I think that the benefit of tutorials in magazines is that they're far more likely to be current than most things you'll find in a basic Google search; usually tutorials you find online are massively outdated and irrelevant if you're running any current distros/packages. Sometimes Google's 'In the last x months/years' option down the left can help, but I've found it's hit and miss.<div>
<br></div><div>In my case, I've been trying to find some more current tutorials and info for SciPy (Python's science/engineering library), but most tutorials I've found were written for older versions of the library, or older versions of Python, and don't work in Python 2.7/SciPy 0.8.0 (I know SciPy is only officially compiled for Pyth 2.6 to date, but I've managed to find one for 2.7 that seems to work). Most disappointing.</div>
<div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 16:39, Rory Holland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rory@linux.com">rory@linux.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Oh, Linux Format is far better than anything online! Quality articles and tutorials that you just don't get on the Internet, plus I love seeing it there on the doormat when I get home!<div><div></div><div class="h5">
<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 December 2010 16:33, Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@ml1.co.uk" target="_blank">martin@ml1.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>On 26/11/10 14:32, Martin wrote:<br>
> Folks,<br>
><br>
> I've kindly been sent a selection of the latest Linux magazines<br>
> including disks to offer to the group:<br>
><br>
> Linux Magazine (latest 3 issues);<br>
> Ubuntu User (latest 2 issues);<br>
> and the first issue of the newly released Admin Magazine.<br>
><br>
> I've got two copies of each for anyone interested to pick up at the next<br>
> meeting.<br>
<br>
</div>OK, so most of them went. Hope they make for an interesting read.<br>
<br>
<br>
For the rather 'geekie' group of us, we were left wondering how computer<br>
magazines at fairly high prices are going to survive the onslaught of<br>
on-line content.<br>
<br>
I guess the articles aim to be 'introductory' and so leave the 'geekie'<br>
stuff to those already 'geekie' enough to go web surfing.<br>
<br>
I'll be keeping with my "Linux Format" for light reading and to support<br>
the good cause :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Still, very interesting that the number of Linux mags is /increasing/<br>
whilst the PC-mag scene seems to be in malaise.<br>
<div><div></div><div><br>
Cheers,<br>
Martin<br>
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