Comments on: Fighting Chatter with Chatter http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ben http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51773 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:30:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/10/26/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51773 There is an OS X application that is similar, simply called “noise”. It has a simple interface (one button), and has helped me many times. And best of all it’s free.

I have a short review on my blog: http://www.benmcmath.com/story.php?id=125

]]> By: raincoaster http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51772 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:48:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/10/26/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51772 I thought the generic sound of indistinguishable voices was called “rhubarb” after what they tell actors to say so that the crowd of extras produces that sound.

]]> By: Tim http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51771 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:42:37 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/10/26/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51771 It’s called music… it’s the original anti-distraction method. Of course if you’re like my wife, you end up paying more attention to the lyrics of the music your listening to than what you’re working on. So, I can see why this would be useful for people who don’t treat music as meaningless background noise already.

]]> By: LivNLet http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51770 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:25:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/10/26/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51770 I just downloaded and installed this program.

All I can say is it would drive me insane. The “noise” is the sounds coming from this program. Plus, anyone with GarageBand could make the same kind of thing for free if they really wanted to (or just listen to iTunes Internet radio on headphones).

]]> By: Jawed Karim-YouTube, Simply Hired, Maya’s Mom, ChatterBlocker « Technically Speaking http://gigaom.com/collaboration/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51769 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:43:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/10/26/fighting-chatter-with-chatter/#comment-51769 [...] ChatterBlocker. I saw this last night, and figured I’d let everyone know about it today. Technically Speaking, without a demo or something to check out, there is really not much I can say about this! [...]

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