Saturday, January 15, 2011

Ministry of IT and Telecom Becomes Secretary-less: ProPakistani

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Ministry of IT and Telecom Becomes Secretary-less: ProPakistani

Ministry of IT and Telecom Becomes Secretary-less

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST

Ministry of IT and Telecom Becomes Secretary-less is a post from: ProPakistani

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) is yet again witnessing the inaccessibility of the policy-making leadership with the retirement of Federal Secretary Naguibullah Malik.

The MoITT has become secretary-less, which was previously minister-less for more than two and half years of the sitting government.

After Mr. Malik's retirement on December 22th, 2010, the government has not made any appointment so far to fill up the vacuum in the ministry.

It seems the government is not realizing the importance of IT and telecom in the country as it has showed its indifferent attitude till now, an official of the ministry commented.

There are various IT and telecom development projects in the pipeline, which have not been materialized on time as approvals from federal secretary and minister are mandatory, he told ProPakistani on the condition of anonymity.

Federal Secretary of MoITT is also the chairman of PTCL board. He supervises autonomous departments under the ministry such as Electronic Government Directorate (EGD), National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), Telecommunications Foundation (TF), Special Telecommunications Organization (SCO), Virtual University (V.U), Electronic Certification Accreditation Council, USF Co and ICT R&D Co.

The ministry is a highly-techie, therefore, a secretary and a minister should be well-versed to understand technology advancement and its demand in the country.

The government has recently designated Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali as Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication.

He was the first minister of this Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) in the elected Pakistan Peoples Party-led government after two and half years. In the absence of any minister, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani had been remained the in-charge of the ministry for long-time.

About Naguibullah Malik

Mr Nagibullah Malik has served the MoITT for one year and three quarters. He played a vital role in the development of IT and Telecom without any minister.

Under his term, he had worked on 3G policy and its awareness seminars in multiple cities. Besides, he exclusively embarked on researches and draft works of Pakistan Electronic Crime Ordinance (PECO) and Pakistan IT Policy.

In the brief term, he had intense relationship with Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, who was appointed as minister-Incharge for five months and advisor for three months of MoITT

Mr Malik, a soft spoken and professional bureaucrats, had congenial relations with chiefs of authorities come under ministry.

He has been retired from civil service and now appointed as member of Federal Public Service Commission Pakistan.

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Computer Tips From A Computer Guy

2 Ways to Make Photos Look Old

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:03 AM PST

Most places online photo processors, like CVS and Snapfish, offer online tools to make photos look either Black and White or Sepia Tone. These classic tones make a photo look older, and sometimes, more elegant.

There are two online services that can make photos look older than the quick color-change filters offered by the online photo processors. Both apply filters, but with very different results. We chose this photo of an elephant at the Knoxville Zoo as our test.

Wanokoto

Wanokoto's page is written entirely in Japanese, so it is unlikely most English speakers would find it without a thorough search. However, its results are great, and Google can translate it through either Chrome or the Translate function of the Google Toolbar.

Click the Choose File button in the middle of the page and select the file you wish to make look old.

Click the blue button directly under the Choose File button—its text is in Japanese characters if you have not translated the page. If you have translated the page, the button says like an old photograph.

Your photo becomes a black and white, slightly faded image, and looks significantly older.

Your Old Pic

Your Old Pic is the place to visit to make your photo look sepia tone, torn and slightly out of focus. Start by clicking Choose File and selecting a photo.

Click Upload when finished.

The results definitely look old. The filter does the same exact thing to every image, though, down to the tear in the top left corner.

So, if you are building an album of old-looking photos, it may be wise to use both of these services to for visual variation. Both services work quickly—only a few seconds are required to transform a photo from modern to ancient.

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