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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
 Posted - 2005-08-30 : 04:01:10
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| Does anyone subscribe to SQL Server Magazine (or any others) and if so what do you think of them - are they a worthwhile investment or do they just get covered in coffee stains?steveAlright Brain, you don't like me, and I don't like you. But lets just do this, and I can get back to killing you with beer. |
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!
4970 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 04:17:29
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I get MSDN magazine mailed to me, most of the solutions in there just seem stupid ("use infopath to send xml via a webservice to biztalk to send an email that syncs with your pda" sorta crap). I don't spend a lot of time reading it  Damian"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Emerson |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 05:40:37
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we are subscribed to MSDN also. i like it.like every other magazine it has some useful and some less usefull stuff...all in all i find it an interesting reading when riding on a train or sitting on a toilet. Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 07:43:25
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| The 3 or 4 times I've read SQL Server Magazine, I found 1 article (maybe) that made me say "Wow!" and then I found the same technique described elsewhere within a month or less (and free). And I agree with Damian (especially about MSDN mag), a lot of things that get published in magazines are what CAN be done, not what SHOULD be done. |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 09:11:17
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| I don't take any dead-tree magazines any more. Well, not computing ones anyway!Kristen |
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Xerxes
Aged Yak Warrior
666 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 12:11:51
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I get them online like this: http://lists.sqlmag.com/t?ctl=FB79:9360DSemper fi, XERXES, USMC(Ret.)------------------------------------------------------The Marine Corps taught me everything but SQL! |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 12:19:27
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| Are there no adverts? Otherwise why would it be the same price as a paper subscription when there are no printing costs? (Just curious, I don't take any on-line subscription Mags either)Kristen |
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AjarnMark
SQL Slashing Gunting Master
3246 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 13:32:31
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| Interestingly, it's only the US and Canadian prices that are the same. The UK and "All other countries" get a discount for digital.I would guess the argument is that you're paying for the quality of the articles, not the paper it's printed on. Not saying I agree with that philosophy, but it could be one argument.---------------------------EmeraldCityDomains.com |
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AjarnMark
SQL Slashing Gunting Master
3246 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 13:36:09
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| As for the original question, I was recently thinking about subscribing to SQL Server Magazine, but find that I'm so busy doing other stuff that I probably wouldn't get around to reading it (I drive to work, so reading it during commute time is not recommended. ). I have a stack of books I'm much more interested in reading when I make time to do that, anyway.So far, I have found just about everything I need right here and in a very timely manner, too!---------------------------EmeraldCityDomains.com |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-30 : 13:38:46
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| I've got a year free subscription to SQL Server mag. I've got 5 copies of it sitting on my desk, not a single one has even been opened. I have read some older ones though. Occasionally, you'll find a gem in there.Tara |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Xerxes
Aged Yak Warrior
666 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-31 : 14:25:14
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I get Chess Life, Leatherneck, Decision, Subversive Beekeeper, and Woodworker Over 40. Semper fi, XERXES, USMC(Ret.)------------------------------------------------------The Marine Corps taught me everything but SQL! |
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SamC
White Water Yakist
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-09-01 : 00:45:54
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| New Scientist and Astronomy Now. That's it for paper ...Kristen |
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