How to Pick a Reading Light

How to Pick a Reading Light

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
A reading light is a must have gadget for most avid readers. If you are in the market for a reading light, you might find a dizzying array of options available to you. Deciding which one to pick largely depends on your reading habits. With this post, I offer some helpful advice on things to consider when buying a reading light.
How to Care for Your Laptop's Battery

How to Care for Your Laptop's Battery

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
Almost all mobile computers have a built-in lithium-ion battery. Batteries that seem to last forever at the beginning hold less and less charge as they age. Is there anyway to delay the degradation of lithium batteries? What practices could potentially prolong or harm the lithium batteries found in everyday laptops? This post aims to shed some light on this topic by debunking common battery myths.
Taking Control of Your Passwords with Bitwarden

Taking Control of Your Passwords with Bitwarden

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
Having to deal with many passwords is a fact of life. A password manager like Bitwarden can ease the burden of inventing and remembering passwords. This step-by-step tutorial explains how to setup Bitwarden with its browser extension for Chrome.
Connecting TWS Earbuds to Any TV or Projector

Connecting TWS Earbuds to Any TV or Projector

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
How wonderful is it to have your TV audio streamed to your wireless earbuds? This post shows you how you can connect two pairs of TWS earbuds or bluetooth headsets with any TV or projector. Finally, two can watch a movie on the big screen without disturbing others.
Setting up a Raspberry Pi Media Server

Setting up a Raspberry Pi Media Server

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
Wouldn’t it be nice to store all of your media files in one location and stream them to any device on your home network? An inexpensive Raspberry Pi and a couple of USB sticks can get the job done! This post guides you through all the steps required, step by step.
My First Glide App

My First Glide App

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
Glide is a no coding mobile app development platform that allows mobile apps to be built from Google spreadsheets. This post outlines my experience with Glide and how I built my first no coding app with a Google spreadsheet in just a few hours.
Getting Rid of ._ and .DS_Store Files

Getting Rid of ._ and .DS_Store Files

Dr. Lochana C. Menikarachchi
When you transfer files and folders from Macs to PCs and USB sticks a whole bunch of ._ files and .DS_Store files are generated. While there is no way to prevent this from happening, there is an easy way to get rid of these pesky files. This post shows you how.