For those of you who teach or work in public space [a.k.a. cubicles], here’s a new tool that you can use to drown out the loud talkers, external speaker users, and speakerphone junkies who just don’t get sharing space to work. It’s called Noise.
Our office is all public and it can get pretty loud. We have one particular software developer who wears “Tower Control” noise-cancelling ear plugs shaped like headphones. There are many benefits to working in public spaces. You can collaborate, connect, generate ideas and more. However, when you really need to put your nose to the grindstone and get things done, it’s often hard to concentrate with lots of external noise.
Enter Blackhole Media’s easy to use tool aptly called “Noise”. It’s a Mac OS X only application that simply plays a seamless loop of white noise into your speakers/headphones. The only option is volume. It’s a very simple application that does what it’s purported to do. And it’s free. If you are in an office and need some sort of sound barrier other than streaming ESPN or your favorite music, Noise is for you. And you won’t need to relinquish your red stapler.
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