Looks like my problem with coping with fuel hikes goes hand in hand with driving green. I found a few related articles on TreeHugger.
Proper Tire Pressure For Better Mileage
New Cars to Check Tire Pressure Automatically
Green Your Drive Without a Hybrid
1. Reduce your air conditioning
2. Change your filters at scheduled intervals
3. Check your tire pressure regularly
4. Use a fuel additive in each fill-up to increase engine performance
5. Get fuel injectors cleaned
Tony's Guide to Fuel saving seems to have a lot of useful information, thanks JL.
I bought this environmentally friendly bad a few weeks ago at Arpico. It was like 75 bucks and I thought it was a good idea at the time. They happily put my stuff in the new eco bag and I was on my way.
The thing about an eco bag is your supposed to reuse it. So I took it back today. To my surprise I was told I can't take the bag in. Their "leave your bags at the counter outside" policy contradicted with my quest to save the earth.
I explained to the security guy that they sold me the bad to spare the use of polythene and I was going to take it in. I even showed that it was empty and I was going to put the stuff I buy in it.
After 15 seconds of explaining and the other security guy at the exit telling this guy to let me go, he got off my case.
Arpico please brief your employees so I don't have to.
I'm still pissed at the whole thing. I'm going to keep taking my bag back, that is if I feel like shopping there again. Because unlike your social responsibility show that you put on I care about where I live.
Now you can get more storage for Gmail and Picasa web albums.
I did not know this. Anyway I'm well under my free limits so I won't need to upgrade anytime soon. Then again having this kind of space accessible from anywhere is tempting.
https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageStorage
https://www.google.com/accounts/PurchaseStorage
Sri Lankans are not known to keeping to the right time, but at least you can try to keep your computers so.
On Windows XP if you double click on the clock in the task bar you will get a dialog that has a "Internet Time" tab. Both time servers in this screen was not working for me.
I changed it to time-a.nist.gov from this list of the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) time servers that are available on the Internet. It seems my work computer was a few minutes off.
On Ubuntu you can find these settings under the menus System -> Administration -> Time and Date. You can change the Configuration to Keep synchronized with internet servers, and add servers from the Time servers.
Update: Looks like Redmond has noticed Sri Lanka's current time zone. 
TNL's music has always been good, now they might be building a web site worth talking about. One complaint though the bottom links are not too readable.
According to the billboard on top of Liberty Cinema Transformers (the movie) is premiering today at Savoy Wellawatte. MY bad it says Majestic Bambalapitiya.
Update: Transformers was really good.
I'm looking at changing my car. I'm not 100% sure yet, so don't be disappointed if I don't. I have a history of changing my mind about large transactions at the last minute. Also I've got attached to the little thing so I might not let go just yet.
Having said that it's a Suzuki Zen. I bought it in May 2006, number is KB series. Sold and serviced by AMW. It does about 11km per liter in the city and about 15 outside.
It has not been driven by a lady doctor, mostly by me and I'm a good driver. It has 3M tint and a decent sound system. It has a few small scratches (to be realistic) which I will be painting in a week or so.
It just went over 13,000km since I'm a geek and I don't get out much. I'm expecting LKR1,200,000.
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