Everything seems to be going downhill, I had to wait for an hour to get some fuel for my car. Interest rates are supposed to go up by the end of the year. Will we Sri Lankans never learn? http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20040815/politics-more.htm Fomenting religious dissent was also part of the well orchestrated campaign of the then opposition,...

I made my way down to the eSociety exhibition at BMICH today. I think this is a healthy step the Sri Lankan government is taking to raise awareness of ICT to the younger generation in the country. Based on what I’ve seen during my teaching years at Gateway International School (where I had many opportunities to meet up with school kids...

I made my way down to the eSociety exhibition at BMICH today. I think this is a healthy step the Sri Lankan government is taking to raise awareness of ICT to the younger generation in the country. Based on what I’ve seen during my teaching years at Gateway International School (where I had many opportunities to meet up with school kids...

Check out http://techbooksforfree.com quite a handful of free books, there aren’t many on the Microsoft list but (as expected) quite a few on Linux, Perl, C and Python.

www.icerocket.com Yet another search engine, the search results seem to be accurate (my ego test search for ‘merill’ brings up my site). I like their Quick View feature which shows you the site within the search page on a frame. I would have liked it much better if their Maximize button opened the site to the full window, that way I...

Drop by at the e-Society 2004 Exhibition, there’s a lot going on over there. The exhibition runs from 13th to 15th August 2004 between 10am and 10pm. at the BMICH.

Drop by at the e-Society 2004 Exhibition, there’s a lot going on over there. The exhibition runs from 13th to 15th August 2004 between 10am and 10pm. at the BMICH.

I for one am very happy that this (XP Lite) is not currently being introduced to Sri Lanka.  From the post entitled XP Lite. Seriously... they cannot be serious....  on Gerry Steele's weblog BBC News Xp Lite Forbes.com XP Lite System From the horse's mouth Perhaps I'm a little late on picking this up, but at our last weekly meeting a...

I for one am very happy that this (XP Lite) is not currently being introduced to Sri Lanka.  From the post entitled XP Lite. Seriously... they cannot be serious....  on Gerry Steele's weblog BBC News Xp Lite Forbes.com XP Lite System From the horse's mouth Perhaps I'm a little late on picking this up, but at our last weekly meeting a...

My good friend Ampa (of ParcelHouse fame) mailed me these membership rates for the Fingara Country Club, this is for anyone who might be interested. FINGARA - Town & Country Club    Rates for Sports & Recreational Facilities    LIFE MEMBERSHIP          Life     Joining...

This is a boon to any developer, Developmentor is giving this book as a free download from TheServerSide.NET. Get it from here.   Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More By Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin Developmentor has exlusively provided TheServerSide.NET with the entire...

This is a boon to any developer, Developmentor is giving this book as a free download from TheServerSide.NET. Get it from here.   Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More By Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin Developmentor has exlusively provided TheServerSide.NET with the entire...

I just was setting up a computer here at home while I was blogging. Did you know that Computer Associates is giving away a free 12-month license to their anti-virus and firewall program if you visit the Microsoft Protect site? I just used that site to protect this new PC and it was really great. Turned on the firewall automatically, and did...

I just was setting up a computer here at home while I was blogging. Did you know that Computer Associates is giving away a free 12-month license to their anti-virus and firewall program if you visit the Microsoft Protect site? I just used that site to protect this new PC and it was really great. Turned on the firewall automatically, and did...

Go get it guys!  The final version of NUnit 2.2 has been released. It isn’t on the NUnit.org site yet, but you can download it from SourceForge. I haven’t played with it, but the release notes mention a few handy features that I’m curious about. Specifically, I think I’m going to like the ability to categorize my...