Connectify

You can make your machine as wireless router, if you have internet connection using "Connectify".
Connectify is an easy to use software router for Windows 7 computers.This is a light weight s/w component.This helps to share your internet connection wirelessly.

Download Connectify

Connectify utilizes your computers' built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share any available Internet connection
Other Wi-Fi enabled devices including laptops, smart phones, music players, and gaming systems can see and join your Connectify hotspot just like any other Wi-Fi access point and are kept safe and secure by password-protected WPA2 Encryption.
Benifits
• Take any Internet connection and share it wirelessly with no additional hardware, wires, plugs, or chargers
• Easily connect any number of Wi-Fi enabled devices to your network including laptops, phones, gaming systems, and more
• Connectify is Ad-supported and free to download and use. Best of all, it can actually save you money!
• With Connectify you can share expensive airport Wi-Fi with co-workers, create a hotspot in your ethernet-only hotel or dorm room, even extend the range of your home router.

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Eye-Fi Card

Happy news!!! wireless SD memory card for digital cameras.

IF you have Wi-fi network you can easily send photos to computers/laptops and online photo sharing/social networking sites.Turn on your digital camera and then you can upload the photos to your laptop/computer with out wire.
The Eye-Fi Card works with existing and new SD-compatible digital cameras, and stores photos just like a conventional SD memory card.Eye-Fi’s free upload service allows users to transfer an unlimited number of photos.

Makara Jothi & Makara Vilakku

First of all Makara Vilakku and Makara Jyothi are two different things.
One is the star which is worshipped, and other is symbolically lit in a place called Ponnambalamedu.
The most significant rituals of worship are performed at Makara Sankaranthi day which is every 14th of January.

Makarajyoti
It is a star which is visible from the Sabarimala Shrine and surrounding areas on the day of Makar Samkranti and its vision is considered as auspicious on that day by the devotees.

Makara Vilakku
This is man made lights lit at the time of Deeparadhana at ponnambalamedu (on the eastern horizon)

It is being lit there in commemoration of the aarathi performed first by parashurama ,Devrishis and Devas at the time of revelation of Swami Ayyappa

These celebrations were doing by tribal people every year on the Makara samkranthi day.

ie;When the makara jyothi(the star) come on the sky they were doing aarathi to God(3 times). But later on 80's tribals moved away from that place - (or they forced to moved out from there by KSEB ,police and devaswam) and later this pooja being managed and continued by these departments as the part of the belief and as the part of natural transition ritually.

Government is not ready to stop this man made aarathi b’cs they are afraid that revenue of sabarimala may go down .At least they should ready to reveal the details of this process to devotees instead of doing like this. Devotees has every right to know what exactly is happening behind the screen.

Karkidaka Kanji

Tradition and Ayurveda say that rejuvenation therapies are best during monsoon, when the cool temperatures render the body amenable to oily massages and herbal concoctions. This is the time to monitor diet and take good care of their health. Normally all should have to take extra care and have medicated baths to warm the body against the cool climate

On all the days of “Karkidaka” month (Malayalam month), the epic Ramayana is read in Hindu houses, by Hindu organisations and in temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This is called as “Ramayana masam”. The reading of the Ramayana begins on the first day of the month and ends on the last day.

The famous Malayalam version of the Ramayana is Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu written by Thunchath Ezhuthachan.

You can find Karkidaka Kanji kits plenty in Ayurveda centres. This is also known as 'oushadha kanji', this medicinal porridge is made of around 20-odd herbs and has a special effect in keeping the monsoon fevers at bay.

It is ideal for increasing immunity and strength of the body and also acts as a detoxifying agent.

Karkidaka Kanji can be prepared at home or a readymade kit can be bought at any ayurveda centre for Rs 100(apprx), which will last for almost a week. It should be consumed continuously for at least a week for better results

Karkidaka Kanji is a medicinal rice soup is a traditional item of Kerala during the rainy days. This tasty dish has a special effect in warding off the monsoon fevers.
Here is the exclusive recipe to prepare the ayurvedic ‘Oushadha Kanji" at your home.

Ingredients
If you find difficulty in getting any of the below ingredients, take the below list to the any nearby Kerala Ayurveda store. You can find Karkidaka Kanji kits plenty in Ayurveda centres. This is also known as 'oushadha kanji', this medicinal porridge is made of around 20-odd herbs and has a special effect in keeping the monsoon fevers at bay.

• 5gm Malli
• 5gm Vizhalari
• 5gm Chrupunnayari
• 5gm Kutakapalayari
• 5gm Karkokilari
• 5gm Cumin seeds
• 5gm Aniseed
• 5gm Ayamodakam
• 5gm Fenugreek
• 5gm Aashali
• 5gm Putharichundaveru
• 5gmVarattumanjal
• 5gm Mustard seeds
• 5gm Chukku
• 5gm Sathakuppa
• 5gm Naruneendikizhangu
• 5gm Karimjeerakam
• 5gm Cardamom
• 5gm Thakkolam
• 5gm Grambu
• 5gm Nutmeg
• 1 liter water
• 250ml Cow Milk/Coconut Milk

How to prepare

Boil the all these well in a cleaned vessel for about 10-15 minutes. Clean the small onions and fry it well in one teaspoon of ghee. Mix the fried onions to the prepared solution and let it cool for 10 minutes.

Consume the Oushadha Kanji in empty stomach in the evening or as a substitute for your dinner.

Oushadha Kanji should be consumed continuously for one week or multiplies of the week like 2 weeks, three weeks etc. for a better effect. Those who suffer from high Cholesterol levels may use coconut oil in place of ghee.

Enjoy Workplace

Be a good team Player

• Spend the first hour uninterrupted
• Do the most important work first
• Organize your desktop
• Show appreciation for great work
• Spend 30 minutes a day brainstorming new ideas
• Solve a nagging problem
• Work on the right stuff and make an impact
• Learn something
• Notice and recognize contributions
• Do fun stuff now and then!
• Stop over-committing
• Notice when team members make an extra effort
• Share your appreciation in front of others
• Send an email and copy your manager
• Get your facts straight, then acknowledge
• Notice great work in other departments
• Hold a brainstorming meeting
• Ask the right questions
• Spend time with peers
• Communicate twice as much as you think you should
• Be clear about which decisions are final
• Eliminate fuzzy words
• Value your point of view!
• Don’t be defensive
• Understand the facts
• Listen fully
• Acknowledge the person’s feelings
• Try to solve the problem or offer alternatives
• Thank people for constructive complaints
• Involve the right people
• Don’t try to hide mistakes!
• Apologize Sincerely
• Ask questions that show you care
• Let team members help you to recover
• Move quickly into problem solving
• Reverse the mistake if possible
• Treat yourself consistently
• Clear your head if needed
• Update others on the progress of the fix
• Track and communicate project progress
• Involve the team in getting the work back on track
• Identify and wipe out barriers
• Simplify things
• Try a new approach
• Work on meaningful tasks
• Do the work you love, love the work you do
• Resist being a slave to your to-do list
• Schedule meetings at the right time

SURVIVE HEART ATTACK

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!

Weight Loss Exercises @Home

Pushups
Assume the classic pushup position: legs straight, hands beneath your shoulders. Now brace your core. Keeping your body rigid, lower yourself until your chest touches the floor. Then push back up until your arms are extended.

Bodyweight Squats
Stand with your hands behind your head, your chest out, and your elbows back. Sit back at your hips and bend your knees to lower your body as far as possible without losing the natural arch of your spine. Squeeze your glutes and push yourself back to the starting position.

Pull-ups
Start from a full hang, hands shoulder-width apart, palms facing away from you. Pull your chin up over the bar and then lower your body back down.

Step-Ups
Place one foot on a step and push down through your heel to lift your other leg up. Return to the starting position and finish all reps with one leg before switching legs and repeating the exercise.

Plank
Assume a modified pushups position, with your elbows under your shoulders. Keep your shoulder blades back and down and your abs tight. Hold for 30 seconds, pause, and repeat.

One-Leg Romanian Deadlift
Stand with your feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart. Raise one foot and extend it behind you, just off the floor. Contract your glutes, brace your abs, and keep your spine naturally arched. Focusing on balance, lower yourself until your torso is parallel to the floor. Initiate the movement by pushing your hips back. Push back up to the starting position.

Stick-Up
Stand with your back against a wall, feet 6 inches away from the wall. Stick your hands up overhead. Keeping your shoulders, elbows, and wrists in contact with the wall, slide your arms down the wall and tuck your elbows into your sides. Return to the starting position.

T Pushup
With hands shoulder-width apart on the floor, do a pushup. When your arms are straight, lift your right hand and rotate so that you raise your right arm straight up over your shoulder and your body forms a T. Bring your hand back to the floor. Do another pushup, working the left side.

V-Up and Roll
Lie on your back with your legs straight. Hold your arms straight above your chest, your fingers pointing toward the wall behind you. Contracting your abdominal muscles, fold your body up by lifting your legs off the floor and stretching your arms toward your toes. Keep your back straight. Pause, then return to the starting position.

Shoulder Press Pushup
Place your feet on a bench and hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width. Pike your hips up in the air, so you are as vertical as you can be. Slowly lower your head to the floor. Pause, and push with your shoulders and triceps back to the start position.