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Encountering spammers from various domains in Mastodon? You can import a list of misbehaving or naughty domains to your Mastodon account via the web browser. And, then you don't ha
This morning, I made the transition from a vibrant Twitter account of 13.9 thousand followers to ZERO followers. The journey to oblivion was quick. I thought it would hurt more, gi
Ever wonder what the latest data breach has taken place with Equifax and Experian? It seems like every month or so, there's a data breach. Sure, you get "privacy" protection, but i
If you haven't encountered two factor, or multi factor, authentication, you're missing out on an easy, if tedious, way of securing your online accounts. Using 2FA or MFA has been a
When I saw this headline, I remembered back to a conversation I had a few weeks ago, encouraging folks to move away from Twitter, or at least have a backup plan (like [Mastodon,
"It's just not done," say some on Mastodon, but I can't imagine not cross posting content. If I had to manually post every piece of content I produce on a daily basis, well, who wo
For folks new to Mastodon, tapping the star icon is similar to the Twitter. But at that point, the similarity ends. When you favorite (star) someone's post, you send a message to t
Howdy, here's a round up of all my Fediverse tutorials or tootorials. Hope they are useful to you. My purpose in crafting them was to learn more about the Fediverse tools featured
I was just reading this morning about how the brain works. If you aren't learning new stuff, getting fresh input for your brain, it can have bad effects in the long run. I cited th
Earlier today, I helped deactivate a Twitter account on someone's behalf. They had had enough of the drama and excitement. "I just want it gone," she said, preferring other social
Howdy, here's a round up of all my Fediverse tutorials or tootorials. Hope they are useful to you. My purpose in crafting them was to learn more about the Fediverse tools featured
Howdy, here's a round up of all my Fediverse tutorials or tootorials. Hope they are useful to you. My purpose in crafting them was to learn more about the Fediverse tools featured
Since some folks are encountering confusion, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit Mastodon account creation, how to select an instance, customize the preferences, and more.
Want to toot what you're reading on your computer to your Mastodon account? You'll want to grab this bookmarklet available online:
It's kinda hard to imagine the Fediverse, but here are two visualizations that caught my eye over the last few weeks. 1 Mapstodon This one comes from comeetie
Looking for something to read that's scholarly and academic? I found this list shared of open access journals worth exploring:
A note to point out that the RSS feeds for this blog stopped working temporarily. I'm not sure why, except that it appeared to be connected with the theme…
Do you like to read your news when you login to your favorite social media tool? I do as well. Come along and I'll share a few of my favorite news focused Mastodon instance account
One of my favorite authors, Dr. Nathan Lowell, is on Mastodon. I was surprised to run into him, almost as surprised as seeing another of my favorite long time authors, Michael A. S
If one of the hardest questions for folks new to Mastodon is, "Which server do I join?" then this blog entry is for you. Thanks to the magnificent Doug…
Want to see more Mastodon instances? @JPoesen has you covered. Scroll down to see the list at this link
I've been meaning to include this tip. If you're using the Firefox browser to view Mastodon, you may find this tip a time saver, or at least,a click saver:
Earlier this week, the hcommons.social instance admin suggested everyone make backups of everything. At that point, I realized I hadn't explored how t
Yesterday, @[email protected] made me aware of a type of computer I was unfamiliar with, the Framework:
