Thank you, Charlie!

No matter how old this hand gets, Charlie, this Magellan will always welcome another roadmap, if for no other reason than to place a reminder in my head that there is a place where a roadmap IS should I get lost later.  The references are good - tools on how to use the references - GREAT!!  Thanks again!

Learning to be a MRH Magellan

Old dogs and foamers can learn new tricks!

Thanks,

Excellent Charlie!

I think sometimes people who are familiar with computers, and the ins and outs of web design forget that there are a lot of folks who are not at all familiar with all that can be done on a web site.  This article is great!

Charlie, You can take 2

Charlie,

You can take 2 gold stars out of petty cash for this one!!

2slim

Previous page

Nice article Charlie, but just one point. I'm using Adobe Reader 9 and to return to the previously viewed page I have to press Alt-Left arrow, not Ctrl-Left arrow as you mentioned. I don't know whether this is so for all versions of Adobe. Maybe it's just a southern hemisphere thing! Still, I wouldn't have known about it if you hadn't brought it up. Thanks.

Cheers

Tony

Australia

PDF Readers

May I suggest you quit talking about Adobe Reader. There is an open source called FoxIt that is far superior. Takes up much less space on your HD and works just as well as AR. I am in no way connected with them, just a user. Adobe is not only a space hog, but slower. This is MHO, so try it, you might like it. LOL

Index

I learned something today.  Thx for the neat tip.  I went searching for an article on scratch building search light signals.  There was not much there.  So maybe you can have Les Halmos create a series on this subject for my Free-Mo module home layout and for my use for my club's HO layout.  Signals can be expensive and I would like to build about 50 for use in ABS block system.  I have read the MRH Jan 2011 issue on p39.  I would like to them built with plastic and brass or a combo of both.  I am attending the CSC 11 in November and I plan to take the brass soldering clinic to improve my technique with structures.

Navigating back issues.

Thanks for the "Heads Up" on how to find things in back issues. As an old F**T who is not overly computer savvy, I found your article immensely helpful. Now I don't have to search through all my back issues on my dedicated USB Drive to find "STUFF"

Again, thanks a bunch and if anyone gives you a hard time about it, just tell them to??? Oh well, as a Model Railroader I am sure that you can find a few well chosen words that you have used in the past. LOL.

Foxit vs Adobe

I agree that Foxit is very easy to use and easy to install. But many many many computers come preloaded with Adobe Reader, and the person who's having trouble searching the MRH site is far more likely to have Reader on their computer. It's not an either/or situation. Adobe irritates me with their incessant updates. 

Thanks, Charlie

Charlie, Thank you for the

Charlie,

Thank you for the navigation information you put in the September editorial.  I am an experienced computer professional but I found this information very useful.  I have spent many years networking computer systems but I still have a lot to learn about navigation and search resources.  You helped me enjoy the magazine to a much higher degree with this article.

Tom

Thank you

As a newer reader of MRH I appreciate  the info. I was unaware of some of the cool stuff you can do. I guess that will teach me to ever get irritated with repeated info.

MRH back issues searchs for 2009/2010

Hi Charlie,

I'm just now getting caught up on reading my MRH downloads. I really like the back issue search application. I did notice that when I click on the "VIEW" button for an issue in 2009 or 2010, it can not find those months. I assume that is due to the fact that back then MRH was a quarterly review. Luckily, I've kept all the old issues.

Re: MRH back issues searchs for 2009/2010

A few points about The Railroad Index:

1. The Railroad Index​ is my​ index. It is not owned or operated by MRH. I suggest that if you want to ask questions about it, you click on "Contact Us" in the left-side menu.

2. VISIT works for 2010.

3. For 2009, MRH had not implemented the Reader Feedback feature. Like any other piece of software, it has undergone changes over time. For 2009 issues, click on VISIT, then select the page indicated in ​The Railroad Index​ item entry. This is done at the top of the Adobe Reader display, immediately to the right of the up and down arrows.

Rod Goodwin
indexguy