Telecommunication Laws in Pakistan

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Historical Background and Development:

Consequent to the Lord Mountbatten?s 3rd June 1947 Plan the Indian Independence Act, 1947 was enacted by the British Parliament and Pakistan emerged on the world map as an Independent &amp Sovereign Dominion. In terms of Section 18 (3) of the Act of 1947 the Laws of British India were applicable and […]

Your Kids Are Smart Thanks To Video Games

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Your daughter just came home with a straight A report card and an academic achievement award. She is already taking college credit classes and she is only in the tenth grade. Her brother who is two years older is graduating this year and heading off to college over the summer. He will be attending a […]

New Online Casino Games - Who Needs New Casino Games?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

A variety of offered products and/or services is one of main conditions to attract customers. In gambling business it is games first of all. Different places offer different games, but the leading ones are poker, blackjack, and roulette. Less popular and therefore rare in gaming houses are game of craps and baccarat. There are […]

Children At Risk — 15 Ways Public Schools Can Harm Your Children

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Unfortunately, public schools, even in the “best” neighborhoods, can harm our kids in many ways. Here's a list of 15 ways public schools can hurt children (and parents):

1. Public schools cripple millions of children's ability to read by using the “whole-language” instruction method (now called “balanced reading instruction” by many public schools).

2. Many […]

23 Games to Play in the Car (or Anywhere!)

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

How many of you find that travel or riding to or from an event, school or camp accounts for some of the quality time you have with your children? Instead of spending that time in silence or frustrated because you are listening to the same child-music CD for the 18th time that day, try a […]

Whatever Happened to the Trivia Game?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

What has happened?The trivia game is a game genre that has been sacrificed to the RPG and teen driven comic character games that are the mass market today. Having studied the market I realised that one of the most socially utilised and accepted game genres was in real danger of neglect. The arrival of Big […]

The Revolt of the Poor: The Demise of Intellectual Property?

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Three years ago I published a book of short stories in Israel. The publishing house belongs to Israel's leading (and exceedingly wealthy) newspaper. I signed a contract which stated that I am entitled to receive 8% of the income from the sales of the book after commissions payable to distributors, shops, etc. A few months […]

Know Linux

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Linux essentials:

It?s free for download but you have to pay a tiny bit to mail order it or buy it from a company. If you?re getting Linux for more than 2-3 PCs, you can also get training and support at a small free, if you choose to have it. Else it?s the Linux community on […]

Patenting System - A Historic Perspective

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

News items flooding from our daily information sources on patents, company law suits, intellectual property rights, and the like would make one believe that the system of patenting is quite young. On the contrary, history of patenting dates back to more than five hundred years.

The present day patent concept was first implemented in England in […]

Computer Games Genres — Something For Everyone

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Just like songs, movies and basically any other form of entertainment that you might imagine, video games are divided into different categories, commonly referred to as genres. Not surprisingly, the bounds and criteria that apply for each genre are not strictly defined thus, it is not uncommon that genre types might overlap or that a […]