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03/11/21 • 34 min

Video calls have made some things easier, some things harder, and pretty much everything weirder. This week we’re talking about that sweet Zoom life we’re all living: how moving our social and work lives into gallery mode has affected us, the murky waters of Zoom etiquette, navigating co-working from home with our partners, and how “business casual” has gotten a little more...casual. Colin tells us about his existential crisis over drinking OJ on camera and argues that the deck of the Starship Enterprise is an appropriate background for all occasions. Anna lays down the one Zoom rule you should NEVER break, and shares her struggles with keeping NSFW art out of her background. In our Troubleshooting segment, we give you tips on how to manage Zoom fatigue, make your home look good for video, and some hidden tech features you will want to take advantage of. Then, of course, it’s Internet Gold time!
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. Access the transcript for this episode here.
Tips and Tricks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Check out these Zoom Video Enhancement features.
Here is a link to Amazon Ring Lights to better your lighting on Zoom calls!
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO
Colin: Slack Channels for everyday use

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Unfollow Your Heart

Social media is a hot mess of risk and reward. In this episode, we tackle a core element of our social media lives: following and unfollowing. We talk about who we follow, who we don’t, and how you can reconnect with people (and sometimes marry them). Colin shares how he pulled off a mass follower culling, and Anna tells us how dramatic run-ins with basset hounds and a vengeful hairdresser made her think hard before ever hitting ‘follow’ again. In our Troubleshooting segment, we give tips on how to unfollow friends gracefully, plus alternatives to unfollowing or unfriending people. Then as always we end with some 🌐🥇
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. Access the transcript for this episode here.
Tips & hacks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Want to purge your Twitter followers? Try the TokiMeki app!
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: @SUBPARparks on Instagram
Colin: Future Fonts, get in on the ground floor with new fonts.

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If You Give a Zuck a Cookie...

“Online privacy” can seem like a contradictory statement. How private can our online lives really be? This week we find out! We tackle how and why our activity is tracked, the pros and cons of targeted ads, and if anyone actually reads those daunting Terms and Conditions. Colin tells us he’s more than happy to pay the ads away, especially after slogging through The Bachelor with ads. Anna shares her favorite data breaches of all time...including a popular vibrator company that was making VERY detailed profiles of its users. In our Troubleshooting segment, we give you tips on how to improve your privacy settings, the benefits of a VPN, and why regular privacy check-ups are good technology self-care. Then as always we end with some Internet Gold for you. Subscribe and stick around!
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected].
Tips and Tricks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Check out the VPNs that Colin and Anna use: Mullvad VPN and ExpressVPN
Here is a link to TweetDelete.net that lets you bulk delete old tweets.
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: Following Dionne Warwick's Twitter journey
Colin: Band Camp A music platform that directly supports the artists that make them

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Transcript

ANNA 00:00
Hey Scrollies! It’s Anna, and before we get started I wanted to let you know about my other podcast, Every Day is a Food Day. It’s a comedy food podcast where my cohost Lia and I tell you about the most amazing stories, scandals, and heroes behind your favorite foods. Ever heard of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist? The World War I Donut Lassies? How about the Iowa Porkettes? You’ll hear about all of that and more on Every Day is a Food Day. Listen to S