Working Around Mobile Devices

[deathmetal]

Many posters use mobile devices with abysmal AI autocorrect. Add to that device lag, small screens, etc and you have a recipe for disaster. So the answer, obviously, is not to post from a mobile device.

I sympathize with this poster, especially about device lag, since mobile devices seem to be slow in addition to their other problems, namely the manipulative operating systems, terrible response, bad interface, bloated and sluggish software, and lack of control over how the device operates.
However, I can suggest a few ideas, if you must use a mobile device because you are unable to use a desk:
1. Disable autocorrect. Yep, everything is slower to type now, but it works better.

2. Use voice typing. This feature is now mostly pretty good.

3. Consider a mobile device keyboard. https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=mini%20bluetooth%20keyboard%20android&Submit=ENE
Good luck!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I have none of those issues with my phone. Weird.

 

[deathmetal]

A lot of it depends on what you're used to. Various family members here have no problem with mobile devices either.

 

[warren]

While I can't type at the same speed on my iPhone as opposed to my desk top and lap top, I'm not going for speed.
I also think there are members, mostly newer ones, who do not like having rules which interfere with their electronic interactions. Anarchists they maybe. :puffpipe: Of course that is simply my quick and dirty observation. :nana:

 

[mrmotoyoshi]

I haven't really noticed any slow downs on my mobile device.
It's easier to post pictures on a desktop for me though.

 

[didimauw]

I haven't visited the forum on a computer in almost two years, with no complaints here. :nana:

 

[deathmetal]

In theory, mobile devices have quite a bit of power. It seems the power management algorithms are a bit dodgy, and then there's the bloated corporate-ware operating systems, and the software on top is coded by art students who can't roll their own and use a dozen frameworks for a hello world. But, in theory, they should not be slow. It also helps to de-install whatever your corporate overlords are excited about having you install on the device.

 

[seagullplayer]

My cell phone at home on the network is faster than my laptop.
But I mostly post from my desk top at work.

 

[mcitinner1]

I have a "mobile device", but it is not "smart". But a "smart ass" uses it, and a "dumb ass" sends text messages with it, and sometimes talks to it.

 

[woodsroad]

Tapping out letters (as opposed to typing) on a phone is a PITA. So I bought a bigger phone, but I think that it just made my fingers fatter.

 

[bigpond]

iPhone 6s plis for the wind!!
Thanks for taking the time to brainstorm this Juan medal. Mulch to consider.

 

[aquadoc]

Yeh, my issues with autocorrect are user driven. TIL, quit using foul language and autocorrect will not insert said foul words into your normal texts.

 

[deathmetal]

Should I laugh at the autocorrect jokes, and hope they're jokes? Yes, I shall. Well done.
I love having portable email but am kind of blown away by how unresponsive these devices are, across the board. It's just schlocky software, which is what happens when you have a bunch of art students and h1bs who have no interest in IT outside of their career path designing apps.

 

[jpmcwjr]

U onna PC, DM? Gen rilly, I d'ont have problems with ought o creckt onna Mac. Sum times, though.

 

[deathmetal]

We have autocorrect on PCs? I know the newer OS has that silly Cortana thing, but didn't know we'd made it that far.

 

[mso489]

My parchment sits evenly on my slanted writing desk, the ink does not spill from its well, and my quill pen is ably shaped at the point so as to render my script legibly. All is well.

 

[jpmcwjr]

That's good. But when your hirling sits down to copy your manuscripts, how do you check his spelling??

 

[deathmetal]

When optical handwriting analysis gets good enough, I bet we will see a lot more people writing with fountain pens on nice paper instead of typing on annoying plastic gadgets. Either that or the mind-computer interface, which means that when the computer crashes, you do also, under Windows, and with a Macintosh, you start singing "It's Raining Men."

 

[nevadablue]

Real writers use typewriters (google that word) and use proof readers (google that one too) and all is well. No worries...

 

[dochudson]

Not sure where a Kindle Fire fits into your rant..