Hi, this does sound a good idea but what about long demonstrations etc, just putting news items each month might be ok for some but not up to your usual standard for others, I'm not sure that everyone has a computer and might miss out. Wouldn't a podcast just gloss over things and not give them the time they deserve and frankly, for me, a long 6 hour set of downloadable files is enjoyable to listen and plough trough even if it takes six momths for it to arrive, someone on this list said and I agree wholeheartedly, "it's the quality, not the quantity that's important", so please let's keep it the same format?
Cheers, Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:00:50 -0000 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.
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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 theconcept 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 relevanteditions. 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 nothesitate 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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