Showing posts with label viv magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label viv magazine. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2015

Working Mother (1-year auto-renewal)

Working MotherI would hoping this magazine would be something helpful to us "average" working mothers (read: not high-ups in a big corporation). I would love to read articles on time management, handling guilt, finding a good daycare, etc. Instead, this magazine prints lots of articles on what other companies are doing that's great for working moms (good for them, what does that help me?) and profiles women who make 6-figure salaries while raising kids. I'm sure there's a target audience out there who like this magazine, but it sure isn't me. Let me emphasize, too, that I'm not the mom who hates her job but works to put food on the table. I like my job and choose to work, but I just don't find this magazine helpful or interesting at all. Highly disappointing.

I bought Working Mother thinking that it would be filled with great tips on time management, recipes for food kids will actually eat (and don't take all day to prepare) and fashion tips for people who shop at JCPenney, not Banana Republic or Bloomingdales. This wasn't the magazine for that. It might be great for high-end moms who make $100k and have nannies but it seems to be oblivious to other working mom needs.

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I've read the past 6 or 7 issues of this magazine because they subscribe to it at the office where I work. It's definitely not worth paying for.

They LOVE to highlight corporations who are helping working mothers and it often comes across as just free publicity for these companies. It's great that these companies are supporting working women, but not all of us working moms work there, so what's the point?

They also spend time each magazine highlighting certain working moms, but personally, I've never been able to relate to the women they highlight. Another reviewer commented that it's women making 6 figures, and I highly doubt that's the average American working mom. I guess this magazine is targeted to a specific type of audience, that just doesn't include me.

Skip this one and stick with the other parenting magazines for more useful info. This one just doesn't have all that much for the average working mom.

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This magazine doesn't have anything useful for the majority of working mothers. Whether you're working for minimum wage, or you're in a professional field, it doesn't matter, this magazine is not aimed at you. If you're not the CEO of Kraft Foods, I wouldn't recommend this magazine to you.

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The first few I got, I flipped through in less than 15 minutes. There wasn't much that interested me. It's geared toward high-paid executives. There was a lot of profiles of moms that didn't help me at all. Even though I got this magazine at a discount, I wish I hadn't have wasted my money. I now flip through in less than a few minutes and then trash it.

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

The Saturday Evening Post (1-year auto-renewal)

The Saturday Evening PostIt is probably images of Norman Rockwell's America which are called to mind whenever The Saturday Evening Post is mentioned these days. Steeped in the nostalgia of times remembered with great affection, the magazine has survived by keeping up with the times while remaining grounded to that America. Always interesting, funny and informative, it far outshines those shallow and empty magazines full of fluff and advertisements rather than substance.

Though primarily designed with baby-boomers and more mature readers in mind, almost anyone can find something of interest between the covers. Whether it's gardening, food, health, or nostalgia, The Saturday Evening Post has it. There is no Britney here, nor Paris, but rather a fabulous Suzanne Somers, even more delicious at 60 than at 20, and with more to offer.

Tony Bennet and his paintings were recently featured and fans discovered another side to the crooner. Even the Post's humor has class. You can forget about the more heralded cartoons of the liberal New Yorker. The Saturday Evening Post has, by far, the funniest cartoons of any magazine out there. Strategically spaced throughout the magazine, there is always a good laugh waiting as we turn the pages. Grounded in day-to-day life rather than politics or taboo subjects, they truly deliver on the promise of laughter when others often let us down.

Fitzgerald and Rawlings could once be found in the ink on the Post's pages. And who could ever forget all those Rockwell images which once were a staple of the magazine? The Post will still ocasionally grace the cover with one of these portraits of America as we once knew it, keeping touch with a link which grows weaker with each passing decade.

Rockwell's Christmas image of Tiny Tim happily graced the cover of the Nov./Dec. 2006 issue, in which I was greatly surprised to find my own words in the article, "Family Viewing for the Holidays." My comments on "Mrs. Miniver" with Greer Garson, and "The Bishop's Wife," starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young, had both been quoted, the latter at length. Though only mentioned as an Amazon Reviewer, had I not already been a long-time subscriber and champion of this link to our past, I probably would have been swayed in that direction afterward.

The Saturday Evening Post continues to be substance over fluff, the way we were and would like to remain, rather than the way we quite sadly, have at times, become. It always feels a bit nostalgic leafing through The Saturday Evening Post while drinking a Coke. Maybe that's what makes it worth the small price it costs to be delivered to my mailbox. Of course, there's the whole Suzanne Somers factor to consider also...

As an aficionado of all things historic, old, and traditional, I subscribed to "The Saturday Evening Post." I was disappointed by what I received. With the exception of the excellent illustrations by Norman Rockwell, the magazine was largely advertisements for prescription medications and puff pieces about popular actors, authors, and other celebrities. This is not a worthy heir to the legacy of its founder, Benjamin Franklin, and the many gifted and talented individuals who have been associated with the magazine throughout its history. Simply put, it was not worth the price of a subscription.

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I was very excited and pleased to receive as a gift several recent copies of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. I remembered the issues I read in the time of my youth and looked forward to time to read these new issues. The name of the magazine is the same and there are still cartoons, maybe even more cartoons, that are witty. Other than those two things, the new magazine is nothing like the magazine one thinks of when one says The Saturday Evening Post. This magazine is an impostor using an honored name to profit while peddling fluff and hype. Of course, keep in mind that I was looking for something from my youth and that is not always reasonable nor realistic. Don't buy it for its name or you'll likely be disappointed. However, without preconceived expectations, you may fine the magazine enjoyable.

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A great feature and it worked flawlessly. I recommend this step if you want to keep the magazine for future years.

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We could never find this magazine on the shelves of local stores, so to get it via Amazon, is wonderful!

There are too many ads in each issue, it seems, but otherwise, it has the great feeling and informative articles like the magazine did years ago when I was young, seeing my parents' copy. This is a good rate too, compared to the rate offered on those ridiculous cards that fall out of each issue!

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Diesel Power

Diesel Powerlots of cool tech stories and articles. lots of product reviews. read every page. learened alot about diesel engines from these guys. worth the full subscription

This is one of the BEST Diesel Mags around for the Light Duty Diesel Truck Market.

This includes the Ford Super Duty F250-F550, Dodge Cummins, Chevy Diesel and All! :)

Must for any DIESEL owners!

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ordered this mag. for my kid for Chirstmas.....told his first issue would come about 6 weeks later and i am always hesitant about that sort of thing......but true to their word, it showed up and he is VERY happy!

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We've written the publisher a few times and we still haven't received this

magazine even though they respond that its on the way!!

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I read it cover to cover every month. I also use it in my Technical Classes to keep things interesting.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Cakes and Sugarcraft

Cakes and SugarcraftI like to bake and make chocolate truffles. So this magazine from Squires is excellent. Delivery is good never have had to complain that I did not receive an issue. If you like to bake and use fondant and other frostings, this is the magazine for you!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Primitive Archer Magazine

Primitive Archer MagazineMy husband loves this magazine. We were given an Amazon gift card for Christmas and decided to renew our subscription using Amazon. That was in December and we have yet to recieve a magazine (this is March). I've called and my husband has called and I don't think their customer service has been great.

Hello, The magazine arrived, but it was not as expected. I like to hunt and shoot traditional bows, Recurves and Longbows. I do not want to make my own bow or make my own arrows. I assumed, incorrectly, that the magazine was what I wanted. Completely my fault, but unfortunate. Thanks.

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Monday, March 17, 2014

What Digital Camera

What Digital Cameraone of the best digital photo magazines out there, at the end it rates all the cameras and lenses available. the main reason i subscribe to this magazine.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

C T Digital Photography

C T Digital PhotographyI've been hooked on this magazine since issue #1. Here's why:

No other photography magazine offers "how-to" articles in as much depth as those articles printed in C't Digital Photography. While other magazines touch on a topic with only enough information to whet the appetite, how-to articles in C't Digital Photography go into painstaking detail on a range of photography topics. Though I am new to DSLR photography (which makes the timing of this magazine's introduction to the states perfect), I really believe that C't Digital Photography offers an incredibly well thought-out variety of articles to satisfy beginner and pro alike. The cover price is a bit of a shocker at first, but when you consider the hours of learning to be had from a single issue (it's a little like National Geographic, in that it begs to be read from cover to cover), its amortized cost is cheap.

An example of the type of article I'm referring to comes from issue #4. The article, Manual Lens Adapters for DSLRs, explained in fascinating detail the ins-and-outs of adapting older SLR lenses to modern digital cameras, and offered countless images detailing an array of combinations of cameras/adapters/lenses.

C't Digital Photography is a wonderful photography magazine; when my new issue arrives I shove away all other reading material in favor of devouring the latest information uninterrupted.

For a great many years now i have been purchasing photographic magzines and books, to satiate my interest in this burgeoning new technology of digital photography. Although i subbed to a few Americal issue like Popular Photography and Shutterbug, i was always drawn to Photo mags from the UK. My favorites being Digital Photographer, and Amateur Photographer, and the more eclectic ones like B&W and Digital photo Pro. For the most part i was happy with those, and they helped me to develop my knowledge and skills as we went along on our ride together. And then came C't Digital Photography Magazine, published by Heise and renowned Photography book publisher Rocky Nook Inc, responsible for books like Alan Briot's "Marketing Fine art Photography" and Stephen Laskevitch's "Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 A Photographer's Handbook" as well as many other indispensible photography guides.

To say i was imapacted by this magazine, is a tremendous understatement. I found it on the shelf of my local Barnes & Noble, and spent a hour reading issue 4 (the current issue at that time) in the Cafe'. $14.95 is a lot to pay for a magazine normally, but this one was such a breath of fresh air, that i didnt take long to convince my self it was worth it (keep in mind i am Scottish, and spending money is anathema to me). Not only did i decide to purchase the mag at the Store, I logged on to my laptop and ordered all the back issues available, which excluded issue 2 as they were out of stock on that. So to get the missing issue, i went to Ebay, and ordered it from a seller there...all before leaving the Store with my initial magazine.

So what makes this magazine worth all that effort? One, its a European magazine, and because of the differences in paper stock there, the magazine is physically bigger (and everyting bigger is better in the USA). So whats the content like? Well most of the other mags i had been used to covered that same ground, ie photographic techniques, Hardware reviews, etc but i was always left feeling unfulfilled, and had to go to the web to complete the knowledge i was being fed in these mags, It was a little like the soundbites you get on American News stations...just enough to hook your interest..then on to the next item..not so with C't Digital Photography. The articles are indepth, technically complete and entertaining. The use of charts, Tables and photographs help to illustrate the information being offered, but more to the point the articles are PAGES long. Issue one has a Manual Lens Article looking at manual V's Autofocus lenses and the practice of using Lens ring adapter on older, high quality manufacturers such as Leica, Ziess and even Canon..for use with modern digital cameras. The article is 22 pages long, and includes lens tests, detailed info on the hardware used and samples to illustrate the differences between focal lengths,aperture settings, image sharpness across the whole image...Incredible. This is a textbook quality article in a Magazine. Each magazine starts with a Portfolio, a snapshot of the work and philosophy of an innovator in the world of photography, and how he or she became an inspiration to others. Issue one is an interview with Enno Kapitza, renowned Japanese photographer, and abstract photographer Maak Roberts appears in issue 5.

There are Software tutorials, and guides..issue one covers Photoshop CS5 and Elements 8 while Issue 2 has a GIMP Master class, a series of workshops covering techniques useful to the beginner to advanced user, of this wonderful Free and incredibly powerful software package. There are articles that cover how to get great Bokeh (blur) on your images, to using DSLR Cameras for Video. Issue 5 has a huge article on 3D Photography, its development, and current techniques for taking your own 3D images. Theres an article that looks at the various photo Apps available for iPhone and Android, with tests and comparisons. Issue 4 covers Macro photography in detail and Issue 3 takes us into the world of GPS tagging and travel photography. Attached to each issue is a DVD full of useful software, plugins, video guides and tutorials..with links to downloads and discounts from many major software producers.

Perhaps the reason the articles and tests are so indepth and detailed is this magazine is a quarterly issue. Perhaps because they are not rushing to meet weekly or monthly deadlines, the editorial staff and contributors can take some pride in producing a magazine unlike any other availabile in quality and content, in todays over populated photographic media circus. I say Congratulations and THANK YOU for fulfilling my expectations every issue. If you never buy another photo magazine in your ilfe, SUBSCRIBE to this one...you will not regret it.

Clive W

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Tropical Fish Hobbyist

Tropical Fish HobbyistI've been reading TFH Mag. since I was a kid. At that time it used to show articles on reptiles, frogs, etc. Fortunantly it got even better when it became am exclusively aquarium fish Magazine again. Besides it's a complete magazine, it delivers international subscriptions, so I could have mine here in Brazil. It covers every aspect of fish care, aquarium maintance, new species, diseases, aquarium display, etc. It worths every dime you spend on it. The best thing is that you can keep old issues, as I do, because they are always useful. Go ahead, you wont regret.

In past years, there were other good magazines in the hobby. During the last couple of years however, TFH has taken the crown as the best. I read every issue cover to cover.

I receive two fish magazines, but if budget forced me to choose just one, this would be it.

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I have read TFH magazine for several years and have found it to be an excellent periodical about aquaria. It tries to accomodate all levels of hobbiests and I think it succeeds. It covers saltwater, reefs, freshwater and has special sections such as Discus questions or questions from children. I've yet to be disappointed with an issue. They are great to keep and go back to later for information on particular species.

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I really like the great articles concerning the scientific exploration in various parts of the world and the continued search of tropical freshwater fish. Their newest addition is the livebearer section which TFH is now adding to their brilliant magazine.

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First the positive. This magazine is well laid-out and has good photography for the most part. The articles are informative. There are enough reviews on here extolling the virtues of this magazine, so let me tell you the downside.

First, if you have saltwater aquariums you will find this magazine a disappointment as I have. The majority of the articles are for freshwater aquariums and ponds. I got this magazine for a year, and in that time found a handful of articles that were worthwhile for me as a marine fishkeeper. Needless to say, I won't be resubscribing. Of the saltwater articles they did have, many of them covered rare and hard-to-find species, and species that are hard to take care of. So again, not a lot of relevancy to most of us saltwater enthusiasts.

My other main problem with the magazine is that it uses the scientific names of fish almost exclusively. Now, I myself am a scientist, and there is no argument that scientific names are the most accurate and descriptive, however the title of the magazine is Tropical Fish HOBBYIST. The use of the scientific name and classification might be useful ONCE in the article, but after that becomes very cumbersome to read. There were many articles in which the common name of the fish was never used at all, and one had to rely on one of the pictures or a guidebook to even find out what fish they were talking about. If the goal of the articles is to communicate with the reader, then I don't think they're meeting that goal.

Another minor complaint is that while the photographs that are there are good, they do not provide illustrations of all the fish discussed in the article.

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Muzzleloader

MuzzleloaderHad I known Amazon carried this magazine, this would have been an . Now I know for my re-subscription. This is a fine magazine for traditional black powder enthusiasts. I re-enact and this magazine is filled with many useful articles and surprisingly, even useful advertising. If your interest lies in this direction, there is nothing at all wrong with this nice magazine. I just wish it was monthly and not bi-monthly!!

I belong to a Black Powder target Shooting Cub and this Book has great Pictures and information. I make items for the Club using some of the pictures. :O)

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this is a very informative mazazine.

it is espically helpful in finding products we use.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

WineMaker

WineMakerThis magazine is a really good source of winemaking tips for the home winemaker. Throughout the year, this magazine provides a very solid set of articles that cover a wide variety of topics. The articles are written at a level appropriate for the non-chemistry major in college who is interested in making wine. Every edition of the magazine seems to include at least one article by a commercial winemaker -and there seem to be additional brief tips often contributed by other winemakers as well.

Like any magazine, some of the articles are less useful but, on the whole, this magazine is solidly recommended if you are either an aspiring winemaker or even someone who already has the home winemaking bug. For what it's worth, this magazine also complements "From Vines to Wines" by Jeff Cox which is a good, single source book for home winemaking.

It's enough to say that I love the magazine and that it lives up to more than the expectations I had. A wealth of info!

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Great tips for tweaking your homemade wine. I read each issue cover to cover and learn something with every issue.

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