Remote work visibility

[keislamoglu]

Hey everyone, ever had to step away from your computer for just a moment, only to return and realize you were marked as offline in Teams or Slack? It's frustrating, especially when working remotely, where visibility is key. I’ve been in this situation too many times, so I created a Mac app called IdleGuard. It keeps your system active and ensures you stay visible, even during those quick breaks. How do you all manage this? Would love to hear your solutions!

For those who want to get IdleGuard: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/idleguard/id6633411745

 

[Bigwaff]

How do you all manage this? Would love to hear your solutions!

I have used Jiggler. Works with latest Sonoma.

Jiggler : Protect your Mac from sleep and screensavers

 

[GrayFlannel]

Hey everyone, ever had to step away from your computer for just a moment, only to return and realize you were marked as offline in Teams or Slack?

No. Has anyone experienced it?

 

[kitKAC]

No. Has anyone experienced it?

Never.

 

[keislamoglu]

I have used Jiggler. Works with latest Sonoma.

Jiggler : Protect your Mac from sleep and screensavers

It looks like it serves the same functionality. But when I tried to download it, the browser stopped downloading because it is insecure.

 

[keislamoglu]

No. Has anyone experienced it?

There are physical devices too to prevent this. That means some people face this problem, and there is a solution for it.

Amazon.com: Mouse Jiggler

Amazon.com: mouse jiggler

www.amazon.com

 

[flobach]

Sounds awful, sorry to hear you guys have to show as online all the time. I sometimes purposely close teams to get some uninterrupted focus time. Probably a culture thing, company and country. I’m in Germany and work as a project manager for a Japanese company.

Interesting solutions though, especially the hardware mouse cursor thingy

 

[keislamoglu]

I sometimes purposely close teams to get some uninterrupted focus time.

Absolutely, that's exactly how it should be.