[Preview + Feedback] Digit December Mega Issue

[Raaabo]

Dear All,

I have been informed that posting DVD+CD and Magazine previews seperately can cause confusion, so from now on there will be a single thread for both.

Here are the highlights of the Digit December Issue:

Magazine:

Digital Passion
Concocting Dreams
Much of what they depict in the movies these days—including those from Bollywood—doesn’t come straight from the camera. Find out what goes in between!

The Future Is Paper
Forget about the paperless office. You’re going to see more and more paper around you—only, it’ll be electronic

The Battle Of The Blue
You’ve probably heard about the battle over next-gen, high-capacity DVD formats. But what are the differences? Who will rule? We answer these questions and more


Digital Tools
Buyer’s Guide
Spanning 22 categories of products, our Buyer’s Guide tells you what you need to judge your new hardware/software by and what to look out for. It also gives you insights into the products themselves

Towards Comfort
Back aches, hurting fingers, etc. due to computer use means you haven’t paid attention to ergonomics. We show you how to enhance your productivity by getting the basics right

Zero 1 Awards
The votes are in, it’s time to applaud the winners of the coveted Zero1 awards. Find out what hardware and software figure in our definitive list of the best tested products of this year


Digital Business
Shifting Spaces
Here’s about dotcoms that decided to get downon the ground to reach a wider audience. Why did they do it? What has this done for them as online brands?

Wiki At Work
The wiki is a new, fast way of collaborating at work and sharing information. Get the why and how of setting up your own office wiki. The best part is, it won’t cost you anything!

Trend
Integrated security solutions is what many offices today are opting for. We spoke to a few companies to take stock of this trend

Digital Leisure
Accelerating IT Literacy
Can India become a nation of computer literates? Project Shiksha plays catalyst by training teachers in basic computer skills

Tech Critique
It’s easily the most awaited game of the year. Quake 4 will surely have you asking for more.

Hi-tech Products
Take a look at these drool-worthy electronic goods, and you’ll rue the fact that you’re not a millionaire a few times over!


Regular DVD + CD:
(DVD / CD)
Digital Passion
Dev Tools
J2EE 1.4 SDK 2005Q2 UR2
NetBeans IDE + JDK 5.0 Update 5
Pronto Survey 1.0.5
SQL Manager 2005 for SQL Server 2.0.5
Web Questionnaire 3
Java Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5
Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 4.1
MyGeneration 1.1.4.1
AWinstall 4.0.1
CyD WEB Menu Creator 2
Pageflix 1
PDF Split Merge ActiveX 1.0

Games
Age Of Empires III
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Demo (with voices)
Serious Sam II PC Demo 2 (Updated)
Sunrise Extreme Demo [Single & Multiplayer]
X-Men Legends II Rise of Apocalypse
Age of Empires 3 Update 1.01

Linux
CreditCruncher 0.8 beta
DSPAM 3.6.1
File Beamer 0.1.5
GeoServer 1.3.0 RC5
gvSIG 0.4.2
Mechanoid 0.5.21
Newega 0.6b1
Play What I Mean 0.08
Simput 0.4
Big Faceless Report Generator 1.1.28
Galacticards 1.002 build 002d


Digital Tools
Multimedia
bcTester 4.0
Blender 2.40 alpha2
GB-PVR 0.94.13
iTunes 6
mosascii m2 2.0.053
My Pictures 3D 0.9
The Gimp 2.3.5
AVS Audio Tools
CyberLink DVD Solution
Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
Macromedia Flash Professional 8
Nero 7.0.1.2 Premium
SAM Broadcaster 3.4.2
Ulead Photo Express 6
Babya Logic 1.0
Babya Photo Workshop 10.5
CDizz Player 0.9719
Digital MC 1.0
FastStone Image Viewer 2.28 Beta
KinTools 0.2.0
Lalim MP3 Player 3.0.0
MyPixelVault 1.0 Beta
Rip Wiz 2003 2.4.0
ShotGenius 1.0
SKMP3 3.3.3
t@b ZS4 0.946
VH Screen Capture Driver 1.2.0
WinMP3Shrink 1.1
Audio Edit Magic 7.5.9
AVS Audio Editor
HyperSnap-DX 6.00 Beta 3
Industrial Audio Editor 1.0.0.15
InterVideo DVD Copy 4 Platinum
JPEGtoASCII 1.0.0
Jriver Media Center 11
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Internet
mIRC Power Pack 7.10 RC5
MSN Messenger 7.5
Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) 8.0.0328
Yahoo Messenger 7 Build 7.0.0.437
Mantis 1.0.2090
SpamExperts Home 1.0 beta
Spyware Hospital 1.0
SysUtils LAN Administration System 1.1
TurboFTP 4.60 Build 432
High-Octane Skrypt II (* Virus found during replication, removed from CD, Interface link will not work!)
IceChat IRC Client 7.0 Alpha build 20050924
MegaIRC 2.85
Opera 9 Beta 1Build 8031
Portable FileZilla 2.2.17
Staff-FTP 2.85
Syncnotes
MetaProducts Integra 1.0.63
MetaProducts Mass Downloader 3.2.631
mIRC 6.16
SmartFTP 1.5.991.7 Beta
Web Lightning XP 3.0.1

System
Catalyst 5.10 Windows XP
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2
nVidia ForceWare 81.85
Realtek AC'97 Audio CODECs 3.79
SiS UniVGA Drivers
VMware Player 1.0.0 Build 18007
Windows XP Unofficial TheHotfix.net Pack
Norton Internet Security 2006 - 15 Day Trialware
Panda Titanium Antivirus 2006
APO USB Autorun 1.0
Attribute Editor Wizard 1.0
Central Brain Identifier 7.7.0.1 Build 1105 R2
Chaos MD5 1.0
Cpu-Z 1.31
EaseUs Disk Copy 1.0
nLite 1.0 RC3
ReNamer 2.20
SpeedFan 4.27
Tony Arts EasyCleaner
Unlocker 1.7.4
SiSoftware Sandra 2005.1.10.69 SR3

Essentials
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.5
AntiVir Definition Updates
Avast Home Edition 4.6
AVG Definition updates
IrfanView 3.97
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Definition Update
Kazaa Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.40
Kerio Personal Firewall 4.2.2
Norton AntiVirus Definitions Update 9/11/2005
Spybot S&D detection updates
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4
WinRAR 3.51


Digital Business
Productivity Tools
OpenOffice.org 2.0
Window Eyes 5.5 Beta 2
Excel Invoice Manager Express 2.1.1007
iMediaCONVERT 3.3.12
SpeechToolsCenter 2.0
Sydock XForms 2.5.4.4
DocTagger 1.0
DocYouMeant Hound 1.2.0
Outlook Anywhere 1.01
Transparent 1.1
XML Viewer 2.3
Batch Text Replacer 2.0
CT Quick Spell 1.0
Formulator Pro 3.0
NXPowerLite 2.0
OfficeToExe Converter 1.0
Online Functions - Exchange Rates 2.0
Powerpoint-PPT to AVI-GIF Converter 1.10
Softinabox Paste Fast 1.2.0 Build 30
Total Doc Converter 1.01
XLS Converter 1.5.9

Mobile
Nokia PC-Suite
Oxygen Express 1.1
Sony Ericsson PC Suite 1.7.10
Cell Phone Manager 5.4
MOBILedit Lite 1.99.0.3
IceCendol Mobile Phone Instant Messenger 1
Magic Button 2.0 build 51023
Sony-Ericsson SendFile 1.2
WOWScreens Standard 1.5
Card House 2.4
Create Ringtone 3.1
Keep Track (Smartphone) 2.0
ListPro 4
MetaTrader CE 1.52
MP3 To Ringtone Gold 3.15
Numberz 3.4
P900Themer 1.0.1
Pragma PocketVT
SaveBackup 2.0
Top of the League 1.6.1
WeatherGuide 1.0.1

Digital Leisure
Small Games
Gun Trailer #6
Zirconia 2: Battle 1.00
Galacticards for Windows Demo 1.002 build 002d
Mini Golf Tournament 1.0
Thomas and the Magical Words 1.08
3D Chess 1.0
Backgammon Lite 5.0
Blocks Annihilator 1.0
Castle Constructor 1.0
Elite Gomoku 1.0
Just Sudoku 1.0
Royal Sudoku 1.0
Switcheroo Deluxe 1.0
Air Hockey Adrenaline 1.0
Checkers Ultimate 1.0
Crystal Lines II 1.00
Foosball Frenzy 1.0
Mahjong: Journey of Enlightement 1.0
Pangea - Conquest For Fun 1.5
Rainbow Web 1.1
Shuffleboard Showdown 1.0
Starcars 1.1

Ebooks
The Last Journals of David Livingstone
The Last Journals of David Livingstone
Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
"Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution"
J2ME & Gaming
Programming The Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution, by Steven Levy
MEN OF INVENTION AND INDUSTRY - Samuel Smiles
Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock
TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT
THE THEORY of NUMBERS
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

Wallpapers
1,495 Wallpapers
505 Wallpapers

Wallpaper Sections: 3D, Animals, Anime, Animation, Beaches, Canyons, Computers, Dinos, Forests, Islands, Lakes, Miscellaneous, Motor, Mountains, Movies, Music, National Parks, Nature, Oceans, Our Favourites, Rainbows, Rivers, Rocks, Sky, Space, Sunsets, Trees, Vista, Volcanoes, Winter

Hope you like the DVD+CD, tried to give you all most of what you requested.


Plus

Terminator 2 Movie DVD

Discovery Kids Documentary on the Human Body

Motocross Madness Full game


Hope you like it all!

Raaabo





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Dear Readers,

We have received a few complaints about the Terminator 2 / Discovery Kids' Ultimate Guide To The Human Body DVD. The problem that readers seem to be facing is that of a missing DVD codec, which is generally installed along with DVD Movie Player Software.

Windows Media Player 10 does not include DVD Codecs by default, and your system will need to have some other DVD Movie Player software installed as well. When you buy a DVD-ROM / Combo / DVD-Writer drive, you are supposed to get a software DVD player along with it. This is generally located in the CD or DVD that contains the drivers and additional software (CD/DVD burning software) for your drive. The most common DVD Movie applications that are bundled with DVD drives are PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc.

To check whether you have a DVD decoder installed on your system, follow these steps:

1. Click on Start > Run, type “DVDUPGRD /DETECT” (without the quotes) and press [Enter]
2. A box will pop up. This box will contain information of the DVD decoders installed on your computer.
3. If the box looks like any of the images below, then you have a DVD Decoder installed, and should be able to view the DVD in any media player.
   
4. However, if the box that pops up after step 2 looks like the one shown below, you do not have a DVD Decoder installed and will need to find the CD that came with your DVD-ROM / DVD-Writer / Combo drive and install the DVD Movie Player Software contained therein.
   

If you did not get a software CD / DVD with your DVD drive, please contact your system assembler or vendor and demand the same. Every DVD drive is bundled with DVD Movie software, and you are entitled to get it too.

If for some reason you cannot get the DVD Movie Player software from anywhere, you will need to follow the steps below:

1. Put the Digit December 2005 CD into your drive, and browse to the Digital Tools > Essentials section.
2. Locate Kazaa Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.40 and click on the “Install” button. If you are browsing the CD through Windows Explorer, go to the Digital_Tools > Essentials folder and double-click on the file “klmcodec140.exe”.
3. Click “Next” thrice until you reach the “Select Components” screen. You should see a list of the components, codecs and players that will be installed by Kazaa Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.40.
   
4. Under the “DirectShow video filters” category tick the "Cyberlink DVD Decoder" option and also the "MPEG-2" option. Select the "CyberLink(video)" sub-option under the MPEG-2 header.
5. Click “Next” and complete the installation. Restart the computer if asked to do so.
6. Now insert the Movie DVD into your drive and you should be able to watch the movie.

We realize that the steps mentioned above can be time consuming and irritating, and hope that our readers understand that these steps are necessary in order to be able to watch ANY movie DVD on the PC, not just the Terminator 2 - Discovery DVD provided with the Digit December issue.

Those readers who have installed all the software that came with their DVD drive will not face any problems with movie DVDs.

Regards,

Raaabo


PS: I hope that clears up a lot of unnecessary confusion that has been caused by what is, for many, a first time experience with a movie DVD!

I would also like to add that the very first thing people need to do is ensure that they have a DVD drive, as we found a lot of people were trying to run the DVD on a CD drive, thinking that this was just like the Ice Age VCD that we had provided in a previous issue. To confirm:

The Terminator 2 / Discovery Kids DVD will ONLY run on a DVD movie player or on a PC DVD drive.

[vijay_7287]

contents look good, price looks bad !!!

i wish the movie was more contempory !!!

[Jerin]

Raboom why is this motocross racer in this issue?Please give some other good game from microsoft or EA please next time.

[deepak.krishnan]

Raabo Bhaiyya
I would like to know whether the Movie DVD, Discovery documentary and MM is meant for the subscribers too or only for the Newsstand buyers.
Also I would suggest you to include .net 2 framework in your CD / DVD.

[ashnik]

gr8 dvd + cd stuff, but motocross madness is no-no. plz change it.
Treminator 2 is good but too old.

ne way thanks.

Extra cds don't matter, DIGIT mag is main thing to buy.

[agnels]

This time CD/DVD contents are really worth the 200 Bucks but why are you giving a game that is about 6 years old, really useless. Also the game is not so good. It would have been better if you had given an EA game maybe old version of NFS. Last time also in the ANNIVERSARY issue there was MIDTOWN MADNESS 2 on the cover but an old version was given. I wonder whether MICROSOFT has picked DIGIT as the clearing agent to clear all old stuff!!

[Jerin]

I think you are right!!!

[sid_ashok]

Bad Game

[Aries]

Originally Posted by UFO007

Raabo Bhaiyya
I would like to know whether the Movie DVD, Discovery documentary and MM is meant for the subscribers too or only for the Newsstand buyers.

Its just for the stand buyers, subscribers will have to pay more.

Whole Ramayan is over and you are asking who is Ram.....

[piyush gupta]

CD+DVD is great but i think no game like MM why not you include something on careers in IT & fun stuffs

[damnthenet]

Oops! When I renewed my subscription, I got the same terminator movie DVD! This is little unfair!

[Sreekanth V]

Not complaining, but if it was Terminator 3, it may be more good.
Atleast a poll on that could have been done on this matter.
But you want to keep it secret, and didn't accepted any user input.

BTW, Motocross madness full game is great inclusion.
Not forgetting Ulead Photo Express 6.0 - a lot of thanks for that.

[harmax]

the sania thing sucked though

[cool_dude_prav]

woo hoo...

grt movie there...

keep em coming...

[Siddhartha_t69]

Hey who's gonna give the additional price that i had to pay huh

CAN ANYONE ON DIGIT GIVE ME UT2004

[shwetanshu]

yuk, Sania looks so ugly on the cover page

[Siddhartha_t69]

UT2004 UT2004 UT2004 UT2004
THAT'S ALLINEED

[zeroxfaktory]

the terminator 2 movie does not rip properly, anyone else facing the same problem ? any1 ripped it properly ?

i tried autogk and sound does not come, nero recode sound is not in sync.

pls help

[Aries]

Positive + Negative Feedback

Positive Part

+226 pages in all (including Advertisements)
+Good Information
+2006 Desk Calender

Negative Part

-92 pages in advertisements only
-bad paper quality, both Digit and Fast Track
-No DVD case or Inlay Card
-Poor Binding, the past 2-3 pages just came off.....
-Odd packing, does not fit in the bag

[kaysquare]

Originally Posted by zeroxfaktory

the terminator 2 movie does not rip properly, anyone else facing the same problem ? any1 ripped it properly ?

i tried autogk and sound does not come, nero recode sound is not in sync.

pls help

try dvd decrypter.

[kaysquare]

BTW wat happened to the Rs 50 issue???

[cool_dude_prav]

Wat Rs.50 issue?
As long as I can remember, Digit (previously Chip) has always been Rs.100... Then how the heck can it be avlble for Rs.50 ???

[goobimama]

questions: Is the DVD a dual-layer one with good picture quality? Also, what type of sound does it have (DTS or Dolby Digital?).

[kaysquare]

Originally Posted by cool_dude_prav

Wat Rs.50 issue?
As long as I can remember, Digit (previously Chip) has always been Rs.100... Then how the heck can it be avlble for Rs.50 ???

Then you missed the deleted posts...
Raaabo mentioned that subscribers hav to pay Rs 50 extra to get the Movie DVD + Game.

There was a lot of resentment from the members and Digit ppl deleted all posts that were questioning the logic behind it.

So i was asking subscribers whether we still hav to pay rs 50 to get the dvd or was it withdrawn

[john_the_ultimate]

Has anyone recieved this months issue in kolkata. Don't think the extra stuff will be included.

[Aries]

Originally Posted by cool_dude_prav

Wat Rs.50 issue?
As long as I can remember, Digit (previously Chip) has always been Rs.100... Then how the heck can it be avlble for Rs.50 ???

First of all Digit is Rs.125/- and not Rs.100/-.

Now for the Rs.50/- issue

Digit December mega issue is priced at Rs.200/- because they are offering the Terminator 2 - Judgement Day DVD and Motocross Madness CD Free with the same. Now Digit had asked the subscribers to pay Rs.50/- extra if they wanted the Extra DVD + CD and there was a big hungama regarding the same. This is the second thread regarding the Preview and Feedback. The eariler thread was removed.....

[john_the_ultimate]

The deleting of the thread was a cunning move by DIGIT. It doesn't want the controversy to spread.

[kaysquare]

Digit is very "professional" in running this forum. Even after this if digit asks its subscribers to pay 50 bucks for the so called "freebies" , i am sure that will cost digit a lot. I AM GOING TO A CONSUMER COURT FOR FALSE PROMISE. and i wouldnt be surprised if digit shows its professionalism once again and delete my post

[jamesbond007]

@keysquare
Hey man is that true ?? I am with you man and let me tell you that I have been reading digit and other mags for years now and very recently I subscribed to Digit. So if I can be of any help for you I'll be delighted.
But I thought lets forgive them coz I believe they wont repeat this feat again!!

BTW you can call this thread as the remake of the flop December Preview + Feedback Mega Issue thread.... ha ha ha...... RGV said that he would remake the flop movie James but our Raaabo is much faster......

[shaunak]

I DIDNT GET THE MAG YET
usually i get it by the first of the month.
i am going crazee to get my hands on the mag. Screw the frills, all i want is the mag.