[Preview + Feedback] Digit November 2006

[FatBeing]

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November 2006 Magazine Contents

Cover Story
Power Play
So you’ve got a gaming rig complete with a multi-GPU setup, a laser mouse, and you frag sitting in a wooden chair. What kind of gamer are you anyway?

Digital Passion

Insight
Big Blue Is Coming!
Simply nine cores do not a great processor make. We give the Cell Broadband Engine—better known as the Cell processor—the dissection it deserves

Tomorrow
The Quest For Quantumland
How long have we been hearing about the promise of quantum computing? Ten years? Twenty? Impatient children that we are, we ask, “Are we there yet?”

Take A Crack
Turn Your USB Drive Into A Key To Boot Into XP
Like the idea? Probably do. Do your best—turn any ordinary pen drive into a secure key for your PC. Get those binary brains going and figure this one out!

Digital Tools

Enhance
Your Own Porta-PC
With a handy tool called MojoPac, you can not only carry your data around on any USB storage device, but also use it as your own virtual PC the second you connect it to someone else’s computer!

Test Centre
Firm Foundations
If you’re building your PC from scratch, you’ll need to think long and hard about the motherboard you’re buying. Then again, you could just read this test and choose!

Test Centre
Greener Cores, Meaner Scores
Intel’s and AMD’s prize horses battle it out in our labs this month.
Plus! An exclusive first look at Intel’s new Core 2 Quad!

Agent 001
Most people don’t spare a second thought when buying a cabinet and power-supply combo. The Agent tells you why you should care

Digital Business

Tech Careers
Connections for Neophytes
With more computers can only come more of a demand for networking professionals. And as in so many other lines, demand exceeds supply here, too. If you have the aptitude, we have the low-down on what it takes, and what you’ll be doing at each level in this field

Smart SoHo
https://secure.storage
Shocked at the increasing volumes of data accumumulating in your organisation? Presenting some solutions to store all that excess baggage—online!

Lead Feature
Corporate offices don’t have to be boring, but they often are. This could actually be hurting productivity! Let your employees loosen up and wind down right at work—they’ll be happier, and as you know, a happy employee is a...

Digital Leisure

Touched by Tech
We Want You!
Welcome to the best of both worlds—helping the world without getting off your behind. Turn to see how you can contribute!

Game On
Reviewed This Month:
Ridge Racer 2 (PSP)
MotoGP (PSP)
CivCity: Rome
Company Of Heroes
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November 06 DVD / CD Contents

Digital Passion
Games
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Big Thinkers Kindergarten
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point SP Demo
Hype: The Time Quest Demo
CheatBook-DataBase 2006
Classic Doom 3 for Windows (1.1 Final)
The Adventures Of Fatman

Developer Tools
DataObjects.NET Express 3.8.8
EnterpriseTenFold SOA Personal Edition 9.18
G3D - 3D Engine
Microsoft Robotics Studio
Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express (Beta)
Natural Language Toolkit
OGRE (O-O Graphics Rendering Engine)
HydraSDO for Databases Java Edition 1
KeepTool Hora 7.0.3
ShellBrowser Components for Delphi / C++ Builder Win32 5.14
VS.Php Standalone Edition 2.1.2


Cavaj Java Decompiler V1.11
Dev-C++ 5
jGRASP 1.8.4
MySQL 5.0
Xenoage Java Exe Starter 2.0
Magic C++
NuSphere PhpED


Linux
Epiware Document Management
FreeWERM
GeeXboX
Geomview
Ground Station Software Suite
Jmol 10.2.0
LuaCalc
OOoLilyPond
Stellarium 0.8.1
Wired


AutoScan 0.99 RC
EPIware
GeeXboX ISO
GeeXboX ISO Generator
KArchiver
Linphone 1.4.1
MailMan 2 .1.9
Sylpheed-Claws - Email client
VisualRoute 10.0


Digital Tools

Essentials

Avast Home Edition 4.7
Avast Update
Digit Software Archive 2006 Beta
Foxit Reader 2.0 Build 0930
Irfan View 3.98
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.59
Opera 9.02
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4
Spybot Search and Detection updates
VLC Media Player 0.8.5
Winamp 5.3
WinRAR 3.61
ZoneAlarm 6.5.737


Multimedia
Cam In Style 1.0.1
MP3 Torpedo 5.3.2
Alive Video Converter 2.6.8.0
Alteros 3D 2.7.2700
Corel Paint Shop Pro XI
Fruity Loops Studio 6.0.8
MemoriesOnTV Pro 3.13
PDF to DXF JPG TIFF Converter 1
Pixarra TwistedBrush 10.5
Qimage 2007.133
Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum 4.0.54.0929


Real Alternative 1.50
Aone MOV to AVI MPEG WMV Converter
EXIF Viewer
Photo DVD Creator 3.35
Powware Print Screen v2.2
ROCKIT PRO DJ
The Helix Server
Total Audio Converter
Total Movie Converter
Xara Xtreme


Internet
Firefly 2.0.1
Maxthon Combo
Microsoft Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta
Torpark
Trillian 3.1 (build 121)
Anti Trojan Elite 3.7.8
Anti-Porn 8.1.9.22
Helix Proxy 11.1.0.719
Radiotracker Platinum Edition 3.0.0.18


Firefox 2.0 RC 1
Primedius Firewall Lite
Rediff Bol 8.0
AbsoluteShield Internet Eraser Pro 3.49
CA Anti-Spam 2007
NeT Firewall
Portable Offline Browser
Privacy Shield 3.0.37


System
JavaExe 3
Microsoft .NET Framework 3
Asmw PC Optimizer Pro 7.7.264
AutoRun Pro Enterprise 10.0.0.105
Norton Internet Security 2007
Registry Clean Expert 4.31
Tag&Rename 3.2/3.3 Beta 1
Vision Backup Enterprise 10.9.54
X-Setup Pro 8.1


Ashampoo Burning Studio 2007 (Special Offer - Free Full Version!)
Ashampoo Winoptimizer 2007 (Special Offer - Free Full Version!)
Advanced System Optimizer v2
Disk Checker 3.1
Drive Backup 8.0
Folder Crypto Password
Hide Folder 3.1
Quick Screen Recorder v1.5.0
SecureWallet


Digital Business

Productivity Tools
BibWorm
ODF Add-in for Microsoft Word
Retailer.org
Topic Map Tools
Wampum Personal Finance
Aptus On Hold 1
Bibble Pro 4.90
EZ-Pivot for Excel 2.1
Pure Invoice 1.1
TimeCurve Scheduler 3.5.01


Allway Sync 4.6.10
Eudora 7.0.1
Ideabox
Journyx Time Tracking 7.0
versaSRS HelpDesk 3.2.3
Softros LAN Messenger 3.7.3
Sync for Outlook v1.61
Task Plus PIM 3.9.9.1
WinPIM Data Server v2.71
WinPIM XP v8.22


Mobile Apps
Acala DVD 3GP Ripper 2.4.1
JToDoMe
Vsbenchmark 2006 1.1
AutoKeeper 3
GridMagic - Truly BlackBerry Spreadsheet 3.0.0.78
InterVideo iVideoToGo Platinum
iTalkie 0.13
MobileDriveSync 2.06.92
Pinnacle Mobile Media Converter 1.00.050
Symantec Mobile Security 4.0 for Symbian Series 60


Handy Finance Lite 2.4
Mundu Radio
Mundu Speak
eWallet (Professional Edition) for Smartphones
MojoPac
Photo Contacts 3.0
Remote S60 Professional
RepliGo for Symbian UIQ
Spot for Treo


Digital Leisure

Videos
Go Open Vol.1 Episode 1
Modern Day Gamer 1
Flushed Away
Man of the Year
The Marine (2006)


Running with Scissors
The Prestige
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause


Movies
Bugs Bunny: Fresh Hare
Movie of the Month: Gulliver's Travels

Small Games
Neko
Perfect Cherry Blossom
Roomwar
Rumble Box
Turbo Cars
Jig Art Quest
Sweetopia
Treasures of the Deep
Wik & The Fable of Souls


Atulos Online
Gyroball
Rocket Man
Tennis Ace
Trapshoot
Warsow


E-Books

Dracula
The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte


Fast Track To Open Source Software

[Third Eye]

Great man !

[hsnayvid]

issue awaited...

[blackpearl]

Nice contents!!

One good thing that I have noticed for the last 2-3 months is that the magazine contents are displayed before the CD/DVD contents on these preview threads. Which means more and more preference is given to the mag contents which is certainly a step in the right direction. Keep up the good work!!

[hard_rock]

OK OK content.... This is my last issue of DIGIT..

[~Phenom~]

looks gr8

[aditya.shevade]

Fast track is good. Will have to read it for the final opinion. Movie of the month is good one too. Rest, I cannot say are very good or very bad. A balanced issue. (I have seen worse and better once too).

[soham]

Is there a Processor shootout in this issue? First of its kind in Digit. Good contents. CD/DVD contents could have been better. You people know-a-days no longer include game3 videos.

[azaad_shri75]

thanks for the preview, I am going mad, its rocking mag,but for cd/dvd hmmm....... no comment.

[ratedrsuperstar]

great I'm loving it.

[kumarmohit]

System
JavaExe 3
Microsoft .NET Framework 3
Asmw PC Optimizer Pro 7.7.264
AutoRun Pro Enterprise 10.0.0.105
Norton Internet Security 2007
Registry Clean Expert 4.31
Tag&Rename 3.2/3.3 Beta 1
Vision Backup Enterprise 10.9.54
X-Setup Pro 8.1


Microsoft .NET Framework 3 !

Is the final out or is this a Beta?

[nitish_mythology]

The Fast Track Seems Interesting..........
Thanks fr the Dracula e-book!

[kuldeep bhardwaj]

too hardcore digitians
well very well

[Ankur Gupta]

doesnt sound great to me but yeah one of the better issues of digit....

[tinku dhar]

seems like this month got some !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lolz

[sug_ash@yahoo.co.in]

Good ...........................................

[mihirvashist]

gr8 contents man.....
thnx for XNA game express beta...i wanted 2 get my hands on one........

fast track to open source is a good idea but it will be similar to fast track to linux edition(i expect so...correct me if am wrong)....
AGE OF EMPIRES III:WAR CHIEFS DEMO is gr8 news
...goood work guys..keep it up...however CD/DVD could have been better...except AOE3 demo and XNA beta nothing seems much enticing to me......but t is a bit better than ur previous ones....you shud give more developer tools{like MS VISUAL STUDIO EXPRESS [demo of course]( i know you have given it in september 2005 but i picked up my first copy of digit on oct 2005)...plz give more of dev tools and such}
but still very anxiously waiting for this one

[Sourabh]

Nice, Cant wait to get my hands on the issue. I hope tomorrow is the day. The magazine seems to have become too rigid - the same sections and stuff which are filled in. Nothing wrong, but things become too predictable when you go through the mag. Some new sections, layouts, something which we aren't used to see can really bring that added pleasure while reading. Video reviews, tutorials, guides - something more interactive than words. And yes, please do not burst the bubble for all the stuff in the mag and CD, there should be some surprise left when you actually get a copy of the issue in your hands.

[Quiz_Master]

Amigo!

Cool Contents.
XNA Studio is the best one in contents.

Please give 3DS Max Trail next time.

[vikas_patil60]

Nice contents

[paul_007]

gr8 work again by think digit team :)

[Garbage]

hey guys....

Is there any way to get the Digit issue without the CD / DVD ???? :-(

It never contains as I expect from Digit.

[Raaabo]

All i see is people cribbing about not getting what they want on CD/DVD... well use the By Demand section and demand it... I promise to give everything demanded so long as:

it's not a linux DVD
has not been given before
is not illegal


Everything else is cool



Raaabo

[soham]

The CD/DVD isnt bad. But the mag is better.

[Akhil Jain]

contents are looking nice.
waiting for my subscribers issue

[Sukhdeep Singh]

hey guys....

Is there any way to get the Digit issue without the CD / DVD ???? :-(

It never contains as I expect from Digit.

The place i live, we have a Service for 15Magazines in a month for Rs100. They Deliver a new Magazine and take away the old one after 2 days. So all in all i get hands and contents of the Tech Magazines with CD/DVD :D

[dwipen_i2it]

the dvd was working fine but the cd wasnt opening at all..and system hanged even when i tried to open it manually..anyway great contents in the cd and so awaiting for a new replacement

[kumarmohit]

Thanks for Ashampoo Winoptimizer 2007 Digit ppl
now I wont have to buy TuneUp Utilities ....

[Quiz_Master]

All i see is people cribbing about not getting what they want on CD/DVD... well use the By Demand section and demand it... I promise to give everything demanded so long as:

it's not a linux DVD
has not been given before
is not illegal


Everything else is cool



Raaabo

So please why dont you give 3DS Max trial. Its never been on Digit CD/DVD.

I am a reader since 2 years + 11 Months.

Please Pleeding...

[azzu]

not bad better than last years

[FatBeing]

So please why dont you give 3DS Max trial. Its never been on Digit CD/DVD.

I am a reader since 2 years + 11 Months.

Please Pleeding...
If you've been following the By Demand threads, you might have noticed our repeated reminders that we're not allowed to give the 3dsmax trial.

[azaad_shri75]

the code given at the end of the magazine for digit patrons in this issue is not working for me, I had mailed twice yet no reply from them????????

[shaunak]

Eagerly awaiting the postman's knock [actually courier guys]

[saurabh.sauron]

FT to open source software...GR8 JOB...

I already have Gulliver's Travels...sheesh. rest of the contents are too gud.

[Vyasram]

thanks for the full versions of ashampoo winoptimizer and burning studio

both are great

nice mag contents as well

looking for even better stuff next time:D

[258]

Everything is Good - but I have one issue with Digit mag, when every other magazine offers archive editions in digital pdfs - why not digit. I remember it back in 2005 - but it was discontinued - may be we can have it back as it would help me and many others to get rid of their paper back issues and just keep the digital archive safe - pls consider this.

[Quiz_Master]

@ Raaboo...

Sorry Dear Raaboo. I didnt noticed. Sorry for Demand.

But how do I register my Ashampoo softwares. Whenever I click on "Click here to Register" nothing happens. No browser window opens. I think there is problem with my flash player. Can someone send me the links where I can register them.
__________
And my petron code is not working. Why? I sended a mail to your helpdesk. Hoping to get reply.

[Raaabo]

Dec Issue has all the archives you will ever need!

Raaabo

[blackpearl]

Buying Power Supplies

Agent001 went shopping for power supplies but he made the same mistakes everybody else does i.e. judging a PSU by only its total power rating. He failed to check the most important specification on the PSUs namely the maximum current rating of the +12V rail(s). Since the +12V rail is the most demanding in a PC, its recommended that you buy a PSU that delivers the maximum power on its 12V rail. A 400W SMPS with a max current rating of, say 30A, on its 12V rail is better than a 450W SMPS that can deliver only say 25A on its 12V rail. If a PSU can deliver higher current on its 12V rail, it means that you can add more components on your PC without having to fear of running out of power. Even cooling fans draws power from the 12V rail. Almost 90% (http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page3.html) of the power required by a PC is drawn from its 12V rail. A higher current rating on the +3.3V and +5 volt rails is not necessary and can only lead to incorrect buying decisions. For eg, my 500W SMPS has the following ratings:

+3.3V -- 22A
+5V --- 16A
+12V1 --- 15A
+12V2 --- 16A

So the max power power on the 3.3V and 5V combined is approx 150W (3.3x22+5x16) and that of the 12V rail is about 370W (12x31). Which means that even though I have a 500W SMPS the effective power rating is just a little over 400W (considering that 370W accounts for 90% of the power).

For a good guide on PSUs have a look at these links

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page3.html
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page1.html
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-338-1.htm

[azaad_shri75]

great and useful information from blackpearl.

[Tapomay]

Thanks for the info. blackpearl.

[sms_solver]

I think there is error in page 104 of November issue,
the error is like this

........
Platform ... LGA 775 ... LGA 776 ... LGA 777 ... LGA 778 and so on..

I think it is kamal of Excel's Autofill feature

[azaad_shri75]

I think there is error in page 104 of November issue,
the error is like this

........
Platform ... LGA 775 ... LGA 776 ... LGA 777 ... LGA 778 and so on..

I think it is kamal of Excel's Autofill feature


yeah I also wondered about LGA 776 & 778.

[kadal27]

I am always getting my copy of Digit late. This month also I am still waiting for my copy. My sub.No. A002489. While all are discussing the contents, I am waiting to receive it.

[rajcomm]

Sir,

This is my first communication with you but I have been a regular reader for the last 2 Year.

I saw a program in your CD "MOJOPAC" which I would like to purchase but I do not have a Credit Card, Could you solve this problem in which I am ready to send a Draft.

My suggestion is that if you could start a service where such people as me who do not have Credit Card to buy online you could take the amount in Cash or Draft and send the software / registration either by email or by Post.

You could charge a nominal fees for it.

Awaiting for a response and looking forward to see this letter published in the comming edition of Think Digit.

Vijay Raj

[Mangal Pandey]

I am always getting my copy of Digit late. This month also I am still waiting for my copy. My sub.No. A002489. While all are discussing the contents, I am waiting to receive it.
Same here...
Pull up the socks of logistics deptt.
__________
NO DIGIT
Half of month has passed.

[keanu_reeves]

Same here...
Pull up the socks of logistics deptt.
__________
NO DIGIT
Half of month has passed.

received the issue on 14th of the month. hope i did not missed any contests

[ricardo.nz]

Linux
LuaCalc



What luacalc is this referring to ?