Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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The step forward for our police
 Today, basic computer literacy has become a necessity for every department. Whether it is a newspaper office, a travel agency or a call centre, fundamental knowledge about computers....
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Byteback
 Question: Is there a way to remove the proxy server. I cannot use limewire, kazza or download music due to the proxy settings used in my hostel. Also, can proxy settings slow down...
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The dark side of science
 Joseph (Jo) Rotblat was a nuclear scientist. He helped to make the first atomic bomb. But for decades he campaigned against what he had helped unleash....
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Theory-laden observation
 While writing this verse, the great German poet Goethe was intuitively expressing a scientific truth in poetic language. In the second half of twentieth century, Norwood Russell Hanson expressed...
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Reaching for the sky
 Asia has half of the world’s one million cities, with one million or more inhabitants, while more than half of the continent comprises mega-cities with 10 million or more inhabitants....
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The Chinese connection
 "When in China, do as Americans do" is the best way to describe China''s ascent as market leaders in the industry of computer accessories and unbranded gadgets....
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Webwatch
 How many of us have thought about inventing something on our own? Here is your chance to learn something about the legal aspect of inventions. You can catch a few tips from the Inventor’s...
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Recovering password
Forgetting a ZIP password can be very annoying, particularly when one is trying to restore an old backup or a file shared through the internet or any other public network....
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The power of two
 Copper, tin, lead and other metals carry an old association with humans. Copper is considered the oldest and first discovered metal, almost 10,000 years old, and throughout history....
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The scientist who lived
 Roger Bacon’s (1214 — 1294) experimental contributions in magnetism, optics, gunpowder and poisonous gases have earned him an important position in the history....
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New species created in lab
The creation of a new species, something that scientific orthodoxy says should take thousands of years of genetic isolation, has been achieved in the laboratory in just three months....
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Plan to curb illegal phone business
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) is developing a plan to eliminate ‘grey traffic’ business, which causes the country an annual loss of Rs3 billion, said its chairman....
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Cool gadgets
 THE GATEWAY E-100M notebook includes an 80GB hard drive and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which encrypts personal files and passwords. It uses an ultra low voltage...
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Reflections of a regular blogger
 For me, blogging began as a leisure and casual pursuit and now it has become part of my job, creative activity and part of my socialisation....
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