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this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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Oh. Like MS Teams that changes my status if I stop moving my mouse for one minute?
I like the idea that this is somehow used as tracking by managers. Everyone in my workplace just agrees it's a bug in Teams and that you can't rely on someone's online status icon to know if they're around.
... handily defeated by placing your mouse on top of a wristwatch.
!? How tf have I never heard or thought of this. Thanks for the massive increase in non-away time you just gave me
There was a series on this. I think the video on a phone worked best.
Or putting something heavy on the left shift key.
Sound plan- I personally run a script that toggles numlock every few minutes.
You can also get a little mouse dongle for a few bucks that plugs into a USB port and tells the computer to wiggle the mouse every few seconds.