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Post by jedijake on Jul 21, 2009 21:42:24 GMT -5
I just discovered this site now and it's great! Thanks to everyone hear for opening my eyes to it. I noticed that the issues of Billboard are very sparse for the 90's. Did they just start adding the 90's and beyond?
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Post by skyseth on Jul 22, 2009 2:39:25 GMT -5
Easye : can you explain , step by step , how to use the cache method ?
I understood that each time we use the browser to jump into a new page there is a jpg image dumped behind the browser : but how can we find the way to the cache ?
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Post by easye on Jul 22, 2009 18:57:14 GMT -5
Location of the cache depends on the browser. Internet Explorer has a adequate cache viewer, so I use that. After you navigate to the Billboard page you want to save, click the magnify button until you find the fonts readable. Then in IE, -Click Tools/Internet Options -Click (Browsing history) Settings -Click View All -Maximize Temporary Internet Files Window -Click the Last Accessed Column to sort the files from newest to oldest -Look for a large a recent large jpg file. -There may me multiple large files, so open up Paint or another graphics program and drag the individual files to see what they are. -Copy the file(s) you want to a different folder. -When you are done, go back to Internet Explorer and Click Cancel and then Cancel Again so you can navigate to another page. Note that this procedure works in XP. In Vista, this technique did not seem to work with IE on my system. However, using the Maxthon browser (which uses the IE engine) did work for whatever reason. dl.maxthon.cn/mx2/mx_2.1.5.1250_2.exe |
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Post by skyseth on Aug 7, 2009 18:24:04 GMT -5
Thanks Easye for your kind assistance , i have just found the time to work on your method and it works well with the Maxton Browser.
Unfortunately , the quality of images is poor , bad resolution.
Anyway , i will do with this .
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Post by easye on Aug 10, 2009 21:13:35 GMT -5
For the best quality, make sure you click + on the magnifying glass until you the image is the largest. There is a big difference between the smallest image possible and the biggest. On one particular page, the smallest size picture was about 42k, while the largest was 296k. The 296k one should be easily readable.
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Post by skyseth on Oct 11, 2009 17:25:15 GMT -5
The url link is no longer available.
Does it means this website has closed ?
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Post by upland1425 on Oct 11, 2009 19:45:25 GMT -5
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Post by skyseth on Oct 12, 2009 17:06:28 GMT -5
Thanks very much  |
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 14, 2009 16:55:36 GMT -5
It's literally a trip down memory lane when it comes to those vintage issues of Billboard from the 70's-I was a subscriber from 1982 to 1988.
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Post by donwa001 on Oct 15, 2009 23:57:15 GMT -5
Considering the time it would take to screen print every HOT 100 available on Google Books, I think a better solution would be to take advantage of the current sale at Joel Whitburn's site www.RecordResearch.com. Under Chart Collections, you can purchase individual DVD's for the 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's that have every HOT 100 scanned into PDF's. I already own the 60's & 70's DVD and this week ordered the 80's for a marked down price of $23.96 (saving $16.00). The 90's DVD will be released something this month. |
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Post by donwa001 on Oct 15, 2009 23:58:48 GMT -5
Correction to my previous email....I see the 90's DVD has a release date of mid November now.
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Post by cpastrick on Dec 17, 2011 7:08:39 GMT -5
Old thread...BUT...
I see that not every Billboard magazine is available via Google Books. (There actually are large chunks missing from certain years (1987 and 1989 have only one issue each; 1988 is missing completely.)
Does anyone know of any other place to see the issues (other than Whitburn's books)? I'm not cheap, I just wonder.
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Post by jlthorpe on Dec 17, 2011 13:00:45 GMT -5
You could try your local library. The library where I grew up used to have Billboards from a few years prior to when I went there (which at the time, was the early 90s). I don't know how far back they went, though, or if they still kept them.
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Post by somelikeitwhen on Dec 25, 2011 22:08:34 GMT -5
Old thread...BUT... I see that not every Billboard magazine is available via Google Books. (There actually are large chunks missing from certain years (1987 and 1989 have only one issue each; 1988 is missing completely.) Does anyone know of any other place to see the issues (other than Whitburn's books)? I'm not cheap, I just wonder. The issue from 1989 isn't even from that year. It's a mislabeled issue from 1981. |
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Post by donwa001 on Dec 31, 2011 19:35:02 GMT -5
Here is the best way I found to capture a screen from Google Books page.
This technique is for capturing a region of a web page that is longer than the Browser Window.
Use Snagit 10 software and follow these steps:
1) In Snagit, select Capture, Input, Advanced, Custom Scroll
2) Select Capture, Output, File
3) Under Capture, Output, have 'Preview in Editor' checked
4) Bring up the issue of Billboard you want to capture
5) Click the Magnifying Glass to your desired resolution
6) Scroll down to the page you want to capture
7) Click the Snagit Capture button, or use the Snagit shortcut key to start the capture
8) Drag the cursor over the top area you want to capture. Don't worry that you can't see all of the page.
9) Click the down arrow on the Google window's vertical scrollbar
10) Snagit will scroll the screen down automatically.
The only problem I've had, is that Snagit doesn't see where the page ends, so it just keeps scrolling and scrolling. So to stop the scrolling action, you need to Right Click on your mouse.
Now bring up the Snagit editor (if it doesn't open up automatically). In the Drawing Tools section, select the dotted line rectangle.
Use your mouse (left click and drag) to select your page (since Snagit would have captured multiple pages and you only want to save one page) and press Ctrl - C to copy.
Now the page is on the clipboard and you can paste it (Ctrl - V) into your Graphics Editor.
I know this seems like a lot of steps but once you capture a few pages, I think you will find it is pretty easy to save whatever page in Google Books you want.
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