[Preview + Feedback] Digit March 06

[Raaabo]

Here's the DVD/CD Contents... Mag Contents on Monday 27th

March 06 DVD / CD Contents

Digital Passion
Games
PanzerElite
Rainbow Six: Lockdown Demo
TimeShift Demo

Dev Tools
Adobe GoLive CS2
BlueVoda Website Builder 7.7
First Page 2006 3
Jbuilder 2006
Komodo 3.
Macrovision InstallAnywhere 7.1 Standard
PHP 5.1.2
REALbasic 2006 release 1
Shopping Cart for PayPal 3.94p
Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2
CoffeeCup HTML Editor 2006C
Colour To HTML 5
Daphne 1.26
Dragon UnPACKer 5.2.0.167
Forms To Go 2.6.1
Gentee 2.0
GhostClip 1.01
Hoo WinTail 3.4.0.572
JavaScript HTML Debugger 5.10
MSDE Manager 4.23
Notepad++ 3.4
Paessler Site Inspector 4.0.1
Ubercode 1.1.0102
Ufasoft Common Lisp
VB.Net to C# Converter 1.48
W32DASM 8.94
WebSide 1
WYSIWYG Web Builder 2.7.2

Linux
AmaroK
K3b
KDE Kontact
KPersonalTrainer 1.1
KTorrent
Linuxconf 1.34r3
Mixxx
MPlayer
Olive r1
X MultiMedia

Digital Tools
Multimedia
ACID XPress
Audio Studio 2005
AudioLabel CD/DVD Labeler 3.2
Digital Photo Maker 2.0
DivX Play Bundle with DivX Player 6.1
Jam Trax XPress
JetAudio Basic 6.2.6
Music Manager
ProgeCAD LT 2006 6.1.7
Sound Forge Audio Studio 8.0a
TerrainView-Lite 3.1.1.4
Ulead VideoStudio 9.0
Vegas Movie Studio Trial
ArtRage 2
AV Music Morpher Basic 2.0.112
Cole2k Media Codec Pack Advanced 6.0.4
DVD Shrink 3.2
eMule 0.47a
Media Purveyor 2.3.2
MusicMagic Mixer 1.5c
RealPlayer 10
Smile Pps2Jpg 6.1
Sqirlz Morph 1.2e
The GIMP 2.2.10
VLC Media Player 0.8.4a
XnView 1.80.3


Internet
CrunzhMail 3.2
Firefox 1.5
HTTrack Website Copier 3.40
Mentations 0.54
MSN Webcam Recorder 7.2
MyJabber Instant Messaging Client 3.5.57
NetMail v 8.3
Offline Explorer 4.1.2327
Opera 9 Technology Preview 2
Thunderbird 1.5
Avant Browser 10.1 build 40
BitTorrent 4.4
Download Accelerator Manager Free Edition 2.2
FilePipe P2P 2.11
FireTune for Firefox 1.x 1.1
FlashGet 1.71
Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 preview
Link200 3.1.0.10
Movies Extractor Scout LITE 2.11
Optimal Desktop 5 build 199
Parental Filter 0.251
Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition 3.1.14
Star Messenger 2.3
TrustyFiles Classic 2.4.1.2
Turbo Internet Booster 1

System
3DMark06 basic edition
AutoPatcher for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit) - December 2005
AutoPatcher XP January 2006 Update
Nero Template Pack II
Template Package for Nero Vision 4
4Diskclean 2
Advanced Spyware Remover 1.80
A-squared Free 1.6.1
AutoHotkey 1.0.41
AVG Update AVG 7.1 - AVI 267.15.2/ 251
Blue Frog 1.7
CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.22
DiskAnalyzer Professional 1.5
DVD to VCD AVI DivX Converter 3.1.43
FineCrypt 9.1 build 2184
Foxit PDF Reader 1.3 build 0104
Free Keylogger 1.6
GSplit 2
RAM Idle LE 1.5
Remove Startup Programs Buddy 2.1
ShutDown After 1
SpeeDefrag 3
SpywareBlaster 3.5.1
SuperKeys 5.7
The Ultimate Calculator 1
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 Build 14
ZSoft Uninstaller 2.3

Essentials
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.5
Avast Home Edition 4.6
IrfanView 3.97
Kazaa Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.40
Kerio Personal Firewall 4.2.2
Spybot S&D detection updates
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4
Winamp 5.13
WinRAR 3.51

Digital Business
Productivity Tools
Altova Authentic
CTCnet 2.1
Dynasoft Cybercafe SurfShop Free 1.28
Ethereal - Network Protocol Analyzer 0.10.14
Free Accounting 1.0 build 0.7
GroupMail Free Edition 5.0.0.813
Idea 2 / Free Edition build 2.1.5.62
Internet Caffe 5.2.6
Marratech Manager 3.3
netMailshar e-mail server
PagePlus SE 1.0
PDF-XChange Pro 3.5 build 098
SimpleTODO 1.4
T++ 1.5
TheKBase 1.0.01a
Ultimate Business Plan Starter 3.0.18
Volutive 1.2.4
Belarc Advisor 7.0t
CIA DRiVE.net Freeware Version 2
CommView 5.1 build 493
Essential NetTools 4 build 180
Free Serial Port Data Terminal/Protocol Analyzer 4
FTP Now 2.6.33
IsItUp Network Monitor 4.9.5
LanTool Professional 0.2.0.1
PDF Explorer 1.5
Smart NTFS Recovery 2
VNC Admin Console NG 2.1.2
vServ 4.2.4

Mobile Apps
Cell Phone Manager 2006 6.0.5
FPC Bench (Symbian) 2.5.2
Idokorro Mobile Admin 3.1
IM+ for Symbian Series 80 1.37
MobiChat 1.1
Newsland for Windows Mobile 5.0 1.2
OfficeSuite Professional 7.30
Oxygen Express 1.2
Pocket DVD Wizard 2006 4.5.4
Secure Notes 1.1
WordBook Speaking English Dictionary 3.6
Opera Mini 1.2
AnvSoft Video to 3GP Converter 1
Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Symbian Series 60) 2.30
BuddyPing Mobile 0.9
iFD Bundle 1.6
Power Call 1.41

Digital Leisure
Games
Mario Forever 3.5
Need For Extreme 2.01
Tetris Planet 5.01
15 Puzzle 4
3D Live Pool 2.57
Ankh
Crazy Fishing 2.01
Fight Terror 2.01
Kea Coloring Book 3.5
MX vs ATV Unleashed
Overgod
Pawn 2.86
Rhodes 3D 7.26
Scott's Space Invaders 1.6

Videos
Ice Age 2
Mission: Impossible III
V for Vendetta
Cars
Goal
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2

March 06 Magazine Contents

Digital Passion
Songs From The Wood
Jethro Tull recently performed in Mumbai. Which gave us a good chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at all the tech that goes into the making of a rock concert

A Window To Change
Here’s what many of you have been looking forward to—a probe on Vista. The new look, the deeply-ingrained search paradigm, the whole “live” thing, the powerful security features—we go into all these, and more

Rust In Peace
It had to happen some time: newer technologies making iron-oxide storage obsolete. What are these newer technologies?

Empty Vessels Make Waves!
Here’s about a Wi-Fi network based on lossy cables and an antenna made of old vessels

Digital Tools
Smaller, Zippier: Laser Racers
Might it be time to upgrade to a laser printer? Sure, they’re larger and more expensive, but they’re cheaper in the long run

X Marks The Spot
XML has been the buzz amongst developers for quite some time now. Need you bother? Well, here’s what you can do with XML

Know more About Spam Filters
Do Spam filters really decrease your headache and increase your productivity?

New & Notable
An iPod-like music player, a hard disk for gamers, an amazing camcorder from JVC, a lifestyle LCD display from Asus, and the latest Creative SoundBlaster are amongst this month’s New and Notable products

Agent 001
Hunting down the best MP3 player

Digital Business
From Blackboard To Blackbaud
Woodstock school in Mussoorie is spilling over with tech. Presenting a view beyond the pretty mountains...

Free For All!
Growing Pains? We found a few useful tools to get your small business running smoother. And they’re free!

The Do-It-Alls
For small and medium businesses, MFDs often make much more sense than standalone devices. If you’re planning on buying an MFD, our test should help you choose one from all the makes and models available

Call-A-Career
Many seem to be rushing to the well-paying jobs in the BPO sector. We find out the why, why not and the scope ahead for this field.

Digital Leisure
Are Viruses Alive?
Imagining the spectre of smart, living viruses makes Agent 001 wonder whether we really want AI to progress beyond the current state of the art!

The E, The O, And The Fox
Everyone has a favourite browser, but there seems to be no objectivity to it. We decided to bring some of it to the issue of what browser is best

“We Built This Alley!”
An NGO called Katha is tech-empowering youngsters from a backward area of New Delhi—setting a precedent

Tech Critique
Reveiwed! Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Gun, Rainbow Six: Lockdown and Ultimate Spider-man

Fast Track To PC Troubleshooting

Raaabo

[Captain Crime]

AutoPatcher XP January 2006 Update???????
No Wallpapers??????????

So bad!!!!!

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_5.gif

Nice to see so many Mobb app
u can add Java App too

[manas]

No OpenSuSe Linux :(

[kato]

I was not betting on you would be giving Open Suse anyways but the content satisfy me also does the autopatcher and Sound Forge Audio Studio.
In and all not great but good contents

[dfordigit]

ADOBE AUDITION 2.0 Missing!!!

LIP OFFICE2003 PACKS MISSING!!!!!!

[hsnayvid]

stop cribbing guys,
At least appreciate Raaabo for the quick update.
Good Work Raaabo, Keep it up!


;)

Though the contents are a bit dull.

[g_goyal2000]

stop cribbing guys,
At least appreciate Raaabo for the quick update.
Good Work Raaabo, Keep it up!


;)

Though the contents are a bit dull.

I agree except the contents are very dull.

[vignesh]

NO Linux distro ?

[soham]

No signs of Abode Acrobat or 3ds Max 8

[vijay_7287]

i wonder if i will buy this month :evil:

[sid_ashok]

which fast track?

[soham]

Hey the request for CD/DVD March has still not been locked

[hpotter606]

NO Linux distro ?

There is no need to give a linux distro every month :evil:

[SWEET SNEHA]

Ek aur mahina bina DIGIT ke gujarna Parega!!!!!!

[Krish_krish]

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3
is not inlcuded
http://www.corel.co.uk/img/box/cgsx3_na_128.jpg

[Vishal Gupta]

Contents r not so Attractive this time!
Will wait for next issue......

[matthew_kane]

Where is Stubbs the Zombie and prince of persia the two thrones?
waiting for april issue 2006 in which u gave corrupted "Fast Track To April Foo"l

[matthew_kane]

Raaabo Uncle ji
can u show me the pic of this magazine ?

[varun_ag]

The contents are really bad this monthe ....
No trace off Fast Track also
Also what is the purpose of listing the section names of the magazine ...
We know the names of the sections Raboo ... Please post the contents !!

[varun_ag]

For GOD Sake Raboo ... Post the verion of Adobe Acrobat Reader correctly. Its 7.0.5 and not NOT 7.5
From where DIGIT is getting this version of Acroabt Reader when it is not released . I have been watching this from months ...

Copy paste carefully :)

[varun_ag]

Also Acrobat 7.0.7 is release on 8 February ...
Why DIGIT cannot include an updated version of software even when it is released in the beginning of month.
This shows that DIGIT people either don't check for latest version od softwares or finalize the DVD contents months in advance..

This is bad .. Please provide us with latest version of softwares .. at least the versions which are released before 10th of the month should be included in the next month DVD ..

Any clarifications for not including the latest softwares?

[adi87]

OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.................
RAAABO.................
no Corel Draw X3 ....noSuSE[/code]............the contents arent gud........... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
But anywayz......thnx for putting up the preview in advance.........
:)

[~Phenom~]

There is nothing exciting in the CD DVD contents.
Will wait to see the Mag contents...

[navneeth_snr]

I am thinking not to buy the March issue after seeing this post.

I will just bring the magazine from the library and will read it.

[agnels]

No GTA

Wonder what software they will put as, chosen by us.
Very disappointing content.

Digit packs too many small softwares and games.

Finally Trend Micro Pc-cillin Internet Security 2006 given

[Captain Crime]

I can't find a reason to buy DIGIT this time around........

[blackpearl]

Dont you guys have anything else to do than complain??
You should appreciate the work done by Digit. Each month they have provided us with excellent tools and this month its good too.... atleast for me.

I really like these:

Sound Forge Audio Studio 8.0a
Ulead VideoStudio 9.0
Vegas Movie Studio Trial
AutoPatcher for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit) - December 2005
AutoPatcher XP January 2006 Update
Ethereal - Network Protocol Analyzer 0.10.14 and some excellent network tools

The only thing I dont like is no FastTrack.

[blackpearl]

I hope the March issue is Rs 100/coz there is no Fastrack.

If its still Rs 125/ then I demand you compensate it by giving us an extra DVD on April.

I m serious!!!

Rs 125 for one CD, one DVD and one mag is too much.

[FatBeing]

Added Magazine Contents + Fast Track

Sorry 'bout that.

[upendra_gp]

Thanx for Vegas Movie Studio Trial!

[Padikkal]

Dont you guys have anything else to do than complain??
You should appreciate the work done by Digit. Each month they have provided us with excellent tools and this month its good too.... atleast for me.

Mr blackpearl, it seems you are getting the mag for free or from library. We are paying Rs 125 for that. The softwares you like soundforge 8.0a is with us for more than six months. U can download it in few minutes.

We expect minimum return for our money.

[kato]

Okay atlast i like the mag contents so i maybe buying it next month just for the mag contents.. Somethings only i like in mag though

[Raaabo]

FEEEEEEEEDBACK PEOPLE......


Let us know what you liked and didnt AFTER you read it please.... everyone complains about the preview... now i'm complaining about the feedback...

Also, there's a new DVD/CD interface... tell me what you think about it....


Raaabo

[Captain Crime]

Tumne humko Preview ke liya tarpaya bahut
Hume bhi to Feedback ke liya Tarpane Do......

lol

I cudnt understand what u want as FEEDBACK
we are giving and saying our likings and dislikings

[blackpearl]

Dont you guys have anything else to do than complain??
You should appreciate the work done by Digit. Each month they have provided us with excellent tools and this month its good too.... atleast for me.

Mr blackpearl, it seems you are getting the mag for free or from library. We are paying Rs 125 for that. The softwares you like soundforge 8.0a is with us for more than six months. U can download it in few minutes.

We expect minimum return for our money.

No Padikkal, I buy the mag too.... and I complain about the price too but not the CD/DVD contents. I hope you understood what I mean.

I think Digit could easily give it at Rs 100. Just look at the amount of ADs they carry. Most likely the money got from the ADs is enough to bear all production cost + employers' salary + profits. The Rs 125 bears only shipping charge and the rest goes into the pocket of Mr Jasubhai. No thats really bad.

I know you guys hate it when your mag is compared with Chip, but Chip gives 2CDs+1DVD @ Rs 100 and they carry less Ads then Digit and have less circulation than Digit. So Mr Raaabo, can you explain what you people do with the extra money you collect. We have the right to know what happens to the 125 ruppes we pay each month.

P.S: I m not flamming you Raaabo, but Rs 125 every month is getting on my nerves.

[Padikkal]

YES.. Yes I agree with your points.

[Satissh S]

Excellent contents in the mag. I'am looking forward to this address of Vista, POP TTT review and spam filters and Agent001 on mp3 players. Laser printers tested inTC.. shud b interesting. Haven't we had enuf of PC-trouble shooting already? :roll:

[//siddhartha//]

Contents are OK but could have been better...

[Chirag]

Not so gud contents. Was hoping for mods for gta:vc and gta:sa. Many members asked for them. Still not included. My sub. is ending this month. So have to think to sub. or not.

[Sreekanth V]

Contents and videos look cool 8) - but contents are becoming bulky, quality and popularity should get presidence over quantity :roll: . I hope from next month this will be followed. And one more thing, from next time add virus update files for antivir, avg, avast, kaspersky, mcafee, and all popular Antivirus!!

BTW, Thanks for Ulead VideoStudio 9.0,Nero Template Pack II , Template Package for Nero Vision 4 :) .

[go4saket]

Adobe Acrobat 7 Pro : Not Found
ULead DVD Movie Factory : Not Found

[navneeth_snr]

I am not at all intrested in buying Digit March Issue after seeing this preview.

[Sourabh]

Nice issue regardless of what others have to say. Mainly due to the visible differences like better page quality at last. ALl thanks to the better ink, or the non-environment friendly paper whichever reason be it. Please stick to it. Another striking thing, LESS ADS directly in the main mag. Most of the ads in the currest issues are whole page ads which IMO are better than those business/company info ads like those from HP/ASus in the last few issues consuming 4-5 pages which make me feel am i scrolling thru the financial reports of a company like the one they send if you are their shareholders every new financial year.

As for the MAG contents they are good. I am really liking Nimish's articles in the mag from the last few issues and more importantly the style of writing. Raaabo ran outta ink this time around? And is Ahmad Shaikh back? Saw his name in the A windows to change article. The articles i liked were the Sound.com one, Rust in Peace and the battle of the browsers( could have said opera is a clear winner more boldly :d ). 5 small 'Tell me more booklets' in one issue leave me somewhat confused.

Please stick to this paper/ink. The mag is a lot better visually and everything printed is very clear now. I havent checked the dvd yet, so cant comment on the new interface. Digit Dvds and my laptops optical drive have some issues.. Would check it on the desktop before making an comment.

The first thing i checked in the mag was Agent 001. Right from the moment i saw that agent 001 is in search of mp3 player on the preview page, and while getting the mag from the newsstand- I had this feeling that agent 001 would select the same mp3 player that i did a month back. And guess what, it turned out to be the same! The price is something which was quite contradictory. I got the same player t.sonic 610 1 gig for 5.3k and agent 001 managed to get a 6k price. Wonder if it was deliberate or the choice of Herra Panna over Lammy was a wrong one.

Changes I would like to see: Better Alist and would prefer it to be the old fashioned way like it was a few years back. I would like if its updated every month and giving a more better view of the new happening devices rather than the almost same list. And I dont remember the exact name, but there was a budget component list along with the Alist previously (CHIP days). Many would like that thing to return because at the end of the day, budget is always an criterion and suggesting the best bang of the buck devices to power up a system would be appreciated by many who dont have much knowledge about hardware.

Another thing i would like to say is, I get a feeling that digit is not serious abt the digit patron :| what is wrong? No new updates in the gifts, my 2 redemmed gifts are still in queue for well over a month.

Just my views :)

[agnels]

Instead of giving Trend Micro Pc-cillin Internet Security 2006 you have included 2005 version. You clearly mentioned the version so why this goof up? Also the link is given in the CD interface but in the magazine contents it is missing, this means you knew that the wrong version was given on CD. So why did you include it in the CD contents preview? Somebody from Team Digit please reply.

Magazine was avoidable for me this time. Just bought it because of Fast Track Book on PC Troubleshooting and Trend Micro Pc-cillin Internet Security 2006, which was not given.

[damnthenet]

Another thing i would like to say is, I get a feeling that digit is not serious abt the digit patron what is wrong? No new updates in the gifts, my 2 redemmed gifts are still in queue for well over a month.
Yes! It's really high time. We are awaiting a answer regarding PATRON as quickly as possible

[Vyasram]

yeah , mine gift is still in queue in digit patron, also they havent sent my mem stick 128 mb which is free4 1 yr subscription

[deathvirus_me]

Page 132 :

Under the sub heading : Great Graphics

In the second para under this , the reviewer (robert_smith@jasubhai.com) mentions the config he used to test this game .... which is as follows : AMD Athlon64 3200+ with 1 GB of DDR2 memory , an 80 GB SATA hard drive and an ATI Radeon X850 (128 MB) XT graphics card

DDR2 for Athlon64 ???? M2 ???? If i'm not wrong ... the current generation of Athlon64 processor (939/940) don't have support for DDR2 ... it'll be intoduced with the M2 socket ..... how come ....??? If there is indeed a mobo that allows u to use DDR2 with an 939 Athlon64 processor then can we get the name plz.....

Well i'm sorry to say ... but the mags. are now filled with lots of things that are just not right ..... specially some results carried out in the previous issue where the graphics card tests were carried out ..... well .. these mags are indeed a good source of info ... but if the supplied info is wrong .. then how r we suppose to even think about believing them ??

[agnels]

Digit is getting worse issue after issue. Sometimes prices are not mentioned correctly, sometimes some wrong info is given. When we want feedback/ Replies from Team Digit we never get them. When we slam Digit they tell us to give feedback about the Magazine, after getting feedback from us nobody from Team Digit replies.

Also some suggestions.

Please include in the DVD/CD interface all the software that is given on CD/DVD. This month Ad-Aware was given on the CD but not included in the CD interface, like this many more software are given but searching them on the CD is difficult because of the file names.

When you know that a particular software is not included on CD/DVD then please dont give the name of the software in CD contents prieview in the forum. Like, instead of giving Trend Micro Pc-cillin Internet Security 2006 you have included 2005 version. Also the link is given in the CD interface but in the magazine contents it is missing

[vijay_7287]

k finally bought it

the mag sucks
but i liked the fast track

i contents of the DVD are not worth the bucks

[agnels]

Now Play Digit Contest Carnival by SMS...
For more turn to page 135

What!!!!!

Nothing mentioned about the contest in the whole magazine leave alone page 135

[Captain Crime]

Thank god,i dint buy it!!!!

it seems buyers are more intrestred in finding faults than reading the(generally wrong informative) articles

[deathvirus_me]

it seems buyers are more intrestred in finding faults than reading the(generally wrong informative) articles

I disagree ..... if we are aware of certain things and find that the info supplied in the mag. doesn't tally ... thats the point where we report .....

[Captain Crime]

I dont blame you......
i wanna say we dont trust DIGIT anymore
theres nothing wrong in reporting faults,which they do repeatedly

all i am saying that DIGIT is doing so many goofups that it left me speechless

I still remember a Issue where they said that we can now open a new Gmail acc without Invitation...........and gave an nonworking LINK..?????How they got this information GOD only knows

Or in Quiz section they Answered that next Windows will be called WINDOWS LONGHORN(oct maybe,dont remember)

Buying DIGIT is wortless becuz of Untrustable Information and bad Content and Not So Great Articles and High Price and most of all no respect for the Subscribers and no response from Them for Missing Gifts and for buying worthless Patron points...........boy,the list is Endless

[anildigital]

Start a new section in DVD calles USB softs. These softs will be the portable versions of the regular softwares.

Please Please Please start this section.

HEy Digit, I think u r loosing quality in both cd/dvd and articles. I always liked Sachin Kalbag's ediorials and Sumod's articles. Please improve. YOu must have seen the lowdown in Digit Sales.

Edit by Deep: Was there any need to post the blog link? NO..link removed

[P B Arun Sarathy]

In this month's issue, the column "Free for all" was a great one which I found. Please try to make this a regular column (if not present, atleast hereafter) for not only on Business heading, but also for many other topics like Media, Music, Readers, Free printers for making pdf copies (eg. PrimoPDF), etc. This although proved useful by making them available in this month's DVD, what about those who doesn't have a DVD drive? Hence please provide a URL for members in this forum and DIGIT readers of course, so that one could download themselves!

Great work folks!
Thanks to the DIGIT team!

[blackpearl]

About Digit Diary

I cant believe it!! You guys run a tech magazine and act such dumb!!
Well Nimish, thats not an image file. A 5.1GB picture file is impossible. Its the other image file, the image of a DVD. When I read .BIN, I knew immediately it had to be image of a DVD. So burn that file to a DVD and let us know what it is. And in future dont make a fool out of yourself by writing such stuff in the mag.

[~Phenom~]

Although the CD DVD contents were ordinary , the Mag is good .
I loved the Mag contents .

[manas]

The CD/DVD contents were OK,the magazine articles and the paper quality were great.

[FatBeing]

About Digit Diary

I cant believe it!! You guys run a tech magazine and act such dumb!!
Well Nimish, thats not an image file. A 5.1GB picture file is impossible. Its the other image file, the image of a DVD. When I read .BIN, I knew immediately it had to be image of a DVD. So burn that file to a DVD and let us know what it is. And in future dont make a fool out of yourself by writing such stuff in the mag.

Dude...give me some credit. Like you say, we work for a tech mag - we can't afford to be this dumb. It is an image file: 86400x43200 (that's 3.73 Gigapixels).

In the couple chill-out days that followed us going to print, we managed to open the damned thing in Photoshop. (Open as Photoshop RAW). It works nicely in greyscale, but there's something weird still going on when we try colour. Tune in soon for more on this front.

[raval_manoj]

Today I received my DIGIT, but without CD and DVD...!!!???

Strange..... What's going on yaar?

[agnels]

Page 12

By Demand
You get to choose what goes in Digit
Interactive. This month you chose:
Ankh
Rainbow Six: Lockdown Demo

There was not a single request for these games demos in the forum. This only shows that we don't get to choose what goes in Digit Interactive but it is Digit themselves.

[blackpearl]

Well sorry Nimish ...... a 3.73 Gigapixel image of over 5GB!! WOW!!

But how can a PC with 2GB RAM open a 5GB image??

[blackpearl]

Some Goofups!!
(I suppose you have already noticed it)

1. The crossword for the March issue is the same one published in the January issue. So is there going to be any winner this month?

2. On page12, DIGIT wrote:

Due to technical errors, the January poll results published in Feb 2006 issue were illegible.

And yet again, the result of last months question published on the March issue is again illegible!!

Well those were just some minor issues... ignoring those the mag articles looks good to me (I havent read it yet). I cant understand why readers are complaining. C'mon guys... its only a magazine... what do you expect out of it? Some people just cant stop complaining. I have to laugh each time I read about readers demanding better page quality. I wonder what these people do with their mag....read it or make 3-piece suit out of it!

[FatBeing]

Well sorry Nimish ...... a 3.73 Gigapixel image of over 5GB!! WOW!!

But how can a PC with 2GB RAM open a 5GB image??

Actually, it was a PC with 1 GB RAM that managed to do the trick. We had to tweak a couple of settings with Photoshop and Windows - basically give it HUGE scratch-disk space and also make a massive swap file for Windows. After that, it opens in about 3-4 minutes, which isn't that bad, all things considered.

We haven't had the guts to apply any filters on it yet, though.

@raval_manoj: Send a mail with your postal address to help@jasubhai.com and you'll get your CD and DVD.

[blackpearl]

We haven't had the guts to apply any filters on it yet, though.




Yeah!!... it would take ages to render that monster image.

[g_goyal2000]

About Digit Diary

I cant believe it!! You guys run a tech magazine and act such dumb!!
Well Nimish, thats not an image file. A 5.1GB picture file is impossible. Its the other image file, the image of a DVD. When I read .BIN, I knew immediately it had to be image of a DVD. So burn that file to a DVD and let us know what it is. And in future dont make a fool out of yourself by writing such stuff in the mag.

Dude...give me some credit. Like you say, we work for a tech mag - we can't afford to be this dumb. It is an image file: 86400x43200 (that's 3.73 Gigapixels).

In the couple chill-out days that followed us going to print, we managed to open the damned thing in Photoshop. (Open as Photoshop RAW). It works nicely in greyscale, but there's something weird still going on when we try colour. Tune in soon for more on this front.

You could try contacting the webmaster or wherever u got the image file from for possible solutions.

[FatBeing]

You could try contacting the webmaster or wherever u got the image file from for possible solutions.

Done that, but NASA is probably too busy thinking of how to save the world when Armageddon comes upon us.

But really, there's just a lot more fun in trying to figure it out yourself.

[g_goyal2000]

You could try contacting the webmaster or wherever u got the image file from for possible solutions.

Done that, but NASA is probably too busy thinking of how to save the world when Armageddon comes upon us.

But really, there's just a lot more fun in trying to figure it out yourself.

I agree with u on that completely.
U speak (or shall I say write) my kind of words.

There's just a lot of fun & adventure in doing smthng u have never done before. I take that as a challenge. I like doing "khurafats".

[mako_123]

Not much to look forward 2

[blackpearl]

Is the image a snapshot of the earth from the satellite? How detailed is the image?

At that resolution I guess you could make out even some streets and big buildings.

[saurabh.sauron]

there was one problem with the crossword. it has been published before....maybe in the december issue..

[kaustav_geek]

HEY you guys!! C'mon, digit's this month's content is V GOOD!! and better than any other damn mag in the universe!!(if you disagree you are WRONG!!!). Ya Lesser game demos this time around(I mean mainstream games) but apart this ,content is good. They could have included better multimedia software(I mean Fruity loops! Eh!). Hey raabo pls try and make the mags interface more attractive. It seriously needs some more colours and curves!!. Chow!

[FatBeing]

Is the image a snapshot of the earth from the satellite?

It is.

How detailed is the image?
At that resolution I guess you could make out even some streets and big buildings.

Can't verify this just yet...we'll have a clearer idea when we've successfully managed to open it in its full-colour glory.

[Retro]

I got my issue just today, late again, I guess.. But what I turned to read immediately was the Browser Wars.. I was long expecting a great comparison from Digit on this topic but you guys disappointed me lik heck.... It would have been better if you had made that the main topic, rated each browser based on features, pointed better at some pros and cons of each browser and so on.....

The current article sucked!

[ssk_the_gr8]

ok the issue was not very good
1)why do so many people have problems with paper quality ???
2)browser review sucked u should have given them points on the features etc
3)the poll result was not visible again..................
and the correction u made for last month poll results is also not correect
it has results such as 2.8% & 0.7%
com' on guys u can do better than this
u cant make the same mistake again and again
4)software review sucked no head to head comparison
5)MFD's not again
6)on the cd turbo internet booster is printed twice

When are the processor comparison's coming
i feel digit is no more as good as it was before

[ravin4all]

hey guys how was the article on wifi... want a feed back...

ravi

[Simple_Graduate]

Send a mail with your postal address to help@jasubhai.com and you'll get your CD and DVD.


I sent one to enquire about my free gift but the e-mail bounced and came back as undelivered :cry:

[kaustav_geek]

Hi I'am Kaustav Acharya a student of class XI.Our exams are going on but still i sneak and find sometime out to read digit.I started reading it from April 2002 when i bought my PC.Since then i bought almost all issues.Except in 2004 ,when i had Clas 10 exams.I liked the old digit.Digit's new avatar is not that attractive.Now instead of being a 'special' geek magazine it has been reduced to a just another mass tech magazine.It now contains more offtrack articles, rather than core tech articles,product reviews and hands on workshop. I don't understand why there are more articles on business than on modding?More articles on what people think of technology than what drives that technology? :?

Now the articles are bigger and fewer than before.They are also hollow and confusing ,requiring more clarification.Well we ARE geeks but we are not rocket scientists! :) I loved the hardware workshops digit published before. I used to love the exotic hardwares in droolmaal.I used to loved the hardware and software reviews.Now most of these are either missing or are negligible in quantity and quality. Digit's present format of magazine is uninspiring.The colours are meek are silent.

I am criticising it so that others dont get to do the same.I have no complaints about the interactive contents.These can be changed any time.But its the magazine which attracts us readers.The fast track's great.I also have no problem with the PAPER quality but the QUALITY of the THE ARICLES needs a lot of improvement.

This is my first letter to digit and i dont expect you to reply. Fine! no problem! but kindly ponder over my thoughts that i have expressed.If you do read this, please take it seriously.I joined the forum recently.But whenever i view the feedback section ,its full of complaints.Why are you guys giving any scope to complaint??

My final advice:: PLEASE REVERT BACK TO WHAT DIGIT WAS LIKE IN 2002-2004!!!!

[kaustav_geek]

On article about Wifi:

The article explained how a B.Com stud from bangalore created a super G wifi setup for his dad's business ,under Rs 15,000. Its actually a first hand experience.Its good but not a very detailed.
-Kaustav

[arjunh]

Hi
I just wanted to know if the ulead videostudio 9 offered in the digit magazine of march 2006 is a full version or a trial/sharewarwe version...thanx guys in advance
bye
Arjun Hariharan

[mohit]

how could u people test printers and mfd's without including HP ?? Sometimes i feel the mag is sold out to samsung or something. No offence meant. That is just my feedback.

[srikanthgss]

Leave out the software and the applications given ,the packaging is very bad.My DVD was not in place and the CD label was torn and I couldnt even play it. The packaging has become a grave problem for DIGIT.Theve got to resolve it soon

[lywyre]

how could u people test printers and mfd's without including HP ?? Sometimes i feel the mag is sold out to samsung or something. No offence meant. That is just my feedback.

Damn. How do they repeat this mistake again or is it something that Digit has against HP.

Why No HP?

[knight17]

AutoPatcher XP January 2006 Update???????
No Wallpapers??????????

So bad!!!!!

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_5.gif

Nice to see so many Mobb app
u can add Java App too

I was also looking for Autoatcher XP.You had better make it a must give software there are many who are unable to download Windows Update.

[kato]

They have given autopatcher this time.

Also I should say that first time the DVD case was very good and easy to use or else I always feared that my discs will brak because of the cover but this time it is a good cover.

Edit:
I didnt knew there was only one topic for Mag and CD/DVD so about Mag the Article by Nimish(X marks the spot) and the article by Anup Nair(Enhance Firefox) were awesome. And i really liked the MP3 player choice of Agent 001 and I may buy that one

Edit2:
I forgot to mention about the Fast Track books quality. Though not very great paper quality but it has been much improved from last time even the inner pages were bit smooth

[pickster]

OK. Got my Digit YESTERDAY!!!
I live in Varanasi so should it come sooo late??
There are many goof-ups in this issue!
The mag contents aren't too impresive but overall the mag is good!
EDIT : I saw that the DVD case has also improved
The CD/DVD interface has also improved

[mako_123]

The CD and DVD contents are detoriating . Again they did not publish any wallpapers or game videos . The magzine contained some good articles but they should have included HP in there printer Test .

[ashwinkumar]

no suse this time too , waiting for the next issue.

[QwertyManiac]

i dun think they will give suse... neways fc5 will do fine :)

[go4saket]

Hello Digit Guys!

Hey, whats wrong with you guys...

The quality & contents of the magzine is falling down day by day and the number of advertisements are going up and up.

Despite of regular requests from all readers to provide more reviews and compairsions on software, your basic target has always been Hardware. Why dont you guys understand that hardware is of no use without software.

I am sorry to mention but it seems like hardware companies have huge influence on the contents of Digit, may that be in form of advertisements or any other way. That can only be the reason that every other month same line of products are compared again and again.

You guys are again requested to post in material that your users demand, i.e. software reviews and compairsions. If you really want to publish only about hardware, start giving your magzines for free and collect your revenue from those hardware companies whom you advertise for. When we are paying Rs.125 for it, we do have the right to ask for what we need.

Apart from all this, its going to be very unfair if I forget to mention that the contents of Fast Track is really good. Keet that up...

[go4saket]

Sorry if I have hurt any one in any ways...

[True Geek]

Digit is really influnced by Big Company..
IMHO

and the thing i hate about is that Digit guys never reply in the forum

and they won't do it again

[FatBeing]

We aren't influenced by Big Company, Small Company or any company, and "No Offense" and "Sorry" can't make up for the accusation.

The reason HP was not in the test was because they chose not to be. Really...how could we not have included HP if we could?

@go4saket: your point about not enough software is noted. We'll try to include more in the coming months.

[go4saket]

Thankyou so much...

[coolsun]

digit patron ---- i m not able to submit 16-digit codes too many times, unable to validate, it will push user id failed and i have to change password again, and now i am not able to view my existing digit patron points, now where is all those my points???

are u gone hiding?????

no reply to either digitpatron@jasubhai.com or help@jasubhai.com????

please look into this matter?
otherwise my digit patron is waste, it must be around 280points so far

---- sunil k jain