[Preview + Feedback] Digit July 06

[FatBeing]

July 06 DVD / CD Contents

Digital Passion
Games
Hitman: Blood Money
Rush for Berlin
Titan Quest

Dev Tools
CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor
DirectX SDK - (April 2006)
EasyMod Php
EasyPHP 1.8
CoffeeCup Button Factory 7.0
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

AceHTML Freeware build 9
Alleycode HTML Editor 2.16
C++ Server Pages 1.6
CodeJack 3.0
First Page 2006 3.00
Advanced Virtual COM Port 2.3.3
Altova UModel 2006
Code to Chart 2.0
FTP Voyager Software Development Kit 12.3.0.1
HotHTML 3 Professional 1.5.3000
LopeEdit Pro 5.0
Source Editor 2.4.2.0


Linux
Alien Arena 2006 Uranium Edition
Bbweather 0.6.3
CACAO 0.96
Gdm
Libxml2 - Library offering a XML parser.
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20
MyOODB 1.7.3
MySQL 5.0.22
DotDefender 2.16
Nessus 3.0.3
OXygen XML Editor & XSLT Debugger - Java-based XML Editor.

Blender 2.41
FSlint
GAV 0.9.0
GCfilms 6.2
GTK2 - GUI Toolkit.
ImageMagick 6.2.7-8
Phorum 5.1.13
Predict 2.2.3
Sylpheed 2.2.5
Sysstat 6.1.3
@Mail 4.4


Digital Tools

Essentials
.NET Framework 1.1
Avast Home Edition 4.7
Digit Software Archive 2006 Beta (Now updated from July 2005 onwards)
Foxit PDF Reader 1.3 build 0104
Irfan View 3.98
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.53
Opera 9.0 Beta 2
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4
Spybot Search and Detection updates
VLC Media Player 0.8.5
Winamp 5.22
WinRAR 3.60 beta 4
ZoneAlarm 6.5.7


Multimedia
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3
Super Duper Music Looper XPress 2.0
Adesign
DVD Photo Slideshow
DVD Slideshow Builder V1.1.5
ImTOO DVD Ripper Platinum
ImTOO MOV Converter v3.1
Photo Collage Studio
Ulead DVD Workshop 1.2

AVS DVD Player 1.6
BSplayer 1.41
Zwei-Stein Video Editor 3.01
3D Sci-Fi Movie Maker 2.04
ABC DVD Copy 2.01
AutoRun 3.1.4
J. River MEDIA CENTER 11.0
MIS Info Video 2.2.0
MP3 Rectifier 1.0
VCDEasy 3.1.0


Internet
FireFox Extensions
Internet Download Manager 5.03
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5
IMGiant Instant Messenger 3.0
Active WebCam 7.2
AV Webcam Morpher 1.0.66
HiDownload Pro 6.9 Beta 3
Safe Chat Universal Messenger With Parental Controls 1.8.4
VCam 1.0.5

12Ghosts Popup-Killer 8.05
AbsoluteToolbar
Celestia 1.4.1
Chat with Me Now 1.0
Express Dial 1.11
GroupMail Free Edition 5.0.0.818
Instan-t 4.5
Magitime 6
Spyware Doctor 3.2
Auto Reply Manager for Outlook 1.5.22
CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware trial
CounterSpy 1.5.82


System
Autopatcher XP April 2006 Update
Autopatcher XP May 2006 Update
Cobian Backup 8.0.0.121
DirectX 9.0c Redistributable June 06
Partition Logic 0.62
Peter's Flexible Renaming Kit 1.65
SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2007.6.10.98
Directory Compare and Synchronize 2.5.7

DSynchronize 2.23
Easy Burning 1.89d
Edit Pad Classic 3.5.3
JustZIPit 130.33a
MetriScope (with Windows Pack) 3.0.3
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
TrID 2.00
Quick Starter 2.8
Window Washer


Digital Business

Productivity Tools
Advanced ID Creator Personal 5.12.30
AllyCAD Freeware
ART-SHOP X-Lite by MASTER-DESIGN 17.2.21
Columbus
GridBlocks DISK
ArchT 2007.
IntelliCAD 6.1.19.2

1-4-all Account lite 1.3.5
AnyCard: Credit Card Processing Software 3.12
Controlling Your Business 4.0
Elohai Free Accounting 2.0
EMS SQL Manager 2005 Lite for SQL Server 2.3
Optimik 2.36c
PDF Reader 2.4
Star EZ Inventory 1.10
Senomix Timesheets 2.61
DipTrace 1.23
Drill-Down Tally 2006 3.136
I-Navigation 3.2


Mobile Apps
Best Screen Snap 1.01
DAVA Picture Viewer 2.0.5
Image Explorer 0.3
Photos2Resize 2.0.1
Aileron Mail 5.1.45
Handy Expense for UIQ 2.06
Softick Audio Gateway 1.06
SplashPhoto for Smartphone 4.41

IPCheck Mobile GUI 2.0
Nyx Password Storage 1.21
Allok Video to PSP Converter 1.2.2
GPRS Remote Control 4.0
Mobile Admin 3.2
Pocket DVD Wizard 4.6
SmartMovie 3.21
Spb Backup 1.1
Time for Life Pocket PC 1.1


Digital Leisure

Videos
Click
Superman Returns
Waist Deep


Movies
Elephants Dream (Movie of the Month!)
Night of The Living Dead
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Zombie Muffin Munchers!!!

Small Games
3D UltraPong 1.5
5 Days A Stranger
God of Thunder
Helicopter Cacophony 2
Hobo Soccer
Karting Race
Ozzie and the Quantum Playwright

Alien Clones
Badaboom
Baseball
Blooming Gardens
Bush Shoot-Out
UFO Joe
Big Kahuna Reef 2
Brickshooter Egypt



July 06 Magazine Contents

Digital Passion
A Sleazy Playground
How do you shield yourself and your family from online smut?
Plus! Nine parental control programs tested—how well do they protect your child?

Inside The Xbox 360
What makes the Xbox 360 tick? Why is it the cat’s whiskers for gamers? We take a nosedive into its innards and find out!

Act Naturally
We’re sick of being tied to the same old keyboard and mouse—why can’t we just talk to computers the way we do to people? A look at the future of the fabled Human-Computer Interface

The Protectors
Three people from different corners of the country come together to create a community of ethical hackers. Find out what drives them to protect India’s Web sites from malicious attackers

Digital Tools
Shades Of Colour
On the market for a new inkjet printer? Don’t leave home without reading about the latest ink-spitters out there!

Net Gain
Want to send your 200 MB holiday video to your friends, but don’t know how to get it to them? Yousendit.com lets you send over even the most massive of files!

New & Notable
Showcasing an über-cool Bluetooth headset, a “Football Fever” Web cam, and Corel’s latest weapon against Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Tips & Tricks
Get what you want out of Google with these nifty search tips! Also featuring some all-time favourite Microsoft Office tips

30 Minute Expert
Turn your Active Desktop into something useful, then go build a house in Google SketchUp

Agent 001
What’s a PC if it has no life-force? Agent 001 goes out hunting for the best Power Supply Unit (PSU)—yes, brands matter!

Digital Business
One Device Army
Print, fax, copy, scan! We put 15 Inkjet Multi-Functional Devices to the test—which one is right for your office?

#include me_too.please
The Indian Software Industry is one that’s making progress—not to mention money—at an obscene rate. And it’s not too hard for you to get in, either! Here’s the low-down on the road to software heaven

Divide And Conquer
Heard a lot about grid computing but don’t know what to do with it? For starters, use the Grid to distribute your data storage over your office LAN

Digital Leisure
Sight And Sound
JAWS need not conjure up bloody images of shark attacks—it’s also a software that aids the visually impaired in computing

Digit’s Believe It Or Not!
Presenting some of the totally weird products ever cooked up!

Game On
Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars, CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, and Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers reviewed!


Fast Track To Web Design

[Chirag]

Awsome contents.
Hitman: Blood Money
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5
FireFox Extensions

Videos
Click
Superman Returns
Waist Deep

Movies
Elephants Dream (Movie of the Month!)
Night of The Living Dead
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Zombie Muffin Munchers!!!

Fasttrack to Web Desgin. Woot.



Really nice contents.:D

[hard_rock]

Again REPEATED SOFTWARES... That too same version. For updated versions its OK...But what about Macromedia Dreamweaver 8...It was given way back in December (I think)..Also COREL DRAW X3. Usually I look for 100MB+ NEW softwares in the DVD.But if they are repeated that too same version then what is the use of being a subscriber?

[manas]

Opera 9 Final Released but Opera 9 Beta 2 is bundled.

[FatBeing]

@hard_rock: Dreamweaver 8 has been given to tie in with the Fast Track - if you'll notice, a lot of the software is web design related. CorelDRAW X3 has been reviewed this month, so if you'd like to try it yourself, it's right there.

@manas: Opera 9 final released after we finalised the CD/DVD; it'll be a regular feature starting August

[vijay_7287]

Hmmm.. Fast Track on Web Design ...Koolllll

[gary4gar]

contest are good.
Autopatcher update:will it work as a standalone, because i don't have the previous full version.

[mail2and]

Hmmm.. Fast Track on Web Design ...Koolllll

It'll be very cool ;)

[manas]

What are both Autopatcher updates doing in DVD?

Autopatcher XP April 2006 Update
Autopatcher XP May 2006 Update

[azaad_shri75]

What are both Autopatcher updates doing in DVD?

Autopatcher XP April 2006 Update
Autopatcher XP May 2006 Update

yes I too wonder and whats its use,
no free games, there should be some with demos,
contents of the mag seems to be interesting,
please avoid repeat of softwares at least in a short span.

[azaad_shri75]

its very nice to see early update,however I request digit team to see that mags are available by atleast first of every month, as once I see the the update here I become restless for the mag and have to hunt for it thus spending as equal amount of mag on fuel also.

[azaad_shri75]

why isnt the website updated at?

[bazigaar_no_1]

Awesome contents...
Looking ahead towards a great Digit Month..

[FatBeing]

It'll be very cool ;)
Hmm...do I detect a shade of SSP? ;)

[nik_for_you]

nice contents .. but wont buy as now a days i dont have computer!!!

[techno_funky]

Fantastic! As usual another rocking fast track edition
:D

[Tech&ME]

Fast Track on Web Design , hope it will help. Magazine contents are good but CD/DVD contents mostly are repeated. Please try to avoid it.

[thechamp]

where r previous issues on PDF format :mad:
its been exactly one year that u have not provided pdf issues:(
i have ben demandung the same for the last 2 months
but no one is listening

[plsoft]

There are many softwares that could have been added, instead of repeated ones, like Avid Liquid 7, the latest nero 7.xx.xx.xx, mandriva linux, etc etc,. Wat i'm saying is, anything new is better than repetition.

[Akhil Jain]

looking good

[Darthvader]

not bad to say the least

[JGuru]

The DVD/CD softwares collection is cool. Good job Digit guys. Bravo!!

[LegendKiller]

well another great magazine edition...
but i am sorry to say that cd contents dont throw u off ur chair....many a times software given,since nov'04 and b4,were way older than their current versions available in market for months like spyware doctor-3.2,bsplayer...
I cant see myself buying digit unless newer and much better contents are provided or a mgagzine only edition is provided,for which i will be the first to buy!!
i am not bashing digit,but only their cd/dvd offering could justify a high 200rs tag for special edition and 125/- otherwise...

[sanprince]

Are the software's (dreamweaver , coraldraw......etc) given in this month issue are trial/ demo versions or ae they FULL.. I hope someone will reply soon, as I am just confirming it before getting a copy for myself. thanks in advance..

[Aries]

The magazine is just 134 Pages

[sude]

hey guys this month i am leaving 4bangalore forever 4studies. and i am a newsstand reader of digit...
ithought that for a month or i will break the chain of buying diGit so as to cope up with the expenditure there... but it seems that diGit had already convinced me to buy this month's issue... ONLY BCOZ OF THIS MONTH'S FAST TRACK TO WEB DESIGN...
:-((

-SUDE

[mail2and]

Hmm...do I detect a shade of SSP? ;)

umm :D

[drsethi]

Are the software's (dreamweaver , coraldraw......etc) given in this month issue are trial/ demo versions or ae they FULL.. I hope someone will reply soon, as I am just confirming it before getting a copy for myself. thanks in advance..
Full versions cannot be given in magazines Although by using cracks you can make them work like full but that is illegal.

[premsharma]

@hard_rock: Dreamweaver 8 has been given to tie in with the Fast Track - if you'll notice, a lot of the software is web design related. CorelDRAW X3 has been reviewed this month, so if you'd like to try it yourself, it's right there.

I hope, U know that Ulead DVD Workshop 1.2 and many other softwares [which are repeated] are not related to web design and therefore, no justification. Arround 75% is repeated stuff and even same versions. I can not take that much of pain by making a list of repeated softwares because you are never going to improve. I have seen it in past. Feedback and suggestions are not taken care off. If I am not wrong, I think Vista is available for public download.

It is very simple that digit's survival depends upon the lack of broadband in smaller cities. When that happens, people can downlaod what ever they want and don't have beg digit. This month issue is complete shock. Number of repeated softwares have been increasing by passing of every month.

[Vyasram]

dirx apr 06, jun 06 was out a long time ago

good contents anyway, really good fast track,hoping to see a fast track in 3d animation next time :)

[Tapomay]

The magazine contents are OKay but I don't like the CD/DVD contents at all. There are many new versions of popular softwares waiting to be downloaded and tested, but this month's discs contain none of them. I think TeamDigit knows that the discs' contents are a big reason for us to buy 'Digit' everymonth.

[mihirvashist]

i'm very sorry to see the cover page,
you see, i'm just 15 and my parents are not that open minded,
i know how awkward it would holding the magzine with a cover like that.
you should include the content which is suitable for children of all ages
considering all this i might not buy it at all
and if this continues i might have to discontinue reading DIGIT

[kundra.nitin]

fast track awesome
mag ok
not worth buying 3rd time in a row

[go_gamez]

first of all is the dvd a dual layer or single layer ??is the blood money full version ??
and also ..plzz tell me which was the better one ...june 06 (spcl edition i suppose) or the july one..cauz i hav not bought any of them...as i dont buy digit..my mum & dad dont allow ...me yaar but as i hav got 85 % mrks in board and also gettin admsn in good college ..i am getting Lots of gift..i hav also got permission to buy digit..so i dnt knw which to nuy.. i want value for money..and also no SEX SEX on the top cover..
so can i get june mag ???plzzz help me...

[Mangal Pandey]

4 of the month has passed & no sight of the magazine till now. Man god help this fellows man.

[go_gamez]

irst of all is the dvd a dual layer or single layer ??is the blood money full version ??
and also ..plzz tell me which was the better one ...june 06 (spcl edition i suppose) or the july one..cauz i hav not bought any of them...as i dont buy digit..my mum & dad dont allow ...me yaar but as i hav got 85 % mrks in board and also gettin admsn in good college ..i am getting Lots of gift..i hav also got permission to buy digit..so i dnt knw which to nuy.. i want value for money..and also no SEX SEX on the top cover..
so can i get june mag ???plzzz help me...

[im_simpleboy]

Where is the Fedora Core 5? I was in great hope this time to receive but Digit knows nothing than repeat I guess!

@hard_rock: Dreamweaver 8 has been given to tie in with the Fast Track - if you'll notice, a lot of the software is web design related. CorelDRAW X3 has been reviewed this month, so if you'd like to try it yourself, it's right there.

I hope, U know that Ulead DVD Workshop 1.2 and many other softwares [which are repeated] are not related to web design and therefore, no justification. Arround 75% is repeated stuff and even same versions. I can not take that much of pain by making a list of repeated softwares because you are never going to improve. I have seen it in past. Feedback and suggestions are not taken care off. If I am not wrong, I think Vista is available for public download.

It is very simple that digit's survival depends upon the lack of broadband in smaller cities. When that happens, people can downlaod what ever they want and don't have beg digit. This month issue is complete shock. Number of repeated softwares have been increasing by passing of every month.

u r right dude! i guess digit has been taking the advantanges of our broadband-less disability. digit has been since long ignoring our comments and feedback i guess.more than the readers feedback, i guess they provide us what they like specially the one who sits in front of broadband and download. This is really disgusting!

DIGIT - YOUR TECHNOLOGY REPEATOR!

[redhat]

The dual layer June dvd did not work. What should i do? Please reply on darnir@gmail.com

[Chirag]

^^
:))Lol. Digit won't reply to u. You will have to send a mail to Digit.:))

[sandeep_arsenal]

I think the magazine and cd/ dvd contents are good this time.

I think that digit should see that their magazine can be read by all ages.
I think tht some parents may be worried becoz of this months coverpage. Also some of the younger readers may get drwan towards such ideas becoz of the publicity given to such things in Digit.
Please ensure tht u have a Magazine rated Everyone and not teen.

i think that digit should include one linux distro in every issue rrather than 3-4 in one issue(may 2006). PLEASE INCLUDE FC5 , SUSE 10.1, mandrive free veresion and SLACKWARE 10.2 As soon as possible.

[blackpearl]

The cover story is very well written; I think every parent should read that. But I think there could have been better ways to promote it on the cover page. Are you trying to lure the parents or the kids into buying this issue?

[E.T.]

Ok, Fine I Am Giving Up Digit. I Have BEEN A ReadER For Three Years. But I Think Now Its Enough. What Were You Doing By Putting Up Those Three Letters In The Largest Possible Font In The Cover-- Stopping Porn Or Selling It. Do You Think We Are Fools. Are You Afraid Of Your Competitors. Your Standard Has Really Fallen Down. Shame On You Team Digit. Ok, I Am Leaving Digit And This Forum Forever. Bye, Hope You Dont Repeat That Again.

[samrulez]

@E.T:Plz don't leave the forum....:cry:

[True Geek]

By the way, Porn wid have been a better title Than Sex.
One would no do sex over internet,one would actually see Porn.

[led_shankar]

This was a really good issue; The articles were very very nice this time.

You accepted my suggestion of Night of The Living Dead!!!

[Mangal Pandey]

7 of the month has passed & no Digit. What the hell is wrong with this persons. Every month on 8th they dispatch a mail saying that delivery has been started late & u'll recieve a copy of digit by 10th. Now, this is very bullying attitude of Digit. Especially first they were dispatching it through Blue Dart which i used to get by 4th of every month, now they are dispatching it by AFL Wiz which means no digit till 10th. wake up man. or I'm heading towards stands when my subscription expires.

[abhishekwithyou]

hi to all..
i am yet to but the issue..
i have been regular reader for last 6 years for now..
but really putting sex on cover is bad..
well you see for those who are reading.. and those who as are seeing someone reading it in PUBLIC places , both will be embarrassed..
many of my relatives will just say i have gone bad..

many thinks should go into when writing a national magazine..

if DIGIT is also commercialised like OUTLOOK and India Today then ..

well i am really ...

[LegendKiller]

Well if digit is serious about user feedback,than i suggest they better have a look at PCWorld's July issue,the contents of the DVD is what i want...all softwares from all sections.lots of reviews and advices and at Rs-60!!!
I care a damn about price,but the quality of magazine and DVD contents were amazing....

[blackpearl]

Problem with Digit Archive

The readme file provided with Digit Archive says its version 0.3b, but after installation I found its only ver 0.2b. Moreover, softwares given before Jan 06 and after July 2005 does not show in search result, i.e. the archive is not updated from July 2005 as said. Seems like you have provided the wrong version of Digit Archive on the CD.

Could you please upload the correct file to some file hosting server and give us the link?

[tuxfan]

Fast track to web-design is mainly for newbies. But it has missed out a few things that newbies will love.


Free tools like NVu are not covered. How many really "buy" Frontpage or Dreamweaver? If people are given tips on NVu (http://www.nvu.com) or Bluevoda (http://support.vodahost.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=1) or Yahoo Site Builder (http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/index.php), they will be tempted to try them out.
It would have really added value if a small list of free hosting providers would have been included.
A few more tips and details on choosing the right hosts would have been better.
Sites for getting free web-templates are not mentioned anywhere. A mention about some of them like FreeTemplates (http://www.freetamplates.com/) or Interspire (http://www.interspire.com/templates/) would enhance the value.
Only a 3/4 page on SEO really doesn't do any justice to the topic. Little more details would have been better.
IMO, www.w3schools.com and www.w3c.org deserved a mention at the right places. The former is a hugh resource of knowledge for learning basics of lots of web-technologies.

As for domain names, it makes a mention about godaddy but not about DirectI which is an Indian entity with offices even in Mumbai. Although DirectI prices to direct sellers is on a higher side for a .com, it is one of the best one for registering .in (Indiatimes, Rediff, etc. suck big time, Net4Domains want you to pay for 5 yrs at a time).

Additionally, if domains are taken from a reseller of DirectI, prices can be better than GoDaddy!! Additionally, the interface that can be given to a domain registrant gives all facilities! So IMHO DirectI really should have found a mention, at least for .in domains.

[shashank_digitreader]

include the Game xp software from theorica.com
its really useful

and a spiderman 3 movie trailer too

[iMav]

finally got my hands on digit july 06 despite the 'sex scandal' ..... fast track to web design is AWESOME ..... i hope that the editors do take into consideration the displeasure expressed by the members of this forum to the cover page .... agreed it is an important issue for today's generation however there are various ways of highlighting these issues .... and this is 1 of them which should be avoided

[FatBeing]

@tuxfan: The newbie focus was conscious. Maybe we'll follow it up with an advanced design thing some time in the future. As for the rest of your points, I freely admit our boo boo; though we have covered choosing hosting in a previous issue of Digit (will have to check though - was waaay before I joined).

Incidentally, a few of us have had really bad experiences with resellers, so that probably wouldn't have featured anyway.

[kisorgovinda]

The movies provided with July issue is not running properly. When trying to run Elephant's etc. only sound could be heard, no video. I was running it in quicktime which was updated when prompted to do so. Kindly help.

[FatBeing]

The movies provided with July issue is not running properly. When trying to run Elephant's etc. only sound could be heard, no video. I was running it in quicktime which was updated when prompted to do so. Kindly help.
It's a hi-definition movie (you'll need a slightly above average config to run that). Try using VLC Media Player or install the KaZaa Lite Mega Codec Pack (both are on the CD).

[haroldcabral]

mostly repeated software,not cool

[tuxfan]

@tuxfan: .............
.............
we have covered choosing hosting in a previous issue of Digit (will have to check though - was waaay before I joined).

Incidentally, a few of us have had really bad experiences with resellers, so that probably wouldn't have featured anyway.

I think you have covered some points on hosting in the Fast Track on "Online Presence" a few months back. But they are far from comprehensive! I am sure you can't put everything. But here's one thing that you can put at the end of every chapter - Resources (links) for further reading.

As for resellers of DirectI, you haven't still tried me :D ;)

[FatBeing]

As for resellers of DirectI, you haven't still tried me :D ;)
Aha! I knew there was an SSP angle to all this :)

[tuxfan]

:D No man, not that, but I will give you names of at least 2 more people whom you can rely upon and they are reseller of directi. Here you go.

You already know Deep. He is one. Then there is one more fella from Kolkatta - Aloke. I think his name here is firewall. He is now a friend. Even he is reliable and is a reseller of directi. Just because a few are bad, doesn't mean all are bad. Even on its own right, DirectI should find a mention at least for .in domains! The rest all for .in suck big time.

[premsharma]

Fast track to web-design is mainly for newbies. But it has missed out a few things that newbies will love.


Free tools like NVu are not covered. How many really "buy" Frontpage or Dreamweaver? If people are given tips on NVu (http://www.nvu.com) or Bluevoda (http://support.vodahost.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=1) or Yahoo Site Builder (http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/index.php), they will be tempted to try them out.
It would have really added value if a small list of free hosting providers would have been included.
A few more tips and details on choosing the right hosts would have been better.
Sites for getting free web-templates are not mentioned anywhere. A mention about some of them like FreeTemplates (http://www.freetamplates.com/) or Interspire (http://www.interspire.com/templates/) would enhance the value.
Only a 3/4 page on SEO really doesn't do any justice to the topic. Little more details would have been better.
IMO, www.w3schools.com and www.w3c.org deserved a mention at the right places. The former is a hugh resource of knowledge for learning basics of lots of web-technologies.

As for domain names, it makes a mention about godaddy but not about DirectI which is an Indian entity with offices even in Mumbai. Although DirectI prices to direct sellers is on a higher side for a .com, it is one of the best one for registering .in (Indiatimes, Rediff, etc. suck big time, Net4Domains want you to pay for 5 yrs at a time).

Additionally, if domains are taken from a reseller of DirectI, prices can be better than GoDaddy!! Additionally, the interface that can be given to a domain registrant gives all facilities! So IMHO DirectI really should have found a mention, at least for .in domains.

I agree, it is an eyewash. It is neither intended for novice nor advanced users / publishers. If it is for newbies, I fail to understand, there is no mention of WYSIWYG Bebsite Builder from pablosoftwaresolutions. I bet no other softwares can be better and easy than this for novice users. Undue obsession with flash is unwarranted for and it is not possible to learn any such advanced capabilities through your fast track. Few days back I have opted for Web Design 2.0 for exchange of digit patron points. I found it to be totally useless. Because digit is just clearing crap stock of 2003.

Templates are the talks of day and plenty of them are available and millions of visual editors. Also there is nothing for Google Adsense ready sites. Designing site is onething [very easy] but optimizing for search engine, and other promotion tools would have been covered extensively.

[FatBeing]

:D No man, not that, but I will give you names of at least 2 more people whom you can rely upon and they are reseller of directi. Here you go.

You already know Deep. He is one. Then there is one more fella from Kolkatta - Aloke. I think his name here is firewall. He is now a friend. Even he is reliable and is a reseller of directi. Just because a few are bad, doesn't mean all are bad. Even on its own right, DirectI should find a mention at least for .in domains! The rest all for .in suck big time.

Nobody said about resellers being bad - I know that there are good ones - but the proverbial burned child shies from fire, doesn't he?

[deathvirus_me]

this issue had better articles. . but OMG ...look at that cover .... :O ... thank god i'm over 20 .. phew ...

[redhat]

i'm very sorry to see the cover page,
you see, i'm just 15 and my parents are not that open minded,
i know how awkward it would holding the magzine with a cover like that.
you should include the content which is suitable for children of all ages
considering all this i might not buy it at all
and if this continues i might have to discontinue reading DIGIT

I completely agree with you. I am myself only 14. It was an awkward sitution when I recieved the mag. with the three letters written in the largest font size. I fell you tried to sell your mag by showing the three letters outside. If i were a newsstand reader I would certainly have not bought it.

The cover story is very well written; I think every parent should read that. But I think there could have been better ways to promote it on the cover page. Are you trying to lure the parents or the kids into buying this issue?

I completely agree. Digit tried just to lure childrena nd parents.

[Mangal Pandey]

no digit this month. what are those people handling the logistics doing man?
everytime i call them they give the lame reply that due to heavy downpour in mumbai, circulation has started late. i got a mail on 8th july that me copy has been dispatched but its 16 of this month. but no mag. where should i complain to wake up this Kumbhakaranas.

[moshel]

ok well the articles are pretty good, the cd/DVD sucks.....and the cover page.......OMG............my mom never even touches digit mag(Even when i have to show her the latest gadget) but after seeing that she actually read the article................BOOOO Digit........

i agree that the word "SEX" shud not be Taboo...but cmon guys ur mag is brought by 12-13 year olds.......and they have real parents and most of them are narrowminded.

i give digit -9 out of +10 for this issue.

[sujithtom]

Well Fasttrack was useless :( Everything was too brief. Softwares needs improvement. Well the rest was OK. The topic about porn was perfectly handled. WHo is this Agent 001 really?

[True Geek]

I'll give the mag 3/10
1 star extra because i read it from Library for free
+ one star for porn ISSUE
+one Star the DVD (i used it to play as Flying Disk widmy cousin)

[vs_sriram]

LOL,everytime you guys make an article about porn,you actually endup "educating" kids about how to access porn

Example: Page 42 has a pic with the URL linking to :
Now every kid in India[who doesnt know how to use Google] will know where to find da chicks !

Seriously,there is no point in discussing "anti-porn" software...its upto the parents.They should educate the children about whats good and whats not for their age.....you guys are just trying to catch "attention" with **** like that on the cover....makes me feel ashamed of being a Digit fan

The good part,is the DVD.Thx for providing the DXSDK and the old movies.

I'd give you guys a 2 out of 10
One point for the DVD..
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the other for the URL on page 42(yay!)

And oh,btw,thanks for sending the mag on the 15th itself...phew.....I got my last month's issue on the 28th....hahaha....big improvement,eh ?

[True Geek]

Wats the point in Editing URLs now, fatbeing.
Digit shud've thought it before posting.

[vs_sriram]

Hahaha....you guys really want the "internet" safe,eh ? But not the magazine..LOL