Post #2674058

2026-05-08 02:20 UTC

@Lynn@mastodon.stickbear.me I certainly don't say, and don't think anyone says, it can't be done. People are obviously doing it. It's most admirable. My difficulty is the effort it takes for the reward one gets. It's the lack of speed that gets to me, as well as the way things change so quickly with app updates. As I said, I admire people who do it, but would never do it myself. @jpellis2008@dragonscave.space @BTyson@dragonscave.space @stevo399@dragonscave.space

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@Lynn@mastodon.stickbear.me 2026-05-08 02:41

@techsinger@tweesecake.social @stevo399@dragonscave.space @BTyson@dragonscave.space @jpellis2008@dragonscave.space The first year I did this, it took me more time because I was learning to use iOS at the same time. Perhaps, because I do basic things like texting, email, reading, writing and browsing the net, but I find I can do each of these things just as quickly on my phone as I could on the computer. I quite often forget I'm typing using a BT keyboard with my phone and not using a computer. I would say working with files--saving them and moving them around--took me the most time to learn and understand. Now, I do all that as a matter of course and don't even think about it. As for app updates, I find they break very seldom, and I have yet to have sounds or speech suddenly disappear after app or even iOS updates. These things used to happen all the time with Windows updates, and is the primary reason I decided to use my phone. Also, app updates take almost no time for me to install, and i was spending what I considered to be way too much time updating the computer. The point I'm attempting to make here is, until one tries using their phone for more tasks, they really can't know how easy or difficult it is. Once I stopped expecting my phone to behave like my PC is when I really began to learn how to use it.

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