Comment by jerhewet | Hacker News Reader

Comment by jerhewet | Hacker News Reader

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And, if I might be so bold:

Technology != Consumer-Oriented Devices

Edit (before the downvotes hammer this comment into oblivion): The subject here is "tech journalism". I don't consider puff pieces about smartphones, MP3 players, your cell carrier, or anything else related to consumer-grade products to be "tech journalism".

I've pretty much stopped listening to "tech podcasts" and subscribing to "tech magazines" because of this problem. They're not delivering anything even vaguely related to technology any more. They're telling me about the latest iPhone or iPad press release, or how some cell carrier is doing something that I really could care less about. Just like I don't care about the latest digital camera, or the latest MP3 player.

Which tech magazines do you read and recommend?

Maximum PC. Hands down the absolute best computer tech magazine on the market. Also highly recommend "This Week In Computer Hardware" (http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-computer-hardware) for a tech-related podcast.

I've stopped listening to "Buzz Out Loud" because of its wall-to-wall smartphone coverage. And I'm about to give up on "This Week In Tech" (along with four or five other podcasts) for the same reason.

What do you look for in a tech magazine?

First and foremost I want a dead-tree version of the magazine. Call me old-fashioned (and old, for that matter), but I like paper. I've tried the Nook and the Kindle, but they're just not my cuppa.

Second, I want real technology news. I don't want to read anything about smartphones, or cameras, or tablets, or gaming / gaming consoles (my favorite magazine, Maximum PC, does waste too much space on gaming for my tastes), or MP3 players.

Bottom line is that I don't want to be "entertained" by any magazine or podcast. I want to learn something.

EDIT (belated): Always in the market for tech magazine and tech podcast recommendations if anyone has some!

Have you looked at ArsTechnica or Anandtech? They're always really high queality, editorial base journalism

usenix ;login: 4 life.

Very nice! Off to spend some money!

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