After that little dumpster fire, I think it's time for me to flee to a more stable instance... That said, this is my last post on this instance. Admins of the instance... do better. I've already selected who I'm moving over & the rest will just have to deal with the consequences of poor software maintenence decisions.

Hey, just out of curiosity how many of you out there still have your ex account active? I’m embarrassed to admit it, but mine still is. Mostly due to certain governmental accounts only being accessible on that platform and not on mastodon.

I finally found a use for the action button on my iPhone 15 Pro Max… I configured it to activate a shortcut to begin a voice conversation with ChatGPT.

@gocu54 If you have ChatGPT plus already, then it won’t cost extra, but if you need to subscribe it will cost $20 a month, or roughly about $22 after taxes at least here in Washington state.

Now that’s an absolute trip! Just tried out the new advanced mode for #ChatGPT and played with some of its new capabilities. I actually got it to speak in a southern accent, an Appalachian accent, and even a valley girl accent. That was kind of fun.

Woohoo! I got rid of the unlabeled buttons visible in the Photos app by default. To do this, scroll all the way down to the bottom & double tap on the Customize & Reorder button. When on the next screen, double tap on Pinned Collections to deselect it, then double tap the Close button at the top of the screen & those pesky unlabeled buttons go away on the main screen of the Photos app. Hope this helps someone. #A11Y #Accessibility #Accessible #IOS18 #PhotosApp

Hmm, definitely like that... Being able to ask #Siri to take a #screenshot of something, then sending it over to #BeMyAI for a detailed description. #A11Y #Accessibility #iOSAccessibility #ImageDescriptions

Out of pure curiosity & so I can make a decision whether to take the risk or not, doing this quick 'n dirty #poll regarding #iOS 18.1: Have you installed the iOS 18.1 public beta yet?

@gocu54 How accessible is the Sirius-XM app? My carrier offers a discount for it, app only as they make clear in the offer, but I've hesitated to jump on it as I'm not sure if it's accessible or not.

@gocu54 Coming from a family with a history of alcoholism, all I can do is shake my head in mild disgust. Probably why I'm not much of a drinker... 1 beer on my birthday & maybe 1 or 2 on New Year's Eve and that's it for me. Even at social gatherings where I'm offered some, I keep to my strict limit.

I bit the bullet & reactivated the Knight Manager skill although I still think all the German players have an unfair advantage. If you play, my knight's name is Blind Squatch #AlexaGames #KnightManager

Just installed Dice World & looking for people to play with. I'm BlindSquatch over there if you'd like to start a game.

@gocu54 One feature you'll find interesting on the Apple Watch is the WalkyTalky feature, but you'll need to know someone else with an Apple Watch & have them in your iCloud contacts for the feature to work.

For an atheist like me, this is the perfect song to have blaring out the car speakers when pulling up to a church... https://music.apple.com/us/album/highway-to-hell/575998519?i=575998831

Okay, that's cool... Didn't know til just now that I can restart my iPhone just by asking Siri. I like that...

@gocu54 I'm gonna wait til Apple is further along in the public beta process before I consider installing it on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Curious to know... How accessible are the various Microsoft Office apps for iOS with VoiceOver? #A11Y #Accessibility #AccessibilityQuestions #iOS #VoiceOver #Microsoft365