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To echo the point on video conferencing, this is why I love Sqwiggle! (not affiliated!) The activation energy is a single "click" instead of: 1. turn on TV 2
by e0m 12y ago
To echo the point on video conferencing, this is why I love Sqwiggle! (not affiliated!)
The activation energy is a single "click" instead of:
1. turn on TV
2. switch input
3. enter name of hangout
4. wait to connenct
5. wait for the other person to connect
6. "can you hear me?"
Not to mention the fact that the constant presence of the slowly updating picture reminds everyone that the person exists and is "present".
The only thing I hate about Sqwiggle is the ability to turn auto-updating photos off. That one feature completely destroys the major benefit of using it as a reliable indicator that someone is or is not afk.
- joesmo 12y agoTo me, having this ever present picture sounds worse than an open office. I would absolutely hate it if someone was staring at me (or potentially so) every minute of every day and would be much less productive about it (same thing in a real office). Even in meetings, I find video to be useless and actually an impediment to expressing myself well.