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Title: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: phil_des_bois on April 12, 2012, 03:52:00 PM
I bought the CD with all the instinctive archer magazine issues 6 years ago, and never really looked at it since I found it boring reading on a computer. But since then I have put each issue in pdf and on my ipad, and what a pleasure to read this magazine. Thanks Rob for taking the time to scan all the pages of all the issues !

Phil
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Rik on April 12, 2012, 05:11:00 PM
HEY ROB------I think Phil just gave you an idea for a new project.

Instinctive Archer Magazine on Ipads. An idea whose time has come.
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: 2treks on April 12, 2012, 05:55:00 PM
Is there an APP for that???
(you know it was coming  ;)  )
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Ben Maher on April 12, 2012, 07:25:00 PM
It is such a great read isn't it .....

Its probably my favourite archery resource ... there is a distinct , compared to today , lack of the words "fps" , "foam/carbon/bakelite " and "speed " ...

There is a focus on fun , the joy of the arrows flight , some great little blurbs of little known but important archery history and hunting stories from a diverse range of writers ...

Thanks Rik & Rob for getting it back out to us !
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 12, 2012, 08:39:00 PM
it's a slight rewrite of the current html framed iam cd code in order to move each issue into a separate pdf.  the pdf sizes will be huge, as is the 518.2 meg iam cd.  

i just converted spring 1996 premier issue to a pdf file and it's 59 megs large.  this is because every page of every issue has been digitized into an image.  

for those wishing to download the spring 1996 pdf, here's the link ... remember, it's 59 megs large! ...

1996spring.pdf (http://www.tradgang.com/iam2/1996spring.pdf)

i dunno squat about these here new fangled ipad, ipod, iwhatever phones, but i'd offer an iam cd PDF version if there's enuf interest.   :)

i do know an ipad is a very sophisticated computer.  if i has storage for media (it'd need about a gig's worth), and you could load files on it, and it has a browser, why not just load the entire iam cd onto it?
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: phil_des_bois on April 13, 2012, 02:37:00 AM
Rob,
My pdfs are about 20-22 Mo. I can send you one if you want to compare. Also the html version works ok with ifiles on ipad, but it so much better imo to be able to turn the pages with ibook app.

PM sent Rob.
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Ben Maher on April 13, 2012, 02:42:00 AM
NERD ALERT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Jayb on April 13, 2012, 09:16:00 AM
Great! Please send me an iPad so I can try  :)
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 13, 2012, 09:28:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jayb:
Great! Please send me an iPad so I can try   :)  
it's in the mail, look for it to arrive any day!    :rolleyes:     :D
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: 2treks on April 13, 2012, 09:46:00 AM
That made me Chuckle Ben,
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: jhg on April 13, 2012, 11:09:00 AM
I won a couple of the cd's at last years auction and ditto on a great read.  I especially enjoyed the articles on the Holmgard bows, and making a sapling D-bow.

Absolutely a must have IMO.

Joshua
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 13, 2012, 11:17:00 AM
iam cd owners, don't forget that you can - and should! - copy the entire cd to you hard drive.  this will make viewing lots faster.

you can also move the contents to a flash drive, for easier portability.

and if you know a bit about html code, you can recode each issue, view the results in a browser, and print to a file (pdf).   :)
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: oldgoat on April 13, 2012, 12:09:00 PM
Worked good in iBooks this is great Thanks
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Shakes.602 on April 13, 2012, 04:10:00 PM
Kindle....aint that what ya get a Fire started with??  :goldtooth:
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: nd chickenman on April 13, 2012, 04:20:00 PM
I think these computer geeks need to string up a bow and do some shooting!!    :archer2:
Title: Re: Instinctive Archer Magazine
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 16, 2012, 12:00:00 PM
Instinctive Archer Magazine now available as a CD for the HTML browser and as a DVD with both the HTML browser and PDF reader versions!

Instinctive Archer Magazine (http://www.tradgang.com/rob/iam/)