A muting system that allows audio of a computing device to be
automatically muted when a telephone call is received on a telephone
number associated with the computing device is provided. When an incoming
call event occurs for that telephone number, the computing device directs
a software component to mute the audio. When the muting system
subsequently receives a call event indicating that the call has
terminated, it may automatically un-mute or resume the software
components. The muting system may allow a user to manually specify to
un-mute or resume the software components.