Is this an age thing? 'Cos I wouldn't have a clue how to write newsletters etc on my phone. I thought it might be my age. I mean, I look at Instagram on my laptop because the pictures are bigger, clearer and I can see the text!
And that's another thing - I don't text if I can help it as it involves trying to find my reading glasses. So I just go 'Oh whatever!' and wait till later when I've found said specs! Much later.
Life's too short for technology. I'd rather enjoy myself! Cheers!
I concur. I hate trying to compose a coherent message on a phone's tiny keyboard. Between the typos and the auto-completions that are not what I intended, it sounds like I'm playing golf... badly. I have used a wireless keyboard (larger than the phone's keypad but still portable) with some success but, for those times when I just can't stand another session with my phone or laptop, I have tiny digital voice recorder that works beautifully. Sometimes, I just send the MP3 files to friends and family as attachments to email. Let them listen to me instead of reading my words. For more serious writing, I use Dragon to transcribe the MP3 files. But, the important thing is that I am mobile - away from my desk and from the phone's tiny screen - and able to focus on what I am saying rather than trying to get past the physical limits of equipment that doesn't quite cut it.
I hate composing on my phone and the substack editor has actually gotten worse because the toolbar which will allow you to add a picture is all the way at the top. (It used to scroll with you and stay at the top of your screen. I did want to share, though, that if your speech is clear enough, voice to text can be a lifesaver!
Even with the toolbar it wouldn't let me add a picture when I was using my phone.
BTW, my internet is still out. Nobody seems to know how to fix whatever's broken in our neck of the woods. I just hope they don't abandon us completely. Nobody else seems to want so few customers out here in the boondocks.
I haven't tried using voice yet. Some of my friends who have tried find the results hilarious! But then we're all old, with shaky voices. Ha!
It would be cool if you could write on a notepad, then take photos of the writing and post those. No keyboard needed! 💜📝
I like it! But I wasn't able to add a picture today, so maybe not. BTW, still no internet. Looks like another day...
I would be lost. . .it just emphasizes how much we rely on our devices.
A big step back in time…
Is this an age thing? 'Cos I wouldn't have a clue how to write newsletters etc on my phone. I thought it might be my age. I mean, I look at Instagram on my laptop because the pictures are bigger, clearer and I can see the text!
And that's another thing - I don't text if I can help it as it involves trying to find my reading glasses. So I just go 'Oh whatever!' and wait till later when I've found said specs! Much later.
Life's too short for technology. I'd rather enjoy myself! Cheers!
I concur. I hate trying to compose a coherent message on a phone's tiny keyboard. Between the typos and the auto-completions that are not what I intended, it sounds like I'm playing golf... badly. I have used a wireless keyboard (larger than the phone's keypad but still portable) with some success but, for those times when I just can't stand another session with my phone or laptop, I have tiny digital voice recorder that works beautifully. Sometimes, I just send the MP3 files to friends and family as attachments to email. Let them listen to me instead of reading my words. For more serious writing, I use Dragon to transcribe the MP3 files. But, the important thing is that I am mobile - away from my desk and from the phone's tiny screen - and able to focus on what I am saying rather than trying to get past the physical limits of equipment that doesn't quite cut it.
I hate composing on my phone and the substack editor has actually gotten worse because the toolbar which will allow you to add a picture is all the way at the top. (It used to scroll with you and stay at the top of your screen. I did want to share, though, that if your speech is clear enough, voice to text can be a lifesaver!
Even with the toolbar it wouldn't let me add a picture when I was using my phone.
BTW, my internet is still out. Nobody seems to know how to fix whatever's broken in our neck of the woods. I just hope they don't abandon us completely. Nobody else seems to want so few customers out here in the boondocks.
I haven't tried using voice yet. Some of my friends who have tried find the results hilarious! But then we're all old, with shaky voices. Ha!