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10 years of tech...
...a lifetime of memories
I
still remember the very first issue of
Digit, when it was launched back in
June 2001, after the renaming. I was
a reader back then, and like many
others, remember hating the change in
name. I couldn’t understand why someone
would want to give up an international
brand name to start something (ugh!)
Indian. Very quickly, though, I realised
that nothing had really changed. The team
was the same, the content was as good
as ever, if not better, and I soon had no
complaints. In fact, all I could think of
was how I could join Team Digit myself.
I did, of course, a few years later, and
over the past eight-plus years have had the
privilege of working with some of the most
talented people in the technology industry.
Digit has always been blessed with an
extremely passionate and dedicated team,
and I think it has a lot to do with the fact
that a lot of us at Team Digit were readers
of the magazine. This love, or obsession
with technology is what has kept Digit at
the number one spot over the past decade.
As you’ve probably noticed from the
issue already, to celebrate our 10-year anni-
versary we’ve covered two major aspects of
what Digit is all about – demystifying the
present, and preparing you for the future.
On the other side of this magazine,
you will find columns from some of the
smartest people alive, coupled with our
own articles to give you an idea of the
future technologies that Digit will demys-
tify and write about in the years to come.
As Your Technology Navigator, we’ve
specialised in simplifying and explaining
technology in a multitude of ways over the
past decade. We review the latest products
and services, write in-depth features about
new technologies, and bring you interviews
from industry experts. What’s been missing
is some back to basics stuff to help explain
some of the aspects of technology that we
just take for granted. Many of you who have
been reading this magazine for a long time
will remember that we used to do a few sto-
ries in a visual style, until a few years ago.
This issue contains quite a few varied
styles of these visual explanations, and I’d
like your feedback. Tell us which stories
you liked, and which ones you didn’t. The
How Everything Works theme of articles
will continue as a section of the magazine
from now on, and we’re going to try and
carry at least one such story every month.
On a personal note: this issue was a little
extra special for me. It was the hundredth
issue of Digit that I have worked on, and
I’m truly grateful to all of you who have
written in to me over the years, everyone
on the Digit forum who has interacted with
me to give me feedback, and to every reader
who has loved reading this magazine as
much as I have. I’ve also met quite a few of
you in person, at reader meets and Planet
Digit exhibitions, and spoken to even more
of you on the phone and on Facebook.
A special thanks to all of Team Digit,
for being the most dedicated team anyone
could ever ask for. As I write this out,
our little team is strewn about on bean
bags and chairs, fast asleep after working
20-hour shifts for the past week to try and
get this issue out to you on time. They’ve
managed to pull off the impossible, and
they make it a habit of doing so. Don’t miss
their pictures as part of the How Digit
Works story on page 84 of this magazine.
Last, and most certainly not least,
all of us at Team Digit thank each and
every one of you, from the bottom of
our hearts for supporting our cause of
spreading technology awareness across
the length and breadth of India by
buying this magazine and suggesting
it to other technology enthusiasts.
It’s been the most wonderful decade
for Digit, and we look forward to navi-
gating you through the maze of tech-
nology for a long, long time to come.
Robert Sovereign-Smith
Executive Editor
editor@thinkdigit.com
“... all of us
at Team Digit
thank each
and every one
of you, from
the bottom of
our hearts for
supporting
our cause of
spreading
technology
awareness
across the
length and
breadth of
India.”
Liked or hated this column?
Write in to
editor@thinkdigit.com
and express yourself.
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