Letters to the editor

Hello @internet, this is my first mail to you and I am just going to say that this is the first computer magazine in Pakistan which gives out a whole lot of information in almost every segment it carries. September's cover story on 'Cloud Computing' was a great one as it provided me with everything I had ever wanted to know on the subject. Secondly, I was wondering if there was a way to purchase past issues of @internet which I might have missed over the last few years.
Hassan Ali Khalid

Thank you for your appreciation Hassan. Regarding past issues, you can get in touch with our circulation dept. at circulation@express.com.pk or contact them directly at 021-5800051-58.

Hello, this is my first ever mail to any magazine. Being a fan of @internet, I really like the design aspect of the magazine which gives it a more vibrant and lively look as compared to other similar magazines of the same kind. Some segments like 'Hot Tips' and 'Build your own Computer' are simply the best. But I also believe that you guys need to add more stuff on the Build your own computer segment. Much needed are Graphics and AGP cards. I also liked the review of the PS3 in the Consumer Watch segment while I think that you need to add more pages every month. Keep up the good job.
Anas Ahmed

Kindly refer to Issue No. 19, Volume 11 (2009) of your magazine, @internet. One of its components is the heading cited as subject, which pertains to Universities and Institutes imparting IT education in Pakistan. It is pointed out that University of Engineering and Technology; Lahore is the first and oldest institute of the country which started a Masters Degree of Computer Science in 1968. The department in itself was established much earlier. After it, similar programs were offered by Karachi University and with the gap of a few years, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad became the third institute of this series. Unfortunately all three of these Universities are missing from your list. The rest is up to you, how to make the contents of your magazine up-to-date and authenticated, because only that source of information shall be viable, which is reliable.
Muhammad Saeed

Thank you for pointing out that out. We would soon be updating our Universities and Institutes pages and would make sure that your request is looked into at the earliest.

The Kaspersky Internet Security Suite review in October's issue of @internet was a good read. Being a fan of the Russian anti virus manufacturer, I have found it to be the best among what is currently available in the market. Kaspersky has always protected me where others have miserably failed. And above all I have bought the Anti Virus for a price which is much lesser as to what is available from the manufacturer's website. A 3 user license for Kaspersky AV cost me 2600 Rupees which I shared with two of my friends. So all we had to pay was around 865 rupees each for one full year of unmatched protection. Genuine software does make a difference and the peace of mind which accompanies it is priceless.
Fahad Usman

Yes I agree with you Fahad, genuine software does give you peace of mind. And if other big manufacturers would reduce the price of their software for countries like ours, piracy would be rooted off. And by the way I agree with you, Kaspersky sure is one of the best anti virus software available in the market. So why not give it the editor's choice award, only if I had one!

I really liked the PS3 review in the 'Consumer Watch' segment of October's @internet. Being a hardcore gamer, I have always believed that console gaming is much better over computer gaming which comes with slow speeds and much intense hardware requirements. And then the numerous keyboard keys are a pain to learn, gamepads only simplify the problem. Though I cannot really afford the hefty PS3 price tag, I recently bought the PS2 for 8000 rupees which I am really enjoying.
Nasir Taimoor

I agree with you but I am sure not many of my hardcore gaming readers would give me the nod of approval. Gaming consoles always provide a better gaming experience compared to the one's played on the computer. You need hours before actually getting to know the controls where as gamepads provide an easy learning experience. You don't have to worry about expensive graphic cards, loads of memory and a huge processor too.

This is with reference to the article carried by @internet in its October issue about free anti virus software. The article says that it is hard to trust free AV software which does not provide adequate protection compared to their paid counterparts. I completely disagree with that. I have been using free AV software for years now and have yet to come across a major disaster where viruses have threatened my survival regarding important data. Though I do agree with some points like disturbing advertisements and other stuff but I firmly believe that they are a wonderful alternate for pricey AV software.
Nazim Hameed