Highlights from the April 2006 issue.



Cover Story

Censoring cyberspace
How should censorship and freedom of expression really work on the internet when faced with conflicting interests?

Bloggers speak out
The recent ban on blogspot has unintentionally turned out to be a rallying point for the Pakistani blogosphere

Connecting the dots
To understand what exactly it means to block a website, one has to first understand how the internet works

Moment of truth
Will the Pakistani diaspora step up and voice their opposition to censorship on the internet?

Regular Sections

Ed’s Note
From the Ed’s desktop

E-mail Box
Your feedback on the mag

News Bytes
Who’s making the headlines?

Science Watch
Pompeii of the East, stormy
Saturn, history rewritten, crimson showers …

Netropolis
Your guide to internet lifestyles

Wetware
A radical new development in computing technology promises to change the world. But will it be at the cost of our humanity?

E-security
Digital signatures are now legally binding. Here are a few things that every user should be aware of before signing on the digital line

Tech Talk
Internet enabled surveillance cameras are fast becoming the rage with security companies worldwide

E-biz
Businesses will have to tailor their websites to incorporate customer relationship management strategies and satisfy customer needs if they want to have a successful online presence

Tech Tales
In the customer support business, empathy is the virtue, apathy is a vice

Web View
Are personalised homepages just a passing fad or do they point the way
to the future on the Web? Spider
reviews offerings from Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! as they attempt to outdo each other

Hard Talk
Review: Sony PlayStation Portable, Altec Lansing XT1 Laptop Speakers
Buyer’s Guide: Graphics Cards
Gamer’s Chef: Mix and match your own PC

Play Time
Reviews: Indigo Prophecy, Civilization IV
Previews: Stranglehold, Condemned: Criminal Origins

Kidzone
Science 4 kids: Psychology of colours
Hi-5: Cartoon controversy
Puzzled?

Gadgets & Gizmos
Get updated about the latest entrants in the market, must-have tools and more

Entertainment
Enter the online world of unlimited entertainment

Freebies
Free software for work and play

Graffiti

E-horoscopes

Geekspeak
And you thought you were computer illiterate, computer proverbs
E-vents 111

Check’em out
Links mentioned in the mag

ISP Index
Get connected to local ISP’s

Last Byte
A competent and qualified IT department is crucial to maintaining the day-to-day operations of any organisation

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