This is the business blog for Webvision Sri Lanka. Here we share out thoughts on IT, web design, development or anything that we may fancy.
Here in Sri Lanka, many are known to use pirated software for personal and office use. However, this is a very unsafe and unethical method of installation. There is also a lack of knowledge of the availability of powerful open source software that can be downloaded at no extra cost. Of course, donations to these … Read more LibreOffice 7.0: the MS Office alternative is here
The Nexus 7 2012 WiFi tablet co-developed by Google and Asus is pretty solid. I have been using it for several years but lately it has been extremely slow, to the extent that it was pretty much useless. I tried a factory reset, wiped out the cache but nothing really helped until I stumbled upon … Read more The Nexus 7 in 2020
The glorious Windows 7 era has ended. From January 14, 2020 Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 and will not release any kind of updates. Although Windows 10 has been around for close to four years, Windows 7 which was released in 2009, is still running on millions of computers. You can still continue using Windows … Read more The end of Windows 7
Keyboard shortcuts can boost your productivity. They just don’t get the work done quickly, but also improves the efficiency. Give them a try and you just might find yourself getting addicted to keyboard shortcuts. Super key The super key is just next to the Alt key. Just click on this and start searching and opening … Read more The top 5 – must know keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu
The wget utility is a powerful and effective mode that enables you to download web pages, files and images from the web using the Linux command line. For this guide, we will learn how to download this free one page template – https://blackrockdigital.github.io/startbootstrap-coming-soon/. So you open up the terminal on Linux. It is worth creating … Read more How to download a website using wget Linux command
Google provides a free and powerful tool, Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD), that lets you connect to and control your Windows, Linux, Mac or even Android device over the internet. The computer has to be running the Chrome browser, of course, and you also need a Gmail account to sign in and use this feature. It’s … Read more Chrome Remote Desktop on Linux Ubuntu
To those of you have been using older versions of Skype for Linux, please be aware that after July 1, 2017, you will no longer be able to sign in to these versions! Before this happens, it would be best for users on the Linux OS to download the beta version of Skype for Linux … Read more Older versions of Skype being phased out
Here’s a good opportunity for Sri Lankan RedHat enthusiasts to meet up with the Linux expert, Arun Eapen CISSP, RHCA, RHCSS, RHCDS, RHCVA, the Technical Delivery Manager & Certification Poobah at RedHat, India. With more than 18 years of industry experience, Arun is the first in the SAARC region to be certified as a Red … Read more Meet up with RedHat’s Arun Eapen
Yes, you can install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on Ubuntu using a VM such as VirtualBox. So where do we start? First let’s get VirtualBox installed on Ubuntu. This is really easy. Just click on the Ubuntu Software Center and search for VirtualBox. Once it’s found, just click install and all the needed files … Read more Installing Red Hat on Ubuntu
It’s more than 3 years now and the experience with Linux’s desktop operating system, Ubuntu has been really good. It hasn’t been rosy all the time but when you have an amazing community of followers, there’s valuable help all the time. It’s open-source and free, it’s safe, it’s simple and it’s fast. No more malware … Read more Why I stayed with Ubuntu