A Stream Deck Mini is the perfect little Zoom controller
by Dan Seifert from The Verge - All Posts on (#5X369)
The Elgato Stream Deck Mini set up with Zoom controls
One of my missions during the extended work-from-home transition of the past few years has been to find little ways to make the annoying parts of the experience slightly better and less annoying. Like many others, I've found a comfortable, ergonomic chair, set up a dedicated standing desk that is only used for work, and explored leveling up my video call quality by repurposing a mirrorless camera as a webcam.
But one of the most annoying things has been using Zoom itself - namely, fumbling around for the mute / unmute and leave call buttons. In two years, I've not been able to memorize the keyboard shortcuts for them, and since when I'm on Zoom calls, my hands are usually off my keyboard anyways. I'm always the last one to leave the call...