Blog – Page 12 – Yohan Perera

A medium eye-level shot captures a man with a beard, wearing an orange and black plaid shirt, looking down at a smartphone in his left hand. His right hand holds a clear glass mug containing a dark beverage. Overlayed on the image are two white, transparent speech bubbles, suggesting a communication or messaging theme. To the left, a large green plant is partially visible, and the background shows a blurred white wall with shelves and some decorative items.

Thou Shalt not use SMS!

On January 25th, 1915, Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the way we communicate when he yelled, “Watson, please come here. I want you!” Fifty-six years later Ray Tomlinson made history when he sent the first email in the year 1971. The email said, “QWERTYUIOP”. Then on December 3rd, 1992, Neil Papworth from Vodafone Inc. introduced the…

A close-up, horizontal shot captures a clear glass mason jar filled with warm, glowing string lights, lying on its side on a wet, dark surface that reflects the light. The light from the jar casts a bright orange and yellow glow, illuminating the water puddles and creating sparkling reflections. The background is a blurred wash of warm orange and red tones, suggesting a sunset or artificial lighting.

Final Memory Flashbacks: A Quantum of Solace?

The 2004 science fiction film The “Final Cut” envisions a future where every human being has a microchip implanted in their brain, silently recording every moment they see throughout their lifetime. Upon death, a professional known as “The Cutter” retrieves the recorded footage and carefully edits it into a curated, emotionally palatable narrative. This final…

A close-up, angled shot of an open hard drive, revealing its reflective platter and read/write head, all resting on a dark, textured surface.

5 Questions for Choosing a Cloud Storage Service

When the MP Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake was arrested with a collection of CDs containing private telephone conversations, a friend of mine commented Ranjan should have uploaded the recordings to a Cloud Storage Service instead of copying them to CDs. I do agree with him but is it as easy as it sounds? There are at…

A close-up, eye-level shot focuses on a rack of network servers, densely packed with various cables. Multiple white and blue network cables, likely fiber optic, are plugged into ports on the server units, with their green indicator lights glowing. Some red cables are visible in the foreground, out of focus. The silver server casings and their ventilation grilles are clearly visible, indicating a complex data center or server room environment.

Kiss, Kiss, Bye, Bye G Suite Legacy Free Edition!

Prior to December 6, 2012, Google allowed users around the world to sign up for the G Suite Legacy Free Edition, which was a freemium version of Google’s G Suite offering. I am one of those users who signed up. Sixteen years later in January 2022, Google announced that support for the G Suite legacy…

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I’m a Tough Guy! Are You?

In the film “Big Game” the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson) while running for his life explains about looking tough to a 13-year-old boy he met in the woods. It’s a very interesting conversation. Jackson tells the little boy, “Sometimes you don’t have to be tough. You just have to look tough.”…

A shallow depth of field shot focuses on the back of a child's head, showing their curly dark hair and the upper portion of their white t-shirt. The child is facing away from the camera. In the blurred background, an adult male, wearing a white t-shirt and light-colored sweatpants, stands with one hand on his hip and the other hand raised with an index finger pointed, as if scolding or instructing. The setting appears to be an indoor room with light walls and a framed picture on the right.

My thoughts on #noගුටි (#nospanking)

In the event, you are not aware, #noගුටි (#noguti: translates to #nospanking) is a national campaign launched by the Stop Child Cruelty Trust with the Child Protection Alliance of Sri Lanka to promote the ban of Corporal punishment in schools. The campaign was officially launched on February 21, 2022, at the Goethe Institute in Colombo….

Technicity

JBL Tune 500BT: 2+ Years Later

A part of my daytime job requires editing videos. I edit at least two videos per week. I am not a professional editor, but I help the in-house production team with basic edits because editing those videos require a sound knowledge of theology and a pastoral perspective, although I don’t know the head or tail…

A top-down, close-up shot shows a scattered collection of various USB flash drives on a dark, possibly black, surface. The drives vary in color, size, and design, including white, black, green, silver, and one with a red and beige casing resembling a cork. Some visible brands include "ADATA," "Logiq," "TDK," and "Lexar," with some indicating storage capacities like "4GB," "8GB," and "16GB." The lighting is somewhat dim, creating soft reflections on some of the metallic surfaces.

Rules of Thumb for Thumb Drives and Flash Drives

Thumb Drives and Flash Drives certainly revolutionized the way we store and transfer information between computers. It was from an article in a Technology Magazine that I read about them for the first time about 21 years ago. Back then these bad boys were 6 inches in length and were dubbed “Pen Drives” because they…

An outdoor, eye-level shot captures a large, multi-story building with a light green roof and balconies, a part of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, under a cloudy sky. In front of the building, a dark green tank is displayed on a patch of grass. A paved road with a black and white striped curb curves in the foreground, leading towards the building. Lush green trees and bushes are neatly arranged along the roadside and around the tank, and a tall palm tree rises behind the building.

The KNDU Bill and the Boy who cried, Tiger!

I am passing by the Open University of Sri Lanka on my way to work and I cannot help but notice a banner displayed inside the campus premises facing the Nawala road. The banner says, something to the effect of “රාජ්‍ය විශ්ව විද්යාල පද්ධතිය දිය කර හරින කොතලාවල පනත හකුලා ගනු” (Roll back the KNDU…

A large, brightly colored artistic representation of a UK-style power socket and plug is mounted on a textured grey concrete wall. The main socket unit is a vibrant lime green, featuring three rectangular pinholes, a large green switch to the right, and a red indicator light in the upper left. A large, oversized green plug, with its three pins visible, is inserted into the left side of the socket. An orange, ridged cable extends from the bottom of the plug and curves downwards, connected to a silver, industrial-looking light fixture or sensor at the bottom left. The concrete wall has horizontal grooves, and on the right, several thin, dark poles or wires run vertically.

How to choose a Reliable Power Strip or an Extension Cord?

Power Strips and Electric Extension Cords are essential electric items found in every home and office today. I use five power strips in my room, and two others at work. Although we take these items for granted very often, it’s impossible even to imagine a life without them. They make life easier but unfortunately, they…