MRH 2016-03 - Web downloader
Using Internet Explorer or Safari? See important note below.
LANDSCAPE |
STANDARD EDITION EMBEDDED EDITION* *Embedded edition includes all media files inside PDF (much larger) |
|
|
STANDARD EDITION EMBEDDED EDITION* *Embedded edition includes all media files inside PDF (much larger) |
Problems accessing the issue? Follow these troubleshooting steps ...
Important Note to Internet Explorer or Safari users on a PC / Mac: Please right click (ctrl-click on Mac) and select "Save target as" (IE) or "Download link as" (Safari) to save the PDF to your device instead of opening it in your browser. HTML5 compliant browsers like Chrome or Firefox will automatically save the PDF to your device when you click the link. Also on Macs when using Safari, holding down Option while clicking on a link will force it to download instead of displaying.
>> Posts index
Navigation
Journals/Blogs
Recent Blog posts:
Comments
Using an iPad
Has anyone figured how to get this emagazine on an iPad? I am able to load the other three eMagazines on my iPad but not this one.
Thanks
Use MRH web
Use MRH web downloader (primary server) to download landscape (or portrait if you prefer). Once downloaded, tap on the PDF and notice the option in the upper right corner to open in iBooks. iBooks is available free app in iTunes if it didn't ship on your version iPad.
Apple has simple tutorials online
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202075
iPad downloads
1. Don't forget to NOT use the Flash downloader.
2. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app to view the file once you've downloaded it. Tap on the MRH file and select "Open in..." at top left, then "Copy to Acrobat Reader".
Actually, I'm trying this now, and there currently seems to be a problem with either the download servers or flaky iOS9.
HTML5 version is working fine, though.
Update: #2 method above now working fine - just takes a while. Presumably was flaky iOS9, which kept reloading the page.
Getting MRH onto an iPad
Also check out our help menu > questions and answers > iOS/iPhone/iPad ...
help/download-MRH-to-iPad
help/download-MRH-directly-to-iPad
Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
Read my blog
Using an iPad
i have every issue on my iPad but this one simply will not load completely. So I cannot get to the "open in" menu. Every try results in the reloading line mentioned below.
Don't rely on browser downloads
We've found browser-based downloads of huge files on mobile devices to be very iffy. We can't say it enough: on mobile devices, USE A DOWNLOAD MANAGER APP. That's why they make them, because browser downloads of large files on mobile devices often fail.
On an iPad, the very best download manager app to use for MRH is GoodReader. It not only has a very nice download manager, but it's also a great PDF and MP4 video viewer. To us, it's the perfect MRH consumption app. You can read our magazines, plus you can download and unzip our eBooks and videos - all within this one awesome app: GoodReader.
Get GoodReader and never look back. You won't bother with browser downloads ever again. Just go to the web downloader, TAP-AND-HOLD the download link of your choice and select copy. Then go into GoodReader, select the Connect icon, then select Enter URL (the URL is automatically pasted in) and press OK. Watch the nice download progress bar and in a few moments, go to the download folder and Voila! There's your magazine! Painless, easy, works every time.
Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
Read my blog
A GoodReader fan
Joe is correct - GoodReader is a wonderful app for downloading and reading MRH. I haven't had any problems at all with the process.
Rick
The Richlawn Railroad Website - Featuring the L&N in HO / MRH Blog / MRM #123
Mt. 22: 37- 40
Good reader?
Are you using the free or purchased version?
Which is the best format for iPad
A little while ago, I saw a comment by Joe Fugate as to which was the best version of MRH to load onto an iPad. I can't remember which version he recommended, and after searching can't seem to find the comment. So Joe, can you remind me which version of MRH you feel is the best to download to an iPad, and why. My dodgy memory suggests it was the non-embedded version. I typically download the Embedded Landscape version to both my PC and iPad, but I typically read it on the iPad as it's more convenient. I keep the PC version as a backup.
Love MRH (and more recently TMTV) Keep up the great work.
Ron Ventura
Melbourne, Australia
Ron Ventura
Melbourne, Australia
Embedded is for Windows PC only
The Embedded edition is designed for Windows PCs only. It's a huge waste of space on everything else. The Standard edition as of Gen3 is the same quality and doesn't include all that embedded media you CAN NOT view on anything but a Windows PC.
Only Standard Edition is supported on every device. If you download the huge Embedded edition on anything but a Windows PC, we won't support it. Move back to Standard edition or you're on your own if you have a problem.
Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
Read my blog