the arrival of big red
It’s been a busy three weeks. We’ve improved the physical button, made improvements to müteme macOS application, and there is a new Virtual Button now available.
a prototype is born
Once I knew what I wanted, I worked with an engineer friend to hack together a very basic prototype of a Zoom mute button. In less than an hour he worked his magic and I had a functioning prototype. Despite it lacking a few key features, I used it incessantly for a few weeks. I was in love. But…
my #mutefail
Back in the early days of COVID (aka March), the company I worked for was acquired and I started a new gig. To get acquainted with the product and engineering teams, I was asked to…
why the world needs a Zoom mute button
When someone calls my name and I need to unmute, it’s a race. If I’m standing at the ready, then maybe I can unmute quickly. If I don’t, bad things happen...