Collaborate Disseminate
Like many of us, [Michael] needed a way to let the family know whether pants are required to enter the room — in other words, whenever a videoconference is in progress. Sure he could hang a do not disturb sign, …read more
Continue reading On-Air Sign Helps Keep Your Broadcasts G-Rated
All this ongoing forced togetherness is great, but sometimes you just need to be able to pretend you’re alone so you can get some work done. So, how do you keep family members out of your home office? Our own [Bob Baddeley]’s free/busy indicator is about as simple as it …read more
Continue reading Status Display Lets Them Know You Can’t Play
Open-plan offices with too many desks crammed into them are the scourge of many a tech start-up, and at [Danny Salzman]’s employer, distractions reached an all-time high. His boss instigated a free/busy indicator using coloured cards, but he felt he could do one better and came up with an IoT …read more
Continue reading Office Status Light Turns “Do Not Disturb” To “Busy”
It’s more of a “post-purchase middle finger” to customers than a privacy plus, say some outraged users who use the cams to catch crooks. Continue reading Google removes option to disable Nest cams’ status light