Niggling, but a good improvement

Emma Roller has a Slate article about a nice bit of programming by Google:

It looks like Chrome has finally implemented a very useful beta feature for all users: it now shows a small speaker icon next to whichever tab is playing sound. While this may not seem like a big deal, it is for tab junkies (ahem) who become quickly frustrated when they can't figure out which tab is blaring an American Idol ad.
The icon looks like this: 

 

This simple feature doesn't go as far as the Chrome extension MuteTab, which lets you select one or multiple tabs to, well, mute. A Firefox extension, Muter, also lets you mute tabs in the browser. However, those extensions don't solve the specific problem of finding a tab that is playing audio. Chrome just fixed that for you.

Rico says he rarely has so many windows open that he can't tell which one is making all the noise but, for those who do, this is a good thing...