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Uber in Sri Lanka, ride for free

2016-03-28T22:46:00.001+05:30

What is UberGo?

At the moment, UberGo is the cheapest way to get around Colombo at the moment, they're even cheaper than the good old tuk tuks. For a lesser amount, you get to go in the comfort of air conditioning. The base charge for a trip is Rs.50. They charge Rs.30 per km and Rs.2 per minute.

How to use Uber?

Install the Uber app for Android or iOS. Create a new account on Uber using the following promo code for Sri Lanka, which gives you a free ride worth Rs.600 (which can be used to travel about 15km)

How about some real trip details?
Kotte to Mt. Lavinia
KILOMETERS
15.76

TRIP TIME
00:50:31

Subtotal
LKR 623.80

Colombo to Piliyandala
KILOMETERS
15.34

TRIP TIME
00:37:07

Subtotal
LKR 584.13

On average the cost is around Rs.37/km.

How to : Configure ANY router for SLT Peo TV

2011-12-27T22:33:00.001+05:30

I've seen in many forums people trying to configure their own routers for Peo Tv, instead of using the one given by SLT.

From this post I will show you how to configure your own router to work with Peo Tv. I think this will be very useful to people who use Wi-Fi.

For this tutorial I will be using a D-link 2640u wireless router.

Step 1:
First you need to access the router configuration page. To do that type http://192.168.1.1/ (differs from brand to brand) on the address bar of any browser.
You will have to enter the router password to access this page.
(usually it's username - "admin", password - "admin")

You should see something similar to this.

Step 2:

Click on Advanced Setup and click add (You should have your router configured for SLT ADSL)

Step 3:

Add the following entries and click next
VPI:8
VCI:36

Step 3:

Set the Connection Type as Bridging

Click "Next" > "Next" > "Save"

Now we have configured the router for Peo Tv. But before using it we need set a specific port for it.

Step 4:

Go to "Advanced Setup" > "Interface Group"

Click "Add"

Set the Group Name to "Peo_tv" (or whatever you want)
And add the "8_36" setup and any router interface you want to that group.

Note: You can have more than one interface for Peo Tv

Step 5:

Restart the router

Now you should be able to connect the Set-top box to the router and watch tv.
If you have any questions regarding the tutorial please leave a comment.

How to : Type in Sinhalese (the easy way)

2010-10-06T19:13:00.002+05:30

ඔබට පහසුවෙන් සිංහළෙන් ලිවීමට අවශ්‍යද?
Are you having trouble typing in Sinhalese?, then I got a neat little tool just for you.

If you visit the below website you'll be able to use the Google transliteration tool and easily start typing in Sinhalese. All you have to do is type a word, the way it sounds (a.k.a Singlish) and Google Transliteration will take care of the rest.

http://www.google.com/transliterate/sinhalese

But if you want to access Google transliteration more frequently, I suggest you install the Google Transliteration IME. Click on the Download Google Transliteration IME button on the far right of the above website.

Then you'll have to select your operating system version and the required language, Currently it supports Microsoft Windows 7, Vista and XP, 32 bit and 64 bit versions.

(If you do not know your OS version -> right click on "computer" and go to properties, or type 'dxdiag' in the search section in the start menu)

Install the setup file once it's downloaded. You can find the installation instructions here

http://www.google.com/ime/transliteration/help.html#installation.

Once it's installed you can easily switch between input languages by pressing Lft Alt + Lft Shift (customizable).

Happy typing!!!