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[Anorion]

Digit May 2010 Issue Preview

Quick Content List

• Digit Magazine -- Entertainment@home
• Fast Track to iPhone Apps
• Digit Mindware DVD
• Digit Playware DVD

Detailed Contents
Magazine Contents

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• Inbox
• Buzz -- Bulletstorm announced, Adobe's strongly worded blog posts, Twitter's annual developer festival and more

Connections

• Web Watch -- Google Docs gets revamped
• Mobile Watch -- The results of Microsoft's Project Pink and Nokia's new messaging phones
• Industry Connect -- We speak to Fujufilm India, and AMD India on their latest technology, and recently launched products

Digital Life

• Drool Maal -- Home entertainment special, 4 pages
• 1337 Fashion -- The Internet has given rise to a number of geeky sub-cultures, and each of them like to dress differently!
• Your Green Griha -- It's green everywhere. Going green now is the norm of the day. The revolution is now painting the concrete jungle green. A short trip of our own with the green community.
• Free Media - We profile some people who create and distribute content for free

Sci-Tech

• The Future of Immersive Entertainment -- 3D is not enough... how will you indulge your senses in the future?
• How Stuff Works: DX11 -- get to know why it's being touted as the next big thing since chocolate icing

Toolbox

• Workshop: Moovida -- Media Center Applications are a fun way to browse and view media content on your computer. We show you how to sit back, relax and enjoy!
• Windows Virtually -- Stubborn apps have no excuse not to work on Windows 7, a workshop on how to virtualize Windows XP in Windows 7
• Tips and Tricks -- ICQ 7.1, Data Crow 3, Disk Space Fan, Jokosher, NetBalancer
• Q&A
• DIY: Make Some Melody -- build your own electronic piano

Tried and Tested

• Just Push Pause -- Airtel's Digital TV recorder Vs. Tata Sky+
• Apple iPad --[COLOR="#696969"] A touch-feel first look
• Bazaar -- Graphic cards, solid state drives, motherboards, headphones, phones, USB drives, RAM cards, a processor, and more
• Speed up your PC -- We test common PC myths that supposedly speed up your PC, including defragging, page file settings, processes and other tweaks, to see if they really make a difference
• HD Player Test -- We test the best HD players in the market
• Desktop PCs -- Desktop PCs are here to stay no matter how portable computing gets, we look at some desktops this month

Street Smart

• Game On -- Agent goes on hunting for the latest and greatest DX11 GPUs
• Killer Rigs
• Price Watch
• Consumer Support -- It's time to exercise your rights as a consumer, we highlight three case files

Tech@Work

• 10 Technologies that matter -- India's IT managers review, analyse and reflect on the latest technology trends, and vote on the ones that will make the cut this year
• From the garage to the stock exchange -- A classic Silicon Valley Startup, Sasken Communication Technologies, has worked on software embedded in chips, we cover their story
• Telecommuting -- Getting employees to work from home by designing robust systems
• Developer Corner: Watch your music -- edit visualizer presets to get a desired set of visuals to accompany your music

Esc

• Hidden Gems of Gaming -- A list of games that did not get as much attention as they deserved
• Metro 2033 - Enthralling, eerie, and atmospheric, an adrenaline ride not to be missed
• Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising -- The Emperor's finest resturn
• JustCause2 -- A just cause or for no cause at all? Command an arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and a killer grappling hook, leaving a country in smoking ruins.
• Unwind -- Bleeding Edge concepts, theories and speculations from the world of science, Cities of the Future and Digit Diary
• Community -- Reader's Survey winners, Check your Tech Quotient winners, Facebook logo design contest winners, and a schedule of webinars in May
• Digit 101

DVD Contents at a glance

• Multimedia production distros - Dyne:Bolic 2.5.2, Musix 2.0 Beta, Puredyne 9.11. All of these have tools for a wide spectrum of audio-video tools, including editors, synthesizers, arrangers and beat machines.
• Linux Flavors - Mandriva Spring Beta1 Gnome, Ubuntu 10.04 Beta2, SimplyMEPIS 8.5.01 RE1 32 Bit, TinyMe 2010
• eBooks -- 600+ ebooks, illustrated ebooks, 10 Science Fiction audiobooks,
• An entire video course on Operating Systems and System Programming
• Developer Tools with 12 IDEs
• Games - Darsana, Fraxy, OrBlitz, Rock Station, Space Corps 5 Doomsday, The Whispered World Demo, Wolf Team. Except for Whispered World, all games are free.
• Corel Graphics Suite X5
• Gaming Gems - Battlezone II, Chromadrome, Comix Zone, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Duke Nukem Manhattan Project, Cogs, Jazz Jackrabbit, Metal Fatigue, Severance: Blade of Darkness, Star Guard
• 12 Free Music Albums
• 2 Movies -- The Amazing Mr X and The Little Shop of Horrors

The full list of DVD contents, can be download here, here or here.

HTML version here.

[kallul555]

I was expecting camcorder test

---------- Post added at 02:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

Now I got it - we have been promised at page number 91 -April 2010 issue. very much disappointed - because I have deferred my buying a camcorder only because of this .
any way as a subscriber - I will get this issue

[clmlbx]

Link for full dvd contents is not working

[azaad_shri75]

An entire video course on Operating Systems and System Programming-

except for this - the dvds are full of beta crap, why cant you add those distros once released

[DigitCritic]

What happened to the popular and most demanded thing from non-subscribers or news stand buyers of digit ?

It looks like demands from non-subscribers are not important.

[rajivnedungadi]

DVD Contents: The link does not work

[neerajvohra]

# eBooks -- 600+ ebooks, illustrated ebooks, 10 Science Fiction audiobooks,
# An entire video course on Operating Systems and System Programming
# Developer Tools with 12 IDEs
# Just Push Pause -- Airtel's Digital TV recorder Vs. Tata Sky+

+1

[Anorion]

Originally Posted by clmlbx

Link for full dvd contents is not working

Originally Posted by rajivnedungadi

DVD Contents: The link does not work

Just checked, is working. It can also be found here or here.

Originally Posted by azaad_shri75

An entire video course on Operating Systems and System Programming-

except for this - the dvds are full of beta crap, why cant you add those distros once released

There are some who cannot wait to get their hands on them

Originally Posted by DigitCritic

What happened to the popular and most demanded thing from non-subscribers or news stand buyers of digit ?

It looks like demands from non-subscribers are not important.

lol, we cannot distinguish subscribers from non-subscribers by reading their forum posts. Also, this thread.

[Revolution]

How to open a "XLS" file ?.....O_O

[Dark Core]

^^
Spreadsheet App should do it for u, BTW m really gettin' bored wth Digit Mag

---------- Post added at 06:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:48 AM ----------

^^
Spreadsheet App should do it for u, BTW m really gettin' bored wth Digit Mag

[Revolution]

I don't have any.....
They can use PDF file but no"XLS" file.....
The previous method was way better for nub like me.....

[TheHumanBot]

Thank you very much for all OS distros.

[Anorion]

@Revolution, .html version here.

[DigitCritic]

lol, we cannot distinguish subscribers from non-subscribers by reading their forum posts. Also, this thread

In that case let me remind you of the demands.
# The Digit Rewind DVD
# Digit Mini booklet

These two items which you guys gave to subscribers only.

[rajivnedungadi]

I saw the contents from the issue on stands, no point getting Ubuntu 10.04 beta, when the stable is releasing today.

[FilledVoid]

I saw the contents from the issue on stands, no point getting Ubuntu 10.04 beta, when the stable is releasing today.

Not if you have a horrible Internet Connection. You should be able to update it rather than have to download the whole distro.

[rajivnedungadi]

Originally Posted by FilledVoid

Not if you have a horrible Internet Connection. You should be able to update it rather than have to download the whole distro.

I have a 256 Kbps (night speed 512 kbps) connection, so its pretty decent. I dont use these distros much so I just install it and change it every three months, I am okay with downloading the whole distro dvd as I have a storage capacity of more than 2.5 TB (including external and internal hdds), so even that is not an issue, plus I have a dedicated system just for downloading stuff from the internet 24X7 ...so in short I did rather spend the Rs.150/- on something else than Digit...I anyways dont buy it each month and ever since last month (after the Subscribers Special Issue), I have totally stopped buying it.

[FilledVoid]

Emphasis on the word "I". What you have , others might not be blessed with. I'm not going to justify whether giving Ubuntu out was a good decision or not. However I wish that sometimes there would be a once in a while 64 bit distribution. More emphasis on Open Source Software. Tutorials and reviews which would cultivate the adoption of Open Source etc.

Previously a Magazine made a customized Distribution, why can't Digit have its own customized Distribution or Open Source Software. I know coming out of the blue that's a huge request but still I think it would only benefit the Magazine in the long run.

Anyway that's just my 2 cents.

[Anorion]

^Good suggestions there. Tell you what, instead of putting in the DVD version of Ubuntu, which is just a waste of space, I'll slip in the 64 Bit CD version along with the 32 Bit version. Sounds like a good idea?

[FilledVoid]

^Good suggestions there. Tell you what, instead of putting in the DVD version of Ubuntu, which is just a waste of space, I'll slip in the 64 Bit CD version along with the 32 Bit version. Sounds like a good idea?

This sounds very nice to me. However it might disturb folks who don't have a good Internet Connection.

[sougatanandy]

Game dvd not good , no recent game demo.

[toofan]

Originally Posted by rajivnedungadi

I have a 256 Kbps (night speed 512 kbps) connection, so its pretty decent. I dont use these distros much so I just install it and change it every three months, I am okay with downloading the whole distro dvd as I have a storage capacity of more than 2.5 TB (including external and internal hdds), so even that is not an issue, plus I have a dedicated system just for downloading stuff from the internet 24X7 ...so in short I did rather spend the Rs.150/- on something else than Digit...I anyways dont buy it each month and ever since last month (after the Subscribers Special Issue), I have totally stopped buying it.

This man is bashing digit last month for not providing the extra content and ready to pay Rs 200.00 and now ............

[rajivnedungadi]

Originally Posted by toofan

This man is bashing digit last month for not providing the extra content and ready to pay Rs 200.00 and now ............

I am okay with paying Rs.200/- for issues worth it, not for beta and RC and trial software and useless content

[insaneYLN]

i received my May 2010 Subscriber's copy yesterday evening (29th April) & frankly i was very surprised to receive it before April end :C_surprised:

Since i had to rush back at the hospital where my uncle has been admitted, i hurriedly opened my package (always do that ever since subscribing to it.. ) & to my disappointment once again, i noticed that the top left portion (where the price is printed) is torn, not a big concern though because cellotape should come to my rescue. i have not checked the DVDs yet as i am at my cousin's place right now, will do so tomorrow.

i had received my April issue in a very damaged condition & conveyed my distress through a phone call to the Digit helpline & e-mailed the Editor, to which both duly replied with an assurance to send me an apt replacement, which was done without any hassles Thank you Team Digit

i do not intend to be a complaint box but i request the Digit Team to kindly look into the packing & dispatch process. i take good care of my magazines (& text books ) & do every bit to maintain them.

i hope i will not have a reason to be distressed when i receive the Anniversary Special Issue of next month.

[Hsakarp_kahtap]

@Anorion, I have 5 G-Data Internet Security Key (Valid for 6-months ) which got from a G-Data Polland promo site, and i want to share them with the members plz tell me the procedure for the same .

[topgear]

^^ Nice contents - specially the movies and corel graphics suite

[celldweller1591]

linux distro ubuntu's beta2 Atleast RC would have been there .

[Sid_gamer]

The May issue is just great...Keep up the good work digit....

[Lucifer]

Originally Posted by kallul555

I was expecting camcorder test[COLOR=Silver]

Hi, the test was actually dropped because of a number of reasons, the most significant one being nearly all manufacturers were having a product line refresh, this being the end of the financial year. So stocks are recalled from everywhere. New products will be launched in the coming months. Brands do not like to sell products that are EOL, nor would we like to test something you won't be able to buy in two months.

You can, however, write in to us @ agent001@thinkdigit.com for personalised buying advice on camcorders.

[azaad_shri75]

Originally Posted by Sid_gamer

The May issue is just great...Keep up the good work digit....

what was so great- could you elaborate it..........