Life - An Illusive Deception

Its hard for you to understand that it is a mirage!

It will not help you quench your thirst and surprisingly you are not thirst even.. Your thirst itself an illusion!!

Get out of it by changing your perspectives and the world is yours!!!

Step by step tutorial to install google input tools in computer

I hope this post will help some one to know how to install google input tool in your system

Step:1

     Search as google input tools in google

Step :2

        

        Click on GOOGLE INPUT TOOLS , you will redirected to a page like below

Step : 3 

       Click TRY IT OUT and you will be taken to a page

Step: 4

         In that page scroll down and click DOWNLOAD FOR WINDOWS

 Step: 5

        Now you will taken to another page which asks for which language you need for and also accept the terms and conditions as I have did below

        Now click download and the .exe file  will starts downloading and once that get downloaded run the exe file and so the google input tools will be installed

Step :6 

       Now select your language from the task bar as shown below

        And what are you waiting for... The process is completed... Now start typing in English but your computer will give suggestion in the language you selected as shown below

 (In my case I have selected tamil and so suggestion are in tamil)

        I hope you understand this.. If some doubts araises please comment below... Thank you.... :-)

5 ways to manage time effectively...

Managing time effectively can not help one be more productive at work, but can also help one attain the right balance between personal commitments and family time. The key is discipline and cultivating ability to prioritise work.

• Prioritise work

A day may usually come that may not be that significant but can consume the majority of your time. So, its important to prioritise tasks in spite of additional activities and also should not be distracted by unnecessary email conversations.

• Alter off-work habits

Precise lifestyle changes like hitting bed early, a change in diet plans, exercising or meditation can help one to focus better and make one better at managing time for work as well as family.

• Plan milestones, not tasks

Professionals should not think of work as a bunch of daily tasks or activities, but as an initiative with a logical start and finish line with certain milestones that ascertain whether or not the work has been done successfully. 

• Make time for important tasks

One should take out time from other, less important activities if the important tasks at hand take longer than expected.

• Review and reorder

Reviewing and taking stock of the week gone by can help one correct one's schedules or possible lapses. Make time to review your day, week or month to assess whether or not something needs to change in order to be more effective.

Source: The Economic Times, Tuesday, 31 December, 2013

Google Glasses: Specs And Other Details

The Google Glasses, which have a five megapixel camera and voice-activated controls, have started to be shipped.

The first devices will go to developers and “Glass Explorers”. Google held a competition earlier this year inviting potential users to come up with ways to use the device, while developers have been eager to be among the first to try out the technology. Developers working on apps for Google’s smart glasses have been told they will not be allowed to place advertising within the device’s display. The newly-published terms and conditions for developers working on Glass also prohibit companies charging for apps.

According to several sources, those in the Glass Explorer Program are now receiving email notifications about device shipments, while Google also posted the technical specifications of the device for the first time.

The bone conduction transducer allows the wearer to hear audio without the need for in-ear headphones – sound waves are instead delivered through the user’s cheekbones and into the inner ear.

The company promises a battery lasting for “one full day of typical use”. Its display is the equivalent, the company says, of looking at a 25in (63cm) high-definition screen from eight feet away. The device is able to record video at a resolution of 720p. It has 16GB on-board storage, and connects with other mobile devices via Bluetooth and wi-fi.

Google Glass Tech Specs:

Fit

•Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.

•Extra nosepads in two sizes.

Display

High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.

Camera

•Photos – 5 MP

•Videos – 720p

Audio

•Bone Conduction Transducer

Connectivity

•Wifi – 802.11b/g

•Bluetooth

Storage

•12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.

Battery

One full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Charger

•Included Micro USB cable and charger.

Compatibility

•Any Bluetooth-capable phone.

•The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.

Source: www.techpark.net

Keyboard shortcuts...(Microsoft Windows)

1.   CTRL+C (Copy)
2.   CTRL+X (Cut)
3.   CTRL+V (Paste)
4.   CTRL+Z (Undo)
5.   DELETE (Delete)
6.   SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the         Recycle Bin)
7.   CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8.   CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9.   F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next                           paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous                           paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
      SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the                 desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple                 documents open simultaneously)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined            letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from          automatically playing)

The story of a pencil !!!... - S Vinesh

Once upon a time........

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked:

‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’

His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:

I am writing about you,... actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’

Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.

‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’

‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.’

‘First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.’

‘Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpner. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.’

‘Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.’

‘Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. in just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action’.

Discover the person within you...and be what you wish to achieve....

Importance of SURYA NAMASKAR and how to do it

Healthy mind and healthy body are indispensable elements of life. Though there are different ways to keep yourself healthy, yoga promotes overall health in a balanced way. Yoga actually simplifies your mind and thought process. One such yoga posture that is actually the simplification form of daily workout for the mind and body is the surya namaskar.

Surya namaskar is basically a sun salutation that leads to healthy body, mind and soul. Surya namaskar consists of a cycle and each cycle may consist of 10 – 24 steps. It is imperative to perform surya namaskar properly, consistently and with a suggested breathing pattern.

• How to Perform?

If you are new to surya namaskar, it is better to start with just one or two sets and then increase the number with practice. Before starting the surya namaskar, prepare your body by doing some fitness activities. Warm up through exercises the neck, arm and shoulder, knee, stomach and back, legs and waist. Once through, you are prepared to do the surya namaskar.

Posture 1 – Stand straight, if possible facing the morning sun. Fold your hands like we do in prayers and bring these close to your chest. Chant the mantra – ‘Om Suryadevaya Namah’ three times.

Posture 2 – With hands still folded, raise you arms up in the air and breathe in. Bend backwards making an arch like structure from hands to feet. Make sure that your spine is flexible enough to do this. Do not overstretch yourself otherwise you can get injured.

Posture 3 – Bring your hands down while breathing out. Touch the floor with hands by keeping them on either side of your feet. Make sure not to bend your knees in this posture. This posture is very helpful in reducing fat around waist by aiding digestion.

Posture 4 – Lower your hips and stretch your left leg backward while breathing in. Balance your left leg on your toe. Keep the right leg bent. Keep your hands firmly on the ground and now raise your head upward as if seeing the sky. This will provide flexibility to spine and leg muscles. With this posture the body’s immune system also gets a boost.

Posture 5 – Breathe out and push your right leg parallel to the left leg. Raise your hips. Keep your arms and knees straight and your head to face your navel.

Posture 6 – Hold your breath while bringing your hips down. Your hands and feet are still in the same position. Stretch your body close to the floor. Keep your face downwards and bring your knees and chest close to the floor. While doing this posture, 8 points of your body touch the floor – palms, toes, knees, forehead and chest.

Posture 7 - Lower the hips while pushing the chest forward and upward with the hands, until the spine is fully arched and the head is facing up. The knees and lower abdomen remain above the floor.

Posture 8 - Move head backwards, keeping the palms flat touching the floor. Place both feet flat on the ground. Raise the buttocks and lower the head between the arms. 

Posture 9 - Extend the right leg back and drop the left knee to the ground. The left knee is bent up and kept between the palms with the sole of left foot flat on ground. Look straight and concentrate at the centre of eyebrows. 

Posture 10 - Bring the stretched right foot forward. Join both legs and bend forward bring the head between the knees.

Posture 11 - Stretch arms backwards. 

Posture 12 - Straighten the body and bring the hands in front of the chest.

The above constitutes one round of Surya Namaskar. Rest for few seconds before starting the second round. After completing the cycle, lay down in shawasan or yoga nidra for some time.

• Who should not do surya namaskar:

1. Avoid surya namaskar if you have back pain.
2. Do not do surya namaskar if you are pregnant. Also avoid it during menses.
3. People suffering from blood pressure, arthritis, slip disc and hernia must not perform this asana. It is better to consult your doctor if you suffer from any other kind of ailment.
4. In case your breathing goes faster than normal, then either take rest or do not perform surya namaskar that day.

• Benefits of the surya namaskar:

1. Surya namaskar is highly beneficial if you want to lose weight.
2. It helps in improving posture and provides strength to the muscles.
3. Surya namaskar assists in stimulating every system of the body. It strengthens the heart, keeps the nervous system in place and makes the digestive system strong.
4. All the glands function properly with the surya namaskar.
5. Surya namaskar regulates your body, removes your stress and helps you in getting sound sleep.

References: www.mapsofindia.com

www.health.india.com