Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. Forget ...

From a swanky private office to an urban startup space, these backdrops let you look professional even if you’re dialing in from your laundry room. If it’s true that your life flashes before your eyes ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Now that people are finding themselves working remotely or setting up virtual parties to chat with friends and ...

Virtual backgrounds are the new wallpaper. “That’s right, it’s a virtual background!” writes West Elm in a blog post announcing the free, downloadable backdrops. “No offense to Zoom’s pre-set options, ...

Zoom’s daily user base, by some estimates, has more than quadrupled as people worldwide adapt to working and learning together, but alone (with attendant privacy risks, to be sure). It’s no longer ...

The best free virtual backgrounds to use on Zoom or Teams for your next business meeting Your email has been sent Don't settle for a boring scene of your home office during a Zoom or Teams meeting.

Jason learned to read playing Pokemon Crystal on the Game Boy Color, and hasn't looked back. He received a Journalism degree at California State University, Fullerton while working on news coverage ...

When we teach on videoconferencing platforms, the stuff behind us competes with what we say. Why do so many faculty members ignore that obvious truth? Attentive to our students, and whether their home ...

If your Zoom calls are looking drab after six months of constant use, maybe it's time to add some flair to your video conferencing. Improving Zoom doesn't mean you need to load up on equipment and get ...

We’ve all been in Zoom video conference meetings that drag on longer than a bad movie. Unfortunately your boss insists upon seeing your face among the dozens of other co-workers carefully listening to ...

Using video or moving backgrounds during Zoom calls can increase mental and physical tiredness during virtual meetings, research suggests. Scientists said this is because, unlike still images or ...