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Life & fun · June 2, 2020

MicCheck

Be aware when your microphone is active in the background

MicCheck launched on June 2, 2020 with 110 votes, #349 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

MicCheck makes you aware when your microphone is active in the background & saves you from an embarrassing situation! Now, you can talk trash behind people's back without worrying about a conference call you forgot to hang up on your Mac.

MicCheck makes you aware when your microphone is active in the background and saves you from an embarrassing situation.Why? A little story …Due to COVID-19 situation, most of us are working from home - taking classes, attending meetings & webinars on various video conferencing apps.It just so happened that I was browsing for some important information (no… seriously!) while a conference call w

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