[infotech] Re: Latest magazine, where we are

  • From: Andrew Hodgson <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:15:54 +0000

Hi,

I like the idea of splitting articles up into multiple episodes.  This gives 
the chance to easily digest something, and would probably be easier to produce 
as well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 15 November 2010 19:12
To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [infotech] Re: Latest magazine, where we are

Hi Terry, Brian and Andrew.

I'd like to second Andrew's suggestion.  As someone who follows the latest 
innovations in tech with the keenest interest, I want to hear about products 
and reviews of products as soon as they're available, not when the latest 
magazine comes out in two or three months time.  Infotech dates back to the 
days of the cassette as I understand, and in a model where post and email were 
the main methods of communication this was probably the acceptable way to 
produce infotech and distribute it, but times and technology have changed so 
much that a quarterly magazine jam packed though it is is firstly two much for 
me to consume unless I really sit down and take the time to listen, and second 
and more bothersome, contains reviews of equipment and services that have been 
around for a good while, hence others have podcasted, blogged or discussed on 
mailing lists and other platforms these products and services before you've 
even had a chance to compile your own article or review.  Finally, and this is 
purely personal, I have a very short attention span as I like to keep myself 
constantly occupied with different things. 
Therefore, a short, informative, gossip free review or article lasting no more 
than 20 minutes or half an hour is what I'd prefer, that produced regularly in 
podcast form is far more digestible, IPod friendly and congenial to my 
listening tastes.  I avoid many blind person produced podcasts because they're 
too long winded and get to things in a round and round way.  By all means 
compile a magazine of these podcasts and send them out to your customers on cd, 
but for those who want to download then staggered articles over the two or 
three months is the way to go as far as I'm concerned.

All the best, Ibrahim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 7:00 PM
Subject: [infotech] Re: Latest magazine, where we are


> Hi Brian/Andrew.
> Yes I agree the concept could work but as ever we need to ensure we do 
> what
> the majority want so lets use this as an opportunity to have some healthy
> discussion about how you see the future of your magazine.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Brian Hartgen
> Sent: 15 November 2010 18:56
> To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [infotech] Re: Latest magazine, where we are
>
> Thanks for the suggestion Andrew, and actually, I really like the
> concept of that model. Terry and I will have a chat about this but it
> would be interesting to know what other list members think.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
> Sent: 15 November 2010 18:50
> To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [infotech] Re: Latest magazine, where we are
>
> Hi Brian et al,
>
> Firstly thanks for the work you and Terry put into making the magazine.
> I think that there is a lot of work that goes into the production of
> this magazine, a lot of which people don't realise until they start
> producing articles etc.  I for one believe Infotech is still a really
> good resource, and that is why I keep up my subscription.
>
> Having said that, I am wondering whether you are giving yourself extra
> grief by trying to shoehorn yourself into monthly or bimonthly editions?
> If for example you changed to a podcast format, would it make it easier
> to publish articles whenever they could be made available?  So, for
> example, this year we have had several articles over the relevant
> editions.  However, those could be split up over more months, to give
> for example a single podcast per month with a single article in it.
>
> We at BCAB have done something slightly similar because of the work
> involved in preparing the membership CD.
>
> What do people think?
>
> As for future articles, I wouldn't mind seeing something about the
> different scanning products on the market now that use camera techniques
> instead of the traditional flatbed scanner.  These include the Freedom
> Scientific Perl solution, and the Scannar from Humanware, as well as the
> mobile products.
>
> Andrew.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Hartgen
> Sent: 15 November 2010 10:50
> To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [infotech] Latest magazine, where we are
>
> Hi
>
> Lets get to the nub of the issue right away.
>
> Unfortunately, we are not able to produce a magazine at the moment for
> September and October. We are extremely sorry about this. It is due to a
> combination of factors.
>
> The greatest problem is time to produce it. We just don't have the time
> right now to get it done due to very heavy work commitments, most of
> which take us away from the office. The other two problems are some
> products not being made available to us for review and also I have to
> say contributions which we were promised and those promises not being
> honoured. I personally believe that we should be honest with you at this
> point and let you know what is happening.
>
> So what we propose is that there should be a magazine during December
> which will be longer than the standard length you would usually receive.
> We have some product reviews which we can do, including the iPhone and
> associated applications which people have been asking for. If there is
> anything in particular you would like us to review, please do not
> hesitate to suggest it. I know a tour of Windows7 is also something
> people would like to hear.
>
> Again, our sincere apologies for this and lets hope the December edition
> makes up for the lack of a magazine during the last quarter.
>
> If you have any questions, please do let me know.
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