You can use Mastodon through your server's website, or through apps, but did you know there is also a third option?

"Web apps" let you get the best of both worlds, with all the unrestricted features of the website but also notifications and a full-screen interface.

It's really easy to install web apps, you can find out more in the guide at:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-a…

It's not just Mastodon either, lots of Fediverse platforms offer web apps.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse #WebApps #PWA

Just realized that my Invoice App needs a big design change.

And just after finishing the feature where you can toggle Rate/Hours or Qty/Price sets for each item.

If the invoice is simple (has no credit or installments), there is a ton of empty real-estate by the totals sidebar.

So next is to make the Totals modular so it can ride alongside the items, or credit / installments depending on if they're created.

I hope I don't think of any more features, lol.

#Tech #WebApps #Programming

• Diminishes Web Browsers (55%, 5 votes)
• Improves Security (0%, 0 votes)
• Both (33%, 3 votes)
• More detailed answer below: (11%, 1 vote)

After using so many #Apps and #WebApps for #Mastodon I just realized, that I totally missed out on simple #CustomCSS.
And boy, do I love @TangerineUI: I want to boost everything, just to see the little rocket start every time.

Check it out under:
github.com/nileane/TangerineUI…

The newly published @w3c #CandidateRecommendation "Device Posture API" allows #WebApps to request and be notified of changes of the posture of a device #timetoimplement
w3.org/TR/device-posture/

Device posture refers to its physical position, detected via sensors. With foldable devices, understanding posture is key for responsive design, especially when the device isn’t fully flat.

Read the explainer: github.com/w3c/device-posture/…
Feedback welcome: github.com/w3c/device-posture/

🗓️ Wed. 25 Sept.: 8:30am - 5:00pm PDT

The @w3c Breakouts schedule is now available!
▶️ w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/breakouts.…

#w3cTPAC participants organize discussions among the full W3C #community about new or existing topics. This year, a total of 89 proposals were allocated across 10 categories including topics like #identity, #AI, permissions, #WebComponents, #WebApps, and more.

Newly created @w3c #WorkingGroup: "Linked Web Storage"!

The group's mission is to create #WebApps with loosely coupled data storage, #authentication, and access control by standardizing a #protocol between apps and identity/storage servers.
▶️ w3.org/groups/wg/lws/

The group will deliver the Linked Web Storage Protocol specification, based among other input on the the #Solid Protocol developed by the Solid #CommunityGroup

Large Language Models (LLMs) are being distributed across many devices and platforms. Having these models available on-device can help reduce the need for sending private data to cloud-hosted systems.

At the @w3c member meeting last month in #Hiroshima 🇯🇵, Chunhui Mo (Huawei) explored what it would take to expose these LLMs to #WebApps through a Web #API and the advantages it could bring in terms of #privacy, #security and #performance.

🎬 Watch the video: youtu.be/7S60LNBAFj0

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The @w3c breakouts day 2024 recap is out!
▶️ w3.org/blog/2024/breakouts-day…

Participants organized 19 sessions, covering:
- detailed technical discussions (FedCM, #RDF)
- strategic discussions (#AI, #Privacy, funding the ecosystem)
- ideas for more efficient work (incubation, managing registries)
- new/proposed groups (#identity, real estate)
- Web for #developers (@MDN, @openwebdocs, installing #WebApps)

Check session slides, minutes, notes and links, and potential follow-up discussions.