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| Thread ID: 40213 | 2003-12-01 23:23:00 | Let down again by PC World | JJJJJ (528) | Press F1 |
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| 196333 | 2003-12-08 18:50:00 | As one who lives in a 1920s time warp, see HTOTW, I find myself absolutely in total agreement with your last post JJJJJ, just except for your comment about the content of the mag in your last line. :) You are not alone. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 196334 | 2003-12-08 19:24:00 | I know I come into this a bit late, I have been away in a place where there is no cellphone coverage (had to drive a kilometre to get to broadcast depth), no battery chargers, no internet, no email, no phones, you don't grow old, and you won't never die. It was wonderful. I think it goes something like this: you can't please all the people all the time. I seem to remember someone complaining about the adverts in PC World a while back, wanted ones that they were interested in. That was funny. I also know that if the Listener was edited to what I read, it would be around 20 pages (with 14 of them being what's on the telly). Why do we buy it every week? Hell, I don't know, we just do. Personally, I can't think of anything more boring that if PC World just did a hundred different models of PC every month and the latest version of Windows and Word. If it has Ram, batteries, or a USB port, it should be fair game for PC World. The digicam thing was 40 extra pages, so just tear them out if you don't like them. A bit like the Monty Python book store sketch with Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds, the expurgated version without the gannet. Finally, Jack, if you feel let down by this, I worry about you. I hope that you consider anti-depressants to control the problem. I don't think the 40 pages were inserted to bring you down, man. (I should be careful what I say, a good friend committed suicide two weeks ago, but it was before the December issue so I don't think it was that). robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 196335 | 2003-12-08 19:48:00 | Robo, You miss the point. There was nothing wrong with the camera article. It was in the wrong Magazine. I am also told the same piece appeared in another publication. That is a definate NO NO. I know I could rip the offending pages out, but why should I have to. They shouldn't have been there in the first place. If you think the mag would be boreing ,all computers, why do PC Authority and other Aussie mags sell so well? It may interest you to know that I learned all I know about computing from PC World. You and Geoff where my tutors. I feel sory for anyone who wants to learn about computing from PCW today. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 196336 | 2003-12-08 20:03:00 | Australian PC User (not APC) covered digital cameras a while back. I'll admit I don't recall PC Authority doing digital cameras, nor APC. However, I only buy magazines when I feel there is a lot warranting getting them. |
agent (30) | ||
| 196337 | 2003-12-08 20:37:00 | JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ,why the heck are you so concerned about this,You must have far too much time on your hands,and why do you care if others choose to use mobile phones? Do you want to object about what others may watch on tv as well? How about we regulate the radio so only certain songs are played? As for people not printing there digiatal photos?....how does ths effect you?.Personally i not only do not print my photos,i also rounded up thousands taken over the last 40 years,scanned them all,burnt them to cd and gave them to members of my family.Not only gives everyone a copy but it archives them far better then a box of photos stting in someones spare room. I also make slideshow vcd's with them,add a menu and some music and they are hopefully interesting enough to have playing on the tv...but wait,i dont print them then i should be mocked. All this is done with my pc,and i havent even touched on editing and touch-ups,again all done on a pc. After reading the entire article in question i consider it an excellent read,certainly worthy of its place.I have since passed it onto my brother who recetly purchased a camera to go along with his pc,Now hes got the camera basics covered alright so far but that article will help him no end on the pc side of things.And that imo is pretty good for an article in a pc mag..... |
metla (154) | ||
| 196338 | 2003-12-08 20:57:00 | Jack Things have changed. Not everyone wants to be a real geek. We still run how to things on installing hard drives etc on a regular basis, but we have to appeal to others who just want to know what are good products and what's happening. I don't know about where else the camera thing appeared, but it has been known to happen before. Digital cameras are the main reason many people over fifty are getting pcs. They want to send and receive digital pics. I couldn't believe the reaction I had to a discussion on a radio station about digital photography, it was 90% grandmothers. By the same token, book stores put digital photography books in the computer section - which I think is wrong because they are photography books first. That being said, saving files, transferring, techniques for tweaking pics, photoshopping etc are all integral parts of the digital photography process, and are part of using a PC. Home theatre PCs are becoming a hot thing, and the PC geeks are the ones that are going to get into it first. Again, not strictly PC related but of interest to PC people. IMHO. Don't worry, see what February brings. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 196339 | 2003-12-08 20:59:00 | Metla, Are you being deliberately obtuse, or don't you understand English? There was nothing wrong with the article on Cameras. I have said so several times. What is wrong is that it was printed in a computer magazine. Jack. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 196340 | 2003-12-08 21:04:00 | Like i mentioned before,digital cameras a directly tied in with computers. 100% relevent article. |
metla (154) | ||
| 196341 | 2003-12-08 21:05:00 | Of cos, since I was using some subtle wit in reference to that post, it's useful for people to open their imagination in reference to an issue if they don't like 40 pages full of cameras (which I personally found useful myself and not having to walk from store to store to compare). I apologise if anyone was offended by that post - but that's me... I like redesigning things to liven up the day. As for the Humming part. Shut out the sounds and put ya hand on the comp to feel the humming of the machine.... |
CyberRites (4930) | ||
| 196342 | 2003-12-08 21:10:00 | Put this into context JJJJJ. Look at your post - what has it got to do with "self-help PC forum"? Oh wait - it's also got 85 replies which are irrelevant to helping people with computer problems. Maybe this thread should have been in a "Complaints about Magazines" forum? The peripherals and other gadgets which are available for PCs nowadays has spread far and wide. Cellphones are also now linked to PCs, as you are able to email to/from cellphones, connect your cellphone to a PC to download ringtones, backgrounds, synchronise contacts etc. The fact is, if you don't like what's in an issue of a particular magazine, don't read it. If you think it is taking up too much of the magazine, don't buy it. |
somebody (208) | ||
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