Zoomready runs only on Windows and has only been tested with Windows 10. Most people leave zoomready running all the time. That way you can look to see how your IP connection has been performing over time. If there is a freeze while you're on a teleconference, you can quicly look at zoomready and determine whether it is your internet connection or someone else's which is causing the problem.
cheat sheet for better understanding the zoomready display
use Github to report bugs or make suggestions for improvement
zoomready GNU General Public License v3.0
blog post with zoomready backstory
There are three ways to install zoomready as an app on your Windows machine. The simplest is to download and run the setup program . However, for security reasons, some people prefer not to run setup programs. If you prefer, you can simply download zoomready.exe itself. Then third option is to download the Python source from Github. The Python option is only recommended for those who are familair with Python environments on Windows machines.
If you download either the setup program or zoomready.exe, there is good chance that your virus protector will warn you that this an "unrecognized app" with a warning something like this:
To bypass this warning, click "more info". That will get you a screen which looks like this:
Verify that the publisher is "Tom Evslin" and then click "Run anyway".
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Download setupYour browser will ask you to confirm the download. Once the download completes, click on downloaded zoomreadysetup.exe to begin the setup process. Setup will ask you to confirm your agreement with the license: basically you can do whatever you want with the code but there is absolutely no warranty of any kind. Setup will also ask whether you want a desktop shortcut and where you want the program saved. The default is fine for both of these.
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Download zoomready.exeYour browser will ask you to confirm the download. Once the download completes, zoomready.exe will be whereever your browswer put it - usually the Downloads folder. You can execute it directly by double-clicking it there or you can move it to whatever folder you'd like to have it in.
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GithubYou are free to download this repository and use it any way you would like specifically including building new products or making useful extensions. You cna clone the repository for any purpose. zoomready.exe was build from the github source with Pyinstaller,