Developer Builds Lightweight Tool to Fix Audience Focus Issues in Remote Demos

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A developer identified a recurring UX problem in remote software demos: audiences often struggle to know where to look on a shared screen, especially when the pointer is hard to spot. The issue is compounded when presenters move to the next step before the audience has located the previous one. Existing screen annotation tools, while powerful, can disrupt demo flow by requiring a switch into a separate drawing mode. To address this, the developer built a small utility called Pointer Cue, which lets presenters highlight the cursor or outline a screen area using a keyboard shortcut, without leaving the demo workflow. The tool is available for both Mac and Windows, with a free version offered on the developer's website.

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