Riding the tech wave part 1

Yes the seas are rough and time to time there are those huge trend waves. You need a good boat with right equipment and on top of that you need to train the sailor within you.

Let us share our experience riding this wave. First I will talk about the boat and the equipment. Yes I know you have already chosen your boat. Let it be proprietary technologies like Microsoft or open source technologies like PHP, Apache, etc. For those who are still at the shores trying to figure out which boat to choose, read on and you will get some directions to choose your boat.

Since I am familiar with web development using Microsoft technologies, I will brief on the equipment available for you to choose. Whichever technology you use your first and most reliable source of information is your technology provider. They know what happens under the hood and are willing to help you solve your problems because if technology is hard to use then it is safe to assume that the technology is not here to stay for a long period of time.

So if you start with the design aspect of the web application there are some great sites.

This is a great site which helps you to decide on color scheme of the site. And then there is this flexible template.
There are few other great sites like

• Six Revisions
• Smashing Magazine
• A list apart
• web designer depot
• css tricks
• web designer wall
• web design schools guide

I will continue this in another blog post.

Augmented Reality

Have you ever thought that reality is less informative? Ok let me give a simple example to give you a clear idea what I am talking about here. Back in the days when we watch cricket matches people have concerns when they see an umpire give a “Leg before Wicket” decision. Couple of years back television broadcaster displayed strip on the from bowlers end to batsman’s end. This gave viewers clear idea where the ball pitched. Get it?

Now you might think this is a simple idea, what’s so special about it? Take a moment to think about the many applications of Augmented Reality.

Here are some examples





Some applications

So why is this so important? More information (accurate, real time) there is more accurate the decision will become. Augmented Reality is the perfect candidate for this.
Web 2.0, SaaS has their own unique applications, but AR is aggressively entering their territories. At least in mobile devices.

Don’t let your eyes and ears deceive you!!

Hello World!

Hi all, welcome to my tech blog. First let me give you some background info. This is Eranga. Graduated from university of Colombo and now working at Central Finance PLC as a Developer.

I will be blogging on technology related topics. Will try my best to share my thoughts and experience with you. So visit regularly.

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Eranga