Existing users, 
Unfortunately, uses massive amounts of CPU relative to what it does (i.e. nothing). That's a pity, because I long to use this program, and with this kind of insane CPU usage, I just can't.
What makes it potentially better than the system's own menu extra? I can think of five things:
(1) The menu extra beeps when you use it, and there is no way to turn this off. Indeed, I was about to write my own app to solve this problem when I discovered Volume Slider instead. (If the author can't get the CPU problem solved, I might still have to.)
(2) To see the current sound volume, you have to pop the menu extra down. With Volume Slider, you just see it.
(3) Volume Slider shows numerical value and hash marks; the menu extra does not.
(4) The menu extra is a menu extra. I hate those: they take up valuable menu bar real estate, and get crowded out by programs that have lots of menus.
(5) My keyboard has no sound-volume keys, so I am forced to use the menu extra (which, as I said before, beeps) unless I can find or write an alternative.
Volume Slider
small window on screen controls system volume
Version: 1.3
uses too much CPU
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: Matt_Neuburg_865 Monday, December 27 2004 @ 11:46 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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Comments
This is rather silly. - caesurae
My volume menu does not beep. :/Rather than write my own application, I had this stunning revelation to look in System Preferences under Sound and deselect the Play feedback when volume is changed preference.
Oh, and if I really needed something besides a menu, I'd probably use AppleScript's set volume command.
Sunday, June 18 2006 @ 04:34 PM PDT
uses too much CPU - Matt_Neuburg_865
I've now written my own version of this app that doesn't use any CPU time.Reply to This
Tuesday, December 28 2004 @ 11:28 AM PST