Can I still purchase this access? Can you provide a link to it? I'm getting ready to move and need to condense my magazine ad I subscribe to about 10 differnt magazines a month which includes historical societies and othe publications such as Cowctacher and the NMRA. As usual, Kalmbach was no help.
I believe it says somewhere in the app who the developer is, we might make more progress reporting directly to them, since this same issue would affect all of their clients, not just Kalmbach, although maybe not to the same degree - like I said, if the entire history of the magazine is only 5-10 years, it's not a huge deal to scroll through. But 80+ like Kalmbach - now we have a problem.
While the web app is much better at locating the issue I want to read, the default landscape orientation on my desktop monitors makes it not a great reading experience, at least compared to downloading issues to my iPad. Plus I can easily carry my iPad anywhere and continue to read offline, not so much with a pair of 24" displays and a full tower desktop. It DOES prove that their database certain can access by jumping directly to a given year, so one would expect the same functionality can be included in the mobile app. It really does seem like just a UI design mistake, in which the developer figured on at most dozens of things to scroll through, rather than 1000 - I must say I've made the same types of mistakes in programs I've written, using the wrong type of control for a specific data input which worked great with a limited test set of data, but once all the data was there, it was no longer as easy to use.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
MauriceSteve are there any plans to add a search function to the Android app?
As Randy (above) guessed, we didn't write the app software in-house or have it custom-written for us. We purchased an off-the-shelf solution from an outside company. We're aware of the app's limitations, but we don't know when the developer plans to address these issues. In the meantime, we recommend doing your book club reading on the website, where the "Browse Issues" link at the bottom of the screen makes jumping to the year you want a breeze.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
I have a feeling the app is by the provider they use, and simply gets a picture and title supplied by Kalmbach put in. The IOS (and I assume the Android one is almost identical) app would be 1000% improved if you could just jump to the year you want. For example, the thread on issue of the week - to get to 1958 is over TWO HUNDRED swipes up the list. A little silly - whoever developed that app didn't think about what happens when you have 80+ years of a magazine to serve. 10 years - it might be fine.
I downloaded the App for my iPad and one dislike is that you cannot search by year and when downloading....I do have high speed internet...it takes forever unlike zinio which is lightening fast. I really hope they improve this App.
I jumped in today and am really liking it so far. For instance, I've had an idea for a scratchbuilding project kicking around in my head and hadn't been able to find any articles to help me out, aside from a late 90s RMC article that didn't have any drawings and served more as a "here's an idea!" than "here's how to make this!" article.
Has anyone figured out a good scaling to get drawings to print to the drawn-to scale? The white space on the originals causes the page scans gets resized to fit into the printable area on a good old 8.5x11 sheet of paper, thus throwing off the scaling of any drawing. I'm sure I could trial and error a lot to get to the "ah-ha 107.5% does it!" moment, but if someone ELSE already did it...
Can someone help me find where I can download the entire MR issue as a PDF?
If you look under the tab "Viewing Tips", it describes "DOWNLOAD a PDF version if available." Is this not possible? I can't seem to find the PDF for any issue. Has MR disabled this function or am I just missing where to find this feature?
Threads merged.
Here is what mine looks like. First without full screen option.
And this is with full screen selected
Jim
Signed up got e-mail back but cannot find a method of signing on and accessing the information? What am I doing wrong?
I signed up today and have already been exploring MR from 1948 (I have a complete set in paper going back to 1949, and isolated copies from the 1930s). One of the first articles I found was an "in progress" report about his layout by John Allen! And of course the ads are interesting, sometimes charming. There were lots of scale drawings back then. Because I was basically skimming page by page I cannot comment on ease of navigation. Nor did I try to print any page (assuming that is possible) to see how it looked. But overall it seems like a worthwhile addition to the website.
Dave Nelson
I signed up on the phone and they said it would take a few minutes (it was more but not long). I did close my browser and then re-open it. The banner at the top worked after not too long.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
http://mrarchive.mrr.trains.com
I have the right to remain silent. By posting here I have given up that right and accept that anything I say can and will be used as evidence to critique me.
Maybe there is an easier method for accessing, but I ended up clicking on the banner at the top of the forum page that says, "MR Subscribers, check out the new All-Time Digital Archives." There is a similar link in the "The Magazine" drop-down menu at the top of the page.
Richard
Thanks for the cap. Mine looks like yours at the bottom. Wish the bar could be hidden. The top of your image shows full screen but mine does not.
After work I will look into it somemore.
Soo Line fanZino gets rid of the tool bar at the bottom and the mr archive does not.
Here's what mine looks like. (This is the whole monitor)
That is what I meant when I mentioned F11 (full screen mode on ie and ff).
Zino gets rid of the tool bar at the bottom and the mr archive does not.
Soo Line fanI wish it would have a full screen option like zino.
What browser are you using? I know Firefox has a full screen mode, and I think IE does also. I just tried all-access with full screen mode on Firefox - it looks pretty much like Zinio.
Hitting F11 helps a little.
My wife got a iPad for Christmas. I will give it a try tonite
That's why I mostly use it on my iPad - the reading experience there is almost identical to reading the current issues with Zinio, at least in the portrait orientation. One page at a time, nice and large. Oh, and it actually automatically loads the current issue too. If I didn't have other magazines in Zinio, I wouldn't even need the Zinio app any more.
I wish it would have a full screen option like zino. Other than that it is a really nice product and the price is right.
Good job MR
I signed up for the all access on Friday night, and after I paid I was able to immediately go onto the website. So far no complaints from me, it's not that hard to navigate and to find stuff. I've found it is easier to read on my desktop (I have a larger screen) then my laptop and of course a smartphone. I've already found some of my favorite articles ("If I had a million" By Lynn Westcott) and other favorites from the past.
One thing I'm enjoying is finding all the old structure plans from past issues, in fact I found plans for a fruit packing shed in the July 1987 issue that I'm thinking of building now.
Jeff B
I am to be charged $4.95 for the signup / first month, then $2.70 per month until my Video Plus add-on subscription runs out in the fall, thereafter $4.95/month for the access to both.
Software Tools carl425 Just like I feel today after it being made available for $2.70 a month. Que? Has the price changed?
carl425 Just like I feel today after it being made available for $2.70 a month.
Que? Has the price changed?
$2.70 was the price in the email I received because I already subscribe to the magazine and video plus. Some kind of promotion I guess.
I signed on this week. I first called to understand how it functions. I have Windows 8.1 and IE11, and it does work on that (they need to add IE11 to their list). Since Windows 8 uses "apps" I was disappointed to find that there is not one in the Windows app store for me.
I was ok getting used to how to look at things, how to get to and open an issue. My disappointment is the readibility on my screen. Since the layout is two pages at a time (like an open magazine) the page height is limited. Without zoomng, it is difficult to read the average size text (it's blurry). It's not great when zoomed, but readable. I tried new and older versions since they were recorded differently. I'm not keen on zooming in, then zooming out to move to the right, then zooming in again on the right page. I suspect it's not my screen resolution capability as much as the image quality. Maybe this is all covered above.
I'll keep trying, maybe I'll get used to it.
carl425Just like I feel today after it being made available for $2.70 a month.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Neil B.How would you feel if you had bought the DVD set, only to later see all of it posted on someone's personal website for free?
Just like I feel today after it being made available for $2.70 a month.