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People are suggesting just using tape, but the issue is when you want to un-cover it frequently (which is probably more common now than a few months ago). For a
by _bxg1 6y ago
People are suggesting just using tape, but the issue is when you want to un-cover it frequently (which is probably more common now than a few months ago). For a couple dollars you can get a thin, nice-looking little plastic cover that you can actually slide out of the way when you need to use it. Most of these are thin enough not to be a problem, but they vary, and even the really thin ones usually don't quite let your Macbook close all the way, potentially putting pressure on a narrow point.
- dogma1138 6y agoTBH the thing I’ve noticed is just how fast people stopped turning cameras on during Webex. Before the nearly everyone at my company what was WFH or was joining from their laptop rather than a video conferencing room had their camera on. Within like a week of the lockdown people stopped and I can imagine why you stopped dressing, stopped shaving heck I can hear bedsheets on some of the calls I attend. Pretty much now the cameras are useless.
- jabroni_salad 6y agoSomething I noticed specifically with webex is that the latency isn't nearly as bad in audio-only mode. Not as good as Mumble or Discord, but you can actually have a decent phone call.
- dharmab 6y agoThat might vary by team. My team/org still uses cameras a lot as it makes it easier to empathize and be empathized with. Especially if we're trying to be persuasive, a human face is easier to emotionally connect with than a voice.
- _bxg1 6y agoThat's some pretty broad-strokes-painting. I'm still on a video call every week, and I'm not in as many meetings as most of my coworkers. I'm also in two separate weekly online roleplaying game groups and we use cameras for those because it's much less fun without the added expressiveness.
- dhosek 6y agoWe had specific guidance to not have cameras on because of the bandwidth load on the VPN. For cost reasons, they've also turned off access from the 800 number to dial in to meetings.
- kelnos 6y agoThat's definitely a "YMMV" situation. There are a few people at my org who always have their cameras off, and occasionally I'll keep mine off as well, but in the meetings I'm in, 80% of people have their cameras on.
- zeku 6y agoMy MBP is work issue, so I've always been a bit shy about putting a camera cover on it becasue I don't want to damage it. I fold and drape a microfiber cloth(like for screen or glasses cleaning) over it when I'm not using the camera.
- jb775 6y agoBlack electrical tape actually retains stickiness surprisingly well, and it peels off easily.
- GrumpyYoungMan 6y agoI'd recommend gaffer's tape instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape. It's similar to electrical tape but it's designed to leave no residue when peeled off.
- Tempest1981 6y agoAlso try scotch tape for an artistic blur effect.
- dabernathy89 6y agoDon't even use the extremely thin ones unless you have AppleCare+. Not worth the risk of a $1,000 repair. This one destroyed my screen completely: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C24NBGL/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_TkeSEbCAYCA73 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C24NBGL/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_T...