Preview + Feedback [February 2010]

[Anorion]

Get a sneak peek at the latest issue here

Don't miss Digit's Crack the Code Game
Team Digit has come up with a game for all digit readers. Clues start on the cover, and continue through the site, and even to this forum. Make sure you play the game by finding the first clue on Page 109 of Digit February 2010 issue. Apart from the bragging rights of being able to outwit your competition and Team Digit, you also stand a chance to win Rs. 10,000 in prizes!

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This month we review the security situation in modern technology, bring you the latest trends from CES 2010, cover the construction of the world's tallest skyscraper, have pixel art on the cover, and much more.



Magazine Contents

Enter
-Industry connect with AVG and Appin Technologies
-Buzz: CES Special
-Entrepreneurship Watch

Connections
-Mobile Watch
-Web Watch
-Feature: Netbook OS comparison test

Digital Life
-Drool Maal: Travel special
-DIY: Survive iPods without iTunes

Cover Story - How secure is your Digital Life
-Report: The state of Wi-Fi security: How easy it really is to get access
-Report: Credit Card security: Do stores really care about who signs the bills?
-Test: Security Suites tested
-Feature: EULA, what you need to know about the fine print
-DIY: Set up your own webcam surveillance

Sci-Tech
-Reaching out to the skies: building the Burj Khalifa
-How stuff works: F1 car aerodynamics

Toolbox
-Workshop: Porn Blockers, block websites and images
-Workshop: Jolicloud, first run, feature overview, and use

Tech@Work
-Office 2010: Worth the upgrade?
-Work@Tech: Devices for the paranoid professional
-Developer's corner: making Facebook apps

Escape
-Reel Vs Real: Hacking in movies Vs Hacking in reality, how different it is
-Have a geeky valentine: 1337 gifts for Feb 14th
-Most awaited games of 2010

Also, regulars such as Tips and Tricks, Consumer protection, Community, and Digit 101.

Products tested
Includes,
-HTC Hero
-XFX HD5970 Black Edition
-Belkin N52TE
-Cowon iAudio E2
-Epson Stylus TX210

Fast Track to Open Solaris

DVD Contents

DVD1
Tools
Internet
AnyClient 2.0
Artemis 2.8.0
Asterisk Key 9.5
BitComet 1.17
Boost Machine 1.6
Catfood Follower 1.1
CitrixWire 4.1.8
Core FTP LE 2.1 build 1637
Darq Software Transmute 1.66
DBGO 2.0
Easy YouTube Downloader 1.0
FrostWire 4.18.6
Full Speed 3.6
GetGo Download Manager 4.4.1.435
GigaTribe 3.00.020
Glub Tech Secure FTP 2.6.0
Home Ftp Server 1.10.2.143
IE DownloadHelper 2.1
Inspic 2.5.2
KooLoader 1.8
KooLoader Plus 1.6
LimeWire 5.4.6
Meep Media Downloader 1.4
Mipony 1.0.3
MobileWitch Pass Safe 2.3
MP3 Rocket 5.3.6
MP3 Torpedo 5.6
Orbit Downloader 3.0.0.1
PageQ Pro 3.0
Password Memory 2010 3.0.1
Ping Test Alert 1.0
S3 Browser 2.0
Sharest 1.3
Sharetastic 1.7
SkyDrive Explorer 1.4
Sparknotes Downloader 1.6.1
TomTom Home 2.7.3.1894
TruxShare 4.1.6
TVTrigger 1.2.5
TweetDeck 0.32.5
TweetDraw 1.2
URL Gather 1.6.0
Video Download Toolbar 1.7
Video Snooper 1.0.0.1
WeatherBug 7.0.2
WinSCP 4.2.5
Wootch 1.3.3.12
Writemonkey 0.9.6
YouTube Clip Extractor 2.2.0.7
ZapShares 3.4

Multimedia
Accord CD Ripper Free 6.2.0
AllPlayer Portable 4.2.6.7
ALShow 1.8.0.5
Altarsoft Photo Editor 1.5
Anvil Studio 2009.10.07
Aura Free Video Converter 1.21
Boxee 0.9.20.10261 beta
Breeze Light Edition 5.6.4
BurnAware Free 2.4.3
CDBurnerXP 4.2.7.1849
Chasys Draw IES 3.11.02
Clinko Music 1.5
Contenta-Converter Basic 4.8.1
Eufony Free Audio Player 1.66
Falco Auto Image 4.2
FastStone Photo Resizer 2.9
FLVideoConverter 1.0.1.2
Foobar2000 1.0
FotoMix 5.6.1
FotoSketcher 1.95
Free Audio Editor 2010 8.1.1
Free Disc Burner 2.1.1.56
Free Mp3 Wma Converter 1.9
Free Studio 4.3.5.72
Free Video Converter 5.0
Fresh View 7.86
GeoSetter 3.2.5
GIMP 2.6.8
Grantman Mp3 Tagger 1.2
Hornil StylePix 1.0.2
JetAudio Basic 8.0
JetPhoto Studio 4.7
JPEG Lossless Rotator 6.6
Koyote Free Video Converter 2.5
Media Player Codec Pack 3.9.1
MediaInfo 0.7.27
Merge 2.1
Miro 2.5.4
MP3 Tag Express 3.2
Musicdog 1.0.7
Nitro Codec Pack 1.0
On-screen Ruler 2.1.1.15
Ots CD Scratch 1200 1.0.047
OtsTurntables Free 1.0.047
Photo Slideshow-ShowMe 2.0
PhotoFiltre 6.4.0
PhotoSelector 1.1
Picasa 3.6 build 95.25
Plato DVD Ripper Professional 10.12.01
Pos Free Photo Editor 1.31
ProgDVB 6.30.3
QResize 1.0.0.7
Quick Media Converter HD 4.0.0.8
Quick Slideshow Creator 1.1
QuuxPlayer Standard Edition 2.8.1.7
Radiotracker 6.1.2012.12
SmoothDraw 3.2.4
Snapact Photo Manager 1.4
Sonarca Sound Recorder Free 3.1.1
Songbird 1.4.3
Soundbase 2010.01.01
SpeedBit Video Accelerator 3.1.2.1
Spotify 0.3.22
Subtitle Edit 2.8.5
Super MP3 Download 3.3.1.6
TagScanner 5.1.555
ToneThis Ringtone Maker 3.6
Tunebite 7.1.2012.12
TwistedBrush Open Studio 16.11
UCee 1.0.0011
Vibe Streamer 3.0.2
VirtualDub 1.9.8
Walaoke 1.06
WildBit Viewer 5.6
Winamp 5.571
WPanorama 9.4.2
XnView 1.97
Youtube Video Splitter 0.9.6
ZoomFoot Send Photo 1.0.28
Zortam MP3 Center 1.25

System
AppRemover 2.1.1.2
Auslogics Disk Defrag Screen Saver 1.1.0.40
Batch File Renamer 4.0
Belarc Advisor 8.1h
BestSync 2010 5.0.38
Cleanersoft Free Registry Fix 1.8
Comodo Backup 2.2
CPU Speed Professional 3.0.3.6
CPU-Z 1.53.1
DriverMax 5.4
EnhanceMySe7en Free 2.4
FlexTk Express 3.7.5
Free File Recovery 1.1
Fresh Diagnose 8.30
Fresh UI 8.48
JaBack 8.33
LightShot 1.3.0.10
neoSearch 2.00
PC Inspector Smart Recovery 4.5
Process Hacker 1.10
Quabana 3.0 Q9 build 393
ReSysInfo 2.2
Simple Backup Tool 1.5.1.65
Smart Defrag 1.40
System Explorer 2.0.5
TCP/IP Manager 1.0.1.62
TrueSafe Personal Edition 3.51
USB Disk Ejector 1.1.2
WinUtilities Free Edition 9.36
Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91

Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
.net Framework 3.5
7Zip
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Fast Copy
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 3 build 848
Irfan View 4.23
Java 2 Runtime
K-Lite Codec Pack Full 5.6.1
Opera 10
Silverlight 2.0
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 1.0
µTorrent 1.8.5

Security
Avast! Professional Edition
AVG Internet Security 9.0
Avira Premium Security Suite, version 9
F-Secure Internet Security 2010
G Data InternetSecurity 2010
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
Norton Internet Security 2010
Trendmicro Internet Security Pro 3.0
ZoneAlarm Security Suite 2010
K7 TotalSecurity 9.8

Videos
Game Theory
Lectures 9 and 10

Introduction to Computer Science
Lectures 12 and 13

TED Videos
Anupam Mishra
Asher Hasan
James Geary
Kartick Satyanarayana
Kiran Bir Sethi
Nick Veasey
Shaffi Mather
Shashi Tharoor
Steven Cowley
Sunitha Krishnan
Thulsiraj Ravilla
Vilayanur Ramachandran

OS
OS
Open Solaris

Netbook OSes
EasyPeasy 1.5
gOS Space
Jolicloud PreBeta
Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10
Xpud 0.9.2

Digit DVD2

Digit
Digit TV
Digit TV episode 4

Featured
Yoics
Yawcam
Eyespyfx
TeamViewer
Digit Software Archive

Gaming
Games
Kino
Greed
Avatar

Patches
PES 2010 1.02
DragonAge 1.02a
Wolfenstein 1.2
Far Cry 2.1.03
Battle Field 2 1.4.1

Drivers
Nvidia Windows 7 or Vista 32 Bit
Nvidia Windows 7 or Vista 64 Bit
Nvidia Windows XP 32 Bit
Nvidia Windows XP 64 Bit
ATI Windows 7 or Vista 32 Bit
ATI Windows 7 or Vista 64 Bit
ATI Windows XP 32 Bit
ATI Windows XP 64 Bit

Entertainment
HD Trailers
Marmaduke
Shrek Forever After
Robin Hood
Alice in Wonderland
Iron Man 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Furry Vengeance
Loss of a teardrop diamond
Knight and day
Hot tub time machine

Movies
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Night of the Living Dead

Music
Erica Shine - I Will Wait For You
BertycoX - Broken Piano
Sirio - Sirio
Alexander Blu - Electricity
Paolo Pavan - Looking for a Way Out
ZERO_1 - it's over
david - naturel
Dazie Mae - Velvet Dress Stockings
Amity in Fame - Dinner for One
Somewhere off Jazz Street - Beyond This
Josh Woodward - Breadcrumbs
LA OLLA EXPRESS - PANIC
Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
Yvalain - Yvalain Friends

OS
OS
Back Track 4
Frenzy 1.2

[vishalgmistry]

thnkx for backtrack 4
and avatar is demo or trial.?
n backtrack stable or still beta?

[Anorion]

^demo, and stable.

[LegendKiller]

looks good,must buy dvd contents..........i only hoped that a better distro would be made available....

[azaad_shri75]

only FT looks promising.......

[hot zubs]

the Esc section looks great, especially - Have a geeky valentine: 1337 gifts for Feb 14th
lawl

[phuchungbhutia]

Third time giving open solaris
Dont find anything great about the issue so i ll certainly skip this month.

[topgear]

which version of ati and nvidia drivers are on the dvd ?

[Anorion]

@LegendKiller: tell us which one you want in the by demand thread. gOS and Jolicloud are worth a try at least.
@phuchungbhutia: this time there are extra packages, including Open Office and partitioning tools. There are a bunch of netbook distros as well, BT4, and Frenzy, a BSD based penetration testing distro.
@topgear: 9.12 for ATI (8.681 in the details), and 195.62 for NVidia (1.0.0 in the details) about a month old

[topgear]

^^ thanks for informing

[Devrath_ND]

Thanks for including TED videos again

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Are contests in the magazine are time based. Because we get the magazine on 10 -12 an dsome get it as early on 31 of the previous month. So ????

[vishalgmistry]

@above.
they are subcribes thats why they get their issue earlier then news stand.

[hot zubs]

^^^
here @ Bangalore v get it by 3rd or 4th of every month on news stands...

[Quiz_Master]

Night of the Living Dead? Again?
Hmmphh...

Will grab it if my University library dont have it before 10.

[Prakash29617]

Originally Posted by Anorion

^demo, and stable.

When we will get a full backtrack 4 iso image ..?it almost 1 year when the beta out.
Second thing you guys need to update Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0 to ver 1.6.2.0...

[Devrath_ND]

Originally Posted by vishalgmistry

@above.
they are subcribes thats why they get their issue earlier then news stand.

I am a damn subscriber too.

[bijesh123]

Any subscription offers from readers outside? INDIA

[hot zubs]

Picked my copy of Digit today, it looks pretty gud and Crack The Code Contest is really awesome, now solving a problem given by them...

[ojha_riddhish]

Great issue, specially Fast Track to OpenSolaris, Thanks

[Anorion]

@Prakash29617: BackTrack is the DVD iso, the latest version at that.

[Blitz_krieg]

avast 4.8???????... avast5.0 is out.....

[subhrapratimde]

Hello,
I wrote to Help desk (on 06-02-2010) and editor (on 09-02-2010) about the corrupted Mindware DVD that accompanied my February issue. I also requested to send a replacement. But I am yet to get any response till now. Please help.

[swood]

whatever happened to the opensolaris geek hunt contest?has it been called
off? coz week 3 quiz is missing. i was really looking forward to it.-thanx

[blackmagic_rol]

hi im sorry for being in the wrong place. but mr.admin i cannot start a new thread. please help.

[Anorion]

^ you need to post a few times, you can do it now I guess, and welcome to the forum

[ahammad]

can you possible to add netbeans ide 6.8 in march dvd?

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Pls include more adsense keyword targeted articles in next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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!!!!!!!!!Digit software archive don't able to work properly!!!!!!!!!!!11it attacks by virus suddenly

[Jaskanwar Singh]

i would like to inform you that your netbook test link is not workinghttp://www.thinkdigit.com/d/netbook_test