[Preview + Feedback] Digit October 2006

[FatBeing]

October 2006 Magazine Contents

Cover Story
Notable Portables
Looking for an ultra-portable for work on the go? How about a replacement for your desktop? Whatever your need, Digit finds you the best out of 43 laptops

Digital Passion

Test Centre
Blazing Angels
Sixty-five graphics cards vie for your attention—casual or hardcore, no gamer should miss this test!

Lead Feature
God Mode
Build your own game from scratch with FPS Creator. Then hack it to shake off that “factory” feel

Tomorrow
Recycool!
How does your processor stop itself from generating too much heat? Instead of “throwing away” bits, the reversible computer will keep them handy for later use!

In Sight
A New DirectXion
What’s so special about DirectX 10? How will it change the world? Will it even change anything? All these questions and some answers ahead!

Digital Tools

Enhance
The Best Yahoo! Widgets
It’s true! You can get plenty of use out of those cute little mini-applications on your Desktop

Main Story
The Ultimate Home Jukebox
Is your PC old? Does it cry every time you start a programme? Oil those rusty chips now, and turn the Ancient One into your very own jukebox!

Agent 001
If you’re heading the market for a new LCD Monitor, don’t leave without your monthly consultation with our trusty Agent

Digital Business

Tech Careers
Slash And Burn
Shooting movies is only the first step—to turn it into a crowd-puller, you need to work some magic and special effects into it. Here’s how you can make a career in the thrill-a-minute world of movie post-production

Smart Business
Down To Earth
Google Earth is doing a lot more for people than just providing desktop tourism—businesses all over the world are learning that it can help them get things done faster. You should too!

Face Off
How do you feel about your employees Orkut-ting (or MySpace-ing, or whatever) at work? Two top honchos compare opinions

Digital Leisure

Lead Feature
Of Brands And Brawn
Do shiny new "status-symbol" gadgets turn you on? How about looking at what you need, for a change?

Game On
Reviewed This Month:
Call Of Juarez
Darkstar One
Prey
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October 06 DVD / CD Contents

Digital Passion
Games
Call of Juarez Multiplayer Demo
Joint Task Force
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade Demo

Developer Tools
MySQL 5.1 Beta
Oracle Database XE
E-XD++MFC Library Enterprise V9.80
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition 32-bit X86
Revolution Studio
SQL Tool
Websmartz Website Builder, Flash Intros 2.1
XMLobjective Evaluation with JRE 1.4
FPS Creator


CASL 4.3
J2ME Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0
J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 Update 8
Jana Server 2.4.7.39
MySQL GUI Tools
Advanced Query Tool
IntelliJ IDEA


Linux
Audacious Music Player 1.1.2
Banshee
Clean Karamba CPU 1.0
Gobby 0.3.1
Google Earth for Linux
Gparted
Grip 3.3.1
Ktorrent
Xine 1.1.2


Bon Echo Alpha 3 milestone
Drupal
Freetalk 0.69
Installer 2
KBackup 0.4
PHP 5.1.6
Skype for Linux 1.3 BETA
Wing IDE Professional v. 2.1.2


Digital Tools

Essentials

Avast Home Edition 4.7
Avast Update
Digit Software Archive 2006 Beta (includes .net framework 2.0)
Foxit PDF Reader 1.3 build 1621
Irfan View 3.98
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.58
Opera 9.01
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4
Spybot Search and Detection updates
VLC Media Player 0.8.5
Winamp 5.24
WinRAR 3.60
ZoneAlarm 6.5.737


Multimedia
Acala 3GP Movies Free 2.3.3
AudioLab 2.2.1
Aurora Media Workshop 3.3.17
AutoRun Design Specialty 5.0.8.9
Beyond TV 4
Focus Photoeditor 5.1.1
Grass Valley EDIUS Pro v4 NLE Software Demo
Movie Library 1.3 build 259
SWiSH Studio2
TMPGEnc XPress 4.2.1.188


Catalencoder
JetPhoto Studio 3.2.2
Mixvibes Free 6
Anim FX
AutoImager
Orion Pro 7
Photolightning 4.5
Zbrush


Internet
ICQ 5.1
Robust FTP and Download Manager
SurveillizCam Lite 1.16
There 2.6
Forte Agent 4.0/32.1071
Internet TV and Radio Player 3.4.0.0
Spam Filter ISP 2.7.1.532
TracePlus Ethernet 5.15.000
WebcamMax 2.1.0.8
WinProxy 6.1 R1b


Ella for Spam Control
IPN Video Client 1.6
Omea Reader
Pop up Blocker 6.0.5c
Proxy+
SeaMonkey 1.1 Alpha
Anonymizer Software
DU Meter 3.07 build 200
Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall


System
ATI Catalyst 6.8
FlyakiteOSX v3.5
Norton Antivirus Definitions Update
NVIDIA Forceware 91.47
Unlocker 1.8.5
Vista Transformation Pack 5.5
Genie Backup Manager Pro 7.0.138.309
Nero Burning ROM 7.2.7.0
Panda Internet Security 2007


CDCheck 3
File Recovery 4
Nero CD-DVD Speed
Smart Recovery 4.5
Actual Transparent Window 4.1
Advanced System Optimizer 2.10
Recover My Files
Trend Micro Pattern File 3.697.00


Digital Business

Productivity Tools
PrimoPDF 3
WordWeb 4.5a
Almyta Inventory Control System 2.90.29
authorPOINT Version 3.6
Check&Drive 2.45.433
FileMaker Pro
Internet Caffe 5.3.1
SurveyGold Standard Edition 7.0.9
WinPure Clean & Match 2006 1.3
Wondershare PPT2Flash Professional 3.1.6


ArGoSoft Mail Server
PDF Creator v3.0
PowerPoint to Video 1.3.1
Alchemy Eye 8.2
Business Productivity Kit
CMailServer
Merak Mail Server
SyncBackSE


Mobile Apps
ActiveSync 4.2
Graffiti Anywhere v1.5.8
VH PocketPC Capture v0.9 Beta for Smartphone
Agile Messenger 3 ALPHA for Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and Smartphone 2003
eOffice Professional Edition
i.Xchange Mobile Partner - MT-A02-1 2
Idokorro Mobile Admin 3.2.41
MobTime Cell Phone Manager 2006 6.1
MyJAL MediaPal 3
Party-Pro


Minutes of Meeting 4.0 Beta
myCodes lite 1.3
Pocket Antivirus 7.0.0
Skype for Pocket PC 2.0
Webby Mobile 2.5
WiFi Graph 0.3 RC3
PwdMaster 1.1
SimWorks Anti-Virus S60 1.3


Digital Leisure

Videos
The Scene Season 2 Episodes 1-7


Confetti
School For Scoundrels
The Last Kiss


Movies
Four Episodes of The Three Stooges
Movie of the Month: Escape from Sobibor

Small Games
Air Strike II: Gulf Thunder
Bonnie's Bookstore
Diner Dash 2
Luxor: Amun Rising
Mahjong Escape
Star Defender 2
Talismania
Virtual Villagers


3 Foot Ninja
Cannon Blast
Danger From The Deep v0.1.1
PaintBall
Snake
Verti Golf 2


E-Books
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Parma Endorion: Essays on Middle-earth by Michael Martinez
Rapunzel by The Brothers Grimm
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Fast Track To Digital Video

[Third Eye]

Great ! but i have already downloaded all these things.

[s18000rpm]

@FatBeing THANK YOU VERY MUCH for Providing the "THE THREE STOOGEs episodes.

[soham]

Was expecting a motherboard review. Anyways looking forward to the graphics card review. 65 cards seem to be a huge lot.

[aditya.shevade]

Nothig too special. You could do better.

[kaustav_geek]

Great contents!
Seems like the retransformation of digit has begun atlast(since last issue). Articles seem to be getting better from the august issue. So far so good. I feel that this issue will be better than all digit issues in the past 1 yr. Last issue was fantabulous, this issue 'seems' better as far as the preview is concerned.
Looking fwd to it.

[nik_for_you]

nice contents..

[Third Eye]

Magazine is looking good.
Next time review more games !

[Kiran.dks]

Looks good. Fast Track to Digital Video would be interesting. I recently posted few threads on Video editing software. I think Oct issue will solve all my problems! Wonderful Digit! You read our minds well...
Cheers to FATBEING aswell!

[QwertyManiac]

Middle Earth books again? Ah crap!

[debopriyo]

Contents are good, but why DiGit is'nt giving out full GNU/Linux/BSD Distros anymore?

Fedora Core 6 is almost ready (releasing on 11th OCT) can we expect it on November?(PLZ give a bootable install DVD this time).

[clmlbx]

good contents but can anyone explain me why digit has included nero 7.2 when a nero 7.5 is out , digit should have given nero 7.5 reloaded . This is just wasting space many have demanded nero 7.5 reloded ( latest ) .

[~Phenom~]

Originally Posted by debopriyo

Contents are good, but why DiGit is'nt giving out full GNU/Linux/BSD Distros anymore?

Fedora Core 6 is almost ready (releasing on 11th OCT) can we expect it on November?(PLZ give a bootable install DVD this time).

completely agree.

LCD coverage by Agent 001, Graphics cards battle. I need a graphics card and a LCD (solaris thinks my 5 year old kid has got old)

[hsnayvid]

looking forward to the issue!

[ratedrsuperstar]

Yeah you should give all the latest stuff.that's one reason i buy digit.Mag rocks but it's the cd/dvd contents which are not up the mark in the past 4 issues.Hope for some improvement in the essentials and internet sections.

firefox alpha3 is not good enough,u should have given beta2.

[soham]

Software are preety old. Why give winamp 5.24 when 5.25 has been out for a long time.

[QwertyManiac]

5.3 is out now ^^
Lol you guys update winamp and care for the version number? LMAO

[soham]

i know winamp 5.3 is out. I just meant that it was possible for digit to provide winamp 5.25

[g_suresh_mps]

waiting 4 rivew on laptops !!! got it on oct 2006 issue

[Ankur Gupta]

Magazine contents are looking good but CD/DVD has dissappointed me as usual....Suse10 or Fedora Core6 shud be included in nxt month DVD..

[Third Eye]

Hope November cd/dvd contains useful things for us !

[g_goyal2000]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

Great ! but i have already downloaded all these things.

Well me too buddy. Have a fast internet connection at my institute. Speeds upto 85 kbps. A 150 MB file downloads in an hour.

Originally Posted by soham

Was expecting a motherboard review. Anyways looking forward to the graphics card review. 65 cards seem to be a huge lot.

They should start doing mobo & graphics card reviews more often. There are new mobos & display cards in the market every 1-2 months

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

Hope November cd/dvd contains useful things for us !

Same here.
Looking forward to more game reviews. I think they should provide demo versions of games they review each month. Atleast the end-user will be satisfied cos sometimes reviews are not just enough

[rajivnedungadi]

got the october issue yestarday. the laptop reviews are cool

[techno_funky]

muhahahahaha just when i was about to by a GPU card we have a GPU card review yay!!!

[tinku dhar]

this time tooooo

our DIGIT seems to be very Borin

[nithinks]

fast Track is too good...

[Neeraj Singh]

i am very angry .....................why ??....................
please tell me what is the good reason for not including IE7 RC1
in this issue of digit ..........................
You guys are always late..........I know, You will give it somewhere in middle of november..........................Atleast tell me

[blackpearl]

Just saw the cover page; models are here again
I hope nobody has problems again with her strapless top and short skirts. LOL!!

[soham]

Originally Posted by Neeraj Singh

i am very angry .....................why ??....................
please tell me what is the good reason for not including IE7 RC1
in this issue of digit ..........................
You guys are always late..........I know, You will give it somewhere in middle of november..........................Atleast tell me

Digit doesnt come out with any issue in the middle of the month.