>On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Nigel Goodwin wrote:
>> EPE is now available for purchase online at 'http://www.epemag.com', but
>> the best news is that there is a free demo issue available for download,
>> and by some lucky coincidence it's the Nov 98 issue.
>
>I looked at the website, downloaded the free issue, and thought "this is
>great, magazines that don't take up shelf space" and was about to spend
>$9.99 for a year.
>
>Then I read the fine print. It's uses a special adobe plugin that uses
>your computer as a dongle. Wait a minute, I get a new computer every
>couple of years. That means this magazine will be worthless(including all
>saved issues).
>
>A magazine I can buy online in PDF format is a great idea. Why do they
>have to make it worthless by attaching it to my current PC? I was ready to
>buy.
>
So was I. Then, like you, I discovered the hidden hassles. And since I use
a Mac, the key won't work at all!

The magazine is pretty decent but it appears that the people in charge of
this part of the operation are greedy and clueless.

Reg Neale