PingMeBud – A macOS app that listens to meetings so you don't have to

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I'm a developer who spends way too much time in meetings, and most of the time I'm not needed. But I have to stay there half-listening in case someone mentions me. Because of that, I can neither do actual work nor zone out in peace.I realized I needed a way to safely not care about my meetings. So I built an app.PingMeBud lets you completely zone out of a meeting and pings you when someone says your name or any keyword(s) you care about. The idea is simple: You join a meeting, hit start, minimize, and go do deep work (or go make coffee). When a keyword is detected, you get a native macOS notification with enough surrounding context to jump back in without looking lost. There's also an option

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Website: www.pingmebud.com