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#newbies — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #newbies, aggregated by home.social.

  1. ZDNet: Why virtual desktops are so useful – and my top 4 tips for beginners. “To some, Virtual Desktops are a must-use. To others, they are something to try and eventually forget. Finally, there are others who simply don’t bother. If you are part of the last two groups, know that you’re missing out on a feature that can help keep your desktop organized and you working at a higher level of […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/29/zdnet-why-virtual-desktops-are-so-useful-and-my-top-4-tips-for-beginners/
  2. @Mastodon

    I follow Mastodon on Github and I've been waiting for this to happen

    I've been on Mastodon basically seven days a week since Nov 2 2022 and currently have one Main and two Alt accounts

    My Profile page is highly evolved to look --> exactly <-- as I want it to, featuring --> exactly <-- what I want people to see of me on all three instances

    (The Pinned Post carousel notwithstanding)

    But now that's all going away, to be replaced by the opinions of 500 people from 300 instances, was it?

    Funny

    I never saw any opinions being asked of anyone, anywhere

    Guess my range of view on Mastodon is too constricted

    I did see questions and dissent on Github being silenced as "violations of the TOS" however

    Interesting how that works

    Oh well

    Gotta onboard those weekender / short-timers, right?

    #Mastodon #Fediverse #Onboarding #Newbies

  3. University of Bristol: Free distance learning course demystifies the world of AI . “With no coding or mathematics involved, AI Fundamentals has been purposely designed to suit learners from any background who wish to improve their understanding of what AI is, how it works, what it can do and how we should think about it.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/20/university-of-bristol-free-distance-learning-course-demystifies-the-world-of-ai/
  4. @FediTips

    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

  5. 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!

  6. TechCrunch: A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative . “Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitter would take, millions of users hopped over to Mastodon, a fellow […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/techcrunch-a-beginners-guide-to-mastodon-the-open-source-twitter-alternative/
  7. @weston
    1st: youtu.be/JCeYq72Sko0
    2nd: youtu.be/ACybVzRvDhs

    Moving to flakes is scary because one has to re-factor the configuration.nix and so fears breaking things, but in fact you can keep it as it is and split it and just comment out a small part of that file and plonk parts into other modules to get going. Once that works identically to before, one can start really adding & changing stuff. Install Code in flake dir & it can do it for you -> amazing !!!

  8. @_elena @yunohost Very nice, wel written blogpost about #yunohost for #newbies

    Even though I consider myself to be a #techie, I still feel a bit uncertain about selfhosting. Your post made me decide to finally go for it. Thanks!

    I'm looking forward to the post about backup/restore. I do hope you are going to do a post about that.

  9. @_elena @yunohost Very nice, wel written blogpost about #yunohost for #newbies

    Even though I consider myself to be a #techie, I still feel a bit uncertain about selfhosting. Your post made me decide to finally go for it. Thanks!

    I'm looking forward to the post about backup/restore. I do hope you are going to do a post about that.

  10. @_elena @yunohost Very nice, wel written blogpost about #yunohost for #newbies

    Even though I consider myself to be a #techie, I still feel a bit uncertain about selfhosting. Your post made me decide to finally go for it. Thanks!

    I'm looking forward to the post about backup/restore. I do hope you are going to do a post about that.

  11. @_elena @yunohost Very nice, wel written blogpost about #yunohost for #newbies

    Even though I consider myself to be a #techie, I still feel a bit uncertain about selfhosting. Your post made me decide to finally go for it. Thanks!

    I'm looking forward to the post about backup/restore. I do hope you are going to do a post about that.

  12. @_elena @yunohost Very nice, wel written blogpost about #yunohost for #newbies

    Even though I consider myself to be a #techie, I still feel a bit uncertain about selfhosting. You post made me decide to finally go for it. Thanks!

  13. Something I think could be important to keep in mind for #inux #newbies:

    When I switched from two decades of #macos to Linux, many things felt strange, weird, maybe even awkward.

    I feel exactly the same nowadays whenever I have to touch a Mac. 🙃

    #switchtolinux

  14. Something I think could be important to keep in mind for :

    When I switched from two decades of to Linux, many things felt strange, weird, maybe even awkward.

    I feel exactly the same nowadays whenever I have to touch a Mac. 🙃

  15. Something I think could be important to keep in mind for #inux #newbies:

    When I switched from two decades of #macos to Linux, many things felt strange, weird, maybe even awkward.

    I feel exactly the same nowadays whenever I have to touch a Mac. 🙃

    #switchtolinux

  16. Something I think could be important to keep in mind for #inux #newbies:

    When I switched from two decades of #macos to Linux, many things felt strange, weird, maybe even awkward.

    I feel exactly the same nowadays whenever I have to touch a Mac. 🙃

    #switchtolinux

  17. Something I think could be important to keep in mind for #inux #newbies:

    When I switched from two decades of #macos to Linux, many things felt strange, weird, maybe even awkward.

    I feel exactly the same nowadays whenever I have to touch a Mac. 🙃

    #switchtolinux

  18. @ravensrod @fedora @Endof10

    Yep, I use it sometimes, although #newbies deserve a #warning: It can be very #slow, so don't judge the #OS's speed after that. Better try on a #USBstick to make sure.

    #Linux #linuxgaming #switchToLinux #LinuxNewbie #LinuxNewbies

  19. @ravensrod @fedora @Endof10

    Yep, I use it sometimes, although #newbies deserve a #warning: It can be very #slow, so don't judge the #OS's speed after that. Better try on a #USBstick to make sure.

    #Linux #linuxgaming #switchToLinux #LinuxNewbie #LinuxNewbies

  20. @ravensrod @fedora @Endof10

    Yep, I use it sometimes, although #newbies deserve a #warning: It can be very #slow, so don't judge the #OS's speed after that. Better try on a #USBstick to make sure.

    #Linux #linuxgaming #switchToLinux #LinuxNewbie #LinuxNewbies

  21. @ravensrod @fedora @Endof10

    Yep, I use it sometimes, although #newbies deserve a #warning: It can be very #slow, so don't judge the #OS's speed after that. Better try on a #USBstick to make sure.

    #Linux #linuxgaming #switchToLinux #LinuxNewbie #LinuxNewbies

  22. ZDNet: 5 of my favorite Linux distros ready to use out of the box – no setup required. “These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware. Easy peasy. You’re welcome.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/26/zdnet-5-of-my-favorite-linux-distros-ready-to-use-out-of-the-box-no-setup-required/

  23. @sanaroohealthcare welcome, welcome! Not so old here ourselves ☺️ working out our way around and happy to share what we've learned so far:

    #hashtags are important - to find stuff and be found. You need to be an #explorer

    #FediverseTips will get you far

    #toots instead of tweets

    Toots are like #tweetsbuteditable

    People are genuinely really welcoming to the #fediverse

    There's no #buddysystem yet but if you post with #NewHere or #Introduction you'll find other #newbies it's pretty easy!

  24. @sanaroohealthcare welcome, welcome! Not so old here ourselves ☺️ working out our way around and happy to share what we've learned so far:

    #hashtags are important - to find stuff and be found. You need to be an #explorer

    #FediverseTips will get you far

    #toots instead of tweets

    Toots are like #tweetsbuteditable

    People are genuinely really welcoming to the #fediverse

    There's no #buddysystem yet but if you post with #NewHere or #Introduction you'll find other #newbies it's pretty easy!

  25. Salut les copaines!
    J’espère qu’on s’amusera autant sur Mastodon que cette salamandre qui fait de la chute libre en soufflerie ♡
    ·
    Hello friends!
    I hope that we will have as much fun in Mastodon as this wandering salamander gliding in the wind tunnel ♡
    ·
    #salamandre #deeplook #pbs #aneidesvagrans #fun #animal #gliding #skydiving #newbies #mastodon
    source: youtu.be/Dk8r7O8KDqg