Supun Budhajeewa's Blog

Category: English

  • Google Doodle for Sri Lankan Independence Day and “Oh, only Sri Lankans can see it. :(“

    Google have made a doodle for Sri Lankan Independence Day, which is a good thing. But seems like some of the Sri Lankans I saw in several social networks are disappointed about the fact that the doodle is limited to only Sri Lanka.

  • Git Clone from Linux to Windows through Local Network

    Earlier, I blogged about how to clone a Git repository from Windows to Linux through a local network. Now, I think it’s necessary that I should write something about the other way around, which is cloning a Git repository in a shared directory of a Linux machine to a machine using Windows. This is how…

  • Git Clone from Windows to Linux through Local Network

    Working on a project at Sanmark Solutions, I encountered a situation where I needed to clone a Git repository placed in a shared directory in a Windows machine into a working directory in a Linux machine. First I tried to do it with SSH, but I wasn’t successful. I guess that’s because I am not…

  • 2012 In Review

    I think it’s time for me to restart blogging again. Not that I have a huge reader base eagerly waiting to consume stuff that I might put in my blog, rather I should restart it for the purpose of sharing what I learn, that I think would be needed by me again at some pant…

  • Enable receiving money to Sri Lanka through PayPal.

    What is PayPal? PayPal is the most popular money transferring service used online. Although it is a service provided by a private company, it is considered the de facto standard of online money transfers. PayPal is very useful for internet users to pay online for the goods and services they purchase through internet, and get…

  • ICTA and CBSL, please bring PayPal full support to Sri Lanka!

    PayPal is the de facto standard online money transferring service. But as Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) doesn’t support transferring money into Sri Lanka through PayPal, Sri Lankan online service providers like freelancers are facing huge trouble getting earned money into their bank accounts.

  • Must do’s for new Androids

    Thambaru, who is a friend of mine recently bought an Android phone and asked me what should be the first things he do with it in order to prepare the phone for his use. So, I thought why shouldn’t I write a blogpost on that topic, so I can share my experience of Android. The…

  • News Stories I’m Sick Of

    In Sri Lanka, most of the TV news telecasts tends to market people’s tears.

  • My first smart phone.

    So, I bought a smart phone. Its a Huawei IDEOS X3 U8510 device and ,following my computer naming scheme, I named it “hal600”.

  • #AfterAL2011 Results

    So, #AL2011 results are released and mine are Physics:F, Maths:F, ICT:C, Gen:70, English: A. My index number is 1510100 and anyone can check that by going to http://www.doenets.lk. Few months back, I conducted an only survey called “#AfterAL2011”, asking #AL2011 candidates what they are planning to do after the exam. So, with the release of…