For Forkiverse members new to the Fediverse, the Mastodon iOS app is fine but not great imho. In my opinion, the best iOS app is Mona (which is pricey, but it’s what I use as my main interface) and the best *free* iOS is Ice Cubes. I use Ice Cubes to view this account so I don’t have to switch back and forth between accounts in Mona. I have a third, much older Fediverse account that I view via the Mastodon app or the web interface. #newbies
Another tip for the #newbies is that you can follow hashtags, and you will see posts with that hashtag across instances if you choose. I am always looking for more people with #greyhounds and #whippets!
If someone is asking for help with using this place, could you let them know about my account, and also let them know about my website? 🙂
I have a website full of easy-to-understand guides for using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse at:
The section at the top of the page marked "Quick Start" is especially designed for new people who want to find out the basics.
I'm an unofficial account, so new people only find out about me by worth of mouth. Thanks! 🙏
Wow wow wow wow.
Best thing ever. Awesome website.
Thank you very much.
Informative.
Very easy to read. Useful links. Well done.
#FediTips
#NewUsers
#Mastodon
#Fediverse
#Newbies
#HowTo
#GettingStarted
Another tip for the #newbies is that you can follow hashtags, and you will see posts with that hashtag across instances if you choose. I am always looking for more people with #greyhounds and #whippets!
For Forkiverse members new to the Fediverse, the Mastodon iOS app is fine but not great imho. In my opinion, the best iOS app is Mona (which is pricey, but it’s what I use as my main interface) and the best *free* iOS is Ice Cubes. I use Ice Cubes to view this account so I don’t have to switch back and forth between accounts in Mona. I have a third, much older Fediverse account that I view via the Mastodon app or the web interface. #newbies
New post: "A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 1: reasons + requirements"
I can't believe my #selfhosting one year anniversary is coming up next week. @yunohost truly changed my digital life - for the better.
This is a 1st post in a 4 part miniseries intended for real newbies.
And now excuse me while I go hide in a cave expecting irate replies from sysadmins about certain things I wrote 😅
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/115701266365517824
Remember how everyone got into baking their own bread during lockdowns? If you can feed yourself by turning flour, water, and yeast into bread like a grain alchemist, you can cultivate your own digital garden as well!
#digitalsovereignty #newbies #techTips #FediTips #LeaveBigTech #AntiSocialMedia #AntiCaptialism
New post: "A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 1: reasons + requirements"
I can't believe my #selfhosting one year anniversary is coming up next week. @yunohost truly changed my digital life - for the better.
This is a 1st post in a 4 part miniseries intended for real newbies.
And now excuse me while I go hide in a cave expecting irate replies from sysadmins about certain things I wrote 😅
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/115701266365517824
Remember how everyone got into baking their own bread during lockdowns? If you can feed yourself by turning flour, water, and yeast into bread like a grain alchemist, you can cultivate your own digital garden as well!
#digitalsovereignty #newbies #techTips #FediTips #LeaveBigTech #AntiSocialMedia #AntiCaptialism