Here’s a look at where the Zoom meeting app came from, what it does and how to use it. In some ways, the Zoom videoconferencing app seemed to come from nowhere this year — even though it’s been around ...

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One evening, my three roommates and I were scattered across our common area when one of our friends FaceTimed in. I wanted to hear how he was holding up, and my roommate put him on speakerphone—but, ...