anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Jason W. Anthony) (03/12/90)
Hi! First of all, thanks to everyone who responded to my original
posting. All of your comments were appreciated.
Well, MacUser was the winner hands-down. I thought it would be more
of a contest, but...
In terms of pure numbers:
Definitely MacUser: 10
MacUser by a little: 3
MacWorld: 1
Three people also said they subscribe to both magazines.
Some common impressions:
o MacUser seems orientated to the common user, the "rest of us",
whereas MacWorld seems to cover the high-end, "glossy" stuff,
and is orientated more to the business community.
o Many people said they liked the "Hints and Tips" provided by
MacUser
o MacWorld seems to have less substance then MacUser
A couple of people also mentioned that MacWorld seemed to be "Apple
biased"; Apple and Claris could "do no wrong."
Finally, a number of people mentioned MacWeek, and considering it is
free (to most, I think?), it was worth getting.
Well, I must say I was a little surprised. I seem to remember MacWorld
being the more popular when the two first came out, although I have
recently noticed MacUser being quite good. I would probably get both
as some people suggested, but I just don't have time to handle all
the magazines every month! I do like to hear about the "high-end" stuff
a lot (since I can't afford it!), but considering the vast majority's
preference for MacUser, I guess I'll try it!
BTW, now that MacUser has been voted the "winner", I wouldn't
be surprised if some MacWorld supporters would like to give their support.
As such, I will still be happy to accept e-mail on the subject (pro-
or con-), and will summarize again if the interest continues...
Once again, thanks to all those who responded. I think the net is great
for this kind of stuff!
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***************************************************************************ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (03/18/90)
MacUser seems to be OK for things like "what tape backup system is fastest" and "what word processor has the most features", but when to comes to technical details, they make some mistakes. For example, the December 1989 issue contained an article on slimming down the System file. On page 226, we have the following ( any spelling errors are transcription errors on my part ): "The chief benefit of this exercise, though, is to learn what the components of the System file are for. For example, if you delete the FKEY ( function key ) resources, you'll lose certain capabilities; the best-known of FKEYs are probably Command-X, Command-C, and Command-V, for the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands, respectively." Wrong. It seems to me that they've been making many little mistakes like this. More so than they did, say, two years ago. Has anyone else noticed this? Has someone fallen asleep in the editorial department, or have I just gotten more critical over the last two years? Tim Smith