How to Prepare Now for Slack’s Next Outage
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) When Slack goes down, it’s a big deal. In 2019, the workplace communications software company announced it had over 10 million daily users—and as workers shifted…
Where to Find the Best Online Detective Forums (and Help Solve Real Crimes)
Photo: SFIO CRACHO (Shutterstock) Everybody loves a good mystery, and some internet users have taken that to the next level. Sleuthing forums and online crime-solving groups have emerged across the…
How to Actually Detach Yourself From Work Over the Holidays
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) The holiday season is that special time of year for kicking back, spending quality time with family, and…answering emails from your boss and scrolling through Slack notifications.…
Use Slack ‘Clips’ to Avoid Brief, Pointless Meetings
Photo: Vladimka production (Shutterstock) If remote work has taught us anything, it’s that many of our meetings are unnecessary and overly complicated, especially if teams are spread across time zones.…
How to Turn Your Android Phone Into a Free High-Res Webcam
Photo: ymgerman (Shutterstock) Considering we’re living in the Age of the Video Meeting, if you are using a computer without a webcam, there’s a good chance you have the need…
9 Slack Customizations You Should Try to Make Work Easier (or More Fun)
Screenshot: Khamosh Pathak Slack pioneered emojis in the work chat, but it slacked off when it came to adding the latest emojis. If you can’t find an emoji that you…
New Cross-Company Slack DMs Are Cool, But They Aren’t Private
Slack has launched a new direct-messaging feature that allows people from different companies to talk to one another. No problems there, right? The service is opt-in, in that you’ll have…
How to Overcome ‘Zoom Fatigue’
Photo: Girts Ragelis (Shutterstock) Throughout the pandemic, many former office workers have been necessarily glued to their computer monitors. As work migrated online, video tools like Zoom and Google Hangouts…
Update Your Slack Passwords Now, Android Users
Over the weekend, some Slack Android users received a seemingly random email urging them to update their passwords. The email claims a bug in the Android app incorrectly logged password…
Test Your Call Quality Before a Video Chat in Google’s ‘Green Room’
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse Even though we’ve all had several months of practice working from home, some people still fiddle with their volume, lighting, and other technical settings before every video…