Wired. Geek .Net. Inspirational magazines...

In all my many years of working in the web world, I'd never have had half the success I've had, if I wasn't continually inspired by whats out there on the web. However even I can only look at a screen for so long every day, so one other source of inspiration for me is, in this case, magazines. Three real favourites of mine are;

• 'Wired' magazine which is a veritable melting pot of all things geek, science, tech, pop culture, and a pinch of anything goes, makes this my absolute favourite every month. Always one article [if not more] every month that will literally blow your mind.
  



• 'Geek' is a relative newcomer, with just under a years issues and is improving steadily with each issue. Covering very similar ground to Wired, it's less of the science, and more focus on media and gadgets. Still it manages in a crowded market to stand out and have some excellent editorial content, and seems to cover some very appealing topics.



• '.net' is a magazine I've read since day one, [still called Practical Web Design in Australia & the USA] but several years ago this magazine went through a massive excellent transformation, and became without a doubt the premier, worldwide magazine out there, for anyone involved in developing, designing or just involved in the world of web. With tutorials, in depth articles and some excellent editorial from real web heroes throughout, it's another accessible, inspirational, essential read in simplifying and demystifying the world of web.
  
  So with a bit of shameless self publicity here, I'm throughly chuffed to bits to be appearing in the March 2008 [on sale Feb 8th] edition of .net magazine, in a short feature on reader sites, of which this one, www.stephenrossscott.com will be one.
  
  Pick up a copy of any of the above magazines if you have an interest in the web, I guarantee you you'll get something from one of these excellent, inspirational titles.