Hey everyone!
If you’ve been working from home this year, I bet you’ve relied on some form of messaging system to communicate with the rest of your team…?
I’m just wondering what system everyone has been using? And what your fave things/ features are within them?
We have been using Slack - does anyone know any cool slack hacks they can share?
Ok, I am definitely not using it to its full potential. There are so many cool things that you’re doing with it that I had no idea about haha.
I must admit I do love a good gif, but yeah there is definitely a time and a place for them.
Ooo we don’t have this - sounds useful. Going to explore this one for sure 
Have seen a few bits in the news this week about them too 
We’ve been using Microsoft Teams. It f*cking sucks. It does too many things, and does none of them well.
We use a combo of things.
Work: ArmorText for Confidential (Bulk Electric System Cyber System Information, BCSI) and Zoom for conference calls. We used to use Microsoft Teams, but it’s just not as good or reliable.
Personal: Signal for everything I can, always verifying the “safety number” (crypto fingerprint). Family uses Skype for regular extended family video calls (looks great on the TV with an Xbox connected and Kinect camera). Google’s Meetings for informal hobby club meetings during 'Rona.
Zoom is EXCELLENT. We only use it when an outside vendor or consultant uses it, but boy, do I actually enjoy Zoom based meetings lol. It’s just such a superior platform (minus the unfortunate security issues with Zoom bombing lol). Holding meetings on Microsoft Teams feels like the 2020 version of the year 2000 chat programs. Aggravating for no reason. The best thing about the Teams program is the use of artificial backgrounds for participants. 
Haha love this!
Would you say you prefer Zoom meetings to in-person meetings? (when we could actually do those haha)
I am DEFINITELY all about Zoom these days. Even used them for the Family Holidays gathering. 
Zoom has been great for family holiday gatherings! I wasn’t able to go back to see my family this Christmas so I ate my Christmas dinner at the same time as them over zoom haha 
But yeah for work purposes, I think I’m with you @jase - fewer tech issues to worry about and more focus on actually speaking to someone haha