[Pc_Support] Re: Layer-2 and Layer-3 managed switches -- Hmmm, publishing opportunity?

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Oct 19, 2006, at 1:30 PM, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I've stopped reading *all* IT magazines because they're *all* useless
> at reporting anything other than a summary of the marketing
> materials.  "Back in the day" you could expect detailed, multi-page
> reviews that accurately compared functionality, today its "this has a
> processor, look at its pretty blue color".
> Magazines seem to have shied away from doing direct comparisons
> because that makes the products look bad, and if you make products
> look bad then you're not going to be able to get advertising money
> from the manufacturers or sellers, or make the industry as a whole
> look bad.  Its this latter aspect that *really* ticks me off.

You're absolutely correct.  The only reason I even bother reading
PCMag is so I know what users are being told and are assuming, not to
learn anything new.  But Network Computing and Networking World _used_
to be fairly good.  I guess they haven't been in a long time.

So with that said, I like to write technical articles.  I know
Scribus, layout, et. al.  All I need, manpower-wise, is an editor or
two.  Beyond that, we need A) a lab and B) some vendors who would like
to see their products reviewed and would send us them for testing.

Anyone know any VCs who would seed such a new endeavor?  Or are they
only interested in funding ad-whoring magazines?