Articles tagged "Tech tips"

10 Tips and Tricks for Zoom

The best video conferencing apps can do more than merely enable a virtual face-to-face meeting. They let you show what's on your screen to everyone else on the call, seamlessly pass control of the meeting to another person, and record the call as a video.

How to build your own Slack bot

Slackbots are handy robot assistants that hang out in Slack, wait for commands, then find or create the thing you need. You can build a Slackbot right now, in just a few minutes, without any code.

How to use Microsoft Teams for free, and which features are included

Microsoft Teams is a team chat app—essentially Microsoft's answer to Slack.

Can you use Discord for business?

Discord is similar to Slack or Microsoft Teams, but you wouldn't know that looking at the home page.

How to format a Slack message in Zapier

A lot of people use Zapier to send information over to Slack, which makes sense: It's a great way to automatically share information with the team. But that information is only going to make sense if it's formatted cleanly.

Wait, is dark mode actually bad for productivity?

Dark mode is everywhere. All the major operating systems—Android, iPhone, Windows, and macOS—now offer dark themes, which default to light text on a black background.

Atomic notes: How to use Zettelkasten to boost your creativity and productivity

When I am stuck for one moment, I leave it and do something else.

How to quickly find links to your Zoom meetings

Admit it: you've been late to a meeting because you couldn't find the Zoom link. It's a terrible feeling, knowing that everyone else is already in the call while you're fumbling through your calendar.

How to not see your own face during Zoom meetings

I don't like seeing my face during Zoom calls for the same reason I don't want to do meetings in a room full of mirrors. It's distracting and mildly nauseating. Good thing I can hide myself in Zoom.

How to win at Zoom backgrounds, from a first-place winner

Recently, video conferencing tool Zoom started a monthly virtual background contest. Remote workers from around the world vie for the prestigious title. In March 2020, Zapier's own Ben Peter won the contest. This is his story.