[Preview + Feedback] Digit July 2007

[FatBeing]

July 2007 Magazine Contents

Digital Passion

Lead Feature
Chic Tech
Pretty much every male thinks women love pink gadgets, and that’s a myth. We’re busting that one, and a lot more—after having spoken to several women

Tomorrow
The Body Beautified
Da Vinci may have gotten the proportions of the body right, but he probably never thought we’d get advanced enough to actually replace parts as though they were disposables

Do It Yourself
Create Your Own Linux Distro
Whether you’re already a Linux afficionado or not, we believe you should read this one. You can’t create a Windows-like OS... how about a Linux distro? Your own OS? To use, to show off? It’s not that difficult. Really.

30 Days With
Here’s about a month with the Asus P535. It’s a Windows Mobile device, and our reviewer thought it was pretty cool. Except that it doesn’t have a full keypad. He says “convergence” and “convenience” say it all

Droolmaal
Maal to drool after... featuring a gold-plated cell phone. An absolutely fabulous touchscreen LCD to draw on. The world’s “smallest and lightest camcorder.” And more—turn to the page, but don’t wet it

Take A Crack At
You have pre-defined sound events in XP, such as “Critical Alarm” and so on. Think you can create custom sound events, like an audio clip playing when Photoshop starts up?

Digital Tools

Lead Feature
Hacking The Kid
Kids love computers, as you know all too well, and we also don’t need to tell you they love the games best. How about going beyond the obvious pastime? How about getting them to learn something, open up their mind while they’re at the Desktop?

Bazaar
Some of the best of the latest in the world of tech products. Featuring a fabulous keyboard, a great set of headphones, a fast graphics card, an amplified 2.1 Bose system, and then some

Agent001
Pixel-perfect
Agent 001 is dead sure many of you still aren’t aware what’s in the digicam market today. Myths busted, features-to-look-for included, models mentioned—in short, sound, sane buying advice

Net Gain
Do It Yourself (And Don’ts, Too)
Our Web site review this month includes a DIY site, one that teaches you Web design to supplement our Fast Track, and best of all, a place to go to after which you won’t need to fill in Web forms any more!

Old Way, Tech Way
Commuting Vs. Telecommuting
Are we already in the age where physical commuting is unnecessary? What was the work-at-home experience like for one Digit writer? Read on to
find out

Cover Story
Computing Comfort
It’s forever raining new laptops, it seems. The omnipresent motif of dropping prices applies. Want a laptop? Need one? Either way, here’s our annual shootout

Digital Business

Lead Feature
No-nonsense Notebook
Let’s put you in a dilemma if you aren’t already. Should it be Mac, Vista, or Linux for your business? An informed verdict.

Smart Business
Smart Training
Introducing fun ways of training your employees. These may be expensive now, but the idea is catching on quick. Be at the cutting edge...

Trend
Web 2.0 And Businesses
Should you, as an employer, encourage your subordinates to blog, to use social networking sites? It really is a trend that’s catching on

Tech Careers
Be The Game
Don’t bother about it if you don’t particularly like games, but if you do, we’re putting it into your head that you can create them

Test Centre
One Thing Too Many
Here’s our annual inkjet MFD shootout. They have not been overshadowed by their laser counterparts. What models for your office—and why?

Digital Leisure

Game On
Reviews. Test Drive Unlimited gets a 7 from our reviewer. Then there’s Supreme Commander, where you are, well, a commander of many forces. But most importantly, God of War II!

Lead Feature
Virtual Weapons In Real Life
Computer games haven’t been ignored by the US DoD and other agencies. Looks like they have indeed been inspired by weapons from games—think about the Rail Gun and such. We could be wrong about the inspiration part, but there are strong similarities

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Fast Track To Apple

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DVD-DL Highlights

Fedora 7
No more Core, no more Extras—just good old Fedora. Fedora 7 is the latest in the line of Red Hat’s popular free Linux distribution. Boot from this DVD to begin installing it.


Gaming

Free
Excalibur: Morgana’s Revenge
EMR 3.0 is a unique scenario based upon the Aleph One (Marathon) engine. It is a first-person action adventure game, featuring an epic and in-depth story line. As a Federation Marine resting after your last mission, you start aboard the exploration class Starship Kronos where you learn that your real mission has yet to begin.

Urban Terror v4.0
Urban Terror is a realism based total conversion mod for Quake III Arena which no longer requires this game to be installed. It only uses its engine, which is open sourced through the GPL and may be distributed freely. Urban Terror plays in about the same setting as Counter Strike, but is less focused on realism and plays much faster, which among other things, is caused by the ability to strafe jump.

World of Padman
The World of Padman made the change from a mod for Quake 3 Arena up to a very own game. It is available for free and features 7 game types, 12 maps, 6 player characters, own music, and a lot of fun

- CodeRED—Battle for Earth
- CodeRED—Martian Chronicles
- ioUrbanTerror (Use this to install Urban Terror if you don’t have Quake 3 Arena)

Tools

Multimedia
Adobe CS3 Design Premium
A Digit exclusive! This trial of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium comes with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Maya 8.5 Personal Learning Edition
Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE) is a special version of Autodesk Maya software, which provides free access to Maya for non-commercial use. It gives 3D graphics and animation students, industry professionals, and those interested in breaking into the world of computer graphics an opportunity to explore most aspects of the award-winning Autodesk Maya Complete software in a non-commercial capacity. NOTE: You need to register at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/mform?siteID=123112&id=9432085 for your PLE Serial Key

Sound Borb 1.0
Sound Borb application was designed to be an audio ambience generating system. The generative nature of Sound Borb’s audio engine means that once you hit play, the ambience you’re listening to will never end.

Reallusion CrazyTalk Media Studio Edition 4.6
CrazyTalk combines powerful facial animation technology with easy utilities designed to bring your photos to life through three specialized versions to create virtual hosts or animated actors.

- Licence Protector Multimedia Edition 1.3.0.250
- MeD’s Movie Manager 2.5.3.3
- Ideal MP3 Music Sorter 5.25
- Plopp 1.2

System
- The latest drivers for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card
- Moffsoft FreeCalc
- Slawdog AquiBind 1.0
- Total Commander Ultima Prime 2.7

Internet
- Instant Media 1.2.3
- Silverlight 1.0 Beta
- SleekOffice 1.1
- WebCam Thingy 2.8

Entertainment

Movies
Nobody Needs to Know
Nobody Needs to Know is a story of Fame and the towns and industries and the people who create and support it. It’s the story of two actresses on divergent paths who unwittingly illustrate the power of Fame and its ability to pursue those who run from it and run from those who pursue it.

Music
Ocean Dreams by DJ Fab
Listen to a preview of this Instrumental album in the Digit Media Player

Scramble by Stygmate
The Pop / Rock band Stygmate started in 1992 under the original name Scramble

Sparks by David Alexander McDonald
Born in the English Midlands, McDonald became an avid lover of classical music after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey.

A Part of Me by Realaze
Relaze started his work on an Amiga, and eventually graduated to Fruity Loops to create his music

Productivity

Personal
Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
Banshee Screamer is an alarm clock designed with one purpose in mind: To wake you up.

Active Desktop Calendar 7
This fully customizable calendar with notes, tasks, alarms and contacts provides seamless integration and interactivity with the desktop background. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local network. The program integrates with Outlook to show its appointments and tasks on the desktop.

- I-Doser 4.5
- IDrive-E
- iFinger Engine
- Active Desktop Calendar 7
- Magic Desktop
- Notezilla Portable 7.0 Build 78
- Oxford Dictionary of English (Second Edition)

Developers
Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Beta SDK
The Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Beta Software Development Kit contains documentation, samples and tools for developing Silverlight applications.

- ActivePython 2.5
- Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
- Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Beta Software Development Kit (SDK)
- ElegantJ PDF Library 1.1
- SiteSpinner 2.7c
- VBto Converter 2.3

CD Highlights

Gaming

Free
Blob Wars: Blob and Conquer (Linux)
With the apparent defeat of Galdov and the reclaiming of the Fire, Time, Space, and Reality Crystals, the Blobs’ battle was only just beginning. Bob had rescued many Blobs and fought many battles, but now he had an ever bigger task ahead of him. The Blobs’ homeworld is still littered with the alien forces and Bob once again makes it his task to lead the counter attack. But even without Galdov the aliens are still extremely well organised...

D.R.O.D.—Deadly Rooms Of Death, Architects Edition
A brilliant puzzle game that mixes in some portions of RPG as well. Basically, the story is thus: you’re a big ugly dude who’s been trapped in a big cave thing and has to kill all the bugs to get out.

Porrasturvat: Stair Dismount
Score as much damage as you can by sending some poor sucker down the stairs. By controlling the initial conditions of the fall, you can create some pretty nasty-looking accidents.

- Cassetto
- Dr. Goo
- Roswell Racer
- Toblo
- Within a Deep Forest

Demos
Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery
While on a well-deserved vacation, Professor Fizzwizzle’s investigation of a strange volcano has landed him in a Molten Mystery! Now it’s up to you to master exciting new gadgets, outwit the Bat-Bots, and vanquish a truly cunning villain!

Turret Wars v1.20 Demo
Turret Wars is a fast paced 3D arcade game, where you battle against enemy gun turrets, finding and destroying them before they find and destroy you!

Tools

Multimedia
3D Canvas 7.0.1.2
3D Canvas is a real-time, 3D modelling and animation tool that incorporates the drag-and-drop approach. Complex models can be constructed from simple 3D primitives or created using 3D Canvas’ object-building tools.

SynthMaker 1.0.6
Create your own instruments and effects to use in your music or to share with others. Learn about and experiment with sound synthesis and digital signal processing techniques.

- Celtx 0.9.9.1
- Autostitch
- ChrisTV Lite 5.01
- Flames 2.7.2
- Fx New Sound Free
- Photowipe
- RGS-AvancePaint 1.2.9
- Mixcraft Recording Studio
- Oriens JPEG Professional 1.3

System
AutoMate 6.1.1
This is a software tool for Windows that enables you to easily build custom automated tasks. In most cases, these tasks can be created without writing a single line of code! Users construct automated tasks with the help of a Wizard and an intuitive drag-and-drop Task Builder. AutoMate breaks down common user actions into basic steps. You build tasks step by step in logical progressions. The result emulates an actual user performing the given task or procedure.

- Autostart and Process Viewer
- AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
- FileTaxi
- Font Frenzy 1.5.139
- MaxKeys 1.00
- PowerArchiver 2007
- PowerShell XP
- QT TabBar
- Sandboxie
- Tooler
- Volumouse
- Windows Sidebar Styler 2.0.5

Internet
Mozilla Firefox 3 (Gran Paradiso) alpha 5
Firefox 3 (Gran Paradiso) alpha 5 is a developer preview release of the next-generation Firefox browser. It is only being made available for testing purposes.

- Bildsoft FastnPlay Lite + Pro! 2007
- Pidgin (formerly Gaim) 2.0.1
- PowerArchiver Outlook Plugin 2.0 Beta 3
- Sockso 0.1
- SpaceTime Beta
- uBrowser
- Mask Surf Standard
- OutNote 1.0.9
- PingPlotter 2.6
- TubeTools 1.0.1.2

Productivity

Personal
Polyglot 3000
Here’s a small program that can recognise the language of any text, phrase, or word you provide it. It can handle over 400 languages.

- ISS Smart Flow 1.3.1
- LetMe Type
- Polyglot 3000
- Pro Typist
- ToDoList
- episTree 2 build 2610
- Classroom Spy Professional
- FolderShare 2.5.1
- PC Tattletale 7.9.49

Developers
Advanced Linux Programming
“If you are a developer for the GNU/Linux system, this book will help you to: Develop GNU/Linux software that works the way users expect it to. Write more sophisticated programs with features such as multiprocessing, multi-threading, inter-process communication, and interaction with hardware devices. Improve your programs by making them run faster, more reliably, and more securely.” All the sample source code for this book is on this CD.

Video Game Design Pro 2006
Video Game Design Pro 2006 offers many tools, resources, and documentation to help users communicate their game concepts to others.

- Free Monitor for Google
- Microsoft Fiddler 1.2
- VLC media player source code
- FeedWrite
- Easy SQL Scripter 1.0

Entertainment

Music
Captain Obvious Live at Bar 227 - Full Album
Enjoy the sounds of this German Instrumental Rock band at Bar 227 in Hamburg

Fun Software
Packet Garden
This is an open source, multi-platform, experimental art project that monitors your Internet traffic and uses the data from that to generate virtual 3D worlds that you can explore at will.

- AnimatedAlien ScreenMate
- AnnoyMail 2001 3.0
- Babble Rock 1.0
- BlueScreen Screen Saver 3.2
- Fake Progress Bar 1.1
- FlowerThinger 1.1
- Vista Upgrade Prank 1.00

There you go, then.

[Charan]

WOW great content .. Thanks for Adobe CS3 Design Premium :D .

[rakeshishere]

Fast Track To Apple

Yikes..:D

[Third Eye]

Thanks for the Fedora Linux

[~Phenom~]

Thanx for everything. I really liked the contents after a long long time. Everything looks good.

[blackpearl]

Know what? This issue looks far better than the anniversary issue.


Create Your Own Linux Distro
Whether you’re already a Linux afficionado or not, we believe you should read this one. You can’t create a Windows-like OS... how about a Linux distro? Your own OS? To use, to show off? It’s not that difficult. Really.



This should be interesting. Also the FastTrack, LOL. With all the Mac vs Windows war going on, it couldn't have come at a better time!!:)

[~Phenom~]

^^agree. :-)

[azaad_shri75]

THANKS A LOT FOR FEDORA7 AND ADVANCE LINUX PROGRAMMING.:p

[rajivnedungadi]

Good Contents!

Thanks for Fedora 7 :)

[azaad_shri75]

however I smell magzine is going to have less pages..........

[praka123]

Yikes..:D Me too :D and yes ofcorz thanks for fedora and not for providing Linux softwares in source format (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=529172&postcount=4).

[thechamp]

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
:D :D :D

[aryayush]

Cool! A Fast Track to Apple!! :D

This must be interesting. Hope they are not as biased against Apple as they generally are.

[blackpearl]

thanks for fedora and not for providing Linux softwares in source format (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=529172&postcount=4).

Digit has no other option but to give Linux softwares in source formats because there are hundreds of distros out there and each have their own package manager. An rpm package for Fedora will not work for Suse or Red Hat. A dpkg package for Debian will not work for Ubuntu. Even differnt versions of the same distro have different packages for installation. Now which one will Digit give? So the safest option is to give the source code. If you have the correct libraries, you can compile and use it in any distro.

Needless to say, it seldom works, nor does RPMs do (the dependency hell). So giving linux softwares is useless, except linux distros.

[nithinks]

thanks for maya...

[Garbage]

Very gr8 contents after long time !!!

Surely better issue than Anniversary issue !!!!!

cheers............. :)

[prasad_den]

Very gr8 contents after long time !!!

Surely better issue than Anniversary issue !!!!!

cheers............. :)
Exactly...!! :D :D Looks better than the June issue..!

[Gigacore]

nice compilation. but is this all for 125 Rs ?

[Tapomay]

Really good cotents. But I am still waiting for the June issue. :(

[rajivnedungadi]

Already registered for Maya

[Tapomay]

By the way, is there really any need to include the CD? I think a DL DVD every month is enough. So why just making the disc cluster bigger?

[ratedrsuperstar]

May be they're thinking abt the ppl who still own the old warhorses CD-Roms

anyway gr8 edition and the DL is the main reason that they can pack in so much stuff for everyone.Hope they don't intend to hike the price

[soham]

Great DVD contents. Really appreciated. But magazine could have been better. Also guys please start reviewing hardwares within VISTA as most other magazines have already started doing so.

[eggman]

did Digit really included I-DOSER 4.5 :o or is it a typo

[praka123]

Digit has no other option but to give Linux softwares in source formats because there are hundreds of distros out there and each have their own package manager. An rpm package for Fedora will not work for Suse or Red Hat. A dpkg package for Debian will not work for Ubuntu. Even differnt versions of the same distro have different packages for installation. Now which one will Digit give? So the safest option is to give the source code. If you have the correct libraries, you can compile and use it in any distro.

Needless to say, it seldom works, nor does RPMs do (the dependency hell). So giving linux softwares is useless, except linux distros.
exactly this is my point.with source packages given,n00bs tries thinking it can be easy install like in installshield/.exe's.that's what i quoted.let digit provides distro DVDs/CDs.but its a waste providing source.and i pointed that earlier itself in the thread.

use synaptic package manager(in menu>System>admin>).it contains all those softwares!digit simply provides source packages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code) for Linux,that is not worth with Ubuntu and other distros which got apt and dpkg and better package management.
Anjuta is a good ide for c/cpp.eclipse is for java etc.again those source packages distributed by digit is a waste without a good package manager which resolves dependecies.that i'd say is a waste that digit carries these source packages.rather they shud provide linux distros in more and BIG softwares for eg;for Ubuntu-Aptoncd etc.
Dont try those source given from digit.its just illogical for eg;how it'll be if u get those .dll files,diffrnt config things etc wholesale to ur hand instead of installshield setup or simply "setup.exe"-the same thing in linux/unix are those gzipped(.gz) or bzipped(.bz2) source files;for eg:ur xmms source!.
So the thing is there are very good package managers which can fetch you and install software without searching internet like in windows.for eg: Debian or Ubuntu have apt and dpkg doing a wonderful job.for redhat/fedora .rpm is there,yum is there etc.
So never try those outdated source and if possible any source packages,get ur package manager works for you! :smile:
for eg:in GNOME menu after Applications and Places,there is another menu called System which contains administration menu>in which there is synaptic manager.give ur local user password when prompted.
Do read below article very informative for Windows Users too:
http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=529172&postcount=4

[ChaiTan3]

Thanks for Maya PLE, Adobe CS3 and Fedora 7(wanted to chk out a linux distro other than ubuntu)

[anantkhaitan]

Well this time your Magazine/Media content are really worth praising.. you are gonna rock this time..
Far better than your anniversary issue

[BBThumbHealer]

this issue's is better than june anniversary special ......thnx for Fedora , FS to Apple n Adobe Suite !

[rajivnedungadi]

Does the stands copy have the DVD box?

[Gigacore]

yes the newstand copy will have DVD case

[sachin_kothari]

after a long time magazine and dvd contents are equally better.
need not say, its better than anniversary issue.

[vijay_7287]

ty for F7 !!

[kumarmohit]

Good, a number of games.

[Quiz_Master]

Amazing. Digit is going to touch new hights again.

Content is far better then June Issue.. If they were amazing then this is super amazing.

Everything is 10/10 (Except Fast Track to Apple.:D)

[rajasekharan]

after long , long ,loooooooooong time i like this issue very very very much...:)

maya ,
cs3 ....wow (you guys really need a hug..:) )

thank you , thank you , thank you....:)

now , when are you going to include a tutee of maya, max, zbrush (dont tell you had it in anniversary issue , do you really think that was a tuteee).

please , please you made a promise in last year....now one year gone...:(

i want tutees.....:)

regardless , this issue rocks...:)

the best since long,. long ,looong time

[sude]

diGit this month's content (both mag and dvd) is just superb...
but my utter luck is that i am in my native town and would return next month so i will not be able to enjoy this month's issue.. :-(

lastly this month issue i am going to consider as the anniversary issue of digit..

thanks digit

-SUDE

[topgear]

Gr8 contents. really feeling very happy this time

[Ankur Gupta]

Yeah everything looks perfect...
Apple Fast track doesnt make sense...looks like Apple gets Digit's attention this month after so many months!

[aryayush]

It doesn't make sense!? :o

How? Why?

[rajivnedungadi]

yes the newstand copy will have DVD case

Have you already got the issue?
Moving on to DL DVD would cost Digit some extra money, therefore to cut the cost they might get rid of the box...thats why I asked

...we all know what happened to Digit Patron

[Devrathnd]

This issue rocks. the fasttrack on apple is great and the the contents in mag and DL DVD and CD are great.

But why the CD because already there DLDVD

[techno_funky]

Adobe CS3 Design Premium
A Digit exclusive! This trial of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium comes with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

OMFG!!!! **Runs around room happily**

[shaunak]

thanks a lot for including fedora.

w8ing anxiously for my copy to arrive.

[Siddhartha_t69]

Contents seems nice this time. Hope this time wont' dissappoint me.

[hsnayvid]

waitng for my issue!

hope it comes in time this time as just recieved my anniversary issues 2 days back!

[ssk_the_gr8]

however I smell magzine is going to have less pages..........

me too plz keep the pages above 150.
gr8 contents!
fast track to apple WTH.? one whole fast track.u cud have written a few articles or a series but a whole fast track has gone to waste..but i will be optimistic lets hope the fast track:D is good & everbody's DVD's work this time

[azaad_shri75]

yes I also hope media does not give problems, moreover its fedora otherwise 125/- bucks would be total waste, offcourse I would also buy lfy there also no guarrantee of media.

[Sparsh007]

Know what? This issue looks far better than the anniversary issue.



very true
CS3 premium suite(first time my request is fulfilled ;) )
Maya 8.5
Fedora 7
Though magazine content doesn't look attractive

[rajivnedungadi]

Did anyone get the issue?

[liquid_snake]

well i m waiting for my june07 issue yet & hell of all when shall receive my july 07 issue seems like digit needs some sort of ........................

well i m waiting for my june07 issue yet & hell of all when shall receive my july 07 issue seems like digit needs some sort of ........................
& ya THE ANNIVERSERY & DECEMBER issues are really the worst of the year a collection of crap of the whole year binded in WHOPPING 200 pages out of which half pages are full of advertisments

[Asfaq]

Though magazine content doesn't look attractive

being a little more specific would help :) what did you not like in this month's issue and where can we improve?

[blackpearl]

Can you update the software archive database? Its returning 404 error.

[FatBeing]

Whoops... I'd saved the file with the wrong extension. Please check now.

[ProDemon]

Create Your Own Linux Distro
Whether you’re already a Linux afficionado or not, we believe you should read this one. You can’t create a Windows-like OS... how about a Linux distro? Your own OS? To use, to show off? It’s not that difficult. Really.


Man i was waiting for this, thanks a lot.
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Multimedia
Adobe CS3 Design Premium
A Digit exclusive! This trial of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium comes with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Maya 8.5 Personal Learning Edition
Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE) is a special version of Autodesk Maya software, which provides free access to Maya for non-commercial use. It gives 3D graphics and animation students, industry professionals, and those interested in breaking into the world of computer graphics an opportunity to explore most aspects of the award-winning Autodesk Maya Complete software in a non-commercial capacity. NOTE: You need to register at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...112&id=9432085 for your PLE Serial Key

Video Game Design Pro 2006
Video Game Design Pro 2006 offers many tools, resources, and documentation to help users communicate their game concepts to others.



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[goobimama]

Do they provide the cracks and serials for Adobe's package as well? ::grinning smiley::

[rajivnedungadi]

Got the issue today morning
Everything is good!
No Complaints as of now

[azaad_shri75]

I bought it in the evning and am very happy to say that disk is working however media check is not working it says cant fins mdsum file:rolleyes: ,

just tried to install linux to see whether its ok and aborted after some presetups and the media seems to be ok and only after full installation one could say it in toto:p

ah! the advance linux programming book was already with me:rolleyes: :-P

[FatBeing]

I bought it in the evning and am very happy to say that disk is working however media check is not working it says cant fins mdsum file:rolleyes: ,

just tried to install linux to see whether its ok and aborted after some presetups and the media seems to be ok and only after full installation one could say it in toto:p

ah! the advance linux programming book was already with me:rolleyes: :-P
The disk check won't work, but Fedora will install without hassles - It's mentioned in the magazine as well.

[Aditya11]

Bought the copy today and browsed the interactive contents...its TOO GOOD!! Installed couple of softwares like Crazy Talk, SoundBorb and PloppClassic..they are amazing. Free Games look good too. Many thanks to Team Digit. Keep it up!

[contactpraven2001]

great buddy every thing is there magazine contents are great and in DVD(DL) and cd they are also great thx for fedora 7...........

[azaad_shri75]

The disk check won't work, but Fedora will install without hassles - It's mentioned in the magazine as well.

thank you fatbeing for answereing, when I posted it I did not go through the mag, to day if time saves go through the mag, lot of power cut yesterday.

[aryayush]

Guys, c'mon. Discuss the interesting topic. What is the Fast Track like? Did anyone read it? Should I buy the magazine? Is the Fast Track worth it?

[FatBeing]

Guys, c'mon. Discuss the interesting topic. What is the Fast Track like? Did anyone read it? Should I buy the magazine? Is the Fast Track worth it?
Always the shameless one...

[ssk_the_gr8]

Always the shameless one...

totally agree with u:D

BTW the mag seems gr8 excpet the fast track:D

[g_goyal2000]

Well, in addition to free games as well as demo of big games, I would like small games from gamehouse, reflexive, bigfish, etc.. They make good games.

[TheMaskEditor]

hi all,

Can some one from the Digit team please clarify, whether the Fedora included is 7.0.1, i.e. the ver that released on 31st May 2007.

Secondly is the DVD a Live DVD, i.e. without installing can we use Fedora with KDE and XFCE GUI Interface ??

please confirm the above mentioned points

thanks
TME:)

[~Phenom~]

Has anyone received the mag yet ????

[rajivnedungadi]

hi all,

Can some one from the Digit team please clarify, whether the Fedora included is 7.0.1, i.e. the ver that released on 31st May 2007.

Secondly is the DVD a Live DVD, i.e. without installing can we use Fedora with KDE and XFCE GUI Interface ??

please confirm the above mentioned points

thanks
TME:)



It is the latest version (7) and it is one released on 31st May 2007
I dont think that it is the Live Version, its the installable one

[munster monster]

which one should i get? Digit or PC WORLD?

[azaad_shri75]

which one should i get? Digit or PC WORLD?

both.

[deepakg]

Please make a new section for Portable Device Softwares in your DVD/CD..

[kool]

This time i liked the cover girl........
wow........ she is soooooooo sweet... can anyone tell her name??

[azaad_shri75]

agreed in toto:D

[PikachuTrAiNeR]

Hey, thanks a lot for the Fedora distro and Maya, I really needed them.
I'm sure everyone will hate the Fast Track this time though. XD

[rajivnedungadi]

I was able to install Fedora 7. The issue, fast track, CD and DVD, all rock

[munster monster]

i cant get both :( i dont get enough pocket money...

[crack_head]

This time i liked the cover girl........
wow........ she is soooooooo sweet... can anyone tell her name??

Read the magazine throughly...the cover model name is printed in the initial pages.. :P

[rajasekharan]

am gonna buy chip, digit. pc world tomorrow, since it will only be available by 7 or 10th. i.e if not on 7th.

yeah , this month's mag is the best ever...:), (man, maya , cs3...Wooooh!!!!)

when are we gonna get a video tutee or fast track on

maya, 3ds max, zbrush.....????????

please,. please, please....waiting for a year now...:(

[rajivnedungadi]

i cant get both :( i dont get enough pocket money...

Both the issue are good this time, but then the common thing between both is Fedora 7 bootable

[rajasekharan]

let digit and chip fight each other out, let there be a bloody war between them ,

that they might strike each others with guns (games), missiles (s/w), and nukes (O.S ).

let them bleed with their own blood (long interesting articles)

that,
we get to enjoy the best of magazines from both the end...:)

oh, yeah i forgot, PC world tooo...
sooner or later i wish, just on a blue moon day , either chip, digit, pc world gives you this add.....

with the next month's issue
get yourself a copy of "windows XP" (ahemm, since i wished the impossible , lets make it bigger ) so

"get yourself a copy of "windows Vista" for Freeeeeehttp://forum.gamestar.de/gspinboard/images/smilies/muhaha.gif

[Tapomay]

Has anyone received the mag yet ????

Yes, I have received the mag today.......but wait....
hey this is the June issue :p

ya friend, I have received the June'07 issue today. for July issue will discuss next month. :mad:

[techno_funky]

Nooooooooo!!!! :cry:

The Adobe suite wont install , i tried installing it off the DVD but it asks for the installation CD. Tried it again by saving the installer on my HDD ,installs but crashes whenever starting a certain program saying the software did not install properly hit that OK and BOOM !!! (the installer does warn you when done that there were certain errors). Man I so wanted to try the new dreamweaver and Photu-Shop :(

[ANURAG SHARMA]

I too received as same above

[munster monster]

Fatbeing-are u reading?

and yes- it isnt even available in the book stores by now- i went to buy it and digit hadnt arrrived.... :(
so i couldnt compare Digit with PcWorld....
and yes...
PC WORLD IS GIVING SOFTWARES WORTH 25000 AND NOT 39000!!!
BUT IT IS GIVING A INTERNATIONAL CALLING CARD WORTH RUPEES HUNDRED-APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES OF TALKTIME
DUH...

[Sourabh]

This issue in particular was good. The articles covered a wide range of interesting topics. Really nice! Raaabo's hard work (which went in contacting people for 'Chic Tech') shows. The laptop shoot out was the icing on the cake :) The PC World and Digit's laptop shoot out were coincidentally named the same - 'Lap It Up'. The only gripe in the otherwise excellent laptop write-up has to be the specs and poor benchmark details. Digit should put in some extra effort and better proofread the specs and shoot-outs in general. Goof-ups and small technical mistakes have been a trend in the recent times(which honestly happens only with Digit). This issue was no exception. For a laptop, warranty is everything. How the MFDs deserve a mention about warranty and the laptops don't in the specs table is something which is beyond me. The load-conditions for the battery life benchmarks and procedure had no mention. Seriously! What's up with that? The specs table for laptop totally blows. The processor models (esp. Core Duos) have been mentioned incorrectly as Core 2 Duo everywhere. Totally misleading as most just refer the specs table.

And, Well .. There is no sign of the replacement DON DVD. What else is left to be done? Mail, Send over the DVD to digit's HQ and get no replacement for it. This is very unprofessional. Digit needs to improve and do better. Really.

[aryayush]

Couldn't you have given such a detailed review for the Fast Track too? Man, what's up with you guys? No one is reading it or what! :mad:

[Sourabh]

Didn't get time to read the Fast Track. I usually read them in college (as they fit inside full scape notebooks easily). Would check it out some time later. I'm sure it would be nice. I've never personally used an Apple product in my life, so reviewing it is out of question. When I read, it would be all news to me, well most of it would.

[aryayush]

Still, do leave your views on whether it is well written and all. I am specially interested in the history chapter (the first one), the one on Mac OS X, the switcher's guide and the iPhone. ;)

[gx_saurav]

Hmm....an article by Macboys, got to read that then.

Apple history Mac, well....good thing that people will read about Apple

[~Phenom~]

Yes, I have received the mag today.......but wait....
hey this is the June issue :p

ya friend, I have received the June'07 issue today. for July issue will discuss next month. :mad:Oh man!!! ur situation is worst. I have already decided not to renew my subscription.

[alexanderthegreat]

FatBeing! Listen or else be fed to lions! :twisted: My Subscriber's copy has not reached me yet. I command you to answer the question: Has the rain delayed digit? If Yes, how long will you take to thwart the weather?

[Mrinal Mohit]

PLZ, PLZ, PLZ give the demo of

i) Harry Potter and the Order of the phoenix
ii) Overlord
iii) Transformers : The Game


PLZ, PLZ, PLZ

Those free games SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[vijay_7287]

there is title on the cover about ... MAC vs Vista vs Linux....tht nowhere to be seen in the mag....:D

[Sourabh]

Hey Vijay, turn to page 92.

[Anurag_panda]

Fedora Core 7 - Brilliant
Article about Making your own distro - fabulous

[blackpearl]

One of the writers of the Fast Track is called Aayush Arya. Hmm.. sounds familiar. (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/member.php?u=5720)

[ydvs]

Problem when installing Adobe Creative Suite Premium:

When i tried to install Adobe Creative Suite Premium, it gives me the following alert " Insert the Adobe Creative Suite Premium To continue with the installation" .

How can i solve this..?

Plz Help.

[ax3]

cd\dvd takes alotta time 2 auto run ......

&

av & zonealarm even tell me it has spyware installed , is it true ?

[jamesbond007]

FatBeing! Listen or else be fed to lions! :twisted: My Subscriber's copy has not reached me yet. I command you to answer the question: Has the rain delayed digit? If Yes, how long will you take to thwart the weather?

I was supposed to get my copy by post from this month but so far I didn't get it. If its the rain that has caused the delay then the Digit guys should have sent us a mail informing the same. Bad Customer Care ..... really really bad!!

[crack_head]

I was supposed to get my copy by post from this month but so far I didn't get it. If its the rain that has caused the delay then the Digit guys should have sent us a mail informing the same. Bad Customer Care ..... really really bad!!

Oh my my..so sorry sir..next time whenever DIGIT is facing problem or going to delay..they'll stop their work and sit down to inform you first.

When will such useless ones stop whining?

One of the writers of the Fast Track is called Aayush Arya. Hmm.. sounds familiar. (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/member.php?u=5720)
No wonder Fatbeing called him the shameless one..lolz

@Aayush...The history was as if autobiography of Wozniak and Jobs.. :P

And, Well .. There is no sign of the replacement DON DVD. What else is left to be done? Mail, Send over the DVD to digit's HQ and get no replacement for it. This is very unprofessional. Digit needs to improve and do better. Really.

maamu...star gold par sunday raat ko DON rakha tha..tu ka bartan dhone gaya tha??

[kumarmohit]

All things said and done, the history was an excellent piece of writing, especially if it was a piece from Arya. Really cool stuff man,it made me yearn for something apple for some time:)

[jamesbond007]

When will such useless ones stop whining?


[snip]

[FatBeing]

Nooooooooo!!!! :cry:

The Adobe suite wont install , i tried installing it off the DVD but it asks for the installation CD. Tried it again by saving the installer on my HDD ,installs but crashes whenever starting a certain program saying the software did not install properly hit that OK and BOOM !!! (the installer does warn you when done that there were certain errors). Man I so wanted to try the new dreamweaver and Photu-Shop :(
Well, this is a ridiculous error on our part, so apologies for that - I should have checked this better. Turns out that the CS3 installation is hard-coded to install from your optical drive's root directory.

But all is not lost. Copy the contents of the Tools\Multimedia\Adobe_CS3_Design_Premium folder to your hard disk and burn it on to a new DVD. If you don't have a DVD writer, use Nero to create an ISO image and mount it using Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120% and run the installation from there. That should do the trick.

Again, apologies.

[ssk_the_gr8]

One of the writers of the Fast Track is called Aayush Arya. Hmm.. sounds familiar. (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/member.php?u=5720)

ya and he blatantly, shamelessly asks us to review the fast track:rolleyes:

[rocker]

Thanx for Fedora...

[aryayush]

@kumarmohit, thank you very much for the kind words! :)

I have authored the history, the iPhone chapter, the Mac OS X chapter and the switcher's guide. (120 pages approximately - i.e. two-thirds of the book).

Anand wrote the chapter on Macs and software.

Milind authored the iPods chapter and the one about the iLife suite.


@ssk_the_gr8
Yes, I "blatantly, shamelessly" want to know whether we've done a good job or not.


Please keep the reviews coming... :)

[ssk_the_gr8]

u should not do that arya.
BTW ur article on history was good

[aryayush]

Thank you very much! :)

(P.S. Please do not insult it by labeling it as an "article"! It is a friggin' 6,000 words chapter.) :p

[Rishabh_sharma1990]

Hey The Issue Is Really Great-

Fast Track To APPLE is Brilliant.:p
Maya, CS3 is Awesome.:)
Music and Games are unbeatable.:)
AND Magazine? SUPER SUPER and SUPER:D:D:D
Thank You Digit

[ratedrsuperstar]

pc world beat digit by a long shot this month

[TheMaskEditor]

Hello everyone,

Regarding the Fedora distro in July 2007 issue, is there any way that i can use it as a live DVD, i mean something like getting on the command prompt and starting the KDE or Gnome from the the command line, that too without installing it on a HDD. cuz i am very short of real estate on my hard drive.

Secondly I have a 1 GB pen drive, is there any way by which i can install linux on the per drive and create a live USB,

I tried installing it on the USB by following the screens on the DVD, even removed most of the apps to fit it on the USB, but still it did not work, half way through the installation i get some wired error message and bump.

i guess i had seen a tutorial with all the screenshots on some website (maybe redhat or frdora or something ....) where they had demonstrated installing the linux on the USB Stick.

as of now is there any way or any tutorial through with i can install the fedora on my USB stick, directly from the digit july 2007 DVD.

help would be appreciated.

BTW thanks for Urban terror, a few tips or article links on how to play the game would be appreciated, i am able to play it offline in "free for all" mode using bots but am not good at shooting, aiming and tackling them.

I get an err msg "swap error" when i try to play codered.

thanks

tMe:p

[goobimama]

^^^ Just what I wanted to see! Some nice BIG BLUE TEXT!

[ssk_the_gr8]

Thank you very much! :)

(P.S. Please do not insult it by labeling it as an "article"! It is a friggin' 6,000 words chapter.) :p


u know what this is a coincidence.. i wrote chapter first & then thought it isnt a history lesson so i should not call it a chapter so i changed it to article:p

[ratedrsuperstar]

the multimedia protector given in digit was licensed as free but i found out it was just a trial and the installation asks for a unlock key which i didn't get though i registered on the site mentioned

if anyone has the unlock key plz post it coz i guess that's not violating the law

[aryayush]

Fast Track To APPLE is Brilliant.:pWOW! Sweet nectar. Thank you for the appreciation! :)

[smj]

Hey my CD and DVD are missing. I'll buy another digit, but will it be given to me. The packet was sealed aand the cd-dvd box was sealed but there was no dvd

[utsav]

hey team digit over there.I am a bit confused.I won this month,s BEAT THAT contest but i forgot to mail my address with that picture.you'all didn't even asked me to give my postal address in the mag.What to do now to receive my gift.

[Tapomay]

Yes, I "blatantly, shamelessly" want to know whether we've done a good job or not.

Ya sure, you all did a very good job and the FT is excellent. :)

BTW feeling sad after reading about Mayur's passing away in the 'Digit Diary' this month. I offer my deep condolence to his family members.

[blackpearl]

Create your own Linux distro - very clever title. You really got me fooled. You didn't make any distro, you just customized it. I was expecting something else. duh!!

The Fastrack was good. But the history chapter came to a rather abrupt end. 1998 was the last year mentioned. What happened in the next 9 years? Either arya got tired of writing or you cut off the rest in order to keep it under size. Seems more like the latter, since arya getting tired of writing about Apple is impossible. :))

The free games were worthless. The visuals are so dated, looks like playing a pre-Windows 98 game. And the screenshot of the game "Excalibre: morgan's revenge" you provided on the DVD interface again got me fooled. The screen showed very pretty graphics. The game never looks like that. I don't know from where you got that. And please don't give multiplayer games.

Movie of the month should have been named "Nobody needs to see". Poor story, poor direction, poor acting. What a waste!!

Finally, instead of mentioning their names on each and every issues of Digit in small quarter page news, it would be much better if you bring out a FastTrack on them and write about them to your heart's content.
Fast Track to Paris Hilton and Britany Spears!! :))

[ratedrsuperstar]

mods will someone answer my question:mad:

[Tapomay]

^^
there is one more application (FontFrenzy) in this month's cd which is declared as freeware but is a trialware.

[prasad_den]

Page numbers in the index are all goofed up.. :( It says Bazaar at 116, but its actually at 69.. and so on..!! Really you should also take care in small details..!!!

[khattam_]

A million thanks for Fedora 7. This one is the best issue both contents wise and CD\DVD software wise. Wonderful work. Keep it up Digit...

[aryayush]

The Fastrack was good. But the history chapter came to a rather abrupt end. 1998 was the last year mentioned. What happened in the next 9 years? Either arya got tired of writing or you cut off the rest in order to keep it under size. Seems more like the latter, since arya getting tired of writing about Apple is impossible. :))I got tired of writing. For the rest of the chapters, I did not have to look anything up anywhere because I knew it all. For the history chapter, I had to refer to books and the Internet. It was a slow task. I got bored. :(
I did tell Mr. Deepak Ajwani that the chapter was incomplete three months in advance but they did not seem to have a problem with that.

[PikachuTrAiNeR]

Now I've been randomly inspired by the Fast Track. XD
Inspired by randomness, I made a random-looking random Mac makeover in a random way:
Image Link (http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/526/iwindowsws6.png)

I'm really not the hardcore skinner type, but eh.

[blackpearl]

^^ You made that one?? How??
Its cool!! :)

[PikachuTrAiNeR]

Well, my mistake in wording, I "put it together".
^^;

Well, if you want I could post up a tutorial later as how to.

[eggman]

By the way, isn't it the second time Digit featured Rani? :)

[Tapomay]

^^ where's Rani dude? the covergirl isn't Rani.

[eggman]

oh haan
u r right.
.......lol...........
She looked like her in small pic

[munster monster]

whos the model?? :(

[Areeb Khan]

Excellent content of magazine,fast track and cd/dvd.The cd/dvd is the best I have seen till now.However my adobe creative suite is not working.Rest of the contents of the dvd are right.I could even install the adobe reader 8 from the dvd.Is the file corrupt or something else?I am using Windows Vista.

[crack_head]

Excellent content of magazine,fast track and cd/dvd.The cd/dvd is the best I have seen till now.However my adobe creative suite is not working.Rest of the contents of the dvd are right.I could even install the adobe reader 8 from the dvd.Is the file corrupt or something else?I am using Windows Vista.

Mister smartest. There is a problem in running Adobe Creative Suite. Please refer to Fat Beings Message in this thread...sorry I'm not going to spoon feed you by sticking the link here. :P

[rizzy]

WOW great content .. Thanks for Adobe CS3 Design Premium :D .

Have you installed it???
If yes please tell me how???

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

thanks a lot for the virtual machine article
man the babe on the cover is really hot thanks for that too

[qams]

No replacement of DON DVD !!!
^%$^$^&^#^^(^(&)(*_)E(_#

[aryayush]

Being irritating won't help you in any way.

[munster monster]

and what if a month passes and u get no reply?
what would u do?

[qams]

[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=blue]No replacement of DON DVD !!!


and what if a month passes and u get no reply?
what would u do?

Reply is yes,
But -vely !

digit team wants fake DON DVD back without bearing courier charges,
they charged us 75Rs more for this non-detectable Don DVD, + now they wants 40Rs more !!!

[FatBeing]

Qams - do that once again and you'll be facing a ban. I can imagine your frustration, but like Aayush says, being irritating won't help.

Turns out T-Series churned out a lot of dud Don DVDs, so we're quickly running out of replacements.

In re the need to send the defective DVD, the purpose is twofold - we first need to verify that the it is indeed the DVD and not your drive that's faulty, and to prevent people from getting free Don DVDs which they can then sell. It's inconvenient, but we can't really help it either.

[qams]

Qams - do that once again and you'll be facing a ban. I can imagine your frustration, but like Aayush says, being irritating won't help.

Turns out T-Series churned out a lot of dud Don DVDs, so we're quickly running out of replacements.

In re the need to send the defective DVD, the purpose is twofold - we first need to verify that the it is indeed the DVD and not your drive that's faulty, and to prevent people from getting free Don DVDs which they can then sell. It's inconvenient, but we can't really help it either.










Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Main to darrrrrrrr gaya ! :lol:
I m so afraid.....huhuuhuhuhuhu...........

Come on Ban me if u want, What can u do else u Money Pincher
The Whole digit Money Pincher and Sucker

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

seems t series does not respect its biz partner.....what a hopeless company
and what a hopeless choice for choosing t series as partner by team digit

[FatBeing]

seems t series does not respect its biz partner.....what a hopeless company
and what a hopeless choice for choosing t series as partner by team digit
We had no choice, really. T-Series owns the distribution rights for Don, and weren't ready to let us replicate the DVDs at our replicators.

[The Unknown]

Most tutorials, articles, cd/dvd content are windows based. I agree that there a more no. of windows users than linux. But if you have some linux content, then it would be better. I have seen only one fastrack on linux and one on Open-Source. At least 5-10% of mag shud contain linux related content. :)

[phuchungbhutia]

digit august preview please ...... when ll it be out :-).. i cnt find it

[qams]

Come on and see this article written by Michael browne(Digit Team)
Title: Memoirs of memory (Digit august 2006)
He writes that CPU bandwidth of a 32-bit 3.2GHz is
3200x32=102400Mbps or 12800MBps
and 400MHz DDR Lags in term of bandwidth by a factor of 4 here it is,
400x64=25600Mbps or 3200MBps
so 3200x4+latency<RAM>=12800<CPU>

According to my opinion and knowledge,
CPU bandwidth depends on its FSB speed not on Internal clock speed, i.e.
800x32(Pentium D)=3200MBps.

so 3200+latency<RAM>=3200<CPU>
for Dual Channel:
6400+latency<RAM>=3200<CPU>
enough for CPU to reach 100% efficiency in terms of bandwidth.
Digit readers ! What do you think ?
All opinions are invited ! :-)

[ssk_the_gr8]

^^
i think u should start a new thread

[kumarmohit]

[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=blue]No replacement of DON DVD !!!




Reply is yes,
But -vely !

digit team wants fake DON DVD back without bearing courier charges,
they charged us 75Rs more for this non-detectable Don DVD, + now they wants 40Rs more !!!

Hey Qams cool it dude, Its not digit's fault. Right! Even I was sent a Terminator 2 DVD by mistake when I ordered LOTR, when I intimated them of the confusion, they told me to keep the T2 and sent me LOTR as well. How can they help it if TSeries is playing spoilsport.

[Stygmate]

Scramble by Stygmate
The Pop / Rock band Stygmate started in 1992 under the original name Scramble

thank you ! i don't know what is you job (bad understand english), but thank you !!!!
see ya
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[gurujee]

can anyone help me finding the "July Laptop test" article in the thinkdigit.com site. It was there some days before but i cannot find it now :((

i had missed this issue