on a tab, it will have an active speaker icon shown on the right of the tab. Click on the speaker and a line will appear through that speaker, turning off any sound from the noisy noisemakers on that website. It has been an embarrassment saver several times when I've been making a presentation with several tabs open.
Of course, if you still have three dozen tabs open or two or three Safari windows, you will still have a problem finding the active speaker icon.