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Joined: Aug 18, 2008 Posts: 2 Location: London, U.K.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: PDA Essentials and GPS Advisor magazine database
Being a librarian by profession, and a long time collector of the popular printed U.K. magazine PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor ( which contains the very laest news and features on PDAs and GPS systems), I decided to do something no one has done yet.
I took time off weekend, to start a complete Table of Contents of PDA Essentials &GPS Advisor ( from 2005 to present. It is available in PDF format.
It is sometimes difficult to scan through even a year’s issue of PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor (12 issues per year) looking for specific past reviews, news, updates, features or tutorials etc.
With this TOC, using the search facility in the Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other PDF reader for your PC. laptop or PDA, it will be easier to search for which back issues of PDA Essentials, have the specific issues or news or features one is looking for. The section in the magazine which previews new PDAs and GPS devices (incl PNDs) is very informative with colour photographs. The magazine is actually in two parts. The one devoted to GPS systems is called GPS Advisor and it began in 2005. It is currently the only colour printed magazine in the U.K. devoted to the laetest news, reviews and previews on GPS systems.
As an independent reader of the magazine since 2003, I recommend it for readers on this forum.
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:
Ah yes, I actually wrote the GPS content for them until their then owners went bust leaving me with a sizeable freelancer bill unpaid. Even more annoying when they can re-launch with a different owner a week later
There is little there that you can't discover here and on other PDA websites for free. _________________ Darren Griffin
Joined: Aug 18, 2008 Posts: 2 Location: London, U.K.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:
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Ah yes, I actually wrote the GPS content for them until their then owners went bust leaving me with a sizeable freelancer bill unpaid. Even more annoying when they can re-launch with a different owner a week later
Yes thanks for that feedback. This explain why 2 or 3 issues did not come out around the time the new management took over.
Yes the free websites devoted to GPS are very informative, with PocketGPSWorld the best U.K. website on GPS. I just see that the printed magazine is a good alternative to the Metro or Lite newspaer when am on the train from Watford to Esast Croydon going home, and no where near Internet access. Each day I scan my compilation to select an issue to read later and then take it with me to work. Then on the way home, I bring it out and start reading. My train journet is a good 48 minutes. When I get home I go online and first stop is PocketGPSWorld.com
The far, far better magazine in my opinion is/was the US 'Smartphone and Pocket PC'...far more up to date, and loads more pertinent information. I say was, as they too, have decided to call it a day
(well blow me, I've just noticed one of their adds by my posted message...so what goes on PGPS ?)
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject:
FrequentFlyer wrote:
The far, far better magazine in my opinion is/was the US 'Smartphone and Pocket PC'...far more up to date, and loads more pertinent information. I say was, as they too, have decided to call it a day
(well blow me, I've just noticed one of their adds by my posted message...so what goes on PGPS ?)
Click it and see! _________________ Darren Griffin
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