Member postings for Steambuff

Neil

In my case, I did nothing, one weeked it worked the next week it did not.

The only change was that Windows 7 had loaded the latest security update, so I assume that this broke it.

The issue seen is that when the offline reader loads instead of seeing the covers of the magazines I just see a grey screen, with the usual dropdowns at the top.

Thanks for looking into this.

Dave

Jason,

If you know what you are doing, you can copy them to another PC, I have successfully done it with no issues.

It's not the fact that I have to re-download them that is the problem .... Under Windows 7 currently you cannot read anything you have downloaded nor can you re-download old issues or download new issues.

Dave

Neil,

Many thanks for looking into this ... I have 100's of issues of ME and MEW on my Laptop's Hard Disk which currently are useless. As I initially stated I do a lot of travelling and therefore do not have access to the internet all the time so rely on the offline copy. (i.e. on a trans-Atlantic flight!)

If you remember back ... One of MyTimeMedia's big selling points when they had a large increase in digital subscription rates was OFFLINE access for life.

Since I purchased my subscription from MyTimeMedia they have the legal responsibility to supply this service, not PocketMags. MyTimeMedia subcontracted the service but my contract is with MyTimeMedia.

I will wait and see what happens next week.

Dave

Hi,

My Pocketmags offline reader has just stopped working, it will no longer display the covers of any magazine that I have downloaded, therefore I can't read them.

I am running the latest version of Windows 7.

I reported this to Pocketmags and their response is below. (If this is not resolved I will be terminating all my digital subscriptions as I do a lot of travelling where I have no access to the Internet, so I rely on the offline reader.

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulties!

Unfortunately, the offline reader has had a number of issues with recent Windows updates, and so at present we have removed the support, because of the problems inherent in maintaining it across so many versions, which only cause more frustration for the reader.

If you have Windows 8.1 or 10 on your computer, you can download the Pocketmags app, which allows offline reading and works perfectly. In addition, there are Pocketmags apps available for most mobile and tablet devices if you have one.

Therefore I think this needs to be addressed by MTM

Dave

Edited By Steambuff on 02/06/2017 18:41:05

Edited By Steambuff on 02/06/2017 18:41:45

Why not leave it where it is and sell it as a feature of the house?

Dave

There are a couple of images in the Station Road Steam archive ... It looks as if they are on the outside, so the head of the rivet is on the outside.

Dave

Bob,

If you get no joy from your email requesting your deposit back, I would write to them (By recorded/Signed for).

How did you pay your deposit? (Cheque or Credit/Debit Card etc.)

Dave

Hi,

Take a look in the Blackgates catalogue, the last 4 or so pages gives the details of the wheels they sell. (It also contains details of all the loco's that they provide parts for)

You can download the catalogue off their web site.

Dave

Even if it was shipped Tax free .... The UK customs would intercept it and charge you 20% VAT + a handling fee + maybe Import duty. It would be treated as if you ordered from the US or anyother non EU country. So you could end up paying more!

Dave

That depends who your ISP is and what package you are on .... I have a fixed IP Address when connecting from home, so logging out and in again will make no difference as I will always have the same address.

Dave

Edited By Steambuff on 25/01/2017 00:44:08

Just to balance things out ... I use Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 7 ..... Can't stand Chrome!!!!

Dave

I have looked at one of my 200W PC Power supplies .... from the label -

5v @ 18Amps, 12v @ 6A, 3.3v @ 10A

Is 6Amps at 12v (72 Watts) enough to start and run a drill??

Dave

Edited By Steambuff on 16/01/2017 11:16:46

Blackgates also list details of loco's in their catalogue ... You can download a copy from their website

Dave

Both ME and MEW are now downloading OK.

Thanks for chasing Neil.

(No response to my email to PocketMags though)

Dave

Edited By Steambuff on 04/01/2017 10:59:54

Edited By Steambuff on 04/01/2017 11:00:10

Hi,

I also have a Pocketmags problem .... The latest issues of Model Engineer (4551) & Model Engineer Workshop (Jan-17) are not available to download as part of my subscriptions .... I have tried through the offline reader, IPAD app and via the website to download/read them but the only option given is to buy them!

Dave

Currently there are a couple on Ebay (Buy it Now) for £2.79 inc UK Postage

Dave

Hi,

Just to let you know that my file arrived save and sound this morning.

Many thanks for making these available ... I would certainly like another if you get any more.

Dave

Hi,

Ditto

Dave

Hiya,

I would like a couple ... just sent you a Private Message

Dave

If you have downloaded the files, using the offline reader I do not need to be connected to the internet to read the magazines. (I use Windows 7 and a iPad)

Also I do not need to sign into Microsoft either. (This may be needed if you are using the app (Win 10) and not the program.)

Dave