Notes.
Writing about the small things — recording a loop that holds up under scrutiny, why your Mac suddenly forgot Zoom existed, and what to do when your calendar refuses to give you eight minutes to yourself. Mostly first-person. Occasionally opinionated.
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Why I built MeetingDouble (after my fifth ‘sorry, you froze’ joke).
A founder note about the CMIOExtension rabbit hole, IOSurface pain, and the small embarrassment that started it.
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Mouse jiggler vs camera loop: which one keeps your boss off your back?
Honest comparison. One keeps your Teams dot green. The other keeps your face on screen. They are not the same tool.
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Snap Camera is dead. Here’s what Mac users actually want from a replacement in 2026.
Snap shut the lights off in January 2023. Three years on, the audience has split — and one half is who I built MeetingDouble for.
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The ‘cameras always on’ policy debate — and what to do if your manager won’t budge.
HBR has the fatigue numbers. Your calendar has the meetings. Here’s where a camera loop fits, and where it absolutely doesn’t.
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Back-to-back meetings: the 8-minute bathroom problem (and 4 ways remote workers solve it).
Buffer time, ‘brb’, declining, or a camera loop. Each has a real cost. I’ve tried all four.
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Why your virtual camera disappeared in Zoom after macOS Sequoia — and how to bring it back.
Sequoia tightened System Extensions. The fix is a single toggle in System Settings — once you know where to look.
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OBS Virtual Camera is overkill for one job — 5 simpler Mac alternatives.
OBS is a TV studio. Most of us just want our face on Zoom while we step away for water. Here are the lighter options.
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How to record a 90-second ‘engaged listening’ loop that doesn’t look fake.
Pose, light, blink rate, eye line, the cross-fade trick. What to record, and what to never, ever do on camera.
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