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Preview [October 2009]

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Anorion
Anorion Original post #1
Sep 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Here you go, Diwali special this month:

Magazine Contents

Enter

Industry Connect
Bala Parthasarathy, MD (APAC) – Snapfish

Buzz
HP’s DreamScreen, Microsoft’s open source initiative and more

Connections

Web Watch
From anonymous browsing to Monopoly, insights into your world online

Digital Life

Drool maal

Tech Treats
Groovy gifting ideas for Diwali

Sci Tech

How stuff Works
Flash drives and their working principle explained

How stuff Works
Get to know how LCD panels and the newer LED TVs work

Tried and Tested

Motherboards, Digital Cameras and Laptops tested

Toolbox

Workshops
Anonymous Browsing
Backup your drive using Paragon Drive Backup
Make your own font using your handwriting

Q & A
Your questions, our answers


Street smart


Agent 001
The best gaming and HTPC casing and power supply options

Price watch
The latest prices for your reference

Esc

Pimp my gadget
Personalise your precious gadgets

Game Reviews:
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Trine
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Unwind

Community


Fast Track to My Mobile Phone
Buying Guide for common Gadgets

DVD Contents: There are 4 DVDs. 3 dl DVDs, Play, Work and Learn. 1 Video DVD, buy, which is a video buying guide for mobile phones, cameras, HDTVs, PMPs, external hard drives, laptops, netbooks, camcorders, graphic cards, motherboards and CPUs

Play

Entertainment
Music
CIA
Last Spring
Looking for a Way Out
Namouche
Occidente
Galaxy
100 per cent Rush
Mind Asylum
Universica
Nights and Days
7 Improvisations for a new age
Quiet Life Vol 3
Binary Mind

Trailers
Art & Copy
Capitalism: A Love Story
District 9
Inception
Legion
The Blind Side
The Fourth Kind
The Wolfman

Videos
6 Days
Gumbasia
Lego Star Wars
Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc.
Piece
Tanzanian love story
The Crossing Guard
The Forest

Gaming
Games
Ashes 2009
Darkest of Days
Mini Ninjas
Anarchy Online
F1 Racing 3.2
Racer: Real Deal

Trailers
Assassin's Creed II
DiRT 2
Kingdom Under Fire II
Mini Ninjas
Spore Hero

Casual Games
Candy World Adventure The Fate of Lillians Tome I 1.01
Creatrix
Draw Fire 1.0
Duck Dodgers 1.0
Fire And Ice 1.0
Germy Roundup 1.0
HangARoo 2.052
Mario Remix 1.0
Mystery Island II 1.8.5
Orbital Snake 2.0
Ultimate Sonic 1.0
Yetisports Gore 1.0
Zelda Forever 1

Tools
Drivers
Nvidia GeForce 32 Bit XP
Nvidia GeForce 64 Bit XP
Nvidia Geforce 32 Bit Vista Win 7
Nvidia Geforce 64 Bit Vista Win 7
AMD Catalyst 32 Bit XP
AMD Catalyst 64 Bit XP
AMD Catalyst 32 Bit Vista Win 7
AMD Catalyst 64 Bit Vista Win 7

Screensavers
Free Fire Screensaver 1.31
The Matrix Screen Saver 1.11
Amazing Bubbles 3D Screensaver 1.2
Licking Dog Screen Cleaner Screen Saver 2.0
Don't Touch My Computer Episode 2 1.22
Sim Aquarium FreeTank 2.6
Matrix Trilogy 3D Code Screensaver 3.4
Distant Suns - Grand Tour 3D Screensaver 6.0 build 5
Digital Talking Parrot 1.0.11
The Amazing Spider-Man 3D Screensaver 1.7
The Space Travel Screensaver 1.0
Super Mario World Screensaver 1
Super Mario Kart Screensaver 1
Flight over sea 3D Screensaver 2.4
Aquarium Screensaver 1
Dolphins and Whales Screen Savers 1.0.6
Batman Begins 3D Screensaver 1.1
Electric Sheep 2.6.6
Rain Cast 2.0
gPhotoShow 1.6.3
Moonlight City 1
Living Marine Aquarium 2 2.0
Dream Aquarium 3D Screensaver 1
Pac-Man Screen Saver 1
Perfect Runaway 1
Cities of Earth Free 3D Screensaver 2.1
Dolphinz Screensaver 1.0
SurveillanceSaver 2.0
Amazing Aquaworld 3D 1.0
Butter Fly ScreenSaver with Titanic Song 1
Classic Mario Bros. Screensaver 1.0
BlueScreen Screen Saver 3.2

Work

Tools
Multimedia
AAA Media Player 2.0d
AC3Filter 1.63b
ActiveSolid 2.7.5
Addin Media Editor 1.5
AIC Audio Player 1.3.1.436
AMV Studio Utilities 2.1
AndreaMosaic 3.32.3
Any Audio Converter 2.0.3
Aoao Photo Editor 3.2
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD 2.06
Audio Control 4.236
AV MP3 Player Morpher 4.0.77
Avant Media Player 3.4
Avidemux 2.5.1
Balancer Lite 1.0.132.RC
BB FlashBack Express Free Edition 2.6.2.1162
Blueberry PDF Form Filler 1.0.0.81
BonkEnc Portable 1.0.13
CDBurnerXP 4.2.5.1490
Chasys Draw IES 2.77
Combined Community Codec Pack 2008.09.21
Contenta-Converter Basic 4.6.1
DarkWave Studio 2.9.8
Delcam Exchange 6.0
Desktop Album Display 2.0
Downbeat 2.2
DVDStyler 1.7.3
Dynamic Draw 5.4K4
Eufony Free Audio Player 1.6
Explore&Burn 1.2
FairStars CD Ripper 1.29
Falco Auto Image 3.3
FastPictureViewer (32-Bit) 1.0.106
FinalBurner Free 2.13.0.163
Fly Free Photo Editing & Viewer 2.16.3
Font-Mate 1.5
Foobar2000 0.9.6.9
Fotosizer 1.25.0.414
FotoSketcher 1.9
Free 3GP Video Converter 3.2.1.54
Free Audio Converter 2009 2.7.1
Free Disc Burner 1.2.1.54
Free FLV Converter 6.6.4
Free Mp3/Wma/Ogg Converter 6.0.1
Free Sound Recorder 7.9.3
Free Video to Flash Converter 4.2.1.55
Free Zune Video Converter 1.1
FuturixImager 5.9.4
GGCad Image Importer 1.1
GIMP 2.6.7
Haihaisoft Universal Player 1.4.5
ICBurningRom 1.1.10
Image Cropper 1.0
InfraRecorder Portable 0.50
iTunesControl 0.50
JetAudio Basic 7.5.4
Kat Player 2.4
Leawo Free FLV Converter 1.5.4.3
Leawo Free Video to FLV Converter 1.9
ltfMarwa 2
Makeup Guide Lite 1.0.3
Media Player Codec Pack 3.7
MediaCoder 0.7.1.4492
Moo0 AudioPlayer 1.37
Moo0 ImageViewer 1.60
Mopal Free Video Player 1.05
Mp3tag 2.44
MyPhotoIndex 1.23.3361
OrangeCD Player 6.3.6.14015
Pazera Video Converters Suite 1.2
PDFill PDF and Image Writer Free 7.0
Photo Pos Pro 1.72
Pi-Vu Basic 1.6.12
Plato Media Player 1.0.5
Plato Video to Pocket PC Converter 10.08.02
Pos Free Photo Editor 1.23
RaceRender Video Processor 1.0
Screenzz Photo Sharing 4.11
Simplify Media 2.5 build 1433
Sonarca Sound Recorder Free 3.0.2
SoundTaxi 3.8.6
Space Jammer 1.6.1
StylePix 1.0.0.856
Super MP3 Download 3.2.5.2
SynthFont 1.320
TronMe 2.71 beta
Vampix 1.0.2.6
Watch Music Videos 2.0
WIA-Loader 1.6
WildBit Viewer 5.5
Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0
Wings 3D 1.1.1
XHeader 1.106
ZiggyTV 3.4
Zortam MP3 Media Studio 9.40b2
4A-Studio Pro 6.20
A4Desk 6.30
Able Batch Converter 3.2.8.18
Acme CAD Converter 7.98.4
AD Audio Recorder 1.3
AnimaShooter Capture 2.5.3
ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5
Ashampoo ClipFisher 1.20
Autorun MAX 2.1.0.0
AutoRun Pro Enterprise 12.0.4.132
AV Voice Changer Sotware Diamond Edition 7.0.15
Balancer 1.0.132.RC
Batch JPEG Rotator 1.05
BDH Audio Capture 3.0
Cartoon Generator 1.0
CD Copy Master 1.0.1.311
Clever Recorder 1.01
Click to Convert 6.1
Cool Record Edit Pro 7.8.6
CyberLink PowerEncoder MPEG-4 AVC Edition 1.0.12
DivX 7 for Windows 7.2
DreamLight Photo Editor 3.7
DV Mixer Pro 1.5
EDGE Diagrammer 6.20.2040
Elecard MPEG Player 5.6
Elecard MPEG-2 PlugIn for WMP 4.0
Face Smoother 2.0
Falco Watcher 1.5
FantasyDVD Player Platinum 9.80 build 0618
FantasyDVD Player Platinum 9.80 build 0618
Flash Banner Designer 4.0
Flash Decompiler Gold 2.0.5.29
Flash Effect Site Builder Platinum 12.06
Flash Maker and Converter Suite 2.3
Flex GIF Animator 8.86
Focus Photoeditor 6.0.9.6
Font Fitting Room Deluxe 3.1
Free Internet TV 7.1.1
Graboid Video 1.4
IDAutomation Data Matrix Font and Encoder 9.08
ilikesoft Flash Extractor 2.1
Image Compressor 2008 Home Edition 6.8
Image Compressor 2008 Pro Edition 6.8
ImageCD Catalog 3.1
iMapBuilder Interactive Flash MapBuilder 2.23
Infix PDF Editor 3.32
Jamstix 2.5.2
JPEG Photo Optimizer for Web 2.1.1
JPEG Photo Optimizer for Web 2.1.1
Magic Photo Editor 5.4
Mezzmo 1.1.2
Moo0 ImageViewer SP 1.60
Moviesoup 1.0
MVS Player 4.38.08
n-Track Studio 6.0.5 build 2496
OrthoGraph Survey 1.1.4
OSG Composer CAD 1.2.1
Panorado 4.0.1.32
PDF Signature Signer 2.0
PDF Studio 6.0
Pdf2cad 7.1
Photo Art Studio 2.27
Photo Collage Maker 2.25
Photoinstrument 2.9 Build 265
PhotoShine 3.2
Picture Information Extractor 5.30
Plugin Galaxy 2.0
Real-Draw Pro 5.2.3
SnapIt 3.5
Soccer Sketchpad 1.4.8
Sonarca Sound Recorder XiFi 3.0.2
SquidNet 2.40
SWF Decompile Expert 3.0.2.99
SWF Decompiler Magic 5.0.2.156
VaryTable 2.1.0005
WaterMark Master 2.2.19
WinX DVD Player 3.1.1
WizFlow Flowcharter 6.20.2040
Worldwide Online TV Web 3.0
YouTube Video Player 1.1.8
ZWCAD 2009i

Internet
ByteMove FTP 2009.1.3.3
DAP 9.6
Email File Transfer Protocol Server 1.0.1.3
FileZilla 3.2.7.1
FlashCatch 1.0.2.2
FrostWire 4.18.1
Gskstudio Dailymotion Downloader 2.0.0
Gskstudio Heavy.com Video Downloader 2.0.0
Hermes P2P 3.0
I.C.E. Content Management System 1.0
LuckyWire 1.0.0.2
Meteor Share 2.3
MobileWitch Pass Safe 2.0
P2P Rocket 1.4
RapidShare Downloader 4.14
Sisma 1.0
SKDownloader 2.2
TomTom Home 2.7.0.1785
TrayTweet 2.0
TubeMaster++ 1.2
TVTrigger 1.1
VDownloader 1.0
WeatherEye 2.6.1.3
Windows Command Line Ftp 9.08.14
A1 Website Analyzer 1.4.4
Advanced OPC Data Logger 2.3.4 build 820
BestSync FTP 2009 4.2.14
BookmarkAssistPro 1.2.2
Bulk Image Downloader 2.13.0.1
Cerberus FTP Server 3.0.2
CoffeeCup Photo Gallery 5.93
Download Direct 1.5
Extreme Picture Finder 3.9.0.1
FindinSite-MS 1.67
Google Hybrid Maps Downloader 6.3
Google Satellite Maps Retriever 5.2
Happy Harvester 2.5.6.152
Hulu Downloader 2.3.8.21
IP Net Verify 1.3.6
Link Commander Lite 4.5
Local Website Archive 3.1.1 beta 2
Memeo Send 1.0
Office Password Unlocker 3.0
RipTiger 2.7.5
SmartFTP Client (32-bit) 3.0.1043
TurboFTP 6.00.735
Weather Watcher Live 6.1.03
Web Site Maestro 7.6
Wise Video Download 2.01
WOW SyncMaster 2.0

System
Actionaz 2.0.8
Allway Sync 9.2.23
AppRemover 1.6.0.5
BestSync 2009 4.2.14
CPPBackup 1.5.2
CrashPlan 7.27.20009
DriverMax 5.2
Easy2Sync for Files 1.36
eWriterPro 2.0
Flitskikker InfoTool 2.5.0.60
Free RAR Extract Frog 1.6
Fresh Diagnose 8.18
Game Booster 1.21
Glary Utilities 2.15.0.738
GreenPrint World 2.0.4
Hulbee Desktop Standard 2009
Little Registry Cleaner 1.3.3
Little Registry Cleaner Portable Edition 1.3.3
Memory Improve Master Free Version 6.1.2.159
Moo0 HashCode 1.02
Moo0 RightClicker 1.31
Moo0 SystemMonitor 1.44
Moo0 TimeStamp 1.02
PC Wizard 2009 1.90
PhraseExpress 6.0.156
PixDiskat 1.02
Portable Driver Magician Lite 3.54
RarZilla Free Unrar 2.54
System Control Manager 1.5
Universal Viewer Free 4.2.2
WinDjView 1.0.3
Wise Registry Cleaner 4.73
Zipeg 2.8.0.1017
Adolix PDF Converter 4.3
Disc Ejector 1.1
eDocPrinter PDF Pro 6.48 build 5428
KbdEdit 1.1.8
OPTIsend Print 2.6.1
Photocopier Expert 6.59
Print Censor Enterprise 5.20.174
SilverFast Ai - Minolta (Win) 6.6.0r5
SilverFast Ai Epson 4870 6.6.0r5
USB Audio ASIO Driver 2.8.15
VueScan 8.5.25

Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
.net Framework 3.5
µTorrent 1.8.4
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 3 build 848
Irfan View 4.23
Java 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.9.5 Mega
Opera 10.00
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 1.0
WinRAR 3.80

Licensed
Abylon Shredder
Ashampoo Magical Snap 2
Ashampoo Music Studio 2009
Extra DVD Ripper
Extra Video Creator
SoftOrbits Photo Stamp Remover
Sothink Photo Album Maker

Trials
Extra DVD Copy
Extra Video Converter
SoftOrbits Batch Picture Resizer
Sothink HD movie maker
Sothink web video downloader

Productivity

Enterprise
101 Clips 9.02
3S Accounting 3.2
4ASoft Agenda 9.01
A-PDF Text Extractor 1.3.6
Abdio PDF Reader 5.4
Adempiere ERP
BillQuick Lite 2009 10.0.60
Biz-Plan 3
BS1 Accounting 2008.5
Business Functions 1.52
Buyertools Reminder 1.8.1.0
CopyWriter 3.03
CrossLoop 2.51
Digital Dictation 7.5
Express Accounts 2.08
FreeOCR 1
GetDiz 4.5
Go-OO 3.1-10
Health and Safety Manager Lite Edition 2008.1
inFlow Inventory Software Free Edition 1.2.3
Invoicer 2.2.3
Jarte 3.3
Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009
Microsoft Project 2000 Update SR-1 9.0
OmniFormat 7.9
OneStep Accounting Standard Edition 4.0
OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1
Orange HRM
PayCal 1.1
PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0422
PDFCreator 0.9.6
Photocopier 3.05
PolyEdit Lite 5.4
PortableApps Suite (Standard Edition) 1.5.2
PPPCD 1.51
Project Engine Personal 2009:4
RationalPlan Project Viewer 3.15.1
ReadPlease 2003 1.1
Simple Project Management Tool 2.0
Smartworks - Project Planner Reader 1
StoreBot 2002 3.0b
Text Suite Pro with M Player 1.1 3.5.5530
The Business Plan Workbook 1.1
Ultimate Business Plan Starter 4.0.42
Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech Reader 1.0.5
Volutive Free Invoicing & Inventory 1.3
Wintex XP 2.2.1
WordToys 2.1
yWriter 5 5.1.1.1
Z Planner Agenda 1.2
Atlantis Word Processor 1.6.4
Auction Sentry Standard 3.2.0
Corel WordPerfect Office X4
CyberCafePro Client 5.1.609
DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.8.3
EasyBilling 2.6.1
EasyInvoice 4.3.1
Effective Meetings 1.7.5.4
EZ-Format for Excel 7.2
Fleet Maintenance Pro Deluxe 11.0.0.21
Label Designer Plus Deluxe 9.5.0.1
Label Flow 4.3
Microsoft OneNote 2003
Netpas Distance 2.5 build 2591
Nitro PDF Professional 6.0.1.8
OrgPlus Professional 8.0
OroTimesheet 6.12
ProShow Producer 4.0.2549
Proteus Lite 6.7
SmartDraw 2009 52
Speak 1.8.84
SurveyGold 8.0

Developer
3D Developer Studio for Microsoft Visual C++ 6
AceHTML Freeware build 11
ActiveCandy 3.5
ActivePerl (Windows) 5.1
Arachnophilia 5.4 build 2402
B*Gallery 3.2.1
Bat To Exe Converter 1.5
Bloodshed Dev-Pascal 1.9.2
Cavaj Java Decompiler 1.11
Crimson Editor 3.7
CSE HTML Validator Lite 9.0301
FlashBuilder 2.0
Force 2.0.9
Ghost Installer Free Edition 4.1
Hex Edit Free 3.0F
Hexit 1.5
HTML-Kit Build 292
Install Creator 2 build 28
JAlbum 8.4.1
Javascript Menu Master 2.8
JCreator LE 4.50.010
KompoZer 0.7.10
MoreMotion Web Express 3.3
MyGeneration 1.3.0.3
Notepad++ 5.4.5
NoteTab Light 6.12
Nvu 1
Open Xava
PageBreeze Free HTML Editor 4.0b
PersonalWebKit 3.3
PHP Designer 2007 - Personal 5.0.2
PHPTriad 2.2
Silverfrost FTN95 5.30
SiteGenWiz 1.5
Source Edit 4.0 revision 3
Spetnik's C++ Compiler Shell 3.0
War FTP Daemon 1.7 beta
Web CEO Free Edition 8.0
Web Dwarf 2.5
Windows Installer (Windows 95/98/Me) 2.0
Windows Registry Guide 2003
WinPenPack Flash Web 3.5.2
WordPress 2.8.4
XMLBuddy 2.0.72
Intel Parallel Studio 2009

Mac
Art of Illusion 2.7.2 for Mac
Blender 2.49b for Mac
Cenon 3.9 for Mac
Geo3D 2.5.8 for Mac
Google SketchUp 7.0.10248 for Mac
Hoecker-Plot 0.8.1 for Mac
MozoDojo 2.4.1 for Mac
Paintbrush 2.0.1 for Mac
Pongo 1.1 for Mac
VLC Media Player 1.0.1 for Mac
Artlantis Studio 2.1 for Mac
Bean 2.4 for Mac
Fontographer 4.73 for Mac
FrostWire 4.18.3 for Mac
MacJournal 5.1.4 for Mac
NeoOffice 3.0 Patch 7 for Mac

Operating Systems
Back Track 4
React OS
Ultimate Boot CD

Learn

Digit
Tutorials
3Dstudio Max
Counter Strike
DVDFlick
Foobar2000
Pictomio
Quake3 Arena
Windows Movie Maker

Tips and Tricks
Last.fm Scrobbler
Subtitle Workshop4
ManicTime
Productivity Meter
TimeSnapper Professional

Educational Tools
ABA English Mini Course 1
Advanced Pathway Painter 2.13
Asynx Planetarium 2.5
BoneLab 1.0.2.46
DeadLine 2.36
Flash Card Factory 1.0
FreeMind 0.8.1
Geometry 2.8.2
GraphCalc 4.0.1
Guitar Chords 2.2
MaxType Lite Typing Tutor 1.6.22
MB Brain Teasers 1.10
Power Tab Editor 1.7 build 80
Rapid Typing Tutor 2.9.6
Science Data Reference System 2.6
Scratch
Stellarium 0.10.2
The MagicBook 7.0
Virtual Morse Key 2.5.39
Voca 4.3
WordWeb 5.52
World Wind 1.4.0
WorldWide Telescope 2.2
Zero Spelling 5.0

Videos
TED
Josh Silver demos adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses
David Deutsch on our place in the cosmos
Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes
Stefan Sagmeister shares happy design
Janine Benyus shares nature's designs
Paul Sereno digs up dinosaurs
Robert Full on engineering and evolution
Einstein the Parrot talks and squawks
Richard Dawkins on militant atheism
Arthur Benjamin does "Mathemagic"
Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves
Bill Stone explores the world's deepest caves
Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good
Eric Giler demos wireless electricity
Natasha Tsakos' multimedia theatrical adventure
Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia

Astronomy 160
Lecture 19 - Omega and the End of the Universe
Lecture 20 - Dark Matter
Lecture 21 - Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe and the Big Rip

Introduction to Computer Science
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6

Game Theory
Introduction to Game Theory
Putting Yourselves into Other People's Shoes
Iterative Deletion and the Median-Voter Theorem

Aircraft Systems Engineering
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3

OS
Qimo
Krow
Krow #2
Sep 26, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Lol Anorion... Ashes 2009 Demo??? Sweet.
topgear
topgear #3
Sep 27, 2009 at 6:07 AM
WoW! great Disc contents and mag articles !
Revolution
Sep 27, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Price of this special edition ?
TheHumanBot
Sep 27, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Thanks for Ashes Demo,Back Track 4 n Continued Computer Science Lectures :D
hot zubs
Sep 27, 2009 at 12:41 PM
thanx for "The best gaming and HTPC casing and power supply options" i was waiting for it from long time....
but still waiting to get dis topics in Tried and tested section...


waiting to get my eyes on d continued Computer Science Lectures dis were really great last time...:)
M
Sep 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM
mag seems sparse

it's good that you gave the ashes 2009 demo, so that ppl realise that the game is not THAT good before they rush to buy it (IMHO :D)

i luv game trailers, drivers, GINORMOUS work DVD, TED VIDEOS :)D:D:D:D)

giving screensavers seems ?? but i'd always love a good matrix code screenie :D
tutorial for cs/q3a: ?? ppl don't expect u to give gaming tips

does ashampoo/sothink give u big bucks for giving their sw? Yes: ok, no prob, No: CRAP THEM,
toofan
toofan #9
Sep 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Where is Hardware Tests this month.
Is the magazine is thicker then last month. By seeing the preview it looks as the normal magazine pages + extra DVDs = 200.00 . Or is it extra magazine pages+ extra DVDs. = 200.00
krishnandu.sarkar
Sep 27, 2009 at 6:51 PM
WHR IS OUR OLD DIGIT ARCHIVE???

Otherwise both the DVD and Mag contents r gr8.....!!
R
Sep 27, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Superb Issue. :razz:
But And Where are the previous issues of Digit and Fast Track in PDF :neutral:
N
Sep 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Back to the ol' days, eh? Givin' screensavers :). Good job.
vamsi360
vamsi360 #14
Sep 28, 2009 at 2:09 PM
I think you must also describe how to use your Licenced products because they are just ignored by many. There should be tutorials on their usage.

What is the deal between Digit and Ashampoo? You always give their software for free. I just ignored them first thinking as crap but now I have been using the legal Asamppoo Burning Studio 2009 and WinOptimizer 5 which are really awesome. I am waiting for the WinOptimizer 6 giveaway by digit.

Can we demand the licenced software in "On Demand" section for special issues and normal issues?

Again....while giving away linux distros please give the DVD versions rather than CD images because the only reason to buy the mag for DVD incase will increase. Because anyone can download the CD images by using their BSNL UL plan by simply downloading them for one night(6 hours). This is exactly what happened with me. I expected fedora 11 DVD iso but I got CD iso which I already downloaded. I remember the month I skipped Digit to LinuxForYou because LFY has given Fedora 10 DVD with their mag and that too next month after the release.

Where is the Linux content? I want more....increase it. Please focus more on Linux and Developer articles. Because we can just learn the tips and tricks to use Moviemaker and that sort in the internet and gain even more knowledge for free. If you go around the articles at CNET or PCWorld or ComputerWorld or ZDNET we can learn the tips ourself . Your articles should be even more innovative.

Edward sir...your presence in the Digit team has made one good move....the Website news content is now good but the downside is the website layout which is the worst I have come accross. Have a look at the popular US mag sites and your site. Your's is the worst and is like an ecommerce site.

This is solely my opinion and I think you should conduct a survey to experiment any of these. All the best Digit.
toofan
toofan #15
Sep 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Vamsi I agree to you at the website matter.

And as far as providing Ashampoo softwares. The company is new and they might be providing their softwares for free to make a market.

And the OS the digit provide should be a boot able one. So that a DVD or CD can be saved from burning and one more reason to keep your DVD's for long.
Krow
Krow #16
Sep 28, 2009 at 10:25 PM
+210000 to DVD distro!!!
rajivnedungadi
Sep 29, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Extra DVD Copy
Extra Video Converter
SoftOrbits Batch Picture Resizer
Sothink HD movie maker
Sothink web video downloader

I got the magazine today. The above software's are mentioned as Licensed here, but are marked as Trials on the DVD.
topgear
topgear #18
Sep 30, 2009 at 4:27 AM
Though the contents are great but you guys haven't provided Vista x64 SP2 which is very important. Expecting to get it on next issue though.

I have to really praise for the whole bunch of softwares and video contents you provided this month :p
Anorion
Anorion #19
Sep 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM
@toofan it's not sparse. Motherboards, Digital Cameras and Laptops were tested this month. Didn't put that in, so am editing the original post.

@nvidiageek: yeah, strangely enough, people still want those screensavers.

@rajivnedungadi: The software you mentioned were placed in the Licensed section as they were trials bundled with the licensed software we gave out. The licensed software is still worth 10K though. Should mention that in the original post, so editing that as well. Thanks for pointing it out.

@Digit Archive guys: we are working on it - our version - will take some time though.

@Distro junkies: This is not official, but from now on, we may start giving out DVD Distros - only of final releases of Fedora, Ubuntu and SUSE though - seems fair?
Krow
Krow #20
Sep 30, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Yeah, seems fair about distros. Finally offline full repos. :)
V
Sep 30, 2009 at 11:39 PM
@All Readers of Digit

Hi all!

Its been some time since I made Digit Archive for the readers. It was well received on the Forum but going by last few issues of the magazine it seems people have not found it useful.

To be frank, the only feature which it lacks compared to the Old Digit Archive is the description of the applications. The reason why its impossible for me to include the same with each software is that Digit itself does not provide the description on the Forum.

So there is no way in which this can be updated. Moreover, I am sure you all would understand that I wont be copy pasting description for each software from each month's DVDs which contains approx 200 software.

It was quite disheartening to read the comment of Mr. RS Bhattacharya in particular where he claims that the Archive is useless and Digit may have not even tested it before releasing it in the DVDs and how a novice is not worth finding a place in Digit's Software.

A lot of effort goes into making any software application. If Mr. Bhattacharya can offer to improve the same, I'll be glad to share my Source Code among all readers of Digit through this forum.

I plan to release the source code of my version if there are people willing to work on improving the same. What do you say guys?
rajivnedungadi
Oct 1, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 has found 37 virus or Trojans etc. in the Licensed Software Folder. Please scan the discs before installing.
Krow
Krow #23
Oct 1, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Re: Preview [October 2009]
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 has found 37 virus or Trojans etc. in the Licensed Software Folder. Please scan the discs before installing.
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Last edited by Anorion; Today at 09:54 PM.
What's up Anorion?
Anorion
Anorion #24
Oct 2, 2009 at 1:52 AM
^ just decreased the violently large font sizes. In fact, did that to my own post as well.
@Rajivgundi, can you please mail a screenshot of the detection to cdcontent@thinkdigit.com?
For anyone else who get's an alert, please do the same, along with the AV software you are using, and when you last updated.
rajivnedungadi
Oct 2, 2009 at 6:06 AM
^ just decreased the violently large font sizes. In fact, did that to my own post as well.
@Rajivgundi, can you please mail a screenshot of the detection to cdcontent@thinkdigit.com?
For anyone else who get's an alert, please do the same, along with the AV software you are using, and when you last updated.

First of all, its "rajivnedungadi" and not "rajivgundi".

Secondly, I would send send the screenshot by today evening as I am about to leave for work in another hour or so. I dont know if it would finish scanning the same.
Krow
Krow #26
Oct 2, 2009 at 9:44 AM
@ Anorion Okay! We shall wait for the screenies although I am sure it probably will be a false positive. These AV's are not something I trust wholeheartedly at all.
vamsi360
vamsi360 #27
Oct 2, 2009 at 1:40 PM
@All Readers of Digit
A lot of effort goes into making any software application. If Mr. Bhattacharya can offer to improve the same, I'll be glad to share my Source Code among all readers of Digit through this forum.

I plan to release the source code of my version if there are people willing to work on improving the same. What do you say guys?

I appreciate your work and I thank you because you have mentioned in July that you have done that software in VB. Then I started learning them myself and to say the making is just 4 clicks.

I can do the same in C# 3.0 with more features in just 4 minutes. What's the difficulty in doing it? Just designing a form and linking to a Database and just dragging the tables onto the form, arranging them and pressing F5 for running the app.

The source code is all Visual Studio generated.

If you really want to make a good archive then use all the features of dataBinding and Windowsforms so that it would be better.
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@toofan it's not sparse. Motherboards, Digital Cameras and Laptops were tested this month. Didn't put that in, so am editing the original post.

@nvidiageek: yeah, strangely enough, people still want those screensavers.

@rajivnedungadi: The software you mentioned were placed in the Licensed section as they were trials bundled with the licensed software we gave out. The licensed software is still worth 10K though. Should mention that in the original post, so editing that as well. Thanks for pointing it out.

@Digit Archive guys: we are working on it - our version - will take some time though.

@Distro junkies: This is not official, but from now on, we may start giving out DVD Distros - only of final releases of Fedora, Ubuntu and SUSE though - seems fair?


fair:razz:
rajivnedungadi
Oct 2, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Here is one screenshot

*i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt50/rajivnedungadi/Digit%20Virus%20Oct%202009/DigitDVDVirus01.jpg


This is what I get after I install a program and try to run it.

*i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt50/rajivnedungadi/Digit%20Virus%20Oct%202009/DigitDVDVirus02.jpg​
topgear
topgear #29
Oct 3, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Just grabbed my copy yesterday night :p
toofan
toofan #30
Oct 3, 2009 at 7:29 AM
@anoroin: Thanks for informing about hardware test. And for agreeing to provide the OS as boot-able DVD's.




@All Readers of Digit
Hi all!

Its been ........................................................................................... What do you say guys?

Vibhav. Kanwal: You archive helps me a lot. And I think it helps many others also.
You had done a great job. Which other even never think, you had done the same. And digit has also appreciated you work as they provide it in there DVD's.

If its this easy let them design there own.

@others: you can only say but can't do. If its only four minute away then please try making this with your own database.
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Padikkal #31
Oct 6, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Most of the softwares available on DVD is free downloadable from their website and newer versions.
I never open these DVDs unless some thing special collections included.

'Get virus paying just Rs 200/- ! ! '

This extra 50/- only for the DVD?
Anorion
Anorion #32
Oct 7, 2009 at 12:28 AM
We are very careful about viruses getting distributed to so many readers. Not saying that an infection is impossible, (can never say that), but we do everything we can to ensure that viruses don't sneak in*. However, Anti Virus software's detection methods are not perfect, and are likely to flag innocent software as infected, especially when the scanners are very sensitive. When a large number of software is given in a single DVD, the probability of such a false alert increases. Updates for AV B given on the DVD can be flagged by an installed AV A on the system.

*We download from sites that certify their downloads as virus-free, on a machine with two updated anti-virus software (AVG and Avast!), which is then transferred to another machine for burning. The software is scanned during the transfer.
Revolution
Oct 7, 2009 at 6:41 AM
I never open these DVDs unless some thing special collections included.

Get virus paying just Rs 200/- ! ! '

This extra 50/- only for the DVD?

I buy digit because I like the magazine.
I don't care about DVDs,it is not so important for me.
Unfortunately magazine get thinner day by day and quality(content) not like as good as before.
Extra 50/- not fair for only DVD.....:(
Krow
Krow #34
Oct 7, 2009 at 8:41 AM
^There is an offer for subscription for 900 bucks a year or something minus the FT and DVD's
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aura #36
Oct 7, 2009 at 5:49 PM
The learn section is really great .....

good work..
toofan
toofan #37
Oct 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Digit is still not available in my city.
channabasanna
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Did any of the subscribers in bangalore, recieved their copy of this month Digit magazine. Its already 8th of the month. And i have not recieved any mail saying that Digit is on stores, and the other mail saying my subscription copy is dispatched.

Why is there no consistency of sending the subscribers their copy in a scheduled time. For example, last month (September copy) i got the magazine after 12th of September, and the August copy i had got it on 30th July itself.
drsubhadip
Oct 8, 2009 at 5:19 PM
everything is good
but my play dvd is not working..
what do i ve to do..
please tell me ..
Krow
Krow #40
Oct 8, 2009 at 5:44 PM
@ all who have problems, you can mail Raaabo at :

robert [dot] smith [at] 9dot9 [dot] in
drsubhadip
Oct 9, 2009 at 9:43 AM
thanks technomaniac
toofan
toofan #42
Oct 9, 2009 at 10:54 AM
My three dvd's are not working.
1. Play
2. Learn
3. Video buying guide.

I mailed at help@thinkdigit.com

Will it work.
Anorion
Anorion #43
Oct 9, 2009 at 12:41 PM
^yes, it will
@drsubhadip mail in to help@thinkdigit.com if you haven't done so already. We will send you the replacements.
rhitwick
rhitwick #46
Oct 10, 2009 at 12:55 AM
First: Why a different thread for Feedback?

Was watching Digit TV, saw two guides; PMP buying and HDTV buying guide.
Just one suggestion, plz don't take the whole session in one shot...let them have something to drink in between.

Its not very easy to talk such continuously...
Then sound: PMP video has a bit less sound. R u using boom mikes? Take care of shadows, don't look good.

No comments on content, u guys are always best on what u do.
Expecting more from Digit TV...why don't guys look for TV?
Like they do for Tech2.com etc.
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htnakirs #47
Oct 12, 2009 at 11:09 AM
We are very careful about viruses getting distributed to so many readers. Not saying that an infection is impossible, (can never say that), but we do everything we can to ensure that viruses don't sneak in*. However, Anti Virus software's detection methods are not perfect, and are likely to flag innocent software as infected, especially when the scanners are very sensitive. When a large number of software is given in a single DVD, the probability of such a false alert increases. Updates for AV B given on the DVD can be flagged by an installed AV A on the system.

*We download from sites that certify their downloads as virus-free, on a machine with two updated anti-virus software (AVG and Avast!), which is then transferred to another machine for burning. The software is scanned during the transfer.

Might I suggest Linux in your download rig and burning rig?