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Industry connect
We talk to Ravi Srivastava of Microsoft India about Internet Explorer 8

Buzz
Is there a Nokia laptop in the
making? Read up on that and more...

Connections

Web watch
A homeless guy puts up his own web site and gets amazing results

Mobile watch
A sneak peek at iPhone OS 3.0 and Windows Mobile 6.5

Unsocial networking
In these times of dire economics, stay connected to stay employed

Your head in the clouds
Use the cloud to access your contacts and calendar anywhere

Digital Life

Droolmaal
From Blu-ray camcorders to laser keyboards; find them inside

Tech in movies
We explore how feasible the tech showcased in blockbuster movies is

Green tech
We bust the global warming myth and expose the truth behind e-waste

Sci-Tech
Growing our own black hole
Will the LHC be the end of us all?

A space odyssey
Humanity's tryst with outer space explored inside

Engines that will save the world
Environmental friendly, air-breathing engines explored

Tried and Tested

Speakers test
We test 23 of the best speakers inside

Hard drives test
30 drives tested: internal, external, portable, and NAS

Bazaar

Toolbox

Art of Illusion
Use this open-source tool to create amazing 3D models

Visual Story: Motherboard
Every wonder what all those parts do on a motherboard? Wonder no more!

Adding fire to Firefox
The best plugins for Mozilla Firefox

QnA
Digit answers all you technical queries

Tips and Tricks
Tips on Handbrake, Mac OSX, vBulletin, and IE8 inside

Street Smart

Agent 001
Agent 001 goes shopping for Bluetooth headsets and speakers

Killer Rigs
Whether you are on a budget or have money to blow, we've got the right PC for you

Price Watch
Street prices on the hottest computer product categories

Tech@Work

Smart SoHo
Why your workplace needs to invest in ergonomic furniture

Developer's corner
We explore the concept of Model View Controller
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Fast Track to AJAX
Learn how to code using AJAX
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DVD Contents

DVD1

Tools
Multimedia
3D Picture Browser 1
Ashampoo ClipFinder 1.55
ATP Player 1.02
BS.Player 2.35.985
CamStudio 2.5 beta
DebugMode Wax 2.0e
Flash Slideshow Maker 4.88
FLV Player 2.0.25
FNTV - TV and Radio Player 3
FormatFactory 1.65
FotoMorph 6.0
Free Photo Viewer 1.1
Free Video to MP3 Converter 3.1.3.51
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter 3.1.4.52
GIMP Portable 2.6.4
iClone3 EX 3.2
JLC's Internet TV 1.1
MagicDisc 2.7.106
Magix Photo Clinic 4.5
Nimbus Standard Edition 1.8
Pazera Free MP4 to AVI Converter 1.2
Photo Pos Lite 1.62
PSP Video Express 1.03
RentASoft Image Converter 2.2
Scribus 1.3.3.11
Video Edit Master 1.8
DVD-lab Pro 2.51

Internet
Bytescout Post2Blog 3.01
Firefox Portable 3.0.5
Gladinet Cloud Desktop 0.8.71
Instant Hidden Internet 3.1
Internet Explorer 8 RC 1
Izimi 1
Maxthon 2.1.5.1250
MP3 Rocket 5.2
Netscape Navigator 9.0.0.6
ProxyCaptor 2.1
Safari 4.0 beta
StrongDC++ 2.21
Swapper 1.0.4
Webshots Desktop 3.1
WiPeer 0.72
Xnews 5.08

System
7-Zip 4.65
Advanced SystemCare Free 3.2.0
Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.16
CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.22
Free RAR Extract Frog 1
FreeRAM XP Pro 1.52
Ghost Mouse 2
IZArc 3.81
Pandora Recovery 2.1.1
Paragon Partition Manager Express 9.0
Recover Files 2
Revo Uninstaller 1.80
TuneXP 1.5
Unlocker 1.8.7
Wise Disk Cleaner 4.12
ZIP Reader 8.0.18

Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
.net Framework 3.5
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758
Irfan View 4.20
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack FULL 4.2.5
Opera 9.64
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 0.9.4
WinRAR 3.80
µTorrent 1.8.1

Updates And Add-ons
Adobe Shockwave
Java runtime update
Windiws Vista SP2 RC

Gaming
Games
Dyson
Eco Warriors: Invasion of the Necrobots
Fate by Numbers
flOw
Garden of coloured lights
Railroad Tycoon
Samorost 1
UFO: Alien Invasion v2.1
Within a Deep Forest
Tom Clancy's HAWX

Game Trailers
Battlefield 1943
Bioshock 2
Diablo III
Fuel
Star Trek online
Starcraft 2
Terra
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Entertainment
HD Trailers
Dragonball Evolution
Fanboys
Funny People
Goodbye Solo
Land of the Lost
Mutant Chronicles
Public Enemies
Terminator Salvation
The Soloist
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Videos
Artificial Intelligence
Battle of the Browsers
Computer Games
High Tech India - Part One
Smart TV

Linux
Essentials
7zip
amarok
Audacity
Mplayer Codec Pack
Pidgin
Vuze
Wine

Distros
KDE 4.2 Live CD
Knoppix 3.6

DVD2

Digit

Digit Videos
Art of Illusion features
Installing the UFO V51
NIA Unboxing
UFO V51 Unboxing
Vaio P Unboxing
DIY: Make your own UFO Video

Videos
Nokia
GI Joe
Star Trek
Transformers2
Watchmen
X-men Origins

Software
Amaya 11.1
Aptana Studio 1.2.4
Art of Illusion 2.71
Bryce 5
Eclipse
Handbrake 0.9.3
eScan
Expression Studio

Fast Track
Fast Track
Pokat Reader

Tools
Create
3Board 2006 3.6
3D Message Free 2.1.9
Adchiosk Reflect 1.1.4
CADE 2.4.9
CalendarPainter 1.0i
DAZ Studio 2.3.3.146
Digital Image Tool 1.4
InsightPoint 3.2.5.2
Kommaker 1
Landscape Studio 0.3
LOOXIS Faceworx 1
Magix Xtreme Print Studio 1.0
Microsoft Plus PhotoStory LE 2
PolyGo 1
Popims Animator Video 1.0
Ragtime Solo 5.6.5
Scribus Portable 1.3.3.11
Terragen 0.9.43
Wink 2 build 1050
WireFusion Free Edition 5.0.24
X-Blender 2.48a

Productivity
3S Accounting 3.2
AbiWord 2.6.5
actiTIME Basic 1.5
Advanced ID Creator Personal 7.21.49
AuthorPOINT Lite 3
BS1 Accounting 2008.5
Cayra 0.9.5
Express Scribe 4.30
FreeOCR
Invoicer 2.2.3
Jarte 3.3
OneStep Accounting Standard Edition 4.0
OpenbravoPOS 2.20
To-Do DeskList 1.4
Web+Center 6
yEd Diagram Editor 3.0.0.5

MS Office
Office XP Update: Service Pack 1 (SP-1)
Office XP Update: Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR-1a)
Office 2000 Update: Service Pack 2 (SP-2)
Office 2000 Update: Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Office 2003 Service Pack 1
Office 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Gaming
Games
UT3 Titan Pack
GRID
Medal of Honour: Airborne

Casual Games
Creatrix
Mario Forever Galaxy 1.8
Mono 1.02
N 1.4
Stellar Frontier 1.1

Linux
Distros
Scientific Linux 5.2
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha

Tools
Dissy 9
Giv 0.9.14
k9copy 2.3.0
NolaPro 4.0.4288
portaliks 0.4.0
Pyjamas 0.5
Songbird 1.1.1
Surfraw 2.2.4
twitter 1.1.1
USBView 1.1
VueScan 8.5.07

[MetalheadGautham]

Thanks for ScientificLinux. One of the COOLEST distros around.

Why no Windows 7 ???

[rajivnedungadi]

Scientific linux 5.3 is the latest one and not 5.3. Is this the CD or the DVD ISO?
Knoppix 6.0.1 is here and digit is giving 3.6 on the DVD


The SP1 and SP2 of Office 2000, XP and 2003 are a waste because SP3 includes both of SP1 and SP2. Does anyone still use Office 2000 or XP?

[aura]

I definitely agree with "Rajivnedungadi" that SP1 and SP2 are a complete waste becoz those updates are always included in SP3.

I thank the digit team for heeding to my request of Eclipse software. I appreciate the inclusion of videos in the DVD issues, this is definitely much better content than providing obsolete english movies that this magazine used to do earlier.

There are really some good rare softwares and some unique linux distros available in this months DVDs and looking forward to digit to continue the same trend in the future too.

[Sathish]

Industry connect
We talk to Ravi Srivastava of Microsoft India about Internet Explorer 8
Mobile watch
A sneak peek at iPhone OS 3.0 and Windows Mobile 6.5
Green tech
We bust the global warming myth and expose the truth behind e-waste
Growing our own black hole
Will the LHC be the end of us all?
A space odyssey
Humanity's tryst with outer space explored inside
Engines that will save the world
Environmental friendly, air-breathing engines explored
Art of Illusion
Use this open-source tool to create amazing 3D models
Visual Story: Motherboard
Every wonder what all those parts do on a motherboard? Wonder no more!
Tips and Tricks
Tips on Handbrake, Mac OSX, vBulletin, and IE8 inside
Fast Track to AJAX

interested contents..
thanks for focusing above the personal computing..
windows 7 is missed.. why..

@rajiv
hey dude.... sp1 & sp2 must be required to install sp3..(if sp1 & sp2 already not installed) you cant install directly sp3..this is not like win sp.. pl try to learn b4 posting negative words..

[rajivnedungadi]

@rajiv
hey dude.... sp1 & sp2 must be required to install sp3.. you cant install directly sp3..
this is not like win sp.. pl try to learn b4 posting negative words..

I have worked for MS Office support and SP3 can be installed without SP1 or SP2. Please try it out before quoting someone

[Sathish]

I have worked for MS Office support and SP3 can be installed without SP1 or SP2. Please try it out before quoting someone

i have experienced.. pl tell me how to install sp3 directly.?/
i will post screenshots soon..

[rajivnedungadi]

i have experienced.. pl tell me how to install sp3 directly.?/
i will post screenshots soon..

This might help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884298/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884290/

Or this might also help a bit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923618

[Sathish]

but i unable 2 install sp3 directly.. pl wait for screen shots..

[rajivnedungadi]

but i unable 2 install sp3 directly.. pl wait for screen shots..

Okay, Please note that "you" are not able to install SP3 directly. That does not mean that you will have to install SP1 first and then SP2 and the SP3. As per one of the KB Articles I have given above, it clearly states that all previous updates are added in the SP3 and that includes SP1 and SP2, which means that you can install SP3 directly.


Try the following if you have an Office 2003 disc.

1. Download and Install Windows Installer CleanUp Utility from here

After installation, run it and remove office 2003 from the list, this would remove the complete office application.

With the Office 2003 disc, install the application and then try to install the office 2003 SP3 directly and it should work.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Many many thnx for FIRST TRACK TO AJAX............I hope articles lyk WEB WATCH, VISUAL STORY : MOTHERBOARDS will b awesome n proove to b vry needfull to me........No words for DVD contents..............thnx a lot

[himadri_sm]

WOW!!!!Great Mag Contents...definitely a must buy issue.

[Sathish]

Try the following if you have an Office 2003 disc.

1. Download and Install Windows Installer CleanUp Utility from here

After installation, run it and remove office 2003 from the list, this would remove the complete office application.

With the Office 2003 disc, install the application and then try to install the office 2003 SP3 directly and it should work.

oh. take long process if we update 30+ systems.. ?
is it eAsy to install sp1>sp2>sp3 than the above steps..

[rajivnedungadi]

oh. take long process if we update 30+ systems.. ?
is it eAsy to install sp1>sp2>sp3 than the above steps..

Thats true, it would take a lot of time. I am not sure if you are convinced or not about SP3 directly being installed without any previous SPs already installed, thats where we started. For you all 3 SPs on the DVD might be useful but for most of the other people out here, its useless, Digit is just filling up the disc with useless stuff.

[nitinm]

Thanks a ton for the AJAX book........ Since last few months digit is listening to programmers thats gr8........

[Revolution]

Where is Windows 7 ???

[toofan]

Where is Windows 7 ???

Its in its making process. Digit wale apna windows 7 bana rahe hain, usi ko denge agle saal seperate DVD mein, as a special edition gift.

Fast Track to AJAX. THANks a lot Guys. Now you are toward the right track which is FAST too.

Raboo is doing good job.

Now they are out of Googlemania.

And hope reading magazine will be fun too.


DVD content & Magazine ke bare mein comments baad mein. After going through them.

[Devrath_ND]

Great fasttrack.

[JojoTheDragon]

What is AJAX? Plz tell me.

BTW the mag is gr8. I'm buying this one for sure.
cheers

[FilledVoid]

What is AJAX? Plz tell me.

Asynchronous Javascript and XML . Refer google or something for more.

Thanks for Ubuntu . Saved me the hassle of having to download it.

[saqib_khan]

Where r the contents of AJAX? Last month, I think u also wrote the contents of it, like Index or overview of it, something like that.

[topgear]

Windiws Vista SP2 RC

Did you provide both 32 bit & 64 bit version ?
or only the 32 bit version ?

[rajivnedungadi]

Digit has made us April Fool by providing some old and useless stuff on the DVDs.

1. Knoppix 3.6 (2004 Version) - The current version is 6.0.1 released in Feb 09
2. Digit has provided Service Packs for Office 2000, XP and 2003. Digit should know that SP3 includes SP1 and SP2. Also I am not sure if anyone still used Office 2000 or Office XP
3. Scientific Linux 5.2 provided is also an older version, the latest version released is 5.3. Unfortunately Digit has provided the Live CD of the same and not the DVD ISO.

[Nithu]

Thanks for

Windiws Vista SP2 RC
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha

[sude]

[LEFT]
@rajiv
hey dude.... sp1 & sp2 must be required to install sp3..(if sp1 & sp2 already not installed) you cant install directly sp3..this is not like win sp.. pl try to learn b4 posting negative words..

is there anyone yet who doesnt have SP2 installed.....????
strange..

-SUDE
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Posted again:
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The mag Contents look diFFerent and interesting... seems diGit in gaining back conscience..

Will buy surely this time...

-SUDE

[anmolmakkar1]

Its Great so many softwares

[ax3]

nice ... & new look of mag is cool ....

[toofan]

Is it available in stands.

[shaunak]

+1 for the subscriber's packing this time round. The double packing idea is truly neat.

I loved the new look of the mag.

[comp@ddict]

Eco Warriors: Invasion of the Necrobots

SUPER thanks for this one.