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Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]

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223 points maloga | 2 comments | 09 Jul 19 11:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bastawhiz ◴[09 Jul 19 14:27 UTC] No.20392056[source]▶
I really hope Zoom promptly fixes all these recent issues. I've used so many video conferencing solutions. Vidyo was amazingly unreliable. BlueJeans had the most amazingly awful interface I've ever encountered. P2P WebRTC solutions get destroyed when there's more than a couple people on a call. Hangouts has decent call quality but had spooky issues, like all parties joining a call, but each appearing as if they're the only ones present.

Zoom is the only solution that's been decent for me. The UI for the desktop client is a bit rough around the edges, but it's certainly not the worst. I'd really like to continue to like Zoom but I can't do that if they're going to do shady things or bungle security.

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stcredzero ◴[09 Jul 19 16:20 UTC] No.20393417[source]▶
The UI for the desktop client is a bit rough around the edges, but it's certainly not the worst.

It is the worst for giving presentations. I had practiced for giving a presentation from my MacBook, and it was sprung on me when I arrived. Zoom "oh so helpfully" pops down a control panel every time the mouse cursor approaches the menus at the top of the screen. It also "oh so helpfully" puts itself into fullscreen when I don't want it to do that.

As far as I'm concerned, the UX is bungled.

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1. bastawhiz ◴[10 Jul 19 04:52 UTC] No.20399230[source]▶
Unfortunately the default settings aren't great. But if you've got the patience to configure it (e.g., you're a remote employee) it's much more tolerable.
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2. stcredzero ◴[10 Jul 19 05:13 UTC] No.20399298[source]▶
So basically, you have to become a Zoom expert to make it good for presentations? Funny, but Keynote hooked up to a projector or a screen just works.