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Recent articles from the archives
Confessions of Webaholics
Zainub Razvi Sep 23, 2007Has it been five hours since you’ve been watching movie clip after movie clip on You Tube? Or may be you were just randomly searching people’s profiles on Facebook.
The Ugly Face of Internet Plagiarism
Zainub Razvi Jun 7, 2007It was a matter of principle, and I expected, that an ezine that was seemingly proud of its open-mindedness and liberality, would respect and abide by laws.
Unfaithfully Yours
Khalid Sohail Feb 20, 2006Are we going to be ostriches or we are ready to face the reality, the truth of extra-marital affairs?
Violation of Personal Space
Samina W Perozani Apr 18, 2005Email scans are not just conceivable but they are a sad truth which most of us are unable to come to terms with. Evidently, Big Brother has already sneaked his way into Pakistan and is here to stay, whether we like it or not.
My Nephew’s Martian Retreat
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur Mar 26, 2004I won’t get married till there is a sustainable human colony on Mars. I want my future wife to give birth to the first child born outside Earth.
Spam, Popup Blockers and Britney Spears
Irfan HAMID Mar 4, 2004That cheap website has enough money to advertise prominently on one of the geek-world’s major websites. And trust me, geek websites are expensive to advertise at, because geeks have major buying power (usually also in corporate capacities). Therefor
The Voice-over-IP dilemma
Irfan HAMID Oct 16, 2003Can we do it? Should we do it? Will they let us do it?
Of Damn Pakis and Deregulation
Paagal Insaan Jun 21, 2003Is the Pakistani public not yet mature and responsible enough to be introduced to a deregulated source of Information? If it is, then how can a censorship be justified? If it is not, what is the pride in bringing X-hundred cities online? Pornography on th
IT or a time to get LIT?
Shakir Husain Feb 3, 2002... “Suckers bring your money and projects to Pakistan, but we as a Government don’t have faith in home-grown talent so we’re going elsewhere.”
OPEN for Business
Umair A Khan Nov 11, 2001An introduction to OPEN, the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs
Telecom Dreams Sold Dirt Cheap
Shakir Husain May 28, 2001If the Privatization Commission in Pakistan has a real asset then it is the telecommunications infrastructure of this country.
A critical look at Indian telecom policy in the ’90s
Arun Mehta May 11, 2001The government attitude to opening up wireless seems to stem from an antiquated image of the spy huddling over a wireless transmitter
Umair.com: An Interview
Anita D Nasar Feb 26, 2001Chowk’s co-founder talks about entrepreneurship, parenting, and Chowk in ten years
Science Is A Dead End Career
Raywat Deonandan Nov 5, 2000The love affair between society and nerds, which peaked during the days of Einstein and Oppenheimer, is apparently over
Startup Genes I: A Tale of Three IPOs
Umair A Khan Aug 26, 2000Expensive furniture and expensive looking people
IT Pie in the Sky?
Veeresh Malik Nov 5, 1999And the beauty is that it seems to be working. Word is out, learn computers, or perish
Information Revolution - Utopia or Bust?
Wasiq Bokhari Sep 2, 1999Finding a middle path in this time of extremes is probably not easy
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