[Preview + Feedback] Digit December 2007 Special Issue

[FatBeing]

Apologies for the delay.

This special issue costs Rs 200; don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise.

The Magazines

Entertainment

The Homecoming Of HD
You can’t turn a corner without tripping over a “get your HDTV cheap” ad, but where’s the content? When do we see our saas-bahu serials in saree-pattern-identifying high definition?

The World’s Craziest Gadgets
Stuff that’ll make you do a double-take and go, “Wha....?”

Trimming The Flab
You compress movies like the dickens, but do you know which codec to use for what type of movie (yes, it matters)? Here’s all you need to know (and a little of what you didn’t, but we put it in anyway) about codecs and the effect they have on your movies

How To
Make Your Own Stop-motion Animation
Those awesome animations in Star Wars? That’s the work of stop-motion animators. If you want to get started on your own, all you need is a webcam, some patience and this handy guide!

Know More About
The Flash Plugin
99 per cent of the world’s wired population has it installed on their PCs, but few really know what makes it tick. Presenting the definitive guide for the YouTube / Flash game / animation junkie!

Tips & Tricks
Premiere Pro And Soundbooth CS3
If you create or edit multimedia content, you scarcely look beyond Adobe’s tools. If you’ve had trouble learning Premiere Pro, we’re here. Also featuring tips for Soundbooth CS3—the tool that takes you from bad sound to good sound in a flash!


Gaming

Let There Be 2008
If 2007 was the year of the gaming platform, 2008 promises to be the year of games (well, for now, anyway). Here’s what to expect on your PC / Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii in the months that lie ahead!

Strategy Guide
Land more frags in Quake III, become a deadly force in Counter-Strike, race better in NFS: Most Wanted and master Portal

Reviews
Tread the path of good (or evil) in The Witcher, roll on exotic wheels in Project Gotham Racing 4, take on Dark Forces in Hellgate: London, put one through the goal posts in FIFA 08, solve a murder or three in CSI: Hard Evidence, and when you can’t take it any more, kick back for some healthy family fun with Fuzion Frenzy 2. It’s been a busy, busy month for our crack team of reviewers!

How To
Install Game Mods
If you’ve mastered your favourite game, perhaps it’s time to give it a new spin. Here’s how to install the best mods for Quake III, Doom 3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Half-Life 2 and Max Payne 2

Know More About
Gaming Engines
You keep hearing about the latest games being “based on the so-and-so engine,” but what does that mean? Here’s the dirt on what makes games tick—right from the AI to weather, sound and other graphical bells and whistles

Buyer’s Guide
You’ve thought about it, you planned it, you budgeted it, and now you’re finally building your own gaming rig? As is our tradition, we bring you all you need to know before you hit the market for your new graphics card and processing powerhouse


Computing

Go That Extra Mile
All you wanted to know about overclocking—but were afraid to ask. It’s not only about getting more juice from that machine—it’s also just for the sake of it!

Build your own PC
What computer configuration to opt for is an ever-present question with an ever-changing answer. Here are our recommendations for four types of machines, as things stand today in regards to availability and price

Workshop
ATI Catalyst Control Centre And NVIDIA nTune
Unleash hell with your red monster or turbo-charge your green devil

Plan For Retirement
The last thing you think about when you get a new computer is... what you’ll do with the old one! Let’s change that for you... there are several interesting possibilities. Create less e-waste, and also do yourself a favour by putting your retired machine to good use

Know More About
The Task Manager
You know [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete] is special in Windows; it brings up the Task Manager. So what can you use it for?

How To
The USB Key
You can imagine the sheer convenience of being able to lock down a computer using just a USB drive. (It helps that USB drives are even just about the size of a large key.) So go ahead, make a USB lock-and-key for yours!


Personal Tech

Memoirs In Motion
For our annual handycam test, we’ve
decided on individual reviews of a chosen few. Now whether you want a camcorder for show-off value or because you want to pick up a new hobby—go ahead, choose one!

2020: A Love Story
Yet again, we look into the distant future, and see a lot of tech all around us—in the much-hyped
year 2020

Can I Play With Madness?
It could be on your mind right now: “All those media files on my hard disk—just when do I get round to organising them?” Well, there’s no really easy way, but we can give you some excellent pointers

The Inside Story
The workings of a mobile phone are a synergistic effort of several different kinds of components. Find out what’s going on under the keypad while you talk away

Tips & Tricks
We tell you what extra you can do with your Windows Mobile or Symbian S60 phone—tweak things, make everyday tasks easier, and generally take more control

How To
Make Your Own Flash Diffuser
You can control the lighting your camera’s flash provides, for when you’re shooting indoors—use a diffuser. It doesn’t cost anything to build, either. Get ready for better-lit photos!


Connect

Directions
A comprehensive search engine shootout would be highly desirable, but is, sadly, impossible. Here’s our look at how well the major three search engines perform—and also at what apart from these you might, or might not, consider

Child’s Play
You need to know about at least a few good online places where kids can really have fun—it’s not just about keeping them away from the bad places

Safety First
Time has taught us that there are too many, in fact way too many, people out there who don’t follow the basic precautions when it comes to getting online and being there for a while.
The bad news is that bad things can easily happen, and the good news is that it’s easy to prevent it. Find out what and how

Comfortable Control
So well, they aren’t glamorous, but you need to choose well. Here’s a mini-shootout of input devices—we’ve done much of the elimination work for you by choosing only those really worth considering if you want a hand-friendly computing experience

Know More About
Display Interfaces
Whether it’s because you own a device, or because someone comes to you for help, it’s good to know what goes where—in terms of connectors. Here’s about the newer-generation connectors for displays

30 Days With
Second Life
We’ve spoken quite a bit about the “game” called Second Life. Now one of us actually spent a few hours each day for a month in that removed-from-reality atmosphere—here’s the report

A full preview of the DVDs is too huge to post, so I'm attaching an Excel file to this post. If you're interested in only the highlights, visit www.thinkdigit.com.

[ThinkFree]

Very good. Excellent work by providing all the issues of fast track in pdf format.

[azzu]

Xcellent wow nice
Where's this months fast track ?

[utsav]

^^what more do u expect for 200bucks.

[~Phenom~]

Mag contents really good this time . DVD contents could have been better. Anyways , I will surely buy this months mag just for mag contents. Good Work Fatbeing.

[ratedrsuperstar]

Really good mag.dunno abt dvd coz im on opera mini.how many discs

[Third Eye]

Magazine contents look awesome.

[gary4gar]

really nice contents, i will buy as soon as the mag hits Stands

it would good if you attach contents in PNG/GIF format, so that it can be viewed in broswer itself.

[ravi_9793]

Nice.........
But plz make delivery lille fast..last month I got on 13th .

[New]

Mag contents are awesome.DVD contents are not bad too..

[FatBeing]

Originally Posted by gary4gar

really nice contents, i will buy as soon as the mag hits Stands

it would good if you attach contents in PNG/GIF format, so that it can be viewed in broswer itself.

It'd still be too huge. 5-sheet Excel workbooks tend to be that way

[astroutkarsh]

Very good. Excellent work!!!

[Gigacore]

for the EXCELLENT contents...

though no FT this month.. it rocks

[100.dx]

Very Kool But Where r the movies which are the movies????
is there other dvd of movies??

[The_Devil_Himself]

wow!! the magazine content are simply awesome.can't wait to get my copy!

thanks fatbeing and company

[ratedrsuperstar]

excllent dvd contents too.how may discs are there 5?

it's been long since i've seen so many unknown apps on the disc.good work.
kaspersky's regurlar updates would be nice

[bibjee]

Excellent

[ray|raven]

WTF , is it me or there'e nothing for linux except Ubuntu 7.10 in all those DVD's.

Regards,
ray

[Gigacore]

BTW, which are those 3 movies ?

[Cool G5]

Thanks.
Three Cheers for Team Digit.
Hip Hip Hurray!!!!!!!!

[astroutkarsh]

Originally Posted by Gigacore

BTW, which are those 3 movies ?

Thats in Excel file. (Entertainment --> Video --> Movies)

Cactuses
Nosferatu
Reign of the fallen

correct me if i m wrong.

[Gigacore]

oh.. thanks

[Charan]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder Platinum , thanks a million

[arunks]

hey is digit providing ubuntu cd editiono or dvd edition in december???????????

[Gigacore]

DVD

[adi007]

good mag and DVD contents especially mag pdf's and UBUNTU DVD...
Looking forward to buy ..
To be frank, i have never missed the december and june editions but last year i was bit disappointed...

[arunks]

hey i thought UBUNTU DVD is paid version then how come digit giving it free...

I think digit is giving ubuntu cd edition in their digit dvd

[astroutkarsh]

Originally Posted by Gigacore

oh.. thanks

u r Welcome

[adi007]

Originally Posted by arunks

hey i thought UBUNTU DVD is paid version then how come digit giving it free...

I think digit is giving ubuntu cd edition in their digit dvd

^^No i don't think so..Because in the pdf it is specified UBUNTU 7.10(DVD)..
If it's CD, then it's really really bad

[arunks]

it is of £ 3.50 per dvd

https://shop.canonical.com/product_i...1bac4413434591