Mark Meisner 🌎

@markmeisner
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Super fan of effective and ethical #environmental, #sustainability, #climate and #wildlife #communication. Progressive politics. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ eh, but 🌎 citizen.

I'm restricting followers here to actual friends and family since I am using Mastodon as a Facebook replacement.

If you really feel the need to hear more from me, by all means, follow me on BlueSky @markmeisner.bsky.social

LocationUnceded lands of the Syilx / Okanagan valley, BC
How I'm using MastodonTo replace Facebook
Personal websitehttps://meisner.ca
Public posts on Bluesky@markmeisner.bsky.social

Digital asset management...so many headaches. iViewMedia was great until Microsoft bought it and killed it. Apple's Aperture was OK until they killed it. Apple's Photos is terrible and unreliable. Never use anything from Adobe!

Now I use @digikam and it is great. Amazingly full-featured - everything I need and more. Sure, I have interface suggestions, but for the first time in a long time I feel in control of my photos and videos. Thanks to everyone who works on it.

https://www.digikam.org

digiKam

digiKam
@justin Go for it. Cheers.

@FediTips @kasica

Everyone on Mastodon should follow Fedi.Tips. So helpful. Thank you!

FYI, the post and image are now slightly updated. And a reminder to read the full text and grab a PDF here:
https://meisner.ca/2025/02/02/how-to-use-mastodon-as-a-facebook-replacement/
How to use Mastodon as a Facebook replacement

by Mark Meisner – Version 1, 2025-02-02 Are you wondering how to get away from Facebook (FB), but still want to keep in touch with actual friends and family? It’s not easy. The β€œn…

Mark Meisner

@kasica @FediTips

Yes, a more comprehensive guide might be in order so that people can understand all the differences. My main interest is in just being able to post something for my friends and family privately, so that is why I focused on that aspect.

@rinmari Apparently there is a Groups feature on Mastodon. Here is yet another great tip from @FediTips

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

As for events, see this tip.
https://fedi.tips/mobilizon-event-organisation-and-discovery/

How to use discussion groups on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

@alexchapman @FediTips
The post does provide a link to the full text of the blog post πŸ˜€

@WeirdWriter @FediTips

A good suggestion. I haven't tried Friendica yet. I looked at it and it seems that hardly anyone is using it. The largest server (friendica.world) had only around 1400 users. Would be great if it took off.

@gumnos It's true. Mastodon lacks many of FB's features. Maybe some day a feature like that (custom distribution lists) will be added. πŸ˜€
@FediTips Thanks for the tips. I have updated the text and put the first chunk into the image ALT area though it only accomodates 1500 characters. Cheers.