Zoom Tip #3: Running Simple Reports
Quite a bit of activity takes place in Zoom. Inquisitive types may want to answer questions about who’s using Zoom. For example, are people more active on Tuesday morning than Friday afternoon?...
View ArticleSlack Slack Tip #6: Introducing the Resizable Sidebar
In Slack For Dummies I tease a subtle yet important feature: the resizable scroll bar. Slack tipped me off to its future release. Now it’s here, baby. Enjoy. BTW, Zoom’s got the same feature. The...
View ArticleThoughts on Slack Connect
Since its inception, Slack has allowed people within the same organization to easily communicate. It beats the tar out of email here. People who work at different companies could use shared channels....
View ArticleZoom Tip #4: Creating a New User Role
Users on premium Zoom plans can take advantage of user roles. In a nutshell, roles allow companies to segment responsibilities. Case in point: An organizational owner or admin can do things that...
View ArticlePublication of Zoom For Dummies
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my tenth book: Zoom For Dummies. Read an excerpt here. Thoughts Interesting backstory on this one. Given how quickly Zoom exploded, my acquisitions editor...
View ArticleThoughts on Zoom’s New Presentation Sharing Features
Introduction Zoom yesterday released version 5.2 with some new bells and whistles. Read the post announcing it here. To be sure, many folks will find the new noise-reduction and appearance-improving...
View ArticleZoom Tip #5: Zooming in on Yourself
At present, Zoom’s Meetings & Chat tool doesn’t let you zoom in on yourself. That is, you cannot bring the camera to you make your face or background bigger or small. By way of comparison, you...
View ArticleRuminations on the Future of Work
Monday morning: Your eyes open and you look at your phone. (Some things never change.) It’s 7:32 a.m. Fifteen years ago, if you had awakened at such a late hour, you would have rushed out the door in...
View ArticleAnnouncing My Next Book
Introduction My favorite actors, musicians, and writers zig as much as they zag. That is, they don’t just churn out the same idea over and over again. Nothing against bands such as AC/DC, but their...
View ArticleLooking for Collaboration Case Studies for My Next Book
While I fancy myself a better writer than a decade ago, all of my books sport a number of commonalities: Plenty of pop-culture references An absence of jargon Case studies With respect to the latter,...
View ArticleThree Challenges that I’ve Faced as a Writer
Photo credit: @andrewtneel It’s been more than a decade since I could accurately call myself a professional writer.1 To be sure, I have found the work largely rewarding—especially when you hold one of...
View ArticleCollaboration and Singing
Introduction Last night I was rewatching “The Hot Towel”, an episode from season seven of Curb Your Enthusiasm. To make a long story short, protagonist Larry isn’t too fond of a teenager’s singing and...
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