Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Scientific research in Pakistan
 IN a previous article (Sci-Tech World, Sept 16), I reflected upon the state of science in Muslim countries. I used the data gleaned from a scientometric study published recently...
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Byteback
 QUESTION: I have four partitions on my hard disk. Windows XP SP 2 is installed on the first partition. How can I install Windows 98 SE on the second partition? Secondly, how do I remove...
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Saving lives in earthquakes
 Earthquake forecasting has advanced from a research frontier to an emerging science. This science is now being applied in quake-plagued California, where shocks are closely monitored...
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Rays and neutrons, for art’s sake
 EAGER for precision in a field notorious for ambiguity and frustration, curators at top museums in Europe and the United States have long reached for the instruments of nuclear science....
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Prevention is better than cure
 Internet security has become a necessity. There are many internet security software in the market. Many people use antivirus or anti-spyware software, but few use a good....
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SEO: finding what you need
Search engines are one of the pillars of the internet. How a search engine works is complex and we often neglect two aspects about it — namely, search engine optimisation....
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Threats for information systems’ security
 THE heightened vulnerability of automated data has created special concerns for its builders and users. These concerns include disaster, security and administrative errors....
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Webwatch
 Some time back, there was a forwarded email that threw light on how the sun rises in different parts of the world. On this website, you can see it happening in real time. Featured here is a computer...
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Advanced file manager
THE Windows 2000 and XP series come with the integrated file manager called Windows Explorer. It may be enough for an average user who doesn’t have to play around...
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Clothes with brains
 GIVEN the technological advancements of today, it is hardly surprising that clothing is now being further expanded with an innovative fabric design as a process of layering....
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Earth does a side spin
 The fact that the North Pole sometimes shifts a little from its place has been established. But a true polar shift, according to theory, takes place when something really huge and heavy....
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Go-ahead for first full-face transplant
Surgeons at London’s Royal Free hospital began whittling down a short list of patients who are likely to become the world’s first full-face transplant recipients. More than 30 severely...
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Scientific ‘moon-sighting’ system adopted
FOR the first time over half a million Muslims in America celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Oct 23 according to scientific astronomical calculations, joining Muslims in 12 other countries....
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Cool gadgets
 IPOD NANO 8GB is available in five metallic colours with an LCD screen 40 per cent brighter than the older one. The casing is made from seamless anodised aluminium...
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The ominous Ctrl-C
 IMAGINE the following scenario: you have an assignment to submit on the most boring topic ever. The last thing you want to do is to go to the library to check reference material....
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ITeaser
THINK you know all there is to know about IT? Well, this ITeaser is sure to surprise you: 1. What is the most common secondary device used to play games? 2. Hyper-threading technology...
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