Hacking the TiVo
by William Von Hagen
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No new information
Most, if not all, of the information in the book could be found free on http://www.tivocommunity.com.If you find the information in Tivo Community difficult to understand you probably shouldn't be hacking your Tivo, and this book isn't worth $20.

tricky
If you are the type of person who builds PCs from scratch parts and you are also a Linux expert, this book is for you. Anyone else should take a long look before they buy it.

If you have a series2 Tivo read the bulleted points on page 223. Beware that one of the required items is very, very difficult to obtain.

Great book - told me what I wanted to know and more!
I'd seen reviews of multiple books about TiVo, but I have a Series 2, so this was the only book that covered it. It was great! Within a few hours, I'd upgraded my Series 2 to 200+ hours of recording time, and it was easy. Hacking the Series 2s isn't covered in any other TiVo book, and I bought the Keegan book at a bookstore, but it was no help. Von Hagen's books could be a little better organized, but it worked for me. I recommend it highly! ... Read more

Isbn: 1592001114
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Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computers    3. Security    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Television & Video    6. Computers / Programming / General   

Apple 10 GB iPod (M8976LL/A, April 2003 Version)
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• Features redesigned and backlit navigation and remodeled headphones; headphones with wired remote are optional
• Discontinued by manufacturer, replaced by model #M9460LL/A
• Mac and Windows compatible; FireWire and USB 2.0 interface for fastest digital transfer available
• Optional docking station makes charging and synching easy
• More than 8 hour battery life on a 3 hour charge (1-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)

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Small but great
I have one of these and I listen to it everywhere I go, great sound quality and good battery life. I have run out of space however, so I would recommend a newer one with a larger hard drive.

ayyeee
So easy to use, and really cool in the with a tape deck or itrip.

Recommend to anyone.

It's No Mini-Disc Player!
My Sony mini-disc player died after a short life (moment of silence). So when I got a new job, the toy of choice was an iPod. What a difference!

The bad as compared to the mini-disc player is that the iPod doesn't have an LCD display remote control. So with so many songs, it's hard to blindly navigate if your iPod is stashed away. Hopefully Apple will create such a remote. Otherwise, it wins over the mini-disc player hands down!

The new mini-discs hold 5 hours of music. 2 years ago that was a big deal. My 20 Gig iPod has 17 hours of music already and I am using merely 390 MB. That's less than a fraction of its capacity. The iPod's looking at me like, "When are you gonna REALLY add some music?"

The 3 lines of music data display the song title, artist, and even album! And the sound...oh boy. I feel like I'm at a concert! Excellent sound! You can also tweak the sound with the equalizer.

Once they make that LCD remote to make navigating easier, it'll be perfect. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. 5GB    2. 5 GB    3. Portable Audio    4. MP3 MP 3 Player    5. Jukebox    6. MP3 Player (MP 3)    7. Apple    8. (Mac)    9. (Macintosh)    10. Gigabyte   

Archos 20 GB USB 2.0 MP3 Jukebox Recorder
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The Archos 20 GB MP3 Jukebox Player/Recorder Special Edition is an updated version of the original Archos portable MP3 Jukebox. You can record up to 300 hours of top quality music in MP3 format directly from any audio source--real-time and on-the-fly. Record directly from a stereo, CD player, portable radio, or microphone via the stereo line-in jack without needing a computer. It is also features a voice recorder with a built-in microphone that you can use to record music or other sounds from any analog or digital sources at bit-rates up to 160 kbps. When you're finished, you can copy your recordings to your PC without any specialized software.

The Archos Jukebox Recorder/Player has a real-time MP3 encoder, plus an MP3 Player and 20 GB hard drive that connects to a computer through an ultra-fast USB 2.0 interface with transfer data speeds up to 480 Mbps. No special software is required to download MP3 songs. Just drag and drop MP3 files using Windows Explorer. Merge your entire collection of MP3's and CD's into one hand-held device. Slip it into your pocket, and listen to all your favorite music wherever you go!

The Archos 20 GB MP3 Jukebox Player Recorder Special Edition can be used as an optional hard disk to store all your data, images, software, etc. With a simple click on the Archos website, you can upgrade the firmware and get additional software extensions.

PC and Mac System Requirements: PC: Pentium 233 MHz or higher. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended). CD-ROM Drive with digital audio extraction support. Mac: OS 9.2 or X. iMac, G3 or higher. USB Manager version 1.2 or higher.

This product comes with a 1 year warranty on parts and labor. ... Read more

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• Compatible with 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, or Mac OS 9.2 or X
• 20 GB hard drive, with up to 300 hours of music and/or data
• USB 2.0 interface, USB 1.1 compatible
• Record audio from any audio source
• Rechargeable NiMH batteries with 10 hours of playtime included

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Hard Drive Died in 8 months
I recieved the product as a graduation gift.After the first 3 months I noticed the product would stall for no reason (as computers sometimes do.) Then after 8 months the hard drive completely died on me.I called the company who said they would charge me $75 to fix it.Nice warranty!

Save your money for something else.Now I have a heavy and expensive paperweight.

May not be good looking but BETTER than iPod
I have had this for about a year now & it has been great. I replaced the firmware with Rockbox, an open source software for the player.

When I say that Archos is better sounding than Apple Ipod, I know it our of experience as I recently bought into the ipod hype & bought an Ipod mini.

Archos is definitely not as good looking like IPod or Ipod mini. Howver as far as repoducing the sound is concerned, it beats IPod hands down. Ipod for all its hype sounds flat; no bass or depth. Archos sounds fuller when playing the same songs.

Although Apple's Ipod looks great & is snaller in size than Archos, I care deeply about the quality of the music. And even with the best headphones & numerous tweakings, Ipod is flat.

Serves me right for buying into the hype.

Poster Child for Jukebox Abuse
I have used my Jukebox for over two years. Its main function is to store sampled sounds for my musical instrument keyboard. The secondary function is to back up important files and the quick transfer of files from one computer to another.
The Jukebox sits on my keyboard seven nights a week as I play at beach bars on an island in the Caribbean Sea. It is the harshest possible environment for electronic equipment because the wind is constantly driving coral sand loaded with salt particles and moisture into everything. The Jukebox has been dropped from a height of three feet (the height of my keyboard) more than half a dozen times onto a wooden deck. It has been filled with rainwater once. I shut it off, dried it with a hair dryer, and forty-five minutes later began using it again. It has been baptized twice with JB and water.
It has never faltered. Could your jukebox take this treatment?
My Jukebox should be the poster child for abuse of the Archos Jukebox. As soon as you discard that amazingly bad Music Match software in favor of Rockbox, the Juke becomes a giant. I have to be able to read the menu from three feet away. No problem, because the fonts are customizable.
Those who have had bad experiences with the Jukebox are those who would have a bad experience with a toaster. For the rest of you with an ounce of common sense, this is the only mp3 player that can take what you dish out.
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Wired
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Lots of Flash, No Bang.
Wired purports to be a cutting edge high tech magazine. In fact, it is little more than a Nerd's version of People magazine, with a lot of short, unconnected articles purporting to offer inside information from the tech community. It is most likely to be of interest to Gamers (and has lots of ads addressed to that crowd).

The best thing about it is its (expensive) graphics, but that doesn't justify wasting your time or money on it.

BEWARE OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
I got a letter from a collecting agency stating WIRED hired them "to write you as to why payment has not been made as of this letter date." The letter ends in a bold, italicized threat:

"This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose."

I never subscribed to this magazine yet I got this letter. I called the handy number right at the top of the "bill" and I was forwarded to a recording with the following instructions:

press "1" to make payment
press "2" if already paid
press "3" never received subscription
press "4" never renewed subsciption
press "5" never ordered subscription


I pressed 5, and that was that. Talk about a low way to get subscribers. This is bottom feeding. Magazines used to offer you incentives. Now they threaten to louse up your credit rating.

Anyway, I am writing this to inform and warn existing and future subscribers about this magazine. Based on the options given above, not only "non-subscribers" like me get a letter from a collecting agency to subscribe to this magazine, but also existing subscribers who did not renew their subscriptions.

I think this is taking guerilla marketing a bit too far - not only are you being billed for something you didn't order, but they're skipping right over you and sending your name directly to a collection agency.

The Dark Side Of Wired
I was a Wired subscriber for 2 years but later on decided not to continue with the subscription. I wish it was that easy! They sent me a couple issues after the subscription ended (without any approval!) and then started to bomb with those endless mail reminders like "we still didn't get your payment, please don't forget" and "we want you not to miss any of our great issues". Sure thing, I ignored them but now they forwarded my info to some collecting agency which threatens me and asks to pay the subscriprion fee plus late fees plus collection fees.

The magazine itself is okay though. I quite understand this review is basically not what people write about things but anyway. I just wanted to address this information to whoever might be interested in it. ... Read more

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Rolling Stone
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Founder and publisher Jann S. Wenner's brainchild remains the standard by which rock & roll magazines are measured, though even its most fervent boosters would concede there've been some growing pains for RS as it's strived to remain relevant through the decades. The erstwhile baby-boomer bible mixes fleshy covers of today's alluring celebs with coverage of graying rockers from the magazine's heyday. In addition to celebrity interviews, stalwart features such as CD reviews and Random Notes (the mag's long-running gossip section) provide familiar reading for older readers, as does the publication's superior political and cultural coverage. But the bulk of Rolling Stone's features are aimed at the younger pop-culture set. --Steven Stolder ... Read more

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Corporate magazines still suck
Rolling Stone hasn't been a credible music journal for at least 15 years, and that's being extremely kind.Rather they are a marketing outlet for the corporate sponsors of whatever music is being pushed at the moment.That's of course when they deign to write about music at all.There are far too many politically oriented articles from an upper middle class armchair liberal point of view to catagorize Rolling Stone as strictly a music magazine.And let's not mention the extremely annoying fashion layouts.RS is more of a lifestyle journal that panders to white and mostly liberal middle class tastes and culture.I don't care about the political bent of the magazine so much as I care about the pop garbage that Rolling Stone writes about.They almost without exception shill for the flavor of the month rather than write any responsible criticism.Occasionally the articles are informative, but for the most part Rolling Stone is an irrelevant device to generate advertising dollars.

You get what you pay for
Isn't it amazing that the cost of a Rolling Stone subscription is barely enough to cover the cost of postage?The magazine is mostly advertisements, and the rest of it isn't worth reading.I grew up on Rolling Stone, but have realized that if I want a decent music review about music I care about, I'll go to pitchforkmedia.com.Even SPIN is better than this crap.

RS: "Music Experts" who don't know CRAP about music.
Anyone who would consider putting a list of the 100 Greatest Artists ever without Pink Floyd, Queen, or Metallica has no knowledge of music whatsoever.

Also who the hell would put Kurt Cobain and Jack White on a list of the 100 greatest guitarists ever above Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads? Also not to mention that they didn't even include Slash or Malmsteem on the list.

This magazine makes me sick to the stomach. Basically all they do is praise artists who have good lyrics but crappy music, like Bob Dylan. They also need to get over their constant worship of U2, because even when they put out those 2 awful albums 'Zooropa' and 'Pop', they did nothing but praise them for their over-produced experimental crap.

And what can we say about their devotion towards 'The White Stripes' and 'The Strokes' and hail them as the BEST NEW THING, while we've been waiting for years for these people to make albums worth their praise. Yet, Rolling Stone rather ignores great new artists like Muse, Franz Ferdinand, and Keane.

I know you guys are probably potheads, but perhaps you should consider putting the hash pipe to the side and think about what you write because it's hurting the REAL ARTISTS. ... Read more

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Alternative Press Magazine
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do not subscribe to magazines through amazon.
I subscribed on august 27th. My magazine did not show up for six months! I emailed them to ask what the hell. Six months, come on. I was refunded to dollars. I finally recieved my first issue. Its been more than a month since then and i have yet to recieve my second. When people i know who subscribed from ap, have gotten their magazines. This is absurd, i'm cancelling my order.

sort of alternative press
Yes, I do read Alternative Press, or parts of it anyway. To their credit they do cover some great alternative bands and their new "unsigned band of the month" feature is pretty cool, but sadly the cover stories are usually misguided pieces about the likes of Good Charlotte or Yellowcard. Their bizarre marriage of punk/indie and uber-mainstream pop-punk make for a painful experience. The new "Big Takeover" issue speaks volumes of the diversity of their readership: Good Charlotte was in the top 5 for both the "Artist that I wish would Die" and "Artist with the Most Integrity" categories.

In short AP consistently makes me hate them by covering some of the crappiest, least alternative bands out their, but they draw me back in by putting the words "motion", "city", and "soundtrack" together on a regular basis.

Try a different magazine.
I used to really like "Alternative Press", but lately I have been incredibly irritated by it. A lot of the magazine has turned into fashion tips for how to be more hardcore. The magazine tries to have "shock value", I think, but being increasingly geared to younger people with gross taste in music, it's not shocking, its annoying.

Also, every month, the magazine has some column where they basically trash classic bands, like ELO and such. I find this ridicuous, considering the kind of junk they put in their magazine, and this particular column really irks me.

However, I do listen to some of the bands which they feature in their magazine, and I like to read the CD reviews and lists of CDs to be released. This does not save the magazine from being awful, though.

So, whatever your taste in music is, this magazine will most likely annoy you. Spare yourself the headache. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Entertainment    2. Music   

Spin
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Founded in 1985 by Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione's son, Bob Jr., Spin magazine aimed to occupy a space forged and outgrown by Rolling Stone, which had since moved on from counter-culture reporting to a more pop-culture focus. Due to its well-funded birth, Spin rode the wave of the burgeoning alternative rock movementand was afforded the luxury of being as controversial as it wanted, forsaking at times somewhat slanted reporting in favor of the punch and jibe. Nonetheless, it brought into America's peripheral vision early stories of the ravages of AIDS in Africa, in addition to standard artist interviews and album reviews. Switching from a tabloid format to a glossy perfect-bound publication, the magazine now reports on fleeting music trends and the Next Big Thing more than it unearths alternative-rock gems, but it still does a good job of uncovering behind-the-scenes-stories, such as the violent acts and deplorably unhygienic conditions of 1999's Woodstock III music festival, in a way no other music magazine does. When the Beastie Boys released Hello Nasty in 1998, Spin published three different editions of the magazine--each with a separate headshot of one member of the renegade hip-hop group. Three years later, Rolling Stone copied the gimmick, featuring the members of boy band 'N Sync individually on five different covers. If Spin's influence in rock journalism was ever in question, this event provides irrefutable proof. --Beth Massa ... Read more

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Decent overview
Ok - This is not pitchforkmedia.com - the online music review who's more concerned with prose rather than the actual reviewing of music BUT nevertheless the greatest source out there to new music. This ain't Rolling Stone neither, who'd have a better place in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame rather than the newstand, as it doesn't mean anything anymore to contemporary music fans. This is the guy stuck in the middle, between the one who does not want the intellectual crap of the one, neither the commercial junk from the other. Hence, a 3-star for ideal pulp, just what you want if you have 10 minutes to spend on the toilet! But then again, this is a daily occupation...

Egocentric Trash
I'm sure that this review isn't unique.Spin rotates the same ten bands on its cover, not to mention the ridiculous articles written within. By the time they get done describing the 'euro-punk-indie-pop artist that just slammed them in the face on their way to the train station with their jazzed up sound' I've completely forgotten the point of thier article.They must have the greatest time just sitting around finding how many contradictory adjectives they can tag onto useless music and still manage to say nothing. They sound like cyber-nerds who need to get out a little more and stop getting thier info from mtv.com. I'm sure that i've learned more about what thier editors do in the office on any given day than anything remotely close to music while reading spin.Next time you see it on the stands, I suggest you spin in another direction.

Where did my subsciption go?
I got my first month(a horrible Green Day issue)and then nothing! Uh,what up? Its not that good of a magazine,I just want what I paid for. ... Read more

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Slicker and more uptown than competitors The Source and XXL, Vibe covers hip-hop culture in its many forms. The primary focus, of course, is music, but urban fashion also receives lavish treatment, and each issue contains a least a dash of movies, technology, sports, and politics. Celebrities tend to dominate its well-photographed and well-designed pages, but there's also room for more substantive fare (such as a touching report on "chickenheads"--rap-world groupies--who deserve better than they get from their often-abusive lovers). Covering a culture that is frequently misogynistic and homophobic, Vibe is both women- and gay-friendly, and surprisingly broad in its interpretation of who's cool enough for hip-hop: Elton John (for his Grammy duet with Eminem), maverick senator Jim Jeffords, and Seattle Mariners baseball star Ichiro Suzuki. --Keith Moerer ... Read more

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You can't beat the price
For the price Vibe is okay, but it lost it's sizzle somewhere during the last five years.I look forward to Vibe Vixen, perhaps it will stirup my interests again.True, there are a lot of ads now, but the articles are interesting.What I miss about the magazine is that it seems like they never "break" any news anymore.Perhaps it's the Internet's fault, but I remember a time when the details of an artists Vibe interview really created a buzz (like in 99 when Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes balked to Vibe her personal feelings about the "Fan Mail" album), but now everything is just pretty mediorcre with this magazine. It's also totally predictable.When someone they consider "hot" has a product coming out you know they will be on the cover, and when I saw Pharrell and Gwen Stefani on the cover I thought that was a bit of a stretch.It's still a good magazine but I find I enjoy Blender and Sister 2 Sister much better, but for the price I will continue to support this magazine.

VIBE has it going...
I'd been a long-time fan to VIBE since they been out. I 'member I first lay eyes on em by checking the covers on 'em but not reading by 'em. y'know. They such knockouts. Yeah they definitely keepin' it real no matter what. I believe they'll be around more and more since them magazines u read all the time like ESSENCE, EBONY and JET. I still have love for them also. But to say VIBE doesn't suck. I'd never been a subscriber since last year and I definitely enjoy it to this day. I actually read the XXL and Source magazine most often now. Same w/ Upscale, Campus Life, just to name others. I luv they magazine to death man, knahmsayin. Ya'll keep it rocked y'heard. Nobody's bringin' the hype on ya fellaz. Keep it UP!!!

Not The Same
Where are the critiques? The articles lack any critical substance. Whoever is hot at the moment will get their behind kissed. It doesn't matter that the album is usually not worth all the hype, VIBE will go along with the flow. On top of that, there are more ADs now than ever before. Even articles that could have been decent are cut down to a page or so for the sake of saving advertising space. ... Read more

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Maximum PC - Non-disk version
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Designed for the rabid PC hobbyist, Maximum PC brings tons of news and reviews written in an irreverent, edgy style. Full disclosure is the modus operandi here, and there's an almost overwhelming amount of tech specs and features for each product that's discussed, tweaked, stretched, shaken, and stirred. Whether you want to upgrade your CPU or compare the newest motherboards and graphics cards, Maximum PC is a great resource for all your PC computing needs.--Michael Lewis ... Read more

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Great, fun magazine... but has delivery issues.
This magazine definitely has a different feel from magazines such as "PC Magazine" or "PC World", two other computing magazines I subscribe to.While those magazines have more business-ish or home-office tones, this magazine is more for the pc enthusiast who wants a kick-a**, screaming fast gaming machine and the latest, fastest hardware. Articles include topics such as hardware reviews, reviews of dvd and cd-ripping plus other multimedia activities, and altering your pc with such activities as paint jobs, water cooling, and overclocking.The last page is dedicated to creative and original pc modifications done by real readers. The magazine is definitely a fun read, plus the subscription price is excellent.

However, in three years, I've never missed an issue of PCWorld or PCMag -- but right now I'm missing my an issue of Maximum PC for the 4th time! They always offer to extend my subscription when I report this, but it's still really annoying that I either now have to go buy an issue on the newstands or miss out on an issue. (Maybe I keep missing issues of this magazine and not others because people prefer to steal this one from my mail -- who knows??)

The Car & Driver of Computer Magazines
I have been a subscriber to PC magazine for over ten years and watched in dismay as slowly but surely the magazine has become painfully boring.Max PC may not have the erudite vocabulary, it may not have the latest outlook or word-processing tips, but it has FUN.The joy of doing something faster and better is back.I read Max PC and it takes me back to the seventies when computing power hitherto available only to businesses started to leak down to the public.

Most of the other magazines have lost the hardware angle completely.Max PC is for those who take pride in the hardware.Forget the corporate drones who are forced to review the best mini-mouse for cramming work in coach class--instead, read about how to make a PC case shine like a Ferrari.Learn how to overclock a processor with liquid cooling (who would have thought?).It is simply fascinating and has taken me back to the days when new developments were fast and furious.Worth every penny--heck, I may even get back into computer games.

Excellent magazine,but with flaws...
This is an excellent magazine! For cutting edge computer products and components,you cant find a better resource than Maximun PC.The one drawback to Maximun PC is that ,often,the products they review are high-end products that are typically priced out of the average readers range.The review are insightful,but the magazine would be alot better if they spent more time detailing products in the mid-price range.Its still a very good resource,and very informative! Definately the best computer magazine I know of. ... Read more

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PC World
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Excellent magazine for novices and advanced users alike
When I bought PC World at a store, the cover looked appealing. It had an advice on how to surf the Internet trouble free. So I brought it home and started reading it. I was amazed! I have never read a magazine cover to cover before, but I read this one word for word. This mag is filled with tons of reviews of best software and new gadgets. It also has unbiased articles written in a balanced simple English and technical language on computing in general. Perhaps the best part about the magazine is the CD they include with it. iT is filled with PC World recommended software that will make your life much easier.
IF you never heard of PC World, you don't know what you're missing. Go to the nearest store and ask for the copy. You'll be glad you did

Informative, useful
After switching from Mac OS to Windows a few years ago, I needed a PC-oriented magazine to get me well versed in the new vernacular.I took a look at PC Magazine and was disgusted by the number of errors and the dearth of useful content; man, I thought, this is why Mac users laugh at PC guys.Then I picked up PC World at the suggestion of a friend and, wow, within minutes I filled out the subscription card and sent for my subscription.

PC World is good because it's informative and useful.It covers things you want to know as a PC user.It does not slant toward hardware (like the modders-only Maximum PC) or software, and it doesn't waste space telling you why you should buy a Mac G5, which, oddly enough, PC Mag tries to do.PC World is a well-balanced, informational magazine for general PC users.If you want more expert-oriented stuff you might want things like Windows Mag or other more specific magazines, but for general computing, PC World is the best.Each issue is packed with stuff you can use, either in your daily computing or to impress your friends at the new year's party.

I enjoy it
I've had a subscription to PC World over the past few years (as a gift) and I love it.The articles are very insightful and relevant.I can always find at least one article in each magazine that helps me with a computer issue I'm having at the time or provides me with reviews on electronic devices that I'm looking to buy. ... Read more

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Pc Gamer - Non-disc Version
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Tes is teh L337 H4><0R mag!!1!1!!!1
Finally a magazine that takes it self seriously and doesn't conform for the kiddies and is brutally honest in it's reviews while not overdoing it one bit. You have to read PC Gamer just to see how L337 it really is. As well as being different, it is also intelligent and has an adult sense of humor sure to tickle your H4><0r fancy. BUY IT!!!!!11

Pros:

Intelligent writing

Good sense of Humor

Nice insight into what is coming next

Cons:

Hardly for n00bs

Too smart for some . . .


As I said before, if you haven't already subscribed, do so immediately.
You will thank me.

it WAS good......
i used to love this magazine, but people are right. the magazine is half the size it was, and the 10 year anniversary issue was the smallest issue yet. it's also behind the times - an E3 wrap-up in the AUGUST issue? E3 WAS IN MAY! the demo disk is useless - one demo per disk - they need to switch to dvd's or why pay extra when i can download demos? i'm done when my subscription runs out.

The Best PC gaming magazine out there
I have been a subscriber to PC Gamer for several, I think six years, and I can honestly say this is the best PC gaming magazine I have ever read, and I have tried all that I have come accross.They have several features (special stories) every month, whereas the majority of magazines barely have anything other than the previews/reviews/strategies/occasional special story.I read through every issue almost cover-to-cover devouring it's witty writing and great personality.I have agreeded on their review for every game I have played, as well.

This review is based on the subscription with CD, but the magazine is no different. ... Read more

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Gamepro
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Gamer's In Detail
Video game magazines have been all the rage in our lives. Yet there are just so many of them that tell different stories for different video game systems. That has been the case with one of the biggest-selling ones of all time, Gamepro. They truly have made it one the most provocative and well in-depth magazines with detail about what games are popular according to their writers, and what upcoming games and systems are all in the works. The magazine is quite well, but I honestly do wish they could try to publish more in the way of codes and helpful hints for several games for Gamecube and Game Boy Advance, when most of it primarily focuses in on Playstation 2 & Xbox. Yet, Gamepro really handles itself as a very deep gamer's magazine. Anybody who wants to be enjoy the field of video games, this magazine is worth reading.

Overall: B 1/2+

The worst gaming magazine
As you can tell by the title, I'm not enamored of this magazine. I've been playing video games since the early 80s, and have read many, many gaming magazines. My reasons for this negative review of Gamepro follow in no particular order: 1.) Their numerical rating system stinks. 1-5 points is just not accurate enough. Most mags/web sites have a 1-10 system with decimals. Not Gamepro. 2.) The written part of the reviews are way too short, and often are written borderline incoherantly. It's as if they hired the proverbial 1,000 monkeys to type them out. 3.) Often times they cram two or three reviews on one page. Screen shots provided with reviews are often the size of a postage stamp. 4.) The number of ads in relation to content is distinctly high. Once when I was bored, I counted all the ads in one issue. Out of around 110 pages there were 60+ pages of ads. 5.) Their article layouts are confusing, and occasionally they print on colored backgrounds that closely match the text color. Forget about reading it if you're colorblind. 6.) Their gaming tips are either so obvious that a brain dead chimpanzee could figure them out, or plain don't work. I suspect that the ones that do are ripped off from various web sites. 7.) Gamepro costs the same as better gaming mags, such as EGM and Game Informer. So, in closing... if you want a good gaming magazine, just about any magazine other than Gamepro would be an improvement. Many great magazines have come and gone, why a turd like Gamepro continues is a mystery to me.

Crap
Just from picking up this mag in the store, and reading their spin-off "Pocket Gaming", I have concluded that this magazine is pure rubbish, I wouldn't waste my money subscribing. ... Read more

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Mac Addict - Non-disc Version
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MacAddict is a poor brother to the old days of MacUser.
I used to sell and fix Macs since the original Mac 128,
I have owned 14 Macs over 21 years so I have seen it all.
Mac Addict is OK but only because our choices are so slim. Mac User was always the best and I couldn't bother renewing MacWorld after they got nasty with my late payment after I bought it for almost 20 years.

I quit buying MacAddict because of all the free disks. They were full of buggy freebies and Ii turned me off. To keep up with Macs, read the NY Times in the Circuits section and David Pogue's column, web site. Also. if you can afford the Wall St Journal, read Walt Mossberg for all Techy things. He gives a fair review and answers any questions he can, Mac Pc, Camera. The Wash Post on line has a good tech writer for Mac stuff.We reallt don't need a Magazine with the Web. Happy Mac-ing and order TIGER.
I JUST GOT MY NEW IPOD PHOTO 60 gig and a 1gig Shuttle which I use every day in the gym. Buy Applecare and Apple will cover the (probably) 2 batteries. I have an original IPOD (10Gig in 01) and the battery still works and I abused it on many plane trips. It still runs and is my bedroom pod hooked up to my Bose Cd/Radio. yeah I love toys.
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A very Good Mac Magazine
If you read some of the older reviews some make the comment that Mac Addict isn't what it used to be. I'm not sure what they're getting at with that. This magazine has been steadily improving over the years. Lots of reviews, and the included CD is a great tool, filled with free ware, share ware, and samples of commercial software that allow you to try the program before buying it.
If your a Mac engineer it may not be enough for you, but for most of us this is a good source of info.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This magazine is totally awesome. from the excellent software on the disk, to the FREAKIN-AWESOME reviews, to the silly humor and funny letters on the back pages, this magazine is for any mac user who want's more than the professional MacWorld can give

Projecting humor into a computer magazine is not something many editors can do, bu Rik Myslewski (spelling?) does a great job. I totally recommend it. ... Read more

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Business 2.0
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Business 2.0 offers today's "visionaries" a refreshing blend of traditional and contemporary business strategies. Lighthearted perspectives give way to hard-hitting articles on industry trends, while historic references pay homage to some of the world's all-time-great business leaders. Regular features include "Startup" ("People, trends, wild conjecture"), "What Works" ("Tactics, tools, true-life adventures") and "Self Serve" ("Navigate your life, enhance your view"). Throw in some flashy graphics and unusual fonts, and a slant towards the Internet economy, and Business 2.0 is well-positioned for the next century of business.--Elizabeth Malker ... Read more

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Uneven
If you're going to publish a business magazine, then you should publish articles that are useful to people in business. Business 2.0 does this, but only with every second or so issue. In between, they publish a lot of vapid, unfocused material that is unworthy of publication anywhere.

The good articles are worth enough to me that I'll continue to subscribe, but I wish they'd get their act together.

Good for keeping on top of a lot of business topics
I have been a subscriber for some time. It's a business publication that does not focus solely on Wall Street financials - they are there to a lesser degree but this is not the publication if that is what you are looking for. Think entrepreneur or general business topics and that's Business 2.0. It does not focus on one topic or industry but covers all to some degree - think `oddball' as well. Monthly sections include `What's Next', `What Works', `What's Cool'. The articles are cutting edge in some cases, well researched and well written with an informal slant. They cover tech, marketing, product development, product design, ideas, new products and services, M&A's and a wide range of general business topics. You will find out about new things before most of your coworkers, giving you interesting conversation fodder for the water cooler, happy-hour settings. To go even further in figuring out their demographics and target market/s, the ads include autos like Camry, Land Rover LR3, Mini Cooper and even the Porsche Boxster, Laptops, Business Productivity Software like Office 2003, Business Products like copiers and printers, Mobile calling plans, HP, Credit Cards and even Lufthansa airline. So if you are not in this demographic, maybe they're not targeting your demographic. Why Buy: You are an up and coming business major or business professional in your `building your career foundation' of your career. You are entrepreneurial minded. You want to keep on top of a wide range of business topics and even some that are not yet making the news. As a gift for someone with these interests.

amazon is incredibly overpriced on this
amazon sells a one year subscription for $14 which includes a $5 amazon certificate that you get later.

in the actual magazine, the subscription card is 6.99 for one year or 2 years for $10.00

so use the card, save some money and also dont have to wait for your $5 back and then find something at amazon that you can use the $5 certificate on.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
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EGM Anagrams To Electronic Geeks Masturbating To Bad Grammar

The worst, infamous trespasser in falsifying it's "okay" for underdeveloped adults to play video games is EGM--substanceless, vacuous sensationalist rag plotted to mass-popularize video games through enticing marketing featuring the same ploys alcohol and Girls Gone Wild hucksters use: misusing sex and a frat-boy, party veneer although it's doubtful adults reading this magazine ever experience real sex with live people!!!! EGM is intended for the lowest, meanest, bottom-feeding non-sophisticates with no education, subtlety, wit, humor or maturity because its inferior articles--really defensive alibis meant to show that "writers" who work at such a brainless magazine aren't illiterate--resort to grade-school, bathroom humor; include profanity like "bitch" or "ass"; reference lewd sexual double-entendres; stoop to the basest of clichés in the feeble struggles at wit by the unqualified "writers," etc., etc..

Absolute Trash
When I first began recieving EGM (I got it for free for three years, because they're incapable of selling this crap), it was an okay magazine.

It's done nothing but go downhill from there. First of all, the ONLY time there is an article longer than a single page (if you could call two paragraphs with a couple of screenshots a page) is if the game is Halo, Half-Life, Doom, or something similiar. Any game that doesn't have a lot of guns and a lot of mainstream hype is apparently not worthy of EGM's mention. There are plenty of ads, but hardly any content on games. And what content there is on games is never on the unique stuff gamers really want to hear about. It isn't difficult to get Halo information...give us something else, please!!!

Second, they're irresponsible. Last year they began a contest that required readers to send in a video tape and two reviews they had written. These were rules that could be found on their website, IF you could navigate the poorly designed thing. Midway, they changed these rules, negating the video tape rule. For about a week these rules were changed on the website, then went back to the old rules. However, nothing was ever mentioned anywhere on whether or not this was correct. Many people were confused. And only people who had sent in video tapes were considered for the contest, meaning EGM refused to take responsibilty for a mess on their poorly maintained website. Maybe if they'd used their MAGAZINE to keep people updated...but no, they did not.

Third, you would think that a magazine with a woman on the staff wouldn't be so sexist. Not so of EGM. Their comments in the vein of "Even your girlfriend will like (insert title of cute, family friendly game here)" drove me mad! What, girls can't play games with guns? Pfft! That sexist attitude reached such disgusting heights that I throw away my copy of EGM whenever I recieve it and eagerly await the end of my subscription.

Don't pay money for this trash. Don't even accept it if they offer it for free, it isn't worth it. Try Game Informer, a far superior magazine, instead.

Great!!!
I love this mag but I dont understnad why the product overview says "of male interest"! I'm a GIRL and i can like video games! i love this magazine but the review is PREJUDESED! ... Read more

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Fast Company
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Since 1995, Fast Company has been an informative and vital voice of the changing business industry. The monthly magazine is a beacon to new industries, especially those tied to the Internet, but offers more. Inside are smart attitudes and information that give entrepreneurs and business professionals the particulars of leadership and organization, no matter what the trade. Find key ingredients of working in teams or read a candid interview with the leaders of today's leading-edge companies. The magazine also offers practical business tools and tactics, from must-have gadgets to how to handle voluminous amounts of e-mail. Ideas come from Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Harvard, and even Las Vegas. The magazine dubbed the entrepreneurship and consulting movement "Free-Agent Nation," and overnight became the bible for those working for themselves. --Doug Thomas ... Read more

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I Just Love This Magazine!
I only read two magazines cover to cover: Fast Company and The New Yorker. Why? I never read Fast Company in the '90s during the day. But I am constantly surprised by stuff I find in its pages. The stories are entertaining and surprising. Most of the stuff the magazine runs you won't get or see anywhere else. I just read the story on George Stalk in the newest issue. Wow! Couldn't imagine seeing this in any other magazine--except The New Yorker. Keep up the great work.

Who Needs Fortune or Forbes
I just picked up a recent issue, the one with New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell on the cover. Wow! This is a remarkably surprising and entertaining magazine--and one of the few to deliver useful advice and lessons that immediately help you at work. If you're in business, reading Fast Company doesn't feel like homework which is the sense I get from other business magazines. It's one of the few magazines I can read from cover to cover and greatly enjoy. I find myself re-reading some of these stories (the writing quality often approaches what you'd expect to find in an Esquire or New Yorker). It's my new favorite magazine!

Smart Moves
Truly one of the best print and neumedia that I've perchanced to read, and be part of online.

I would recommend FastCompany to every business entity or entrepreneur. FastCompany's articles have facets of a diamond that most businesses tend to overlook! Its a brilliant magazine and would make a great gift subscription for the budding Technopreneur. ... Read more

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