Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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It is easier to lie with statistics!
 We have often heard disparaging quotes, such as “One can lie without statistics, but it is easier to lie with statistics” or “You can prove anything with statistics” or “There are...
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BYTEBACK
 Whenever I start Windows 98 I get an unusual error message, “Windows encountered an error accessing the system registry. Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you....
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The perfect newsgirl
 ANANOVA, a computer-generated newsreader described by her creators as a cross between Posh Spice, Carol Vorderman and Kylie Minogue on the internet....
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What happened to ‘Internet2’?
Internet2, the next-generation network that supposedly leaves the mainstream internet in the dust, is still an ivory-tower project cloistered in universities and research labs....
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WEBWATCH
 Here is a search engine of existing internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses....
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Plug into the in-house network
 Imagine this scenario: three professionals meet in a hotel in a foreign city for a conference due the next day. Dinner is over; they go up to their rooms and get...
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Is technology changing us for the better?
 Even in this post modern age, there must be a point of equilibrium, a point where one can strike a balance between real world and the newly emerging virtual world. The...
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Prevent your passwords from being hacked
 Password is one of the most important entity of the computer security. Passwords (Pass Phrases) which were once only used by armed forces of different countries, are now used by almost...
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The brave new world of transgenic animal
 Transgenic animals are just one step in developmental series in the area of biotechnology. Biotechnology has transformed the way in which we understand processes such as engineering and manufacturing....
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A deadly undiscovered menace of mango blossom
Mango belongs to Anacardiaceae family of the plant kingdom. There are as many as 39 or even more species of mango (Mangifera indica) genus in South Asia and about 13 of...
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TECH UPDATE
Microsoft has announced that it had released two high-end operating systems — Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 — to computer manufacturers. Windows Server 2003 is Microsoft’s high-end business operating system....
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SCIENCE UPDATE
Experts say they have now confirmed the identity of a virus which may have killed more than 50 people worldwide. The US Centre for Disease Control says that a Corona virus — possibly a strain never before seen in humans — is to blame....
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IT alliance with business
 Similarity in IT and business management is that both are sciences but the job of one is like a sprinter and the other’s is like marathon runner. Closer look at the...
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COOL GADGETS
 The world’s first blue-ray disc recorder, “BDZ-S77”, with a next-generation high-capacity of 23GB optical disc allowing it to record and playback up to two hours of high-resolution video images, at a press preview in Tokyo....
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