CD Rom Today... then boot/mac addict... then Maximum PC... (mac addict still around too).... Years…read moreand years have passed and i have always enjoyed immensely this mag. In all its iterations... not including the mac version which i don't read. They have always provided hardware specific reviews with day to day abuse of the review systems, video cards, sound cards, printers, cameras and whatever is computer geek testable... The reading is light with a bit of sarcasm here and there from very knowledgeable editors. The mag comes with a monthly CD that usually has some cool apps to try and so on. Recommend it above most other computer mags out there.

MaximumPC is without a doubt the best magazine of its type. The reviews are consistent, the editors…read moreresponsive to emails, the content is relevant and substantive. They also have a website where the content is free. You can even download previous issues in .PDF format for free. I've been a subscriber since 1999 and continue to renew.

Found the June magazine somewhere in Fisherman's Wharf, and really liked the recommendations…read more Looked all over the city for the July edition, and eventually found it at the Westfield Mall. They really need to increase their distribution, as its a pretty good read. They do give preference to advertisers, and repeat some articles. Nevertheless, it has a lot of interesting content, and is a good reference to start with, and use Yelp, Zagat's et al for updates and reviews.

i pick this magazine up from the information desk at the street level of the san francisco shopping…read morecentre. it's a decent magazine to browse through, especially since it's free. catered more towards tourists of course, but it's pretty good at giving ideas of what to do around the bay area when you run out of your own ideas...

Back when the other review here was posted, I would have felt the same way. Probably a three or…read morefour star review in my case, because I'm a slightly tough grader, but I would have agreed with much of the text. However, over the past year, the magazine has essentially ceased to exist. It is pretty much a copy of the same publisher's Oakland Magazine with a different cover. Very little independent content. They've unloaded most of their columnists and writers. Unfortunately, this means that the bulk of each issue is about Oakland and the rest of the East Bay. It adds up to a mediocre regional magazine, not a local product.

This is a beautiful magazine. I love the photography and layout. I love their by the numbers…read moresection. They do a best of Alameda, I wish they would add more catagories and do an online submission hint hint hint...

This newspaper is a national treasure. The only place in the Bay Area to find the truth of who,…read morewhat, where when it's happening. I do miss the printed paper, but realize that online there could be a larger audience, etc. Indeed this paper should have an international audience. The substance, truth and relevance of their content is immeasurable. Much respect and gratitude to Willie and Mary Ratcliff.

Hello my brothers and sisters i have been down in the belly of the beast for a while I don't have…read moreany family support or any support at all i am reaching out to you seeking donations in any amount to get my basic needs all donations will be greatly appreciated I am asking you to bless a sister in need send donations in any amount to:PayPal.me/brie1337

So it seems to have changed somewhat over the past six or so months -- and not for the better…read more There used to be a host of contributors; now it seems as if it's down to two or three. Terry Canaan writes some national political opinion pieces; Luke shoots all the photos, shoots some video as well -- Harvey Milk Club meetings on YouTube, who knew! -- and writes stories; and then Elaine Santore's celebrity-gossip-slash-pseudo-politico-slash-whatever column runs every so often. Though when they run Bay City News pieces, they do use the writers' bylines, the only time those bylines see the light of day. Which is nice. It's too bad -- they had some wacko contributors like H Brown -- now gone after he went bananas at a Milk Club meeting in June -- but they also had some young guns, much like myself, who brought something new and different to the table. I'm guessing Luke spends more or most of his time doing whatever it is he does to pay the bills, as being a roving journo shore don't pay rent. Also keep in mind this dude is buddy-buddy with the likes of Daly, Mirkarimi et. al. This can be dangerous: it led me to believe that those dudes like all reporters, which is not in fact true ::jilted by supes :( ::

I love the fact that the "editor" wrote a review for his own magazine. This shiny, over-wrought,…read moreglossy, kiss-ass of a suck-up is more like a "foot in the door" for said editor regarding the wealthy and old money of San Francisco. The stories are all bland and homogeneous. The layouts look as if they were completed for a central valley high school newspaper. And the advertisements look like they were bartered for at the Civic Center Farmers Market. Nothing in this magazine suggests philanthropy, giving, or charity unless you consider said editor, Tim Gaskin, as being the recipient.

This magazine and the founders totally get it. They get why philanthropy on all levels is…read morenecessary and why it's also sexy. Yeah, SEXY!!! Benefit Magazine= SEXY Fundraising- Volunteering- Giving... Are growing elements of the 20 and 30 something lifestyle. Not just in Sucker Free but, across the nation. We are donating at a younger age and active in our communities. This magazine offers a road map to doing the afore mentioned effectively and with style. (Really, what's the point of doin' anything if you can't do it with a little flava') Being socially conscious doesn't mean we have to hug trees and be vegan walking 'round with hairy legs, wearing hemp tunics- puleeze. Shout out to Paul Corso and Tim Gaskin for totally getting it and for adding some flava to the development scene--- totally hot!

Some guy drops off a San Francisco Daily at my office in Sausalito everyday Mon.-Fri. It's a thin…read morelittle paper but its free and contains more "real" articles than CNN.com. Also, the crossword puzzle is great. I can always finish it, unlike the one in the Chronicle, and it's still challenging enough to mentally stimulate me.

I never understood why people write reviews for places that are closed but I just have to do this:…read more This is my grandfather's newspaper. He started it in 1960 and ran it until the day he passed away in January 1975. My uncle then ran it on and off into the 80s. This newspaper was a way to unite the Portuguese community who had left their country to come to the Bay Area. Some of the articles may have been less newsworthy than others like the full page spread on my parent's wedding, but my grandfather loved people and loved life and loved his family and this paper was his passion and his way to bring that all together. I typed the word "Portuguese" into a Yelp search and this is the only listing that came up. I thought that was pretty amazing and I felt it was a sign that I should write about this paper and what it meant to my family and my grandfather, a wonderful man (I am told) who I never had the pleasure of meeting.