Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Stars and beyond
 LOOKING at the vast expanse of the night sky, one feels like reaching out and touching the tiny specks of light that we know as stars. What we don’t know is...
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The invading wireless technologies
 PEOPLE say that the real future of mobile and wireless technology lies in Japan. No wonder, since over 80 per cent of the world’s mobile/wireless internet users are in Japan. Success...
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Using multilingual websites
AN English-language website is fine for attracting surfers from English-speaking countries (only 5.6 per cent of the world’s population), or from the sporadic English-speakers in the other countries. But the need for a second (and third) language on your website arises when it becomes obvious that you are missing out on sales....
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Experience the Windows’ magic
TIRED of same old Windows 95/98 tips? Don’t worry, here are a few cool tips on Windows XP for you to learn and try: Shutdown shortcut: In Windows XP, restoring the shortcut is amazingly easy. Right-click on the Desktop and choose New | Shortcut from the pop-up menu. Browse to the file C:\Windows\ System32\Shutdown....
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WEBWATCH
 THE internet is exploding and information abounds. For the modern desktop publisher, there are a large collection of resources available on the internet. This page is designed to help point out where these files can be found....
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I-TERMS: Terms a Net admin must know
EVEN if you are not a Net administrator, it is good to know these terms: CMC: Short for computer-mediated communication. CMC refers to human communication via computers and includes many different forms of synchronous, asynchronous or real-time interaction that humans have with each other using computers as tools to exchange....
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Array and operators in ASP
 IN the previous article on ASP, we discussed about the scope of variables and how they are used for storing a single data entries. But what will you do if you...
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Pakistan’s misplaced education priorities
 THERE appears to be a growing consensus, both at the national and international levels, that a subject which needs to be reflected on with the utmost seriousness is that of the...
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‘Klez’ variant strikes PC users
MORE than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven’t taken steps to protect themselves. While the number of computers infected by the Klez.H variant falls short of such epidemics as the LoveLetter worm, the virus has still shown surprising resiliency....
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Feeling the digital force
 IN the future, you could feel somebody shake your hand when they call you over on their mobile phone. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, are working on extending how we interact with the digital world.....
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Robots train for World Cup
 MOVE over Henrik Larson and Freddie Ljungberg, Sweden has a new soccer superstar — and she is called Priscilla. She is not human; she is a robot — and will compete...
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Universe in ‘endless cycle’
 TWO scientists have put forward a new model to explain how the cosmos is and where it might be going....
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Of universities: real and virtual
PAKISTAN places its hopes for speeding up IT education in its new “Virtual University”. Adviser to federal ministry of science and technology, Salman Ansari, whom I met at a UNDP/Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme, explains what the concept involves.....
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BYTEBACK
 Adding page numbersCOULD you please tell me how to generate automatic numbers on every page of MS Word. I will be thankful if u solve my problem. WASAY KHAN...
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ITeaser
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brains with this I-Teaser and find out for sure: 1. Which of the following is not a programming language? a. Crisp...
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NEW PRODUCTS
 MiniDV digital camcorder THE Panasonic PV-DV701 is a MiniDV digital camcorder with a large 3.5” LCD, colour viewfinder, analog input and 640x480 photoshot still camera mode. The camcorder comes with a detachable...
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