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simon275
09-24-2007, 06:32 AM
Anyone else here read wired magazine?

I pick up a copy when ever I can I am thinking of subscribing. This Octobers WIRED mag is so awesome as apart from all the normal great articles and features they have a Geekipedia. The Geekipedia is a glossary of geek terms and is a great read. Here is what they have for Modding. So if you have a few spare dollars run out and grab a copy.


The hot-rod era began around 1930m two decades after the Model T, when Americans became comfortable enough with their horseless carriages to start souping up engines and laying down custom paint. Likewise, three decades after the Apple II, consumers are ready to dig into high tech. Modders configure Xboxes to run Linux, tweak Macs into Macquariums, and hack World of Warcaft avatars to look naked. Unlike rodding, though, modding is as much protest as handicraft. it subverts end-user license agreements that smothers innovation in red tape and thwarts hardware hucksters who dare to think one feature set fits all.

Eclecticos
09-24-2007, 07:19 AM
I have a subscription to CPU Magazine
. .They feature a CaseMod on the cover, and usually have interesting read inside.
This month they have the best board for your build. Check (http://www.computerpoweruser.com/) it out.

simon275
09-24-2007, 07:38 AM
I subscribe to atomic magazine. But no technology magazine compares to Wired in terms of writing, articles and the features they do.

Canadian Eh?
09-24-2007, 09:11 AM
I subscribe to Gamepro, awesome mag, and am gonna subscribe to MAD hopefully...$12 extra for Canada? stupid a$$ shipping companies...

Elenril
09-24-2007, 10:36 AM
Haha that's awesome. I'll go grab myself a copy when I can, if it's out over here yet... Knowing magazines it probably won't be...

Canadian Eh?: Try living in Australia, it's classified as 'rest of the world' and the sub+shipping is at least double that of the magazine's home country (after converting currencies). Although I guess an extra $12 for living right next door to American magazines does kinda suck.

Airbozo
09-24-2007, 11:15 AM
I subscribe to;

Heavy Metal ( since 1978 )
Linux Review
Thrasher

Occasionally pick up;
Wired
CPU magazine
Maximum PC

I love the artwork in HM, but they have gone too censored over the years...( I have every issue except 5 or so since the beginning) Linux Review does a fair job on technical stuff with minimal adverts. They have some great Perl articles written by Randal Schwartz who happens to be the author of the O'Rielly perl series and the instructor in the perl classes I took years ago. Thrasher is so full of adverts that I am not sure where the articles start... (was a gift). The trick photo's are cool though, but not sure if it is worth the $$.

I like the reporting in Wired and the articles are informative and almost always worth the read. The other 2 geek rags are hit and miss but usually worth the cost and effort.

computergeek19
09-24-2007, 02:27 PM
I used to suscribe to Shonen Jump but not anymore since I get my manga for here on the internet, lol. Although I am not sure which magazine to suscribe to now, I am debating between Maximum PC and PC Gamer.

Airbozo
09-24-2007, 03:52 PM
I used to suscribe to Shonen Jump but not anymore since I get my manga for here on the internet, lol. Although I am not sure which magazine to suscribe to now, I am debating between Maximum PC and PC Gamer.

My vote would be for Maximum PC...