[Preview+Feedback] June 2005 Magazine - Anniversary Issue

[Raaabo]

Hello Convergence
In this special issue, we look at convergence from every possible angle. We’ve got a battery of guest columnists lined up, and we also present Digit’s take on convergence.

Guest Columnists

• Nicholas Negroponte: Of Bits, Atoms, And Softwear
• Kevin Warwick: Human-Machine Convergence
• Anil K Gupta: Convergence Is Not Congruence
• Punya Mishra: Technologies On The Verge...
• Ganesh Natarajan: The Inevitability Of Technology-Led Transformation

Convergence Articles

• One World, One Home
  The first place you interact with the converged devices to come could be your home. So what will your home look like?
• The Ultimate Converged Accessories
  Calling all geeks! Convergence promises to deliver the stuff that geek dreams are made of
• Crash Landing
  We take a look at products that were driven by convergence but weren’t well-received by the world
• The Name Is Connected. Dr Connected
  The gadgets in James Bond movies exemplify convergence. Here’s a sampler
• Whither Mankind?
  Will we converge with machines at some point in our future? Is it inevitable?
• Applied Convergence
  Convergence’ is not a hyped word—far from it. We take a look at practical applications
• Secure Your Home Now!
  Home security is big, and poised to become bigger. A look at the gadgets that are helping secure our homes
• The Top Five Wired Nations
  A look at the most-wired, most tech-savvy countries on the face of the earth

The Digital World

• Remote Control Your PC Applications
  Using your TV tuner card’s remote, you can control many PC applications wirelessly
• Print Photos Using Your Inkjet MFD
  Your home inkjet MFD can, of course, be put to a variety of uses—photo printing included
• Wall-Mounting An LCD Panel
  For those of you lucky enough to own an LCD panel, here’s how to mount it
• Adding Effects To Your Home Videos
  So you thought only the pros could make professional-looking videos? Here’s how to add effects and make your home-shot videos look professional
• Back Up Using A Portable Drive
  Portable hard drives are ideal for backups. We tell you how to use these nifty devices to always keep a backup of your precious data
• Understanding Manual Camera Configurations
  Get to know about the manual settings on your camera to get the most out of it

Let There Be Space!
External hard drives are the gadgets of choice for frequent backups. A comprehensive shootout, ranging from tiny pocket drives to the seriously capacious ones

Fast Track To Upgrading Your PC
Everything you need to know about the upgrading process

Click Here To See The DVD Contents

Full Free Game CD: MidTown Madness

Britannica Quizmaster CD

Regular Stuff

Enter

• Bharat Dabholkar talks about what tech means to him
• Apple’s Tiger has serious issues
• Samsung and MS will partner on next Xbox
• Are the DVD format wars finally going to come to an end?

Tips & Tricks

• MS Publisher
• Dreamweaver
• Excel
• Outlook
• PowerPoint
• Frontpage
• 30 minutes Expert: Creating Your Own RSS Feed
• 30 minutes Expert: Creating Home Videos Using WMM

QNA

• How To: Catalogue CDs And DVDs Using XBaseCatalog
• Agent 001: Cooling Solutions

Escape

• Dr Niklaus Wirth created the Pascal family of languages
• So, did Al Gore actually invent the Internet like he claimed he did? Well, he’s got a lifetime achievement award for his contributions, anyway

[edited - jacknife23]
Newstand Buyers will find that the packaging shows Midtown Madness 2 included, but this is not the case. The Full Free Game CD offered is Midtown Madness 1: Chicago Edition. We Apologise for the error.

[QuickFire]

wow...looks good...
congrats on ur anniversary

[Biplav]

waitin to see the remote control ur pc article .lets wait and watch

[adhavan]

looks good. Waiting 8) for the issue.
Happy Anniversary Digit

[pravinkumar]

What is the prize of this month`s mag ?
Is it Rs.200 ?

[rajivnedungadi]

Originally Posted by pravinkumar

What is the prize of this month`s mag ?
Is it Rs.200 ?

HI

I think it is around Rs.200/-. Thats what it looks like on the cover on the website...

How much is the price anyone knows?

Regs

Rajiv

[~Phenom~]

the price is Rs.200

[Raaabo]

Yes the Newstand price is Rs 200

[replyvijay]

The review of TV tuners were great.I would like to share some information that would be useful for other users also.
The Mercury card & Pinnacle Dazzle TV tuners are repackaged version of LIFEVIEW FlyTV Prime 3X Series.
It works best with the software from LIFEVIEW.The software contains TV / Video viewing feature, still image capture and motion video recoding to MPEG1/2/4 function.It is free to download at
http://www.lifeview.com.tw/html/down..._3x_series.htm
Mercury ships the software over 4 years old.This WHQL certified driver will surely improve the test centre scores of the card.Regarding non availability of STEREO TV in india is mainly due to non compatability of stereo signals to older TV sets here.
If cable operator transmits stereo sound,in the older monoTV sets,the LEFT and RIGHT channels will cancel each other so no sound will be heard in these TV sets.

[sms_solver]

I've always bought June issue. So I have to buy this issue!!

[Prashray]

Hmm...
Digit has good contents this time.

[Tech&ME]

Ya the contents are very good, and the price is also normal for a Anniversary Issue.

Thanks Digit and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[gdatuk]

hope the DVD works atleast in this issue...

[Aditya11]

Hey Raaabo, on the cardboard cover of Magazine, Midtown Madness is misleadingly advertised as Midtown Madness 2! Any explanation?

I don't think the price is justified...I don't feel happy paying in excess for games like Midtown Madness. Also the cover story, though should be informative to read, doesn't sound particularly *interesting* as a cover story for Annivarsary issue...that's just me though. :roll:

Lastly, Happy Anniversary!

[sonuchandrakar]

Happy Anniversary! This issue's gonna be really cool. I've still not got my copy and I'm waiting for it. But why is it that everyone gets it before I get my hands on it.

[eddy]

DIGIT CHEATS ON PRIZES. ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEE WON THE DESKTOP CONTEST FEW MONTHS BACK. STILL HE NEVER RECIEVED HIS PRIZE. WHEN ASKED ABT THIS TO DIGIT TEAM , THEY SAID THEIR PRIZE TEAM MEMBERS LEFT THE OFFICE. THIS IS SUCH A SHAME THAT DIGIT REVIEWS ALL THE S/W PRODUCTS , BUT THET DON'T HAVE TIME TO SEE THEIR OWN ASS.....ITS JUST A START, AM GONNA SPREAD THIS & GOIN TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIVITES ABT THEIR CHEATING ACT.......DONT PROMISE IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD FOR IT. SHAME ON YOU DIGIT & SHAME ON ALL DIGIT TEAM.

[kumarmohit]

Hey Happy Anniversry

But plz tell us why u say MM2 and give MM1 and I wud have really liked if u had given Encyclopaedia Brittannica CD ( even a stripped down version like student edition wud have done) instead of Quiz master The price was really big -- I had an a night long row with my parents abt the cost I do agree itss a bit more May be 150 wud have done ( Unless u were charging for MM and BQM)

PLz be considerate abt prices

PS-- Guys Fast Track Books are really suffering inqualty the best was AV issue since than quality has been going down PLZ be considerate and I dint like idea of Fast Track to MS Office (every one is so used to it- I say u shud also include parallel matter abt OpenOffice.org I am no Anti MS zealot bt the thing is that MS Office is so common )

[nithinks]

Will the digit continue this newsstand price forever?

[rajivnedungadi]

Originally Posted by nithinks

Will the digit continue this newsstand price forever?

No one will buy it at this price buddy....this is just a special issue and it will be 100 bucks from july onwards

[cyberia.in]

seems really promising, but i'm still waiting for mine

[armourlength]

Dear Mr. Kalbag & Team digit,

CONGRATULATIONS for completing 4 successful years as India's Best Tech Mag.
You guys are still unbeatable!

I was surprised to find some of the old team members like Bhavesh, Ahmed & Sumod all gone.
Convergence is truly going to be a part of our lives, but I fear that factors like cost, infrastructure for setting it up in mass & compatibility will pose a problem in the Indian market.

It was a real disappointment for me to read the editorial "Broadband, Narrow minds".
Right now in India, broadband Internet is not restricted only through cable.
With BSNL entering the ring with reasonable costs & good service as well no headache of extra cable laying & wiring hassles.
I see no reason for people to wait for ISPs to give Broadband through cables.
I live in a region od Ahmedabad where none of the ISPs Satyam, Icenet provide broadband service even after 2 years of its existence in Ahmedabad.
The option was to go in for either for Tata or Reliance but their offers weren't attractive enough.

But BSNL gave me a 256 Kbps connection for 500/- a month (3100/- initial costs ) on my telephone line in 3 days from the inception in Ahmedabad and it was a perfect option for a normal home users.
So I don't get the point that people living in big cities like Mumbai should be at the mercy of their MSO for a broadband connection. Even my cable guy promised me that broadband was just 6 months away 2 years ago!
I find no fault in BSNL's service and advice every one concerned to go in for a Dataone subscription.
Broadband has arrived and we can safely discard our 56 kbps modems and surf without any anchors.

Warm regards

Nitin Gajjar
armourlength@gmail.com

[raj14]

Hey, nice issue! Happy anniversary, but how come there were no game videos? Or wallpapers? The Flash interface was also intuitive. How about giving us: Fast Track: Tweaking Your System. Include tips like Registry editing, Boosting performance etc. Also, Include some real games. All the game content was *copied* from CH**. What happened to you guys giving Some Original Content? And, if you plan to give Full Games like: MM, please provide them in a plastic cover......

[Santosh Halemani]

Yes, got the issue and it was good.

The dvd contents good and don't put it in the flash it sucks

[raj14]

@santosh: dude, i totally agree, the HTML rocked! Flash just feels a little out-of-place. The menu design was also mighty confusing, there are no categories this time. Which maked Searching for a specific software cumbersome. Please Digit dudes, give us our good ol' HTML back!

[shradha_soul]

Good work digit guys keep up the good work 3 cheers 2 u

[Skud]

Issue is good, but 100 bucks extra for just 2 CDs??? That's too steep for most of the users' liking, I think.

Hope the December special would cost 150.

[Thor]

Nice Issue. THE FASTtrack book is cool!.
Good Work.
ANd YEs ! VERY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

[//siddhartha//]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.. I own every anniversary issue except the first and this is surely MEGA.. Anyways, I have still not rec'd my mag.. Any idea, when will I receive them ? ? ?

[collinsangelo]

Congratulation on your anniversary.. and keep up the good work.. The price is on the higher side but i think digit is worth it.

I also saw that most of the softwares on the dvd are repeated from the older digit dvds. Try to bring new softwares and a litttle more of entertainment stuff in the dvd..

once again , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK..

[naveenchandran]

I recieved the book today (11.06.2005). But there were NO CD's or DVD's with the magazine.
Raboo Plz look into this immediately.

Expecting your reply Soon.

V.Naveen Chandran
22/9 Rajeev Nagar
Behind Siva Complex,
Hosur 635109.
Tamilnadu
naveenchandranv @ gmail.com