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aha! FT on linux admin - hope it covers in depth ................

No HD Trailers and Game Trailers this month also ???

wow photoshop tuts hope they are nt basic tutorials.

Ya, why no trailers???

Good contents

I'm being excited about the mag and disc contents - even more than June

FT on Linux admin is also nice.

topgear said:

Good contents

I'm being excited about the mag and disc contents - even more than June

FT on Linux admin is also nice.

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oho, You liked June issue? Great......

Want atleast some game trailers This is dissappointing

@ ravindarjobs - yep, i liked the june issue but I think I'm going to love the july month's mag even more

As of now waiting eagerly to grab a copy ......

Thanks for FT to Linux Administration

Yeah, fr FT to Linux Administration - Thanq Team Digit!

^^ have anybody gotten it yet ?

Homepage still shows June issue???

can anyone plzzz clear the thing...
if
fedora 13 is cd version
or
the dvd version.....

DVD will take somewhat 4GB and it must be in bootable format. So it's clear it's the CD. BTW why do you need DVD??? Do you use those extra packages??

Waiting for reviews from u readers.....

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Ohh forgot,price of this issue ?
200 or 250 ?

^^ I think it's Rs. 150 as it's a regular one.

For fedora DVD version would be just great as I really love to use those extra packages and it saves bandwidth and precious time

get lfy- this month's issue ships fedora dvd.

@krishnandu sarkar : yeah i do use those xtra packages...as in cd version ....while installing some packages u hav to download lots of missing library files...in dvd version this problem occurs very few tyms....

@topgear : completly agree with yew....m a dialup user...hav broadband also..but download charges r much high.

@azaad : thanks for the confirmation bro...

What is meant by linux administration? I don't know how to use linux... But want to learn it eagerly due to being free... Even chose the unix tutorial at training.com... WILL THIS FT HELP NOOBS LYK ME TO LEARN USING LINUX PROPERLY? OR THIS IS SOME MORE IN-DEPTH THINGS?

Where is full dvd content list? Give it ASAP in html, xls and pdf formats..

Jetfire said:

What is meant by linux administration? I don't know how to use linux... But want to learn it eagerly due to being free... Even chose the unix tutorial at training.com... WILL THIS FT HELP NOOBS LYK ME TO LEARN USING LINUX PROPERLY? OR THIS IS SOME MORE IN-DEPTH THINGS?

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yes you can learn basics from it not in depth, however you could shed your noobish image of it.

why the seeds packet is missing??????

^^ did you get this month's mag ??

azaad_shri75 said:

get lfy- this month's issue ships fedora dvd.

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What is ify buddy - are you referring to Sify ??

Is it a physical DVD media of Fedora 13 or just only a DVD image as a iso file on the dual layer DVD.

Jetfire said:

Where is full dvd content list? Give it ASAP in html, xls and pdf formats..

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I would also like to see it to - it would be uploaded on tomorrow I think

PDF file would be better.....
BTW anyone got the Magazine ?
No magazine until Tuesday cos Bharat Bandh on 5th July, 2010.....

topgear said:

^^ did you get this month's mag ??



What is ify buddy - are you referring to Sify ??

Is it a physical DVD media of Fedora 13 or just only a DVD image as a iso file on the dual layer DVD.



I would also like to see it to - it would be uploaded on tomorrow I think

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where did I write ify-its lfy - stands for linux for you - a monthly mag.

azaad_shri75 said:

where did I write ify-its lfy - stands for linux for you - a monthly mag.

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lmao.....thought ...yew said ....yes digit of this month shippd with the dvd version of fedora13......
i don`t knw abt linux4yew magazine....so how can i knw abt lfy ...

bach gya....din bought the issu of this month till nw ...

hope to get a clear answer soon....abt fedora 13...........

its cd version not dvd, iso of cd image included on digit disc.

I picked my copy of Digit today, it feels really clean and neat this time i don't know why...
The Computex Taipie 2010 has been covered really well, there are a pretty good amount of articles this time hope it doesn't disappoint us like the anniversary issue...

please get back the HD Trailers on the DVD...

however pages are less and almost every page is for add, one side article and other side add.

@ azaad_shri75 - thanks for LFY mag info though I don't like a dedicated mag of only linux ( personal choice ) - I always like a mag with mixed bag of contents and some adds with it anyday

As for fedora I'm not too much excited is as I like Open Suse more and it's latest version is going to be released on 15th july.

azaad_shri75 said:

however pages are less and almost every page is for add, one side article and other side add.

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We can compromise with adds if they provide good articles with good number of pages.
Like 200 pages for articles and 200 pages for adds.....
Total 400 pages for magazine.

topgear said:

@ azaad_shri75 - thanks for LFY mag info though I don't like a dedicated mag of only linux ( personal choice ) - I always like a mag with mixed bag of contents and some adds with it anyday

As for fedora I'm not too much excited is as I like Open Suse more and it's latest version is going to be released on 15th july.

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again its a personal choice and depends on one's area of interest, and yes open suse followed by fedora are my top choices, I'd started my linux journey with FC2...............and now a days in digit we find only gadgets and their info and less tech content...........

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Revolution said:

We can compromise with adds if they provide good articles with good number of pages.
Like 200 pages for articles and 200 pages for adds.....
Total 400 pages for magazine.

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yeah lol, however they are giving only little more than 100 pages.........about 50 pages add...........

Hi Folks,

I bought Digit July issue and surprised by the Fedora 13, there's not even a basic utility like cc,c++ for programs especially for students like me.

I am totally disappointed with that, it wasted my time and money.
Please try to avoid packing DVD with useless software.

All is not well.

Athi Nivas said:

Hi Folks,

I bought Digit July issue and surprised by the Fedora 13, there's not even a basic utility like cc,c++ for programs especially for students like me.

I am totally disappointed with that, it wasted my time and money.
Please try to avoid packing DVD with useless software.

All is not well.

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Thats the thing m sayng .......no gdb no compiling utitilty....In the cd versions......Thats why asking for the dvd version...

And rest of the content ?

Anyone give a list of dvd contents...

Please anyone give a review of whole magazine content....

Got the mag on yesterday night @ 8.05 pm

though have not gotten enough time to read it - will strat to read it throughly from today on

Waiting for ur review.....

Athi Nivas said:

Hi Folks,

I bought Digit July issue and surprised by the Fedora 13, there's not even a basic utility like cc,c++ for programs especially for students like me.

I am totally disappointed with that, it wasted my time and money.
Please try to avoid packing DVD with useless software.

All is not well.

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thanks 4 advise.......n one thing more i'm out of money...thanks 2 last month's costlier version....In this era of "Mehngayi" everything seems to going out of reach 4 common people....including digit.

like Athi Nivas said....All is not well.

@ Revolution - I'm not good enough at writing reviews .. so pardon me in this

Just finished reading the gfx card test but I'm a little bit surprised to see the price of sapphire HD 5670 7.4k !!!

The test was good enough as the gfx cards got tested with necessary benchmarks apps and games but I feel the final chart ( with prices ) does not contain some useful infos like idle and load temps and memory amount and fps ratings of of some games at high settings- so you have dig down into the article everytime if you need those infos for gfx card.

The test has gfx cards upto HD 5750 though it would have been been better if a HD 5770, HD 4870, HD 4850 and GTX 260 can be benchmarked as well

Overall the gfx card test has plenty of information to settle your mind on a gfx card that's currently available in the market.

The magazine has got good number of good articles this time ( yes, even more than previous month ! )

I always use this forum when I need information about price.
Digit sucks at information about product pricing.
Many times I saw that Digit recommended Corsair VX450W @Rs.2.5K.....
Where the price was near 4K.....

LOL, I got delivered two Digit copies this time...

As they say "Jab deta hai to chappar fad ke"

I hear a lot of complaints about ADs in Digit, and I understand the reasons you complain. Personally, I'm torn between not wanting ads as a Digit reader myself, and needing ads as the Editor to keep production costs down. However, the "every second page is an AD" is more of an illusion than reality. There are very clear reasons for this:

1. Most advertisers always want their ads to be placed in the "early right hand pages". It's the bane of all publishing houses, not just us.

2. The reading in the sections in the beginning of the magazine are usually lighter, with a more "newsy" feel. I've done this purposely, taking into consideration advertiser demands, so that the more in-depth articles later are broken up less by ads. Imagine Tips & Tricks if it were left page content, right page ad?

3. A lot of studies have shown that the majority of us notice the right-page of a magazine first, and look at the left page second when flipping through. This is why advertisers always seem to want right page ads, and also why you notice the ads more.

4. The bombardment of ads in the earlier pages seems to leave you guys with an impression that the whole magazine is like that. In truth, a regular issue of digit has about 5:1 ratio or content:ads, which is a pretty good balance.

I just wish we could separate ads in such a way that you read 5 pages and then see an ad throughout the magazine, but I honestly don't think I'm going to be the one who revolutionizes the print industry and changes what media houses haven't been able to for a hundred years! Just like every editor, of every magazine ever made, I will keep trying though

As for 400 page content and 400 page ads, I would love nothing more, though I think writers, sales and production people will probably collapse from exhaustion about half-way through that issue... still, you never know... December maybe

We will however try and stick to the 5:1 ratio, or at worst 4:1, so if we ever get 100 ads, you can expect 400 to 500 pages of content

I will also ask echoplxx to upload the full DVD contents today.

For those who don't know already, Echoplxx (Sambhav) is trying very hard to fill in the rather huge gap Anorion (Aditya) left when he went off to pursue further studies. Let's all wish Aditya the best of luck for the future, and hope that he'll continue visiting us here on the forum.

Oh ho.......Aditya left....
Already feeling his absence in forum and our meets.

Wish him best of luck....

topgear said:

@ Revolution - I'm not good enough at writing reviews .. so pardon me in this

Just finished reading the gfx card test but I'm a little bit surprised to see the price of sapphire HD 5670 7.4k !!!

The test was good enough as the gfx cards got tested with necessary benchmarks apps and games but I feel the final chart ( with prices ) does not contain some useful infos like idle and load temps and memory amount and fps ratings of of some games at high settings- so you have dig down into the article everytime if you need those infos for gfx card.

The test has gfx cards upto HD 5750 though it would have been been better if a HD 5770, HD 4870, HD 4850 and GTX 260 can be benchmarked as well

Overall the gfx card test has plenty of information to settle your mind on a gfx card that's currently available in the market.

The magazine has got good number of good articles this time ( yes, even more than previous month ! )

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Complete list of graphic card details along with in-depth tables and other info will be put up shortly
refer to thinkdigit.com/d/1007_graphics

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Get list of DVD content here and here

Bought Digit at noon.Magazine is thin;2:1 ratio of article & add.Pls make it 1:1 but give more good articles.Less tutorials & tips not so good.GPU reviews lacks many important & useful data.Agent 001 on HDD not so interesting these days.FT not useful to me cos I don't have basic idea on Linux.Have not seen the DVD content yet.....

@ echoplxx - thanks for informing - though this link you referred in not working - opera is showing a blank page but IE8 is showing something like shorty - beta forum with a Login link - will check the link a few days later though

However the disc contents links are working just fine.

The DVD contains some short hindi movies which are well entertaining - loved the short cartoons - the two movies are good and entertaining as well.

The Drivers, dot net frameworks, java runtime, dx runtime and comodo firewall security - all are updated this time. If I get some time will check out Musix and the recovery disc images and other tools and those little and mid sized games for sure. The tutorials and lectures are good as well.

One request - don't use orange background and white texts - it's irritating - yes, I'm talking about the Split Second review - Instead use black background and white texts with some images for game reviews.

will read the rest of the mag articles and post feedback ( If time permits )

I ordered the mag online the first day it was available (Using the Digit voucher I won last month). Not delivered till now.

@topgear - thanks for a positive response on the DVD contents
graphic card details link will be up shortly..

Guys!,
I'm expecting totally 2 DVD'S full of software wasting the space and providing worst videos and music which i never used since 1 year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE PROVIDE MORE & MORE SOFWARE PLEASE.....................................

Link for the full graphics card not working please help

Raaabo said:

I hear a lot of complaints about ADs in Digit, and I understand the reasons you complain. Personally, I'm torn between not wanting ads as a Digit reader myself, and needing ads as the Editor to keep production costs down. However, the "every second page is an AD" is more of an illusion than reality. There are very clear reasons for this:

1. Most advertisers always want their ads to be placed in the "early right hand pages". It's the bane of all publishing houses, not just us.

2. The reading in the sections in the beginning of the magazine are usually lighter, with a more "newsy" feel. I've done this purposely, taking into consideration advertiser demands, so that the more in-depth articles later are broken up less by ads. Imagine Tips & Tricks if it were left page content, right page ad?

3. A lot of studies have shown that the majority of us notice the right-page of a magazine first, and look at the left page second when flipping through. This is why advertisers always seem to want right page ads, and also why you notice the ads more.

4. The bombardment of ads in the earlier pages seems to leave you guys with an impression that the whole magazine is like that. In truth, a regular issue of digit has about 5:1 ratio or content:ads, which is a pretty good balance.

I just wish we could separate ads in such a way that you read 5 pages and then see an ad throughout the magazine, but I honestly don't think I'm going to be the one who revolutionizes the print industry and changes what media houses haven't been able to for a hundred years! Just like every editor, of every magazine ever made, I will keep trying though

As for 400 page content and 400 page ads, I would love nothing more, though I think writers, sales and production people will probably collapse from exhaustion about half-way through that issue... still, you never know... December maybe

We will however try and stick to the 5:1 ratio, or at worst 4:1, so if we ever get 100 ads, you can expect 400 to 500 pages of content

I will also ask echoplxx to upload the full DVD contents today.

For those who don't know already, Echoplxx (Sambhav) is trying very hard to fill in the rather huge gap Anorion (Aditya) left when he went off to pursue further studies. Let's all wish Aditya the best of luck for the future, and hope that he'll continue visiting us here on the forum.

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Dear Mr. Raaabo, a request 2 u on behalf of all digit readers(i'm sure most readers would agree with me)...we all know adds are necessary to run the magazine & to cut costs...but what we see these days that adds are increasing n' cost too....place as many adds as u like or get...it would make the magazine look bigger but at least reduce the price to Rs125 to Rs 150 as before...

I agree,but they will not listen.

^ agreeing with you, and want to add a little, I would say 100/- for mag with only one dual layer dvd with quality stuff and FT as pdf on the disc, it will not only reduce costs , also save trees and also increase readership ..................

^^ That's a great idea - this will give other competitors a really hard time - I don't mind in lots of adds though to keep the mag cost low - also for adds we can at-least come to know which products are available in the country

regarding adds there could be a section after each 10 page with 5 pages ( big full page add ) for adds.

As for this month's mag there are only 6 or 7 full page adds among the pages of the mag - so it's that not too much

My demand : Increase more adds with contents

azaad_shri75 said:

^ agreeing with you, and want to add a little, I would say 100/- for mag with only one dual layer dvd with quality stuff and FT as pdf on the disc, it will not only reduce costs , also save trees and also increase readership ..................

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I also like the idea of FT given as pdf. It reduces cost and save trees, worth considering.

I would like to thank Digit Team for providing a good tool such as VMWare Server 2.0. I do not know if many have used and experienced its worth but never the less thanks.

The FT on linux administration was ok, I was expecting more impressive content to be honest may be it did not impress me as I am already certified on unix/linux platforms...

After a long time... or may be years I saw a critic's letter published in Digit.I was a surprised to say in moderate words as I always used to see only praises being published.

One more thing, Once again I would like to say we need less content as far as movies are concerned. If video is in Demand then please provide VIDEO TUTORIALS, Lectures it will be more value for money moreover then the dvds would also be worth keeping.

@Admirer of Digit

I think Digit gave a review on dell's N series notebook. You should focus on the latest series if you are going to buy dell than the old series.

ravi.tejarockon said:

Guys!,
I'm expecting totally 2 DVD'S full of software wasting the space and providing worst videos and music which i never used since 1 year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE PROVIDE MORE & MORE SOFWARE PLEASE.....................................

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Yes its really waste providing waste videos and music which we never use.
even the videos digit providing are very old black and white item movies.
who will desire to see them in this fast moving busy time?

better to remove those item videos and music album section.

I do prefer to watch those movies even in this fast moving busy time

@ echoplxx - thanks for the updated graphics card test chart - this is what I was looking for.

Has anyone tried Autocad and Photoshop Watch and learn?

i am a regular reader of digit. 3 months back i stop purchase, in these days going for digt is completely waste of money and time. Rs. 280 is much high and not worthy.

dear editor/manager,

try to get down prices, otherwise you loose market.

I have still not received this month's copy of Digit. I am feeling totally frustrated now.

I have sent repeated e-mails to help@thinkdigit.com but there were no replies. The helpline never picks up the phone. What should I do ?

^^ send a mail to editor at thinkdigit dot com.

chandu_ycm said:

i am a regular reader of digit. 3 months back i stop purchase, in these days going for digt is completely waste of money and time. Rs. 280 is much high and not worthy.

dear editor/manager,

try to get down prices, otherwise you loose market.

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which month's mag was priced at Rs. 280 !

Rs.250/- is the maximum price till now.....

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Revolution said:

Rs.250/- is the maximum price till now.....

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yep Rs. 250 is the maximum but i got that @ Rs. 220 anyway from the news stand

How ???.....