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Launching our magazine 'techwit'

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sparx
sparx Original post #1
Jul 6, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Well Today we launched our magazine 'techwit'

Our group include : Siddharth, Saurav Modak, Gaurav Prabhu, David Kai, Gaurav Butola, George Solon and me.

Please have a look and please share it if you like it

www.techwitmagazine.com

-Abhijoy Sarkar
A
Jul 7, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Congrats...............
M
Jul 8, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Hey Man

REALLY Great Work out there - Just downloaded the complete PDF Magazine :)

Congrats :)
soumo27
soumo27 #4
Jul 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM
awesome work.... Downloaded it..

:)
thetechfreak
Jul 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Really good job man. Congrats :D
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Tech&ME #6
Jul 8, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Ya! nice efforts.

-But improve your English (magazine's English)
-Page settings are not so pro. use InDesign for it.
-Mark Ad spaces clearly in all pages. (mock-up)
-If you plan to sell it, do advertise the same in your own magazine. (and tell me more about it)
krishnandu.sarkar
Jul 8, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Congrats, it's nice. But I think design of the magazine can be much better.
vickybat
Jul 8, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Well Today we launched our magazine 'techwit'

Our group include : Siddharth, Saurav Modak, Gaurav Prabhu, David Kai, Gaurav Butola, George Solon and me.

Please have a look and please share it if you like it

www.techwit.tk

-Abhijoy Sarkar

Great work guys. Its really a good initiative and a job well done. Keep up the good work.:smile:
G
Jul 8, 2011 at 3:05 PM
looks good
skeletor
skeletor #10
Jul 8, 2011 at 3:28 PM
good work and all teh best. ;)
asingh
asingh #11
Jul 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Nice work. Browsed the magazine.

Do well.
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Deleted member 118788 #12
Jul 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM
Good work man. Keep it up.
furious_gamer
Jul 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Nice work done. Esp the Google+ review. It's good.
Extreme Gamer
Jul 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM
All the very best guys.
comp@ddict
Jul 8, 2011 at 4:58 PM
I would love to write articles, but I'm always dazed on a topic.

If you guys suggest me a topic, I can get typing crunching!
Scientia Wiz
Jul 8, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Nice DUDE
I ve downloaded it ! :))
furious_gamer
Jul 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM
@OP

So it's always free or later you mug us ang tell us to pay for e-book? ( :D )
sparx
sparx #18
Jul 8, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Thanks for all the wishes and reviews. We will take care of all the suggestions you have given.

And it will always remain free, we wont ask to pay for e-book don't worry. But we are definitely looking for spnsors.

Most importantly we are looking for review samples,if anyone can help us out with the review samples we will be very grateful and it will also help us to make the magazine better.

Also please share it on twitter, fb, stumpleupon, G+ or what ever platform you are in, it will help us make a reader base and get sponsors and review samples, which will help us make the magazine better.
Extreme Gamer
Jul 8, 2011 at 10:35 PM
I had made a review of bulletstorm many months ago. Apparently almost no one reviewed the PC version so here it is:

Bulletstorm Review - NVIDIA Forums

Feel free to use it but give me due credit for it. (If you want the details, contact me via PM).
nisargshah95
Jul 9, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Another good example of free and open source. Great work!
Anorion
Anorion #22
Jul 9, 2011 at 12:36 AM
hey guys read the magazine, thats some really good work there
topgear
topgear #23
Jul 9, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Great work - appreciate the effort behind this and thanks a ton for keeping it free ;-)
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Deleted member 118788 #24
Jul 9, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Hey Guys You Can Download Free PDF Archives of "Maximum PC" it will help you in design of mag.
PDF Archives | Maximum PC
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gigyaster #25
Jul 9, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Its FREE!! Wow great work..That'ss what dedication to technology is..
freshseasons
Jul 9, 2011 at 5:01 PM
FREE magazines is what i always felt the future was.The customers cannot be the payer for long.Advts generated from readership should only the revenue source rather than consumer itself.
Just like newspaper.The targer source of income are the advertisements through mass reader circulation.
sparx
sparx #27
Jul 9, 2011 at 5:18 PM
We have our own domain
techwitmagazine.com
TechWit
A
Jul 10, 2011 at 7:48 AM
where is fb link.............
A
Jul 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Downloaded and reading.
I feel its an awesome work. Congratulations.
BTW the design is quite good but there is plenty of room in it.
Best part its free.
sygeek
sygeek #30
Jul 11, 2011 at 11:57 PM
Congratulations and nice work.

Overall, the magazine is good for a starter. But I must point out a few bads:
[o] Front page looks bad, mostly because of the over-use of typical fonts and bad formatting, the background is decent though.

[o] You need more professional photographs of the staff in the editorial section.
Tenida
Tenida #31
Jul 12, 2011 at 1:46 AM
Great work Buddy and great magazine also.Keep it up. :))
sparx
sparx #32
Jul 12, 2011 at 12:41 PM
We are looking to put up an article on Antivirus Comparison Test, so if anybody is willing to contribute an article on this topic he is most welcome.
Krow
Krow #33
Jul 12, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Gaurav Prabhu = Cool G5?

EDIT: Saw the mag, it is Cool G5. :)

Good work, I am impressed. You guys should work on improving your design though. Tables look bland and the top and bottom are not that impressive to be honest. Good choice of content. I hope you can keep it up.

In case you need content, you can use my earphone review mentioned in my signature. Cheers and best of luck. :D

And you guys could really use non-standard fonts in your magazine. The font used in the cover page makes it look unprofessional.

Free Photoshop Brushes at Brusheezy! should help I hope.

In case you need photographs, you make publish any from my Flickr account mentioned in my signature.

If you need any other help, I will be glad to be of use. Although time constraints mean I may not be able to write a full-fledged article. :-(
azzu
azzu #34
Jul 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM
Good to see Gaurav prabhu is one of d team member...
good work guys...
(you can contact me , if any help is required in Designing ..etc. )
Krow
Krow #35
Jul 12, 2011 at 6:16 PM
The android apps article was good. :)
Tejas.Gupta
Jul 12, 2011 at 9:48 PM
That was really impressive...hot did u design it :D
Cool G5
Cool G5 #37
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:22 PM
[o] You need more professional photographs of the staff in the editorial section.

I'm the photographer in this group & since we all are from different geographical location, it was not possible as of now but we sure plan to meet someday. Then you can expect a full group photo. :)

Thanks for suggestions guys. We're sure listening & would implement them in upcoming issues. Hope you guys support the mag with your loyal readership.

Feels good to visit TDF after a long time. Hello guys? What's going on?
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uniquerockrz #38
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:23 PM
That was really impressive...hot did u design it :D
Glad that u all liked it. we have designed and done the DTP work using scribus.
Rahim
Rahim #39
Jul 13, 2011 at 5:51 PM
^Scribus!! Amazing and best of luck :)
sygeek
sygeek #40
Jul 13, 2011 at 9:40 PM
I'm the photographer in this group & since we all are from different geographical location, it was not possible as of now but we sure plan to meet someday. Then you can expect a full group photo. :)

Thanks for suggestions guys. We're sure listening & would implement them in upcoming issues. Hope you guys support the mag with your loyal readership.

Feels good to visit TDF after a long time. Hello guys? What's going on?
Well, I wish you best of luck.
sparx
sparx #42
Jul 16, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Except me and Sidharth everyone uses Linux. We all use Open office, Scribus is used for Layout and Formatting.
Krow
Krow #43
Jul 16, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Our office abandoned MS Office long ago. I think they have been using Open Office for some years now. :)
KDroid
KDroid #44
Jul 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Nice work & best of luck! :)

Waiting for the next edition...
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gigyaster #45
Jul 18, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Well, I'm eagerly waiting for the next edition specially for the graphic section.

BDW, It would be a great help if you can provide a compressed download link to the mag. I'm in a slow connection so downloading even 10MB of stuff takes lot of time.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #46
Jul 24, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Well, I'm eagerly waiting for the next edition specially for the graphic section.

BDW, It would be a great help if you can provide a compressed download link to the mag. I'm in a slow connection so downloading even 10MB of stuff takes lot of time.

That would mean severely compressing the images. We are trying to maintain good usability with decent file size for users having slower internet connections.
A
Jul 24, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Really, a good magazine yaar, I like that Linux section, its good that you are a Linux enthusiast (like me or like most of TDF members).
Also, I would like to tell you that I too love Fedora. I have been using it for 4 years, from Fedora 7.
Also, I would say why not include a section for Programming. A small section indicating some programming techniques or basics of programming. Also, include some common myths and the truth. Please use any other file sharing site, mediafire.com is banned by DoT, you know. You can use Box.net | Online file sharing, content management, collaboration . It will be a good option.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #48
Jul 27, 2011 at 3:29 PM
Thank you abhijangda for the feedback. I'll discuss your suggestions with other members.
d3p
d3p #49
Jul 28, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Nice work, keep it up.

BTW bookmarked in FF, will try to read every month....
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.exe #50
Jul 28, 2011 at 11:50 AM
I have read the TECHWIT July 2011 edition it was simple Awesome ! :goodjob:
sparx
sparx #51
Aug 26, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Sorry for the huge delay in publishing the august issue, but finally we have it. Enjoy the security edition of techwit

TechWit


Techwit August 2011
Krow
Krow #52
Aug 26, 2011 at 4:35 PM
^No download link?
Krow
Krow #54
Sep 1, 2011 at 4:59 PM
Thanks a lot. Downloading. Will read and let u know. Nice game review. :D
sparx
sparx #55
Nov 1, 2011 at 2:56 PM
We have rethought the Magazine concept and here's techwit in new way. We will post the articles as soon as they are available and at the end of the month we ll compile them into digital magazine with some extra goodies for the readers who like everything at a glance. for others there will be the regular dose of technology info every few days.

Techwit Magazine

Read it like it share it
Krow
Krow #56
Nov 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Was this decision taken due to shortage of writers/articles?
Liverpool_fan
Nov 1, 2011 at 3:46 PM
I guess it's more rewarding this way.
sparx
sparx #58
Nov 1, 2011 at 4:21 PM
This decision was taken due to the following reasons:

1)Since we are working part time for techwit, we were not having enough time to co-ordinate with the writers designers, thereby delaying the publishing process. This makes it much more easier.

2)It allows for posting recent and trending topics as soon as they occur so we can provide fresh information.

3)This will bring in regular traffic to our site, instead of once a month and allow us to expand. We have plans to offer more customized site in future, for which regular revenue will be required.

We are also looking for
1)Someone who can help us build our planned website
2)A person who knows DTP to compile the monthly magazine.
and
3) We are always looking for article contributors. We want to share and grow.
skeletor
skeletor #59
Nov 1, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Register on Twitter. :p
Krow
Krow #60
Nov 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM
I might have something for you guys. Will PM you tonight.
Krow
Krow #61
Nov 2, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Please check PM sparx.
sparx
sparx #62
Nov 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM
I have an idea to have a Short Science fiction of 1500 words maybe published in the mag. Would like to know from chippians how is the idea and if anybody is interested to pen(or keyboard) the short story

Anyways our latest short tutorial on usenet : *www.techwitmagazine.com/2011/11/ ... html#links
Krow
Krow #63
Nov 9, 2011 at 1:31 PM
So, what did chippians say? :)
sparx
sparx #64
Dec 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM
We are currently working the December edition of the mag. If anyone of the TDF members have any articles for publishing ion the mag, they can submit it to us before 9th of December 2011. Mail it to us at contact.techwit@gmail.com.
We will really appreciate product reviews and tutorials.
S
Dec 5, 2011 at 3:32 PM
i'm reading your magazine first time. it seems to be awesome
sparx
sparx #66
Dec 6, 2011 at 3:04 AM
Thanks for the encouragement!!
skeletor
skeletor #67
Dec 6, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Twitter might get you more readers. :)
sparx
sparx #68
Dec 6, 2011 at 10:36 PM
We ll get active on twitter as soon as we launch the December issue
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reshadat #69
Jan 1, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Great Work there! I have seen some of the Gaurav's posts and I must say he writes very well.

I like the magazine. Although it would be great if you can use your own website for hosting pdf files.

If you need any help from me regarding domain registration/hosting or need articles related to iPhone jailbreaking/unlocking, then please let me know.

Awesome work Guys!!!!
Neo
Neo #70
Jan 5, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Nice work guys.
But why used blogger?
W
Jan 6, 2012 at 3:41 PM
You should migrate to Wordpress Blogger is not at all good for such a website. But content is what matters do be cafeful about that. Good Luck and Well Done.
sparx
sparx #72
Jan 7, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Techwit January 2012 issue launced

read it on

Techwit Magazine Leaders of Innovative & Technological Reviews

or

Techwit January 2012