"...but good technical content is valuable for months (years, sometimes)."
Indeed! Β© (At least that's what I tell my wife when she asks why I keep Novell 3.12 books) - WJR πππ On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Extremely good point. News expires in the span of a couple hours, but good > technical content is valuable for months (years, sometimes). > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *William Robbins > *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:56 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Windows IT Pro > > > > I don't know that I'd say it had gone down hill so much as become > digitally thinner in content. Kind of like what happened over time with > the print version of Computer Shopper (Now I'm really telling my age) :) > > But I know I can't imagine how hard it is to stay relevant in this age of > super-instant gratification/Twitter. A good friend of mine still maintains > a daily email newsletter of varied tech-ish articles, but even then I catch > myself thinking "Well that was yesterday's news." > > > > - WJR > πππ > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > > Would love to hear your feedback on the βgone down hill a lot latelyβ > comment. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tim Evans > *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:33 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Windows IT Pro > > > > They used to be really great, but it has gone down hill a lot lately. Even > with a VIP membership, I get more offers to buy stuff than I do of > technical content. > > > > β¦Tim > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *William Robbins > *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:29 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Windows IT Pro > > > > I suppose my next question is what about access to past content? Kind of > irksome, and sad. I've had a subscription since ~1996. > > > > - WJR > πππ > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Cain, Steven <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I got the same email myself about 45 minutes ago, no explanation given. > I guess they werenβt getting enough digital subscriptions to continue. > > > > > > *Steve Cain* > > Sr. System Administrator > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *William Robbins > *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Windows IT Pro > > > > So I just got a rather disturbing email that WinIT Pro is no longer > publishing digital (and already ceased dead tree) content. > > Anyone happen to know what happened/why? > > > - WJR > πππ > > > > >
