Read more at http://www.le.ac.uk/pc/aw57/world/sample.html
Monday, July 31, 2006
Amila Perera's New Single (Original)
Amila Perera performed an original track "Cinema Andure(y)" on Sing With Super Star, Saturday July 29th. The song can be downloaded from http://www.cyk.8m.com/Shihans_Page.html . (Thanks to Y2K for posting the link at Lanka1st)
UPDATED 11/18: Video clip of the performance on SWSS
UPDATED 11/18: Video clip of the performance on SWSS
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Indian Government Blocks Blogspot, Typepad, Geocities Blogs
From Boing Boing - Report: Indian gov blocks Blogspot, Typepad, Geocities blogs (UPDATED)
"India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) passed an order to ISPs Friday to block several websites. The list is confidential. Indian ISPs have been slowly coming into compliance. SpectraNet, MTNL, Reliance, and as of Monday afternoon, Airtel. State-backed BSNL and VSNL have not started yet but likely will soon. The known list of blocked domains is *.blogspot.com, *.typepad.com and geocities.com/*." Read the rest
A very scary development - the most asked question being - WHY??!!
For most recent updates - please read Within/Without
"India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) passed an order to ISPs Friday to block several websites. The list is confidential. Indian ISPs have been slowly coming into compliance. SpectraNet, MTNL, Reliance, and as of Monday afternoon, Airtel. State-backed BSNL and VSNL have not started yet but likely will soon. The known list of blocked domains is *.blogspot.com, *.typepad.com and geocities.com/*." Read the rest
A very scary development - the most asked question being - WHY??!!
For most recent updates - please read Within/Without
Sunday, July 16, 2006
The Top 10 Unintentionally Worst Company URLs
Attn: Entrepeneurs
Source: http://independentsources.com/2006/07/12/worst-company-urls
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today's world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn't give their domain names enough consideration:
1. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com
5. Then of course, there's the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com
6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com
7. If you're looking for computer software, there's always
www.ipanywhere.com
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com
9. Then, of course, there's these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com
10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com
Source: http://independentsources.com/2006/07/12/worst-company-urls
Friday, July 07, 2006
Sony's racially charged PSP ad
A multi million dollar advertising budget and this is what Sony could come up with??!!
Read the complete article at Joystiq (includes more pictures from the ad campaign)
GamesIndustry.biz - Sony defends PSP ad
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Review of Sing With Shihan and Malith
Sing with Shihan - Saturday July 1, 2006 (11am to 12noon)
Shihan sang a total of six songs - including a duet (Mal Pibidena) with a fan. His performance was good (I will not comment on the last song As Deka Piyana as I absolutely hate it!) and he appeared to be relaxed and at ease with his fans and interacted with them very well.He was quite smart when answering the questions asked.
The female presenter (Irosha Perera) was the low point of the show - she just didn't let anyone speak!! On several occasions she cut off both Shihan and his fans in mid-sentence and was more like a primary school teacher herding a brood of six-year-olds than a musical show host.
Sing with Malith - Sunday July 2, 2006 (11am to 12noon)
Malith started off the show with an unusual song choice and it didn't get much better from there. His duet with his fan (Ninda Neana Rathriyea) was not great. I felt quite sorry for the boy. He looked uncomfortable and tense most of the time, even though he flashed his mega-watt smile as much as he could.
During his fourth song, the lovely Irosha (who maintained the same low standard she set on Saturday's show) decided to add some flavour by standing in front of him and staring into his face and then cuddling up next to him while he was singing. It was weird.
What is up with Sirasa? With experienced presenters like Madhu and Thanuja, why choose someone like Irosha to host a program that's bound to have many viewers? A few minutes after watching her on Saturday, I actually started to miss Kamal.
Video clips of some of the songs from Sing With Shihan are available at Lankan Music and at YouTube (the picture quality at YouTube isn't all that good).
Shihan sang a total of six songs - including a duet (Mal Pibidena) with a fan. His performance was good (I will not comment on the last song As Deka Piyana as I absolutely hate it!) and he appeared to be relaxed and at ease with his fans and interacted with them very well.He was quite smart when answering the questions asked.
The female presenter (Irosha Perera) was the low point of the show - she just didn't let anyone speak!! On several occasions she cut off both Shihan and his fans in mid-sentence and was more like a primary school teacher herding a brood of six-year-olds than a musical show host.
Sing with Malith - Sunday July 2, 2006 (11am to 12noon)
Malith started off the show with an unusual song choice and it didn't get much better from there. His duet with his fan (Ninda Neana Rathriyea) was not great. I felt quite sorry for the boy. He looked uncomfortable and tense most of the time, even though he flashed his mega-watt smile as much as he could.
During his fourth song, the lovely Irosha (who maintained the same low standard she set on Saturday's show) decided to add some flavour by standing in front of him and staring into his face and then cuddling up next to him while he was singing. It was weird.
What is up with Sirasa? With experienced presenters like Madhu and Thanuja, why choose someone like Irosha to host a program that's bound to have many viewers? A few minutes after watching her on Saturday, I actually started to miss Kamal.
Video clips of some of the songs from Sing With Shihan are available at Lankan Music and at YouTube (the picture quality at YouTube isn't all that good).
Monday, July 03, 2006
27 Of the Best Firefox Extensions
Some of the extensions include:
del.icio.us extension - adds a menu that helps del.icio.us users to add and retrieve del.icio.us. bookmarks.
Mouse gestures - use gesture recognition software to decrease mouse movement.
Video downloader - quickly download video files from video sites like youtube, google video etc.
Read more at Thanassis
del.icio.us extension - adds a menu that helps del.icio.us users to add and retrieve del.icio.us. bookmarks.
Mouse gestures - use gesture recognition software to decrease mouse movement.
Video downloader - quickly download video files from video sites like youtube, google video etc.
Read more at Thanassis
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