What Magazines Do You Read?

Osgyth asks: "Everyone is quick to complain about a magazine when the author makes a mistake or a stupid comment. Wired and PC Magazine are only some that have fallen to this attack. Which 'PC related' magazines does the Slashdot crowd read? Are they informative and accurate? Or merely read for their entertainment value?" Why limit the topic to just PC Magazines? What other periodicals do you all read that you find interesting?

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The Atlantic

[Nspace13]

It is not a PC magazine but I read The Atlantic. My favorite 'everything' magazine and it contains "Real Information" (not just a bunch of celeb news). Sometimes they lean a little to the left in the ditorials, but overall I think they attempt to present a fair view of the world. Check out the online version for some pretty hefty reading.

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Re:Economist and the New Yorker

[slashd'oh]

I agree with you about the New Yorker - it's currently the only magazine to which I subscribe, but the cost isn't too expensive, since they publish close to 50 issues per year. Plus, its proper grammar counter-balances Slashdot. :)

My favorite columnist is Peter Schjeldahl, the art critic. I learn - or at least am exposed to - at least one new word in every article he writes and he has amazing density. Take this example, from a recent issue (June 7): "The god of the plains is an orthodox minimalist, specializing in brute coups of uninflected space and light."

No Maximum PC?

[EvilNight]

I mean, 300 comments and nobody mentioned it yet? Maybe I have a grossly inflated opinion of them, and someone can clue me in as to if they suck, and why.

The magazine is short, to the point, has a truckload of awesome tips and tricks sections (most of which would be of interest to even advanced computer users), has phenomenally accurate hardware and software reviews (to the point where I'm almost inclined to take their reviews as gospel) and it has a good geeky attitude that makes it an entertaining read. I've been a subscriber since they were called Boot magazine in the mid-1990s, and to this day I've never seen anything to make me doubt their integrity or make me want to cancel my subscription. It's also a damn cheap mag, renewals are usually $12 for the year.

Basically if you give a damn about computer hardware, you should have a subscription. Very highly recommended.

Re:I "Read"...

[krs-one]

Every month Playboy has something where the review software, games, and other tech stuff. They once reviewed Mozilla (Firefox didn't exist at the time, I don't believe) and gave it rave reviews. I thought that was pretty cool. I even brought the issue to school to show my nerdy friends, heh.

-Vic

Consumer Reports and Linux Journal

[Omega]

Consumer Reports is great. They don't accept advertising, the magazine is published by a non-profit company and they actually buy every product they test (no freebies or special "demo" models). It makes them incredibly trustworthy and unbiased.

Linux Journal is a great magazine too. Their articles are incredibly rich in technical details - and the coverage isn't just linux kernel focused. They also have great articles about system administration tools, embedded systems, new hardware and general open source software development. They do accept advertising, but the ads are actually useful and relevant -- embedded h/w suppliers, cluster computing manufacturers, hosting providers, etc. I'm sure this is all preaching to the choir, though.

Re:I "Read"...

[MikeDawg]

When is the last time you opened a Playboy? Picture content isn't very high. . . There are maybe 10 pages of pictures while all the others are either ads or articles.