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Some users report that the keyboard audio volume controls fail to work properly under Mac OS X 10.4.4 One reader writes "Since updating, the F3, F4, and F5 keys no longer work for controlling volume.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the easiest way to do this? I'd prefer not to have to run a separate program in the background. Isn't there a way to assign F2-F3 to volume up/down on an external ...