Interesting: I just got multiple messages about a new Mac added to my #Facetime / #iMessage Account. This is not the first time. While I have many #Apple devices, none of them was powered down for longer than a few hours in months.
I recently changed PW, I have 2-factor-Auth, Yubi-key, advanced security on, so I‘m **feeling** secure, but I‘m still irritated.
Malfunctions(?) like these reduce #security because they train users to ignore warnings.
Bad #Apple!
News is finally reporting on the national outage primarily affecting AT&T customers (myself included), which is bad as many businesses use AT&T as they are a reliable GSM carrier (at least until today).
AT&T customers report a massive outage. Verizon and T-Mobile are also down for some https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/tech/att-cell-service-outage/index.html
Let’s just say I am glad I am off work today & that I am using #iMessage & #FaceTime for most of the day! 
My friends & family on #Android need to email me or send me a #Telegram! 
I am devastated that #Zoom has decided to become an #AIhype company and I’m going to have to go back to using #GoogleMeet. As a #firefox user, Google Meet is horrible software. Roughly 20% failure rate, either audio has issues or video quality collapses even on gigabit wired connections from both parties.
My dream is #Apple decides to finally offer a cross-platform version of #Facetime group calls which remains the best audio and video quality I’ve ever seen in video conferencing. The 32 user limit would sometimes be a problem, but otherwise it’s really stellar software.
If you have a headset that supports spatial audio and you close your eyes, it is like the person is in the room with you. It’s that good.
@steely_glint @osma @mastodonmigration It was due to a patent lawsuit.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/steve-jobs-promised-to-make-facetime-open-source-its-time/
#Apple had to alter the way #Facetime was conducted (via server relays), instead of doing direct phone-to-phone calls for legal reasons.
The new way would be super expensive it anyone could FaceTime any iPhone users around the world.
“It’s easier, and more comfortable, for #Google to argue that it’s all about the #GreenBubbles. The hard truth is that #iPhones and #iOS are simply better overall.”
— @gruber via https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/01/android-switcher-reasons
The #CIRP report at https://cirpapple.substack.com/p/why-android-owners-switch-to-iphone disingenuously leads with “for some buyers [the reasons] include the desire to use #iMessage and #FaceTime among family and friends.” But it turns out that number is only 6%!
How to fake eye contact on Apple FaceTime: You’re probably using it already, as it should default to On
It’s important when having a conversation with someone over a video chat app like FaceTime to maintain good eye contact. With phones like the iPhone 14, we tend to look at the person’s face on the phone screen, which seems natural to us. But in actuality, thi ...continues
#Empfehlung für #Skype, #Facetime etc. von #Larry #David: #Computer so #positionieren, dass die #Kamera #höher als der eigene #Kopf ist, hohe #Lampe hinter die #Kamera, #weißes #Papier für #Lichtreflektion und viel #Puder.
#Makeup #Schminke #Videotelefonie #Professionalitätsmagie
The #NewYork #Times #International #Edition, 10. #April 2020, #Culture, S.14
