{"id":228825,"date":"2026-03-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/jim-rossman-sometimes-technology-is-annoying\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T08:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:00:28","slug":"jim-rossman-sometimes-technology-is-annoying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/jim-rossman-sometimes-technology-is-annoying\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Rossman: Sometimes technology is annoying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Rossman: Sometimes technology is annoying<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-03-29 07:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.dallasnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I had an email exchange with a reader yesterday.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cI recently bought a pair of Dayton speakers for my desktop. They connect via Bluetooth, which is fine, but every time Bluetooth connects\/disconnects from the speakers, it makes a LOUD ding-dong alert sound, which I find rather annoying. I can\u2019t find anything online about adjusting or even eliminating this sound. Any ideas?\u201d<\/p>\n

I asked him if he thought the sound was coming from the computer, or if it was the speakers. I asked him to disconnect the speakers from the computer and pair them to his cell phone and see if they still made the same connection chime.<\/p>\n

The reader stated it was the speakers making the sound.<\/p>\n

I looked on Dayton\u2019s website and didn\u2019t find a mention of disabling or lowering the volume of the connection chime.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also experienced a tone or chime when I connect to various Bluetooth speakers from my computer or my phone.<\/p>\n

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The manual for the specific speakers states the user should expect to hear the chime when the speakers connect.<\/p>\n

The speakers have a built-in amplifier and volume buttons on top of the speakers, so my only advice was to keep the volume low on the speaker and see if that lowered the chime volume.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s a lot to ask to remember to turn down the volume every time you turn off the computer.<\/p>\n

This is a nuisance, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s why this reader is asking in the first place, but I\u2019m afraid this time I was not much help.<\/p>\n

These better be some pretty good speakers, or perhaps the placement requires a wireless connection. If they\u2019re not your dream speakers, I\u2019d give some serious consideration to replacing them with something with a wired connection.<\/p>\n

But we all have our levels of annoyance we are willing to endure.<\/p>\n

Jim Rossman is a tech columnist for Tribune News Service. He may be reached at jrossmantechadviser@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

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