Busy Status Bar

Post by adamyormark » Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:05 AM UTC

fragmede wrote: post #292

dankwizard wrote: post #276

First the Nintendo alarm clock and now a sign that says "busy" - But it's hackable! You nerds will buy anything

Yes! What are you gonna make?

Post by adamyormark » Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:08 AM UTC

ndndjdjdn wrote: post #196

refulgentis wrote: post #151

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After reading the page, it seems clear it is akin to a recording studio busy signal, well-trodden territory predating computers, and marketed for video conferencing. Neither without target audience, nor a sigil of the fall of interhuman cooperation and communication :)

You have not said what the market is. Recording studios have a solution. And probably don't use pomedero. And the reason for the indicator I assume is to stop people barging in and stop people saying silly stuff thinking their off air so it needs to be inside and outside the room. So who is this device for again?

Post by adamyormark » Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:11 AM UTC

DHPersonal wrote: post #46

unixfg wrote: post #21

Why are the buttons are printed to be readable from the large sign side of the device and not the management side?

If I'm in an open office and can set my status clock on top of a monitor, then I don't need the manual controls because I will be changing it via the computer. If I'm not using a computer and setting the device down on my desk in a cubicle, then the primary screen is going to be turned towards me and I will need to use the manual controls. For that specific set of use cases, I see the logic behind the manual control…

Post by adamyormark » Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:13 AM UTC

albert_e wrote: post #308

slightly off topic but ... what I really want is a LED status display built into the top edge of my laptop screen (visible from opposite side too) that indicates -- when I am on a meeting / when I am muted or unmuted / when my camera is ON. (I should be able to turn them off when i dont need them and also have a manual override to turn them on as well -- so I dont HAVE to indicate my true status publicly when I dont…

Post by adamyormark » Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:15 AM UTC

allenu wrote: post #181

cle wrote: post #168

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I don't work in an office anymore either, but when I did (years ago), I would get constantly interrupted by people walking up to my desk and talking to me. I like talking to people but I also need uninterrupted focus time. I made something similar with a blink USB light: https://blink1.thingm.com/ . I had a little sign that said "when it's red, I'm busy". And a keyboard shortcut to toggle it from red to green (it jus…

I had the same issue when I was in an office and we were getting close to a deadline, so everyone was constantly chatting about this and that to unblock themselves. It's understandable when the rhythm of the office gets to that point that people want answers now, but it would get to ridiculous levels where you couldn't focus for 10 minutes before somebody else came by with a question. I never got to the point of havi…