Lanka Bell broadband charges for services not requested
Lanka Bell billed for web space and webmail that their own sales team had no record of — a cautionary tale for new broadband subscribers in Sri Lanka.
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Check your Google PageRank without installing the Google Toolbar using this free online tool — understand how inbound links affect your site's importance score.
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The Sri Lanka Postal Codes search gets Google Maps integration, auto-complete, and a regional details section showing all post offices by province and district.
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) makes EC2 persistent storage simple, replacing the complex Duplicity and chroot approach described in an earlier post.
Poll-n-Ping gets a new release with improved features and a critical bug fix in user registration — making automated blog pinging more reliable than ever.
BlueProximity automatically locks your GNOME screen when your phone leaves Bluetooth range and unlocks it when you return — hands-free security without the h...