June 2009 is the 8th Anniversary of Digit and it brings along a month-long Carnival and a magazine that is so packed with content, it bends space and time. This Best Issue Ever (tm) is more than 180 pages thick and brimming with articles, including the most comprehensive smartphone test, a look at future cars, an exploration of tech in superbikes, superstring theory, and a look at life without Google (yes, it's possible). The Anniversary package also contains an 80-page Jumbo Fast track which will help you choose the right career within the IT industry. Also included is an Interactive Magazine which will help you earn a supplemental income using your PC and the power of the internet. The June 2009 issue also contains another Fast Track — making it the first month ever to offer a total of two; dedicated to Mobile Apps — whether you are a Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone, or Java-based phone owner, this Fast Track will help you find the right software.
And don't forget our regular two dual-layer DVDs packed with software, games, and videos! Plus we have a month of online and onground activities which will extend our Anniversary celebration across the entire month of June.
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Magazine Contents
ENTER
Buzz
Duke Nukem's procrastinated return, the lowdown on Solaris, and what the onset of the Kindle means
Inbox
We respond to some of the letters send in by our readers.
Industry Connect
Digit speaks to Prasad Ram, head of R&D, Google India, about Google’s innovations and future plans for India
CONNECTIONS
Web Watch
Websites that churn out music depending on your mood, Google's new search options and more
Mobile Watch
Are we on the verge of a mobile phone virus epidemic?
Why Twitter?
We dig up Web 2.0 to find out the other moblogging services out there
Mojopac
Discover ways of taking your computer wherever you go on portable memory
Always on
How to post images, book tickets, tweet, blog, social network and more from your mobile phone.
Security at Cybercafes
Find out how to stay safe while surfing on public computers
Accesories for your laptop
Whether you are a frequent flier or an executive, find out the accesories you need for your laptop
Data syncing online
The ins and outs of making sure your data is always accesible
How stuff works
A look at WiMax technology and how we stand to benefit
ISP plans
What is hidden away in the fine print
DIGITAL LIFE
Drool Maal
The hardiest, most useful and the geekiest gadgets for those on the go
Geek Life
A highly detailed exploration of the technology behind superbikes
30 days without
Agent 001 spends a month away from all Google services finding alternatives you never knew existed
SCI-TECH
Cars 2.0
The technologies and the concepts that will make the cars of tomorow
Tomorrow's Tech
What it takes to make Digit's dream portable multipurpose device
String Theory
A noob's guide to an alternative view of the cosmos
TOOLBOX
FOSS for Web Development
A wide variety of Open source resources for web developers
Workshop
A detailed guide on how to set up and run your own chat server for your community
Tips & Tricks
Tips and Tricks for Windows 7 RC1, XFE, digiKam and Kexi
Q&A
We respond to and find solutions for specific problems our reader's faced
TECH@WORK
Smart SOHO
We look into how businesses can use the cloud for improving productivity
How To
Brand building using Twitter
Developer's corner
A look at BlueJ, a visual interface for the object oriented
STREET SMART
Agent 001
Choose the right accesory for your Windows Mobile or Smartphone
Best Buys
The best configuration for your requirements
Price Watch
Details on the features and prices of componants and peripherals
Consumer Protection
We take up issues readers have with the services of tech companies
TRIED AND TESTED
Feature AMD
A close look at the AMD Phenom 2
Mobile Phones
A full-fledged review and comparison of the latest mobile phones
DVD Players
A qualitative analysis of DVD players
Bazaar
A range of products and software on the markets now
ESCAPE
Twitter Overkill
Some people just take 140 characters to the extreme limits
Game Review: Demigod
A perfect blend of action, role-playing and real time strategy
Game Review: GTA - Chinatown Wars
A game that pushes its console to the absolute limits
Game Review: Tom Clancy's HAWX
The high altitude is missing from the High Altitude Warfare Extreme
Game Review: Assault on Dark Athena
What we don't get is why everything has to be so damn dark
Community
A casual chat with Kieth Arem of COD4 fame
Unwind
Androids, Digit Diary, our LAN workshop, Algorithmic art and more
Geek Review: Nintendo DSi
An old console in a spanking new incarnation
Last Word
DVD Contents
DVD1
Tools
Multimedia
36-Image Express 1.0.1.100b
3DVIA Shape 3.0
AcsSoft Photo Movie Album 8.3
ActiveSolid 2.6.9
Batch Image Converter
BDSizer 3.2.1
BurnAware Free 2.3.4
CDBurnerXP 4.2.4.1351
CineGobs Keyer 2.2.4.113
Contenta-Converter Basic 4.3.1
Daemon Tools Lite 4.30.4
DEGMA Audio Handler 0.6.0.0
DoubleTwist 2.0.4 beta
Easy Image Modifier 1.2
Elisa Media Center 0.5.36
Express Burn 4.26
Express Rip 1.60
FastPictureViewer 1.0.89
FastStone Image Viewer 3.8
Flickr Streamr 1.0
Foobar2000 0.9.6.5 beta 2
JetAudio Basic 7.5.1
LightScribe Template Labeler 1.17.90.1
MediaMonkey Standard 3.1.0.1242 Beta
Paint.com 2009.1
Picasa 3.1 build 71.43
RZ MP3 Converter 1.0
Simplify Media 2.0
SpiffCast 1.0.24910
TwistedBrush Open Studio 15.76
VideoInspector 2.2.1.120
Visions 1.2.1.1667
Winamp 5.552
XBMC 9.04 beta 1
X-Scribus 1.3.3.13
Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 9.20
Internet
Billeo 2.0.0.19
Clip2Net 0.7.5b
Copernic Desktop Search 3.2
Core FTP Server 1.0 build 296
De-FFNet-Izer 2454939.5
FileDrama 1.1.58
FileZilla 3.2.4.1
Full Speed 3.4
Gladinet Cloud Desktop 0.9.109
Global Chat and Games 8.5
Google Desktop 5.8.811.4345
RapidShare Downloader 4.5.1
Sucubus 1.10
Threeter 1.1.1
Twin Searching 2.5
Weather Watcher Live 6.0.18
WhelanLabs Search Engine Manager 2.0
Zultrax P2P 4.32
System
Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.1
Allway Sync 9.2.15
Click-N-Type 3.03.0385
FCleaner Portable 1.1.8.427
FileTypesMan 1.21
FlexTk Express 3.2.30
Moo0 SystemMonitor 1.40
PeaZip 2.6
PixFix 3.5 build 8078
Entertainment
Games
Braid
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
X-Blades
Game Trailers
BattleForge
Bionic Commando
Dark Sector
Red Steel 2
Terminator: Salvation
Velvet Assasin
HD Trailers
Armored
District 9
G-Force
Green Lantern: First Flight
Moon
Oceans
Paper Heart
Shorts
The Boat That Rocked
They Came From Upstairs
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Operating Systems
BSD Anywhere 4.51
Linux Mint 7 Gloria
Windows 7 RC1
DVD2
Digit
Videos
Asus Bamboo U6 Unboxing
Dell XPS Studio 16
Samsung R610 Unboxing
Zotac GTX 260
Cybercafe Security
7-Zip Portable
ClamWin Portable 0.95.1
Eraser 5.82
Firefox Portable 3.0.1.0
Free Commander 2009.02
KeePass Portable
On-Screen Keyboard Portable
Opera@USB
Process Explorer 11.33
Chat Server
BewareIRCd
Hybrid IRC 7
Hydra IRC
Inspire IRCd
mIRC
Openfire
Teamspeak 2
UnrealIRCd
Ventrilo
X-Chat
XAMPP
Smart Phone
Adobe PDF Reader Mobile
emTube
KD Player
Microfi-nitrogen
MobiReader
NetQin Antivirus
Nimbuzz
Opera Mini
PHM Registry Editor v0.70
PIM Backup
SpyBot Search & Destroy for Mobile
Synble
SyncMate
TCPMP 0.72RC1
TinyTwitter
XnView Mobile
QuickOffice
Tips n Tricks
DarkwaveStudio
Daz3d
DigiKAM
XFile Explorer
Tools
Licensed (Rs. 30,00 worth of free, licensed software)
Aartform Curvy3D
Almeza Multiset
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009
Ashampoo Presentations 2008
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5
Backup4All 4.1
Extra DVD Ripper Express
Extra Video Creator
History Explorer 1.1.0
Internet Radio Fan 1.3.0
Jitbit System Purifier
NovaPDF 6
PDFZilla
Total Network Inventory 1.6.7
WiseCleaner Pro
Essentials
Framework 2.0
Framework 3.5
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758
Irfan View 4.20
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack FULL 4.8.0
Opera 9.6
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 0.9.4
WinRAR 3.80
µTorrent 1.8.1
Updates And Add-ons
Adobe Reader Cumulative Update 7.07
Adobe Shockwave
Java runtime update
McAfee VirusScan Definition 5613
Messenger Plus! Live 4.79.342 Beta
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Virus Definition
Demos
Asterisks Password Viewer
Curvy Demo 1.5
Extra Video Converter
ExtraDVD Copy
Total Network Monitor
Wise Registry Cleaner 4
Web Development
WAMP
Apache2Triad
EasyPHP
WAMPServer
XAMPP
Frameworks
Cake PHP
DojoX
ES
FLEX 3
Google Web Toolkit
jquery
Mootools
Prototype
Ruby on Rails
Scriptaculous
Spry
Yahoo! User Interface
ZEND Server
Coding
Amaya
Aptana
Notepad++
NVU
Quanta Plus
Scintilla
Design
Blender
Gimp
Inkscape
Paint.NET
File Transfer
FileZilla
WinSCP
Versioning
Mercurial
TortoiseHG
TortoiseSVN
CMS
Bricolage
Drupal
Elgg
ExpressionEngine
Joomla!
MediaWiki
MyBB
Opengoo
PHPbb
Plone
Simple Machines Forum
Typo3
Wordpress
Xaraya
Server Software
Apache
MySQL
Perl
PHP
phpMyAdmin
PostOgreSQL
Python
Ruby
Videos
Things
How to Protect Yourself From Remote RFID Theft
Raphael Abrams Cuts Keys
Resizing Objects in Blender
Robot Battle! Cherrytron2000 VS Popsicle Arm
Skynet Research Security Camera
Sudo Make Me A Sandwich Robot
Things - Learn to Count in Binary
Zoetrope
Mobile Computer
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE
Asus Eee PC T91 tablet netbook
Dell Inspiron Mini 12
HTC S740 Windows Mobile smartphone
Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook
Mac OS X on the MSI Wind U100 netbook
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia E63 smartphone
Palm Pre keynote
Sony VAIO P Series part 2
Sony VAIO P Series ultraportable, part 1
Toshiba TG01 smartphone
Linux Journals
A GUI for ffmpeg
Avoid screensaver activation
Blogger by emails
Commandline 101: Redirecting output
Commandline 101: Su and Sudo
Commandline101: Free460
Configuring printers
Crontab
Getting domain names on dynamic addresses
Google Gears
Mount ISO Files
StickyWindows
Working with CSV Files part I
Working with CSV Files part II
Introduction to Robotics
Lecture 4 - Manipulator Kinematics
Lecture 5 - Summary - Frame Attachment
Lecture 6 - Instantaneous Kinematics
Lecture 7 - Jacobian - Explicit Form
Lecture 8 - Scheinman Arm - Demo
Lecture 9 - Intro - Guest Lecturer: Gregory Hager
Lecture 10 - Guest Lecturer: Krasimir Kolarov
Astronomy 160
Lecture 5 - Planetary Transits
Lecture 6 - Microlensing, Astrometry and Other Methods
Lecture 7 - Direct Imaging of Exoplanets
Lecture 8 - Introduction to Black Holes
And don't forget our regular two dual-layer DVDs packed with software, games, and videos! Plus we have a month of online and onground activities which will extend our Anniversary celebration across the entire month of June.
*www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7fff01310a.jpg
*www.thinkdigit.com/current_issues/current_issue_image_05_2009_1.jpg
Magazine Contents
ENTER
Buzz
Duke Nukem's procrastinated return, the lowdown on Solaris, and what the onset of the Kindle means
Inbox
We respond to some of the letters send in by our readers.
Industry Connect
Digit speaks to Prasad Ram, head of R&D, Google India, about Google’s innovations and future plans for India
CONNECTIONS
Web Watch
Websites that churn out music depending on your mood, Google's new search options and more
Mobile Watch
Are we on the verge of a mobile phone virus epidemic?
Why Twitter?
We dig up Web 2.0 to find out the other moblogging services out there
Mojopac
Discover ways of taking your computer wherever you go on portable memory
Always on
How to post images, book tickets, tweet, blog, social network and more from your mobile phone.
Security at Cybercafes
Find out how to stay safe while surfing on public computers
Accesories for your laptop
Whether you are a frequent flier or an executive, find out the accesories you need for your laptop
Data syncing online
The ins and outs of making sure your data is always accesible
How stuff works
A look at WiMax technology and how we stand to benefit
ISP plans
What is hidden away in the fine print
DIGITAL LIFE
Drool Maal
The hardiest, most useful and the geekiest gadgets for those on the go
Geek Life
A highly detailed exploration of the technology behind superbikes
30 days without
Agent 001 spends a month away from all Google services finding alternatives you never knew existed
SCI-TECH
Cars 2.0
The technologies and the concepts that will make the cars of tomorow
Tomorrow's Tech
What it takes to make Digit's dream portable multipurpose device
String Theory
A noob's guide to an alternative view of the cosmos
TOOLBOX
FOSS for Web Development
A wide variety of Open source resources for web developers
Workshop
A detailed guide on how to set up and run your own chat server for your community
Tips & Tricks
Tips and Tricks for Windows 7 RC1, XFE, digiKam and Kexi
Q&A
We respond to and find solutions for specific problems our reader's faced
TECH@WORK
Smart SOHO
We look into how businesses can use the cloud for improving productivity
How To
Brand building using Twitter
Developer's corner
A look at BlueJ, a visual interface for the object oriented
STREET SMART
Agent 001
Choose the right accesory for your Windows Mobile or Smartphone
Best Buys
The best configuration for your requirements
Price Watch
Details on the features and prices of componants and peripherals
Consumer Protection
We take up issues readers have with the services of tech companies
TRIED AND TESTED
Feature AMD
A close look at the AMD Phenom 2
Mobile Phones
A full-fledged review and comparison of the latest mobile phones
DVD Players
A qualitative analysis of DVD players
Bazaar
A range of products and software on the markets now
ESCAPE
Twitter Overkill
Some people just take 140 characters to the extreme limits
Game Review: Demigod
A perfect blend of action, role-playing and real time strategy
Game Review: GTA - Chinatown Wars
A game that pushes its console to the absolute limits
Game Review: Tom Clancy's HAWX
The high altitude is missing from the High Altitude Warfare Extreme
Game Review: Assault on Dark Athena
What we don't get is why everything has to be so damn dark
Community
A casual chat with Kieth Arem of COD4 fame
Unwind
Androids, Digit Diary, our LAN workshop, Algorithmic art and more
Geek Review: Nintendo DSi
An old console in a spanking new incarnation
Last Word
DVD Contents
DVD1
Tools
Multimedia
36-Image Express 1.0.1.100b
3DVIA Shape 3.0
AcsSoft Photo Movie Album 8.3
ActiveSolid 2.6.9
Batch Image Converter
BDSizer 3.2.1
BurnAware Free 2.3.4
CDBurnerXP 4.2.4.1351
CineGobs Keyer 2.2.4.113
Contenta-Converter Basic 4.3.1
Daemon Tools Lite 4.30.4
DEGMA Audio Handler 0.6.0.0
DoubleTwist 2.0.4 beta
Easy Image Modifier 1.2
Elisa Media Center 0.5.36
Express Burn 4.26
Express Rip 1.60
FastPictureViewer 1.0.89
FastStone Image Viewer 3.8
Flickr Streamr 1.0
Foobar2000 0.9.6.5 beta 2
JetAudio Basic 7.5.1
LightScribe Template Labeler 1.17.90.1
MediaMonkey Standard 3.1.0.1242 Beta
Paint.com 2009.1
Picasa 3.1 build 71.43
RZ MP3 Converter 1.0
Simplify Media 2.0
SpiffCast 1.0.24910
TwistedBrush Open Studio 15.76
VideoInspector 2.2.1.120
Visions 1.2.1.1667
Winamp 5.552
XBMC 9.04 beta 1
X-Scribus 1.3.3.13
Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 9.20
Internet
Billeo 2.0.0.19
Clip2Net 0.7.5b
Copernic Desktop Search 3.2
Core FTP Server 1.0 build 296
De-FFNet-Izer 2454939.5
FileDrama 1.1.58
FileZilla 3.2.4.1
Full Speed 3.4
Gladinet Cloud Desktop 0.9.109
Global Chat and Games 8.5
Google Desktop 5.8.811.4345
RapidShare Downloader 4.5.1
Sucubus 1.10
Threeter 1.1.1
Twin Searching 2.5
Weather Watcher Live 6.0.18
WhelanLabs Search Engine Manager 2.0
Zultrax P2P 4.32
System
Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.1
Allway Sync 9.2.15
Click-N-Type 3.03.0385
FCleaner Portable 1.1.8.427
FileTypesMan 1.21
FlexTk Express 3.2.30
Moo0 SystemMonitor 1.40
PeaZip 2.6
PixFix 3.5 build 8078
Entertainment
Games
Braid
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
X-Blades
Game Trailers
BattleForge
Bionic Commando
Dark Sector
Red Steel 2
Terminator: Salvation
Velvet Assasin
HD Trailers
Armored
District 9
G-Force
Green Lantern: First Flight
Moon
Oceans
Paper Heart
Shorts
The Boat That Rocked
They Came From Upstairs
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Operating Systems
BSD Anywhere 4.51
Linux Mint 7 Gloria
Windows 7 RC1
DVD2
Digit
Videos
Asus Bamboo U6 Unboxing
Dell XPS Studio 16
Samsung R610 Unboxing
Zotac GTX 260
Cybercafe Security
7-Zip Portable
ClamWin Portable 0.95.1
Eraser 5.82
Firefox Portable 3.0.1.0
Free Commander 2009.02
KeePass Portable
On-Screen Keyboard Portable
Opera@USB
Process Explorer 11.33
Chat Server
BewareIRCd
Hybrid IRC 7
Hydra IRC
Inspire IRCd
mIRC
Openfire
Teamspeak 2
UnrealIRCd
Ventrilo
X-Chat
XAMPP
Smart Phone
Adobe PDF Reader Mobile
emTube
KD Player
Microfi-nitrogen
MobiReader
NetQin Antivirus
Nimbuzz
Opera Mini
PHM Registry Editor v0.70
PIM Backup
SpyBot Search & Destroy for Mobile
Synble
SyncMate
TCPMP 0.72RC1
TinyTwitter
XnView Mobile
QuickOffice
Tips n Tricks
DarkwaveStudio
Daz3d
DigiKAM
XFile Explorer
Tools
Licensed (Rs. 30,00 worth of free, licensed software)
Aartform Curvy3D
Almeza Multiset
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009
Ashampoo Presentations 2008
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5
Backup4All 4.1
Extra DVD Ripper Express
Extra Video Creator
History Explorer 1.1.0
Internet Radio Fan 1.3.0
Jitbit System Purifier
NovaPDF 6
PDFZilla
Total Network Inventory 1.6.7
WiseCleaner Pro
Essentials
Framework 2.0
Framework 3.5
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758
Irfan View 4.20
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack FULL 4.8.0
Opera 9.6
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 0.9.4
WinRAR 3.80
µTorrent 1.8.1
Updates And Add-ons
Adobe Reader Cumulative Update 7.07
Adobe Shockwave
Java runtime update
McAfee VirusScan Definition 5613
Messenger Plus! Live 4.79.342 Beta
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Virus Definition
Demos
Asterisks Password Viewer
Curvy Demo 1.5
Extra Video Converter
ExtraDVD Copy
Total Network Monitor
Wise Registry Cleaner 4
Web Development
WAMP
Apache2Triad
EasyPHP
WAMPServer
XAMPP
Frameworks
Cake PHP
DojoX
ES
FLEX 3
Google Web Toolkit
jquery
Mootools
Prototype
Ruby on Rails
Scriptaculous
Spry
Yahoo! User Interface
ZEND Server
Coding
Amaya
Aptana
Notepad++
NVU
Quanta Plus
Scintilla
Design
Blender
Gimp
Inkscape
Paint.NET
File Transfer
FileZilla
WinSCP
Versioning
Mercurial
TortoiseHG
TortoiseSVN
CMS
Bricolage
Drupal
Elgg
ExpressionEngine
Joomla!
MediaWiki
MyBB
Opengoo
PHPbb
Plone
Simple Machines Forum
Typo3
Wordpress
Xaraya
Server Software
Apache
MySQL
Perl
PHP
phpMyAdmin
PostOgreSQL
Python
Ruby
Videos
Things
How to Protect Yourself From Remote RFID Theft
Raphael Abrams Cuts Keys
Resizing Objects in Blender
Robot Battle! Cherrytron2000 VS Popsicle Arm
Skynet Research Security Camera
Sudo Make Me A Sandwich Robot
Things - Learn to Count in Binary
Zoetrope
Mobile Computer
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE
Asus Eee PC T91 tablet netbook
Dell Inspiron Mini 12
HTC S740 Windows Mobile smartphone
Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook
Mac OS X on the MSI Wind U100 netbook
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia E63 smartphone
Palm Pre keynote
Sony VAIO P Series part 2
Sony VAIO P Series ultraportable, part 1
Toshiba TG01 smartphone
Linux Journals
A GUI for ffmpeg
Avoid screensaver activation
Blogger by emails
Commandline 101: Redirecting output
Commandline 101: Su and Sudo
Commandline101: Free460
Configuring printers
Crontab
Getting domain names on dynamic addresses
Google Gears
Mount ISO Files
StickyWindows
Working with CSV Files part I
Working with CSV Files part II
Introduction to Robotics
Lecture 4 - Manipulator Kinematics
Lecture 5 - Summary - Frame Attachment
Lecture 6 - Instantaneous Kinematics
Lecture 7 - Jacobian - Explicit Form
Lecture 8 - Scheinman Arm - Demo
Lecture 9 - Intro - Guest Lecturer: Gregory Hager
Lecture 10 - Guest Lecturer: Krasimir Kolarov
Astronomy 160
Lecture 5 - Planetary Transits
Lecture 6 - Microlensing, Astrometry and Other Methods
Lecture 7 - Direct Imaging of Exoplanets
Lecture 8 - Introduction to Black Holes
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