Phil,

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:58:36 +0100, Philip Pemberton wrote:

> I subscribe to EPE, Elektor and Circuit Cellar (online edition). I'm 
> going off EPE a bit now - 80% of their content seems to be imported from 
> Silicon Chip magazine and I really don't rate any of it. Just the usual 
> "take a 555 and call it a siren, then next month republish the same 
> design and call it a sound generator" stuff...

I agree - I really don't like their latest makeover - it's now much more presentation and less content!  I am 
considering letting my subscription expire, which means I won't be getting any magazines except the electronic 
Circuit Cellar.

As you say, they are importing projects, and IMHO making a pretty bad job of it.  A mains project that uses 
Australian plugs and sockets, with no mention of the fact that a larger case would be needed (let alone where 
to get suitable UK sockets) was a recent example.  The removal of the "approximate cost" on projects is a 
major step backwards (when I was a kid it was really disappointing to start collecting parts for a magazine 
project, only to find that some component was either made of unobtainium, or cost a whole year's pocket 
money!).  

And their lame excuse for removing "Shop Talk", which told you where you could get the almost-unheard-of 
components that some contributor had found in their junk box and made a vital part of the project, was little 
short of damned lies!  ("Since most people shop online these days, it's not needed any more"!)

I feel an "Angry of Mayfair" letter in the offing...  :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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