Is this thing working........

[Nautical]

After a long wait my test report thingame bob from MBY is now available electronically from our site, just got a mail from web chap says its all up and running.

Jigger me I can't get it to work, I am clicking like the divel but nothing, yet he says it is /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I am dying to see what it looks like cus its supposed to be all sexy like you can read it like a mag. If it is working can someone capture it and PM me what it looks like.

Ok OK sounds all like a plug, well youv'e all seen it, been on it and nicked bits off it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif so there are no surprises I am just desperate to see it.

You are suppose to click on the text for 45 test...

Sorry, oooops!

 

[Whitelighter]

Yep, I got it.

I knew Bob wouldn't be at fault /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Nautical]

What am I doing wrong? is there some thing on my laptop stops me accessing it, I remember someone talking about disabling something to access certain sites etc 'X' something or other, I am puter numpty in case you hadn't guessed /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[BrendanS]

Why can't your website chap send you a copy. Surely you proofed it before it went live?

 

[Nautical]

it is an electronic reprint of the test we had printed from the mag so it should be identical but it is supposed to look better or work better online as you can turn the pages and zoom in and out, er, I think, I just pushed the button on it and said ok do it.

 

[paulm299]

I think you have to allow Active X on that site . In tools manage add ons or clicking on a Buff coloured bar that appears at the top of an Explorer Page .

 

[Nautical]

Oh my Gawd! sorry folks what a berk I am /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif , there is a bit of text that says "Text and review on 45 here" and I am clicking that thinking why wont it work, then dim wit here thinks refresh maybe and viola the link appears!

Ok you can all have a good laugh at me now, what a plonker!

I'll remove the here thingy before the commercialism mafia arrive, sorry again /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[MapisM]

It does work just fine, but in a way that makes me sick.
Selling it as a sexy thing, that's the boating equivalent of selling the 45 as an oceanic passagemaker.
Compared to a straightforward PDF file, it doesn't give any added value.
The only advantage is that it shouldn't be possible to copy it - as if anyone with just a little tech expertise couldn't actually copy it...
/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Besides, considered from your standpoint, I guess you should be more than pleased if any reader could easily forward it as an e-mail attachment to other friends potentially interested, wouldn't you?
The "Send to a friend" feature is ridiculuos in comparison.

 

[Kawasaki]

Blatant Advertising. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Nautical]

Ah yes that would be great if we could but unfortunately we don't own the copyright, MBY or IPC do and they have a back issue dept which I assume makes money from selling reprints of old test etc so they aren't going to let me (even if I did just keel over with what it has cost!) have it to let it be copied by all who view, I agree though dont get me wrong I d love everyone to copy and forward it on /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Just as matter of interest (you know, between you and me just /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) how would one if one was so minded and of course I am not, copy it then? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Nautical]

.........Don Corleone ! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[MapisM]

Yeah, I really wonder how much money their back issue dept still make in these days of cheap and high quality scanners and printers! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Sounds more like an argument for asking a higher price to those who insist in having also the original files (which most likely is a pdf anyhow).
Re. "how would one so minded..." considering that obviously you're not, we shouldn't disclose that to others, should we?! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
But even if copying the flash player pages from that site and create a pdf file out of them isn't difficult at all, that's not the best way to go, because you can't improve the (poor) resolution of those images.
You probably noticed that, even zooming the pages, the resolution is just good enough to read the text on the video. They would be awful if printed.
But anyone (not you of course!) who has one copy of the magazine could easily scan the original pages and create a pdf file with the same quality of the original article.
Just probably biggish in size, 'cause all pages would be bitmap, but surely still manageable as an email attachment, considering the number of pages.

 

[KCook]

So am I on the wrong page on your site?

web page linky

I don't see any "Text and review on 45 here" thingy ....

lost colonial

 

[silver_boy]

Its on Nauticals own UK site - here

 

[BrendanS]

ermm, you mean this
http://www.zinio.com/express2?issue=220700570

why couldn't your website chap just sent the direct link to you?
If that's the link, fire him, he's obviously incompetent.

You have to go to the forward arrow, on top left, to go to next page, so no very obvious, as there are no clues.

 

[Nautical]

Suppose he could have but just left it to him and MBY bods and tell me when its done, which in fairness he did, didn't think he fancy me ringing him late in the evening and I am such rush with everything, want it now or I'll spit me dummy out /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BrendanS]

Sending you the link would have taken seconds! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Nautical]

Ah very true but then if you had realised how thick I am you'd know I havent the brains to ask and he was probably siting at his puter thinking what a plonker ! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I wasn't really interested in the link I wanted to see it on our site and if he had put it somewhere obvious.

 

[BrendanS]

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Sorry, just wet myself laughing.

 

[KCook]

Thanks for the correction silver_boy.

That is very slick. Not hopelessly slow to load on my lame dialup connection either. So far I have not seen this Zinio feature on any sites on this side of The Pond.

I like it,
Kelly