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How to Block Rickrolls on Zoom
Nowadays, it feels like Zoom is never going to give us up, remote working is never going to let us down, and we’re never going to run around anywhere again, because we’ll be stuck in a quarantine for another year. And if that’s as much Rick Astley as you need in your life right now,…
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How to Hide Your Background in Microsoft Teams Video Calls
We previously showed you a hack that unlocked custom backgrounds for your Microsoft Teams video chats ” allowing you to put yourself in front of an island, a static image of a room in your house or your favourite video game. Well, you can ignore that advice now, because Microsoft has officially rolled out this…
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How To Have Successful Video Chats With Little Kids
Last week, I wrote a piece for parents on how to help their little kids get better at participating in video chats with loved ones (because they suck at it). But the thing is, the kids are only half the equation: There are things the person on the other end of the call—maybe that’s you!—could…
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This Is Why You Can’t Use GIFs In Zoom Right Now
If you’ve been using GIFs to chat with others during Zoom meetings, you might notice that functionality has disappeared.