Notices by Fedi.Tips (feditips@mstdn.social), page 2

If you're using Mastodon through the web on a computer, there's an optional multicolumn interface you can use instead of the default single column one.

1. Log in through your server’s website
2. Click ⚙️ Preferences
3. Tick the box marked Enable Advanced Web Interface
4. Click the Save Changes button
5. Click the Back to Mastodon link at the left of the screen

If you change your mind, click the ⚙️ icon on the left to get back to settings.

More info here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

If you want to let people know about your account on here, it's important to include your full account address (also known as a "Fediverse address").

If you paste a full Fediverse account address into the search box on any server, it will always make the account profile appear, even if previous searches drew a blank.

You can exchange account addresses with others just like you might exchange email addresses or phone numbers.

Find out more here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/whats-my-accounts-address-how-do-i-follow-other-peoples-addresses-how-can-people-follow-my-address/

Do you want to schedule your posts on Mastodon so that you write them now and they are automatically published later?

Some third party apps including Tusky and Fedilab have a built-in scheduling option. Fedilab also runs a website at https://plan.fedilab.app which lets you schedule posts.

If you want a professional scheduled post management system, there are third party commercial services such as https://publer.io and https://buffer.com that now include Mastodon compatibility.

@isaakubus

Gracias!

I apologise that I do not speak Spanish, I hope more Spanish-language tips accounts will appear!

When you follow someone on Mastodon, you will see their replies in your Home timeline only if:

-They mention you

OR

-They mention someone else you follow

OR

-They are replying to themselves to build a thread

This applies to replies with public, unlisted or followers-only visibilities.

However, you can browse all their replies (including replies to people you don't follow) by going to their profile page and clicking on the "Posts & Replies" tab.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

p.s. If you're into retro computing, highly recommend following the PeerTube channel @reenthused

It publishes lots of in-depth videos about retro computers and retro consoles from all around the world, including obscure ones. You can browse all the videos at https://diode.zone/a/reenthused/videos

I featured it today over on @FediVideo

In case you missed it, there are now several #RetroComputing Mastodon apps available:

:apple_inc: Apple II
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/binary-release-of-mastodon-for-the-apple-c/

:apple_inc: Apple Macintosh OS (pre-OSX)
https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon

:amiga: Commodore Amiga
https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amidon

⌨️ IBM MVS
https://github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODON

:win3_msdos: MS-DOS
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

:windows: Windows 95
https://github.com/meyskens/mastodon-for-workgroups

#FediTips #Mastodon #ComputingHistory #MSDOS #AppleII #Mac #MacOS #Amiga #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #Windows95 #Win95 #MVS

I run many accounts and sites to encourage people onto the Fediverse:

@feditips & https://fedi.tips
@FediFollows & https://fedi.directory
@FediGarden & https://fedi.garden
@FediVideo & https://fedi.video
@homegrown & https://growyourown.services

If you want to support these, you can buy me a coffee:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration needed, choose any amount, all currencies work)

Alternatively, become a patron at:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

Thank you! :blob_cat_heart:

Had some people asking why I am posting about this again when I posted it last month.

The reason is the above sites and instances all generate bills every month, which I have to pay.

Also, for some reason almost all donations happen within a day of me posting an appeal for help. If I stop posting monthly appeals the donations stop, but the bills do not.

(And I am a volunteer, I am not being paid by anyone to do these accounts and sites. I have to cover their costs.)

As many of you know, the third party iPhone/iPad app Metatext is no longer being maintained as the lead developer had health issues. However, there is now a community-maintained version of the app called Feditext. You can follow the latest news about it at:

➡️ @Feditext

It's not yet in the Apple app store, but it is currently being tested through Test Flight.

Techy people can see the source code of the project at https://github.com/feditext/feditext

#MetaText #FediText #Mastodon #FediTips #Fediverse

Did you know that each Mastodon server has its own custom emoji?

Each server admin can upload images :cate: or animations :rickroll: which are available to anyone on that server. Ask your admin if you want a particular emoji added to your server.

To access them on an app, click the app's own emoji button (usually a smiley 😃 ). For normal emoji, click the picker on your phone's keyboard.

To access them on the web, click the emoji picker in the post writing box (which looks like this 😂 ).

You don't need to use the official Mastodon apps, they're not the best way to use Mastodon. The official apps only arrived last year, and they were intended as "Fisher Price My First Mastodon" things with a restricted set of features.

Third party apps have been around longer than official ones, and include way more features. You can sign in with the same account on all apps.

:android: On Android try Tusky, Fedilab, Megalodon, Tooot

:apple_inc: On iPhone/iPad, try Toot!, Ice Cubes, Ivory, Mona

Hey new people! 👋

A guide to some Fediverse terms:

Toot = Post (named after the Mastodon mascot, in theory)

Favourite = Like (there's a separate Bookmark function if you really want to keep track of posts)

Boost = Re-Tweet, shares a post with your followers

Instance = Server = The site you signed up on, each server is independent

Birdsite = Hellsite = Twitter

Fediverse = This place you're on right now, reading this. Mastodon is one kind of server on here, but there are many other types.

You can attach audio, video or photos to Mastodon posts. To do this click on the attachment logo (which is a paperclip 📎 on the web, apps will usually have a photo icon).

Attachments can be:

-Up to four PNG, JPG or GIF images of 8 megabytes

OR

-One MP4, M4V, MOV or WebM video of 40 megabytes

OR

-One MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, OPUS, AAC, M4A or 3GP audio file of 40 megabytes

There is no length limit on audio or video, only a file size limit. Remember to add text descriptions for attachments! 👍

The free open source forum software NodeBB is now working on official Fediverse support. Federation isn't ready yet, but if this interests you, you might want to follow their account:

➡️ @nodebb

Their official website is at https://nodebb.org and the co-founder of NodeBB is at @devnull

#Fediverse #NodeBB #Forums #MessageBoards #BulletinBoards

There is a strong rumour going round that some Fediverse developers and admins have held secret discussions with Meta/Facebook under NDAs.

The Fediverse is supposed to be an alliance of open projects built by a broad grassroots base. Its devs/admins are not supposed to hold secret backroom discussions with people who have a horrific track record (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/06/rohingya-sue-facebook-myanmar-genocide-us-uk-legal-action-social-media-violence).

Facebook/Meta is in effect a sociopathic corporation (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/growth-at-any-cost-top-facebook-executive-defended-data). Nothing good will come of talking to them.

The admin of a new Kbin server would like to let people know it's open for registrations:

➡️ https://fedi196.gay

If you need to get in touch the admin is @ivy

The terms of service are at https://fedi196.gay/terms

#Kbin

There's a Fediverse alternative to #Reddit called #Kbin. More info at https://kbin.pub

Still VERY new, not many servers yet, two so far in English:

https://fedia.io
https://kbin.social

No app yet, use it through these sites. Subreddits are called "Magazines". You can interact with magazines from other servers.

Coders help Kbin at https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core, non-coders donate at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kbin

(Sorry to people bored of this, had many requests to put info in one place)

Apparently Reddit has now banned a subreddit dedicated to the Fediverse Reddit-alternative Kbin:

https://sakurajima.moe/@chikorita157/110517156242412322

If you're on a centralised platform like Reddit, this is what they can do. Centralised platforms have all-powerful leaders who can do whatever they want, and you have no alternatives if you disagree.

The point of the Fediverse being on lots of servers is that each server's power is limited. If you disagree with one server's actions, you can move.

#Fediverse #Reddit #Kbin

PeerTube, the Fediverse's alternative to YouTube, is normally associated with video. However, you can also upload audio files directly to PeerTube. It will accept lots of audio formats including .mp3, .ogg, .aac, .flac, .wma etc.

You can optionally upload an image file as a thumbnail. If not, audio files will show a black screen by default.

You can find out more about PeerTube at https://fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosting-on-the-fediverse/

#PeerTube #FediTips #Audio #Music #Podcasts #Fediverse