Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
This page is updated every Sunday.
Sniffing out secrets
 IN the recent past, a great deal has been said and written about across-the-border Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting Pakistani networks. In fact, studies in developed countries, such as...
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Byteback
 Corrupt filesI HAVE Windows 98 installed on my P-III (450MHz) and I download all updates from Microsoft. Here are my problems:...
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Whither technology?
he United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has declared 2005 as the World Year of Physics to commemorate the centennial of Albert Einstein’s seminal papers on relativity...
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The genius of Einstein
 ALBERT EINSTEIN’S face is already ubiquitous but will be even harder to avoid this year because 2005 marks the centenary of the physicist publishing three of his most famous ideas. In...
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‘Perfect storm’ brewing?
 SIENTISTS analysing the aftermath of the Boxing Day (Dec 26) earthquake under the Indian Ocean have warned that another devastating quake is likely to strike the region....
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Rebuilding lives
THE RECOVERY initiatives launched following the recent Asian tsunami are at various stages in the various countries hit by it....
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The promise of outsourcing
 THE DOT-COM bubble burst in 2001, causing a devastating setback to the IT industry worldwide. Many big ventures and established organizations were unable to absorb the shock and eventually collapsed....
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Threads in swing
 The setting up of parameters to measure computer performance is a difficult task. However, one of the better ways to do this is through the capacity of computer hardware (in terms...
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The colour of ‘Money’
 THE latest version of Microsoft’s Money series is valuable for all those who want to manage their personal finances properly. Titled MS Money 2004 Small Business, and bundled with a stand-alone...
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How do cellphones work?
 IN TODAY’S high-tech world we tend to take for granted many gadgets around us. Most people who find these “magical” devices essential to their everyday life are only too happy to...
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When every drop is risky
 WATERBORNE diseases have plagued mankind since the early days. However, the introduction of simple technologies such as chlorine disinfection and filtration, have made classic waterborne diseases, like typhoid fever, cholera and...
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Prevention is better than cure
WHY wait for the network to collapse? As the old saying goes, “prevention is better than cure,” so here are a few ways to make sure your computer network does not...
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Are we past our ‘extinct by’ date?
SOME SAY the world will end in fire, some say in ice, wrote Robert Frost. But whatever is to be our fate, it is now overdue....
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Asia, Africa urged to join hands against digital divide
PAKISTAN has called on the Asian and African countries to join hands in efforts to bridge digital divide. The minister for information technology recently urged these countries to help each other...
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ITeaser
Think your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:...
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WEBWATCH
 The New York Public Library website is an extraordinary treasury of visual heritage, which includes almost everything from illuminated manuscripts to historical maps to vintage photographs....
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Humanoids with attitude
MS SAYA, a perky receptionist in a smart canary-yellow suit, beamed a smile from behind the ‘May I Help You?’ sign on her desk, offering greetings and answering questions posed by...
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COOL GADGETS
 Have an S-pressoASUS BAREBONE’s S-presso is a portable computer system consisting of LED easy touch panel that has audio and video controls. It also has a TV tuner with media PC centre software. This system has a screwless chassis design, making assembly easy....
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