Comments on: Informal Review: Zinio Reader http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/ and other random particles... Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kenneth http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 Kenneth Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:16:05 +0000 #comment-1639 Very annoying to use and slow. Tossed it (figuratively speaking) into the trash. Very annoying to use and slow. Tossed it (figuratively speaking) into the trash.

]]> By: Gerhard http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Gerhard Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:21:15 +0000 #comment-1577 I now have Zinio 4 installed. To be honest, I enjoy reading the digital magazine but for 2 things: 1) It is still sloooooooow when loading pages. Caching is vertually non-existent with it only pre-caching the next page and nothing furteher. Why doesn't it keep on caching all the pages. 2) Zooming is a damn pain in the arse. In hight resolution monitors the default double-click zoom does not zoom in enough. This means that I have to manually zoom in every time. Why can't they just as the option to set how much I want to zoom in on a couble click? Seems simple enough. The rest of the user interface is OK. I like the bookmark and tag feature and the digital library. It's however the speed that totally kills this. I now have Zinio 4 installed.

To be honest, I enjoy reading the digital magazine but for 2 things:
1) It is still sloooooooow when loading pages. Caching is vertually non-existent with it only pre-caching the next page and nothing furteher. Why doesn’t it keep on caching all the pages.
2) Zooming is a damn pain in the arse. In hight resolution monitors the default double-click zoom does not zoom in enough. This means that I have to manually zoom in every time. Why can’t they just as the option to set how much I want to zoom in on a couble click? Seems simple enough.

The rest of the user interface is OK. I like the bookmark and tag feature and the digital library. It’s however the speed that totally kills this.

]]> By: Kevin http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Kevin Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:02:48 +0000 #comment-1547 Zinio is far better than PDF for reading magazine and it is very fast on Mac OSX, there is also a version for iPhone, very cool. Zinio is far better than PDF for reading magazine and it is very fast on Mac OSX, there is also a version for iPhone, very cool.

]]> By: Edward Peter Anderton http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Edward Peter Anderton Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:13:23 +0000 #comment-983 I iwsh that I had looked for this site before buying the Photoshop User Zinio based magazines. I can download the magazine but when I try to Read it the whole application closes. I iwsh that I had looked for this site before buying the Photoshop User Zinio based magazines. I can download the magazine but when I try to Read it the whole application closes.

]]> By: rochel http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-974 rochel Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:27:29 +0000 #comment-974 I downloaded Zinio reader and this put my Internet Explorer out of action. I deleted from my Add and Remove program and I am back on line. I will never download that site again. What possessed them to put this onto zinio, why not in pdf form. Worse thing they could have done! I downloaded Zinio reader and this put my Internet Explorer out of action. I deleted from my Add and Remove program and I am back on line. I will never download that site again. What possessed them to put this onto zinio, why not in pdf form. Worse thing they could have done!

]]> By: rochel http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-973 rochel Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:25:28 +0000 #comment-973 Downloading Zinio put my Internet Explorer out of action. So I had to completely remove the program from my Add Remove. I will never use this again. Should be in pdf form. I agree with you all. Downloading Zinio put my Internet Explorer out of action. So I had to completely remove the program from my Add Remove. I will never use this again. Should be in pdf form. I agree with you all.

]]> By: btran http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-972 btran Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:42:20 +0000 #comment-972 i think it true , i subscribed to zinio for about more than 5 mag - the 1st few month , it work probperly . sudenly it's stop since Jan this year - with message #187 - some thing , i have contacted the customer service severall time !! no help !! until now , can not download .. if you want a to read mag .. don't subscribe to Zinio .. they are useless !!! i think it true , i subscribed to zinio for about more than 5 mag – the 1st few month , it work probperly . sudenly it’s stop since Jan this year – with message #187 – some thing , i have contacted the customer service severall time !! no help !! until now , can not download .. if you want a to read mag .. don’t subscribe to Zinio .. they are useless !!!

]]> By: jmjsquared http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-950 jmjsquared Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:20:21 +0000 #comment-950 Thank you all! I have NOT installed Zinio and, after checking here, will not! Seems you saved me a lot of woe. Thank you all! I have NOT installed Zinio and, after checking here, will not! Seems you saved me a lot of woe.

]]> By: breck lundin http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-949 breck lundin Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:53:56 +0000 #comment-949 What effect does the zinio "updater", or whatever their process is called, have on laptop battery life? Especially on a wifi enabled laptop.<br /> <br /> To me, the DRM is problematic at best but for a free sub I could live with it...but having to constantly kill the "updater" process is a dance I really would not care to do all the time. <br /> <br /> Can one tell Zinio when it is OK to hunt for new editions? I suspect no...and I suspect the reason is Zinio wants the hooks to push content at users, especially those with "free" subs. Can you imagine they have the hooks to suddenly blast the user with an ad for hygiene products at any instant? Not feeling fresh? well along comes an ad from Zinio to remind that you can do something about that with ????///of course this happens when running a presentation for the board....<br /> <br /> I am glad I ran across your blog before trying Zinio out here...no thanks. What effect does the zinio "updater", or whatever their process is called, have on laptop battery life? Especially on a wifi enabled laptop.

To me, the DRM is problematic at best but for a free sub I could live with it…but having to constantly kill the "updater" process is a dance I really would not care to do all the time.

Can one tell Zinio when it is OK to hunt for new editions? I suspect no…and I suspect the reason is Zinio wants the hooks to push content at users, especially those with "free" subs. Can you imagine they have the hooks to suddenly blast the user with an ad for hygiene products at any instant? Not feeling fresh? well along comes an ad from Zinio to remind that you can do something about that with ????///of course this happens when running a presentation for the board….

I am glad I ran across your blog before trying Zinio out here…no thanks.

]]> By: Mixote http://burntelectrons.org/2004/11/informal-review-zinio-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Mixote Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:43:49 +0000 #comment-941 Is there any way of getting round the system so you can save images from zinio? Is there any way of getting round the system so you can save images from zinio?

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