TSHP-Ep32 Getting Started with Hive

To get started as Reccommended by @hivepeople


Hive people has written a really great post on how to get started
so I'm going to ask you to go read the full post here.  But
in a a nutshell here is the process if you are brand new and are
not coming from Steem as I was.


>If you're brand-new to Hive and need a free account, we think
the easiest way to get a free and instant Hive account is with
Esteem app: https://esteem.app/signup


Now for some reason or another eSteem was having issues that day
but I was able to sign up through an @Engrave account by going
through a link on https://signup.hive.io/ Just what ever you do
dont give up. You will get in. Keep in mind these are real people
and not some random bots that approve your invite.


The Process was simple enough.


When you clik on the big sign up button it takes you to a page
that has list of users offering invites, whether they will hive
delegated, any requirements to prove you are real and not a
spammer. An estimated response time from them and how many
invites they have remaining. Just choose one and click on the
claim link on the far right and follow the instructions. Like I
said pretty simple. By the way my invite said to expect 72 hrs
for a response. I got in within 3-4 hrs. Thats pretty damn quick
in my book.


THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!


**Save your private keys!** NOBODY CAN SEND THEM TO YOU AGAIN,
**EVER!** If you loose them they are gone forever. You will have
to start over with brand new keys and new identity. They are
randomly generated and not stored in any database. These are not
passwords. You have to think of them as a physical metal key to
get into your house. Save them on a usb stick, sd card or print
them out on paper! It can not be stressed enough. **SAVE YOUR
KEYS!!!!!**


### Whats Next?


Well @hivepeople recommend the following:


1. Write a post introducing yourself and make sure to use the
#introduceyourself tag.


2. Join 3 Communities that interest you:
https://peakd.com/communities


3. Follow @hivepeople on Hive and tag us in your
#introduceyourself post so that we can find and upvote you.


4. Join the Hive tech support channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/hiveblockchain


5. Follow @hivepeople on Twitter and tag us in a tweet if you
need help with any of the steps above:
https://twitter.com/HivePeople


Some of which I did. I think the only thing I didnt do is
Telegram because I dont like Telegram.


Now start being social!


How I post


When I'm at home or on the laptop on wifi. I use
[PeakD](https://peakd.com) through the Brave browser. I also tend
to switch hit and use the [eSteem](https://esteem.app/) desktop
app as well. While I'm on the browser subject you can use a
couple of extensions on Brave. There is HiveSigner and/or Hive
Keychain. I'm currently running Hivesigner on the Frankenputer
big dog computer and Hive Keychain on my Chromebook C300 running
GalliumOS.And both work beautifully. I honestly cant decide which
one I like better. It does seem to be that Hive Keychain is just
a tad faster on the C300 than the Frankenputer.


When I'm on mobile, which is 80% of the week I currently use 2
android apps. I use [Hive Wallet](https://hivewallet.app/) and/or
[eSteem's android app](https://esteem.app). I admit that eSteem
is my go to android app currently. Because it just works. But
HiveWallet does have a browser that lets you use other hive apps
such as PeakD. It is honestly a little clanky at the moment but
it is still ver, very new as with everything in the Hive
ecosystem. But that is what is making this jouney so damn
exciting!


https://peakd.com/hive-198524/@hivepeople/hive-for-noobs-hive-198524


https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@sidwrites/11-hive-mistakes