[Preview + Feedback] November 2008

To make up for last month, I'll go early this month...

DVD + CD Contents

CD

Tools > Multimedia
FrostWire 4.17
FLV Player 2.0.24
PowerISO 4.2
MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
JetAudio Basic 7.1
Burn4Free CD and DVD 4.6
Free Mp3 Wma Converter 1.7.3
Riva FLV Encoder 2
AtomixMP3 2.3
iDump 27
iMesh 7
Ares Tube 3
Mp3 My Mp3 Recorder 2.0
DVDFab HD Decrypter 5.1
Xilisoft MOV Converter 5.1
GrafxShop 3.9
SUPER © 2008.build.30
Videocharge 3.16
Axialis IconWorkshop 6.3
Capture One Pro for Windows 4.0.12289 Beta

Tools > Internet
All Media Extractor 1.0
IPSentry 5.3.1
Qube 2.7
RetroShare for Windows 0.4
AgileRss for Windows 3.1
SimpleDownload 3.1
ManyCam 2.2
Advanced URL Catalog 2.1
Ghostzilla 1.0.1

Tools > System
O&O Defrag Professional 11.0
TuneUp Utilities 2008
Auto Type 4.1
RollBack Rx 8.0
SiSoftware Sandra 2009
Diskeeper 2008 Lite 7.0

Entertainment > Trailers
Let the Right One In
Christmas On Mars: the Flaming Lips
Splinter

Entertainment > Games
Fission Balls
Warzone
Gravetaker
Rocket Arena 3 1.76

DVD

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BonkEnc
Data Crow
DVDStyler
GrafxShop 3.9
Lyrics 1.01
MediaPortal
Microsoft Expression Studio
Photo! 3D Album 1.0
Smplayer
Tuber Video Player 1.04
xVideoServiceThief
ArKaos VJ DMX 3.6
BW Tools 1.2
NTI CD & DVD Maker Platinum Edition
PowerDirector 7
RapidSketch 2.3 Build 2601
StudioLine Photo Classic 3.12
Thirdbrush 1.11
Vlog It! 2.5

Tools > Internet
BigBlogZoo 1.0.9
Coppermine
Feedreader
Freenet 0.7
Kids Playground Web Browser 10.0
MyFolder 1.0.3
RevConnect
Memopal 1.0.0
Web Scraper Plus+ 4.0.12

Tools > System
Intel Desktop Control Center 2.1
Keyser Soze's XP Security Pack 3.0
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1
Advanced Uninstaller PRO 9.5.2
Diskeeper 2008 Professional 12.0
Girder 5.0.2 Build 536
HARDiNFO 2008 Professional 6.00
HD Observer 2.0
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.0
PerfectDisk 2008 Professional Build 64
VisualCron 4.9.11

Tools > Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
µTorrent 1.7.7
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.25.378
Foxit Reader 2.3
Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758
Irfan View 4.20
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.1.4
Opera 9.6
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.60
VLC Player 0.9.4
WinRAR 3.71
Real Player

Tools > Updates & Addons
AVG Update
Avast Update
Norton Internet secuirity update
Symantec Professional Update
Kaspersky definition Update
Java runtime update
Adobe Shockwave
Spybot updates

Entertainment > Trailers
Hank & Mike
Splinter
Waltz With Bashir
Happy Go Lucky

Entertainment > HD
The world unseen
Synecdoche
Inkheart
Frost / Nixon

Gaming > Games
Flash Games 1.01
Desert Combat 0.7
Eudemons Online 1115
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Quantum of Solace
Hard to Be a God English Demo

Gaming > Trailers
Call of Duty: World at War Fire & Destruction
Silent Hill
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Need for Speed Undercover

Personal > Create
MySQL
Python 2.6
CoCreate Modeling 2.0
DipTrace Free 1.50
Alfresco

Personal > Web
BO2K
KompoZer
The Owner Free Filesystem
WampServer
BlackWidow 5.21
SightMax 4.0

Fast Track to C++

Magazine Highlights

Cover price Rs 125

Cover Story: 3D Modelling and Animation

Droolmaal

Graphics Cards Tested (Low to Mid range)

Colour Management in Adobe and Corel Suites

Bazaar

Agent001 Goes Powersupply and Cabinet shopping

Tips N Tricks
VLC Media Player
Google Chrome
Picasa 3

30 minutes expert
Tag Scanner
Autostereograms

QNA + How to make Anaglyphic Photographs

CPU Test

Motherboard Test

Digital Business > Green Revolution
There was a green revolution in the 1960s which increased the yield of agriculture production in many developing countries. similarly, there is another type of green revolution that is occurring in today’s environmentally conscious world for IT systems... by Dr Kaladhar Voruganti, Technical Director, Advanced Technology Group, NetApp

Digital Business > A Store Lore
SMEs face a much greater challenge in managing
the growth of its storage capacity, which may be rapid but will always be unpredictable... Jim Simon, Director of Marketing, APAC, Quantum

Digital Business > Remote IT Infrastructure Consolidation
Site consolidation has a tremendous ROI, as long as user application performance is preserved...

Game Reviews
Crysis: Warhead
FIFA 2009

Plus the regular News and other sections...

No OpenOffice..?

K

4 me Only fast track is useful

Thanx for game reviews

A

articles seems to be ok, however media contents suck,

mag should have two versions , one with media discs and one without media .

Thanks for the early review and FAST TRACK

The mag contents and CD/DVD contents both are equally bad!!

Especially after last month's issue!!!
But I think i might just buy the mag for its fast track!! It will help teach the theory in programming in C++ i hope??

J

preview on the 24 th ? Wow . Hats off to you man ! Happy Diwali to you Raaabo.

I am gonna get myself the Nov issue!

T

^^Why? Did you find anything special in that issue?

The only reason I am going to get the magazine is for Magazine Content!

CD/DVD contents are NO good!
Not a single linux distro

Just got the mag, its already sold out on book stands here in Mumbai!!
Anyway, the fast track to c++ is pretty good, needed something like this.. now I can bunk all my college lectures!!

But, getting serious, I found a error in the Fast track, the index isnt quite an index since the page numbers specified are not the page nos. exactly. E.g : Index states topic "Function Prototype" is on pg. 62 while it is actually on Pg. 66!!
Please take care of such errors in the future!!

S

i think this issue is totally worthless
cd/dvd contents are crappy

R

dis is my first time.....so dont no whether dis is d right place to post my problem.........
the problem is .........dat i have got corrupt cds in both my october and november issues.......i jus want to know dat whther posting it will b enough or is der any other method also.?????????

@rohit1985 mail to their help center

S

Haven't bought the mag in months, frankly.
This month, i'll do.

I hope the CD?DVD issues are not prevalent.

Mogambo khush hua?

A

Folks, did you notice Raabo's pic on page 1. This is a 'special' issue in that sense and he deserves an applause, don't you think?

T

Someone who has got the mag please answer. What is in fast track? Just basics of C++ or advanced topics?

A

ThinkFree said:
Someone who has got the mag please answer. What is in fast track? Just basics of C++ or advanced topics?

I do have the same question.

not a single linux distro???????????
no open office ???
how can number one mag of our country can forget FOSS and opensource content in november issue?

How many times do you need open office. Every issue of digit has this. Why don't you grab it from past month DVD.
And do the same for linux distros.
Problem solved.

and Raboo you seems smoking in you Avatar. Don't you know that smoking in public place is against law.

Fast Track 2 C++ only usefull !!!

All those having doubts regarding the Fast Track, The FT is only for new learners, basic theory and programming concepts, upto arrays and pointers, not a very big deal, but for people like me, yes its quite good!!

toofan.is.back said:
and Raboo you seems smoking in you Avatar. Don't you know that smoking in public place is against law.

If only the second-hand smoke from my avatar could kill toofan!

^^

T

toofan.is.back said:
How many times do you need open office. Every issue of digit has this. Why don't you grab it from past month DVD.
And do the same for linux distros.
Problem solved.

and Raboo you seems smoking in you Avatar. Don't you know that smoking in public place is against law.

Seems you don't know that OpenOffice3 was released too recently and you won't find it in a any DVD provided by DIGIT.

pretty good contents.. cool fast track topic

I got the book only half an hour ago, and was enthrilled to see my letter published. See INBOX, go to a post entitled "I'll put a spell on you". The mag is great. I loved the book, (bcoz of the letter

)

Raaabo said:
If only the second-hand smoke from my avatar could kill toofan!

nice one but you have given me much harder one before.

Although promoting smoking should not be done by any respective and responsible person. How zzaat?

Fast Track to CPP is going to be insanely koool.
Thankyou Digit.
Cant wait for my issue to arrive//

please do not give same wallpapers in cosecutive months as ur some wallpaper given in october issue is same, again given in november issue..
otherwise a nice mag.
keep it up
thanks for fast track

A

i will purchase it today

Awesome! After the last month issues. Keep it up guys !

Grafix cards/CPU/Mobo test = ultimate issue

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@The whining ppl :-

You yourself arent perfect and so cant be Digit. You are asking everything. You every software each month, you want Linux, Mac, Windows, FreeBSD, etc stuff each month and you want a perfect Fast Track and Mag each month but understand that there will be a little cut off from a portion so that they can give more attention to others.

A

which mother boards and cpu were tested?

I got the mag! Its better than I thought. And I got it on 5th itself whereas I used to get them on 8th or something. And ya, thanks for adding my BiA review

. My avatar is printed wrong though but its ok

.

i am very happy to see the nov'08 issue's preview in website on 5th Nov.
and good mag content.. esp cpu+motherboard test.
digit begins to rock..

But, fast tract to a programming language is not acceptable starts to digit..
fast track subjects should be covered various technological elements/theories/.. and not to fill with specific software..
anyhow.. good for the students who are in c++ field.

Buying this issue only for c++

Good work.

Betruger said:
i am very happy to see the nov'08 issue's preview in website on 5th Nov.
and good mag content.. esp cpu+motherboard test.
digit begins to rock..

But, fast tract to a programming language is not acceptable starts to digit..
fast track subjects should be covered various technological elements/theories/.. and not to fill with specific software..
anyhow.. good for the students who are in c++ field.

Ya, you mean that they should make a jumbo 1000 page Fast Track with every issue

.

Rabooooooooooooooooooo Congrats man for your efforts.
This time magzine was previewed on 20th oct.
And was available in our city on 3rd. I went to stands today (As I have a habit of moving around stand for digit form 5 onwards, sometime I have to go till 15th). I casually said "Bhaiya abhi digit to nahi aayee hogi " He said. "Iss bar to teen ko hi aa gayi the". I was shocked , stunned with joy.
Guys run to your stands its available.

Congrats to K_maniac too your preview is printed in magazine what an achievement at such a little age.

One more thing Raaboo you must admit that Criticism if taken positively results in Very very good outputs. You showed that this time.
As one Indian God says (Sachin Tendulkar) : I turned every stone thrown toward me to a mile stone.

Good work Keep it up. Hope the tempo is maintained every month.

thanks for the C++ fast track and for the Flash one too. Now we are looking forward toward more goodies.

^Thanks !!

D

Very Good Digit.

This time i liked your magazine. The design too was kind of zaggy and lively. But i felt it was a touch thinner than normal issues.

Good work and keep it up.

Devrath_ND said:
Very Good Digit.

This time i liked your magazine. The design too was kind of zaggy and lively. But i felt it was a touch thinner than normal issues.

Good work and keep it up.

No the page count is almost same as others its 128 pages. But this time they have used the thin paper. Which a good thing, it reduces the size/weight and also can help them to maintain the price at 125 mark.

This time the mag. was in new packaging.I liked your new packaging also. It certainly reduced the weight of it. Although I had to buy a separate CD bag for digit CD. Which I don't mind as its easy to store them.

The mag is fantabulous. The articles are full of Hardware tests.... yipee!! CPU test, mobo test, grafix card test, Nehalem test, cabby and PSU buying guide....

yes most awaited.

T

^^But only basics are there, which would be useful for only a few. Looking forward to get Fastrack C++ Advanced soon from DIGIT.

Why don't they declare the year 2009 as a programming year. Two issues for each famous language. this month c++ basic, next month C++ advance.
then java/java advance and so on. Really by the end of 2009 we would be having a good collection of programming books.
Just give it a thought.

A

Last two months mags were fabulous the content reviews etc. Everything was good. If you guys continue like this you can certainly make Digit better than no1 comp mag in India ie the older Digit. Also this month delivery service was also good since the last 2 years from when i had my subscription this is the first time that the mag was at my doorstep before the 8th of the month. Keep up the good work guys

aaaawwwwwwwwssssssoooomme!
beautiful fast track.
i am definitely going to get this.
anyone received it in mail yet ?
I am planning to sneak the fast track off my skool library :twisted:

R u still in school.

I bought the mag yesterday night.

All the articles were very good and useful, but there was no "star attraction" in the magazine. The DVD contents were all cool, but nothing extraordinary (and you still didn't give urban terror 4.1 or OpenOffice 3.0)..

What was the one thing that made this different was the fast track, a very useful and well written one too. I value the fast track itself at Rs. 60, out of the total Rs. 125. And considering that the mag had several good reviews, although I still don't understand why you prefer the more expensive 9800GTX to the cheaper better performing HD4850, I think Rs. 65 for the MAG and DVDs were not bad at all.

Hopefully next month will be a big hit and I will have enough cash in my wallet to get the year end issue with bonuses like a movie which is not old.

C

Hey what happened to Digit Archive 2006, i really loved it...

nice

I'm reading the reviews about d fantastic (as a few already rated it) mag, but could not get my hand on it. AS I'VE NOT YET RECEIVED MY COPY.

S

I hate to keep complaining month after month after month, but I am Seriously loosing my patience.
November seems to be yet another month in which I will have to wait and struggle and write bunch of emails before I receive my copy.
I received my October issue on the 30th of October, despite repeated promises from the distribution team that 'YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR COPY WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS'.

First there was faulty cds/dvds, which I could tolerate, then there was awful, inappropriate language and grammar which I would never expect from this magazine, and now I am not even getting my copies on time and I think if I get the feeling that if I don't report here or by email you guys at distribution will just assume that I have received my copy on time.

I know the guys are working hard at digit so I really hate to complain and also man other users get their copies on time without any problems.
But for me, ever since their merger/take-over/buy out by 9dot9 I have been receiving faulty cds/dvds, unreadable, unacceptable grammatically incorrect language, and now I have simply stopped receiving my magazine at all.

Are yaar, its half of the month, not yet received my coppy.
U guys provide excuse that for remote places u have distribution problem.

I AM FROM THANE, Mumbai.......................Thane bhi unreachable hai kaya???

S

Actually I made a mistake, I received my November Issue on time, but I didn't receive my October issue at all.

G

Digit is really on right track :!:

I am regular of the Digit since 2004 the digit not mating the customer expectation in this year. Digit is actually practice to the tech geek first choice & it also a best magazine in the technology but at this time making money otherwise to innovation and reduce heritage Goodwill in the Technology peak. But the expectation had not fulfilled by the Digit. At this time new firm which acquire digit making profit rather than enhance the knowledge and extra gain from other magazine? There are some important facts cast a glance I am mentioned some acknowledgment facts after seeing in the full year magazine of 2008 and CD&DVD are

:

1. There is only one special edition in the last year. But this year really pay more money pay to the digit. Can you explain why the 4 Special Edition in this year? This is only used as the profit making because the magazine nothing got special at all until Pay Rs.200 is such really high price.

2. Poor Packing of the August and November Issue. I would like to CD & DVD is not working properly and got scratch in the polythene. The CD case is really protective from damage and good collection for customer except the loose packing. The old packing is really good.

3. After the anniversary edition most digit customer expected that the next issue comes with 2 Dual-layer DVD. But its really not fulfill the expectation at least the one Single-layer DVD and one Dual-layer DVD. The new year really hopeful do in this matter.

4. Why you stop the "Take a Crack"? This is the blood of the magazine and started from 2004. The magazine not for only students But the professional is also read. Would you maintain the boundaries and some latest tech?

5. Repeating Many times of previous year Magazine & fast track in the pdf format.

6. DVD & CD contents also less day by day software criteria and many software are missing ;freeware are not give the new software & essentional.

7. Reduce the pages in this year magazines and increase ads or advertisements.

__________________________________________________________________________

I expected that Digit take some necessary changes in the for maintaining India No. 1 Top magazine. Any responses send on may goel.suraj@live.com

the fast track was really good. But i didn't like the magazine at all. Now helpful info. Just loved the article "Don't touch my desktop". Here digit is talking some scene to think about.

^^Why didn't you like the mag ?

Surely for the game reviews. I know that no new game is now left for reviews as other mags reviewed them earlier. And the game demos and dvd cd contents. I was hoping for something else. But as a newbie i know nothing about c++ so i was thinking where to get the soft. Help! Any way everybody has their own likes and dislikes.

^^As stated earlier, Digit is not enclosed to a single aspect of technology. It tries and covers all different angles of tech. They can't focus only on games or only on Hardware. You gotta understand that. The DVD contents were nice but I do not care much about them. Anyways, everybody has their own opinions

. Personally, I found the mag quite good.

Ya you are right. Maybe i need to focus more while reading the mag. BTW i care a lot about the dvd contents because they are my only source of latest software becoz i browse the inet everyday through my bsnl gprs mobile 56k as for you you don't need to care becoz you got a net connection capable of downloading a full game. NO OFFENSE!

Raboo its time for the next months review. We are expecting the same this month also.

Raboo Ding Dong!

The Digit seems to have lost its charm . . I havent bought it for quite some time now . . And to tell u ppl Chip has given its preview some time ago and it seems pretty good . . Unless digit has something more to deliver which i doubt , i ll certainly go for it again this time . .

phuchungbhutia said:
The Digit seems to have lost its charm . . I havent bought it for quite some time now . . And to tell u ppl Chip has given its preview some time ago and it seems pretty good . . Unless digit has something more to deliver which i doubt , i ll certainly go for it again this time . .

You need to step out of your Pupa :razz:

.

A

where is the december preview :evil:

T

^^Official

Unofficial

I just roughly checked the Fast Track on C++ today and knowing that i am too late for the feedback when the Dec Issue is out in the market, couldn't resist myself writing that its a good compilation but don't you think the codes used are non standard.. I mean .h in header files and absence of std namespace and may be others.. no offense from my side, I just wanted to mention and know if I am correct..