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New Outgoing Mail Rules

April 3rd, 2012

Let’s admit it – we all hate spam! In order to reduce spam, we will be applying new mail rules which will do the following:

1. Prevent outgoing email with FROM address (both envelope and header FROM) that’s from a domain not hosted on the server.

2. Prevent specific subject lines for known spam words like viagr* etc. for outgoing email.

Note: you must be aware that some contact forms and similar mailing scripts does send emails as FROM the mail submitted in the form (for example mail from perera@hotmail.com). In this case, the mail will be blocked and you need to modify your script to send from a local domain on the server.

Web design clients: please be assured that your contact forms would be edited to meet this requirement.

Web hosting clients: please make the necessary changes before mid April.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter…

Price increase for .com .net domains

January 25th, 2012

As you may now be aware, the price of .com and .net domain names have increased by a small percentage since January 15, 2012. While some registrars are passing the exact price increase percentage along to clients, others use this as an opportunity to raise prices even higher.

Here in Sri Lanka we are also paying more LKR for USD than a few months ago. So what do we do? Guess we need to increase the prices as well…

Right now, we are still offering our present clients the same price we charged for their domains last year but we would have to increase it slightly. I mean a wee bit okay?

CeylonLinux gives out free CDs

August 15th, 2011

I have been using Linux for some time now and am very satisfied! Although upgrades of Ubuntu is possible online, it really helps when one has his/her own CD. It was refreshing when I heard recently that CeylonLinux was offering the Ubuntu CD free. So now you don’t have to wait for weeks till the CD arrives from overseas nor spend hours online until the OS upgrades. Just visit the CeylonLinux website and the guys there are really helpful!

So why did I make that huge step from Windows to Linux?

Firstly, it’s the assurance of being open-source and free. Secondly, I have the consolation that I am using original software and not those 150 rupee pirates.

If you ask me how the process has been, I would confidently say great, really great. Initially, it takes some time to get the hang of it but at the end of the day, it’s very fruitful. The OS loads in a flash and so do the programs.  Gone are the days that I had to stare at the monitor till the programs finally loaded. I mean loading, loading…

The Ubuntu 11.04 interface also looks nice, very nice!

Joomla 1.7 is here

July 28th, 2011

To those of you who use the Joomla CMS, you would be happy to note the release of Joomla 1.7. From now on, every six months, a new version of Joomla will be released. It started with Joomla 1.6 in January 2011 as the first short term release, and it continues now with Joomla 1.7 as the second short term release.

After three short term releases, a long term release will come up. That means, that every 18 months, a long term release of Joomla will appear. The first long term release of Joomla 1.8 is expected in January 2012.

One of the nice new features in Joomla 1.7 is that it offers batch processing of articles. So now you can process access levels and even select category for move/copy of several articles in one go.

Happy Joomlaing!

Joomla 1.6 on Fantastico

March 22nd, 2011

Joomla 1.6 now on FantasticoSince January 2011, one was able to manually install Joomla 1.6 but now Fantastico has got it pre-installed on cPanel. That means, in a few clicks, you can have the newest version of Joomla up and running!

The principal changes introduced in Joomla 1.6 are as follows:

New Access Control System – Allows site administrators control over who can view and manage content.

Unlimited Depth Organizational Model – Gives site administrators and content creators user-defined category levels that allow for the creation of a category tree with as many or as few levels for organizing articles and other content as needed.

One-Click Extension Updates – Allows users to keep sites secure and controlled by simplifying the process of updating extensions.

Semantic XHTML Layouts – Provides a better baseline for content presentation.

So go on and install Joomla 1.6, the powerful Content Management System (CMS)…

B-Connected Website Wins Silver

November 8th, 2010

B-Connected Private Limited, the experts in event management, recruitment and office support services were judged First Runner Up in the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) category at the Best Web Competition 2010.

The “Best Web 2010” is a unique and innovative competition organized by the LK Domain Registry. This web-based competition provides an exclusive opportunity to promote and popularize Sri Lankan websites and thereby showcase the Sri Lankan web identity online.

B-Connected approached Webvision to develop their first static website almost five years ago. Thereafter, they progressed to build a dynamic website using the powerful Joomla Content Management System (CMS).

We extend our best wishes to the Managing Director and all the staff at B-Connected for winning this prestigious award! Webvision is proud to be associated with the company that truly believes that “small things make a BIG difference”!

English to Sinhala

October 19th, 2010

Gone are the days when you need to learn the Wijesekera keyboard to type in Sinhala. Now, thanks to Google, you can type Sinhala words in English and voila, it changes into unicode Sinhala!

Sinhala Transliteration by Google

Of course, many beat Google in this business of transliteration, but I personally think their version is quite user friendly.

So next time you need to write to your Grama Sevaka, just log on to:
http://www.google.com/transliterate/Sinhalese

You can see similar Sinhala transliteration services here:

Price increase for .com and .net domains

June 18th, 2010

Verisign®, the registry for .com and .net domain extensions, will increase the prices of .net domains by 10% and .com domains by 7% on July 1, 2010. As a result of this price increase, we too are in the unfortunate position of having to pass on the increase to our customers.

If you want to beat the price increase, it is a good chance for you to consider renewing any domains now that will expire before the end of the year.

More importantly, if you have been considering purchasing a domain and starting a website, now may be just the right time. You can register your domain by first checking the availability of your domain.

This price increase done by Verisign is not the first and it’s not the last one that we are going to see. The cost of doing internet business will only continue to grow…

File sync and online backup with Dropbox

May 17th, 2010
DropboxIf you have been running around with your flash drive and think no end of it, think again… There’s Dropbox, the cool file synchronizing, online backup tool that gives you 2 Gigs for free!


For most of you, 2GB would be heaps but the great news is that you can increase your quota to a whopping 8GB without paying a dime. You attain this by simply inviting more friends to Dropbox. Actually, it works both ways, so each invite gets you and me 250MB of extra space.  So click here and be amazed.

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What is the best browser to surf the net?

February 23rd, 2010

browsersAs a web developer, I find it very frustrating when some customers tell me that they are still using IE 6! Goodness gracious – IE 6, probably the worst browser on earth!

So how do you really select the best browser? This is probably a very personal decision but there are a few aspects that one should seriously consider. For example, the interface or look and feel, features, performance and security. In my opinion, security is the most important criteria since many want to infect your machine with their virus. For me it’s Firefox as the number one browser but you may not agree.

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