25 home remedies for cold

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A person suffering from common cold will surely agree that home remedies for cold are effective to an extent to treat and cure cold, nose blockage, sneezing, sore throat and running nose. You will be surprise to know that there are over 200 viruses that can be a cause of common cold. The rhino virus is the most contagious of all.

Though there is no proven tactic of how to prevent the common cold, a tough and healthy immune system with effective home remedies for cold will help you to treat cold.

Body ache, Fever, Pain, Watering eyes, Runny nose, Itchy eyes, Sore throat are symptoms of common cold. Cold should be treated on time as it can turn into secondary infections such as strep throat, bronchitis and pneumonia. Here are home remedies for cold to treat common cold. Here are 25 home remedies for cold, which help to treat and get rid of sneezing, running nose and nose blockage.

• To treat cold make a paste of ginger, clove and salt. Take about half spoon of this home remedy for cold two times in a day to treat and cure cold.

• A natural home remedy for cold is to inhale the aroma of smashed thymol seeds.

• Put few drops of almond oil in the nostrils to cure running nose and cold easily.

• Nose blockage can be treated by taking steam with few drops of eucalyptus oil. This is a good home remedy to cure common cold and flu.

• Increase your intake of fruits and food rich in Vitamin C as Vitamin C deficiency can cause cold easily. Eating oranges, amla, grapes, sweet lime can help you to protect and prevent cold.

• Ginger tea is one of the best and popular home remedy for cold. Boil ginger into water before boiling tea leaves to get good results to treat cold.

• Sneezing and running nose can be treated by eating pepper. Take half a spoon of grinded pepper with lukewarm water and this will relieve you from runny nose. Gargling pepper in warm water also help to get rid of cold virus and germs.

• You can get rid of cold very fast by inhaling fumes of turmeric powder, which is sprinkled on the burning coal. This is also a home remedy to treat nose blockage.

• One of the best home remedy for cold is to take dry ginger powder mixed with old Jaggery. This natural remedy is to be taken twice a day to get rid of running nose and cold.

• Taking half spoon of turmeric powder twice a day is an effective home remedy for cold and flu.

• Drinking hot water for the days when you are suffering from cold helps you to overcome running nose.

• Roast sesame seeds in ghee and mix them in jaggery. Taking this home remedy for cold will help you treat running and itchy nose especially in winter.

• Drinking lukewarm water with honey and lemon juice helps to get rid of cold and running nose.

• Figs also known as Anjeer boiled in water is one of the best home remedies for cold and flu. Take this hot water twice a day to treat cold, sneezing and running nose.

• Take a pinch of Cinnamon (dalchini) powder mixed with a teaspoon of honey to get rid of cold.

• To treat cold chop a piece of ginger and boil it in a cup of water and add half lemon juice and a spoon of honey. This is an effective home remedy for cold repeat, which will soothe your throat and relief you from cold.

• Make a cup of tea by adding ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper. Consume this home remedy for cold twice a day.

• Carom Leaf (Ajwain) boiled in water is a natural remedy to cure cold. Mix honey in this boiled water to get rid of cure cold or running nose.

• Apply Castor oil on the middle of the head to get relief from running nose and cold.

• Boil aniseed (Saunf) and cloves in water for 15 minutes and add sugar. This is a good home remedy to get rid of cold at home.

• Consuming a spoon of Betel leaves (Pan) juice is a good way to treat cold and sneezing at home.

• Smelling the aroma Asafetida (Hing) is also a home remedy to cure sneezing, cold or running nose.

• Taking half a spoon of ginger juice with a tablespoon of honey helps to cure sore throat and cold.

• Intake of garlic in any form assists to get rid of cold and sneezing.

• Gargling with warm salt water is an excellent home remedy for cold and sore throat. This natural home remedy is very effective in winter.

A special note
Try to stay warm and rest, if possible, when you are down with cold. Lying down will help your body to battle cold and flu. This way your body is able to use its energy to fight common cold and its symptoms.


Source and Thanks to Neha Sadhana on this:
http://expertscolumn.com/content/25-home-remedies-cold-treat-common-cold-sneezing-and-running-nose-home-get-rid-body-ache-itc

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Tips

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1. Block calls, tone (Blocking Mode)
Galaxy Grand has a function  Blocking Mode used to stop incoming calls and alarms. To enable, go to Settings> Blocking Mode. Check the ??one of the following items:
Disable incoming calls: block incoming  calls.
Disable notifications: block type message.
Disable alarm and timer: the alarm turn off
Disable LED indicator:  turn off LED lights, even notice: the new Notification.
The Set Time: It allows you to install blocking things on time, start time (From) to the end (To). Under addition,the Allowed contacts used to establish important contacts, when people call, it will not be blocked.

2. Reduce the vibration of phone

Samsung galaxy grand vibration is very strong, plus its huge body; each vibration will make us a bit uncomfortable,
especially when you put it on the table because the cry out too loud. To reduce vibration of it, you go to Settings> Sound> Vibration intensity and drag the slider to the left.

3. Vibration rate changes

Grand Dous I9082 can vibrate in the different form (rhythm), such as vibration one rate, fast vibration  the two vibration “tick tack sound” … To change, you go to Settings> Sound> Device vibration.
Specifically, you can create your own custom vibration rhythms by the Device vibration as described above, and click the Create button and then proceeded to click on the screen to form the vibration rate of the phone; next press saved.

4. Do not rotate the screen when both are holding

One thing many of us probably still or discomfort that is holding phone the view and lie down on the bed, Galaxy Grand I9082  will immediately rotate the screen left or right because of this phone are located the horizontal above the ground.
Samsung Galaxy  Grand I9082, the phone can understand the time you both are using the machine, which automatically rotates the screen. Go to Settings> Display> tick the Smart Rotation.

5. Increase keyboard lights time

This Phablet has two touch lights  the screen, the default 1.5 seconds if you do not click on them, they will turn off. To increase this interval, go to Settings> Display> Touch key light duration and select a new time for it.
6. Show percentage column battery of phone
Go to Settings > Display > Display battery percentage.
7. Unlock, voice – enabled camera

You can set up  one statement from something to unlock the phone.  Because it identifies the type of sound,  to recognize the words you feel free to use any language, including English keyword to open the device, for example, the word “open,” “lock”…
When you say the word, the screen will be unlocked soon.
In addition to unlock, Samsung Galaxy grand i9082 also provides many other functions such as opening the camera, check messages, missed calls, play music …You go to Settings> Security> Lock screen options (or Settings> Samsung Unlock Options),
check the item Wake up in Samsung unlock to turn it on, then go to Set the wake-up menu to install commands.
Wake-up screen has four lines  function as 1, 2, 3 and 4, corresponding to the four different commands. You click to select the first line. It will ask you to read it four times; you follow it,  read it in a normal voice and try to read four times so identical.
Good reading if your identity is regarded as complete. You try to lock the screen, then press the unlock button and the read command to see the results.

8. View  Facebok, news from the lock screen

Go to Settings > Lock screen > Lock screen options > Information ticker. It will display your choice: the article on a number of newspapers, stock more information, Facebook.

9. Turn off sound drops of water on the lock screen

When you touch the screen lock when the sound as the water will generate, ear listening pleasure but can cause discomfort to others. To down the sound, you also go to Settings> Sound> uncheck in the Screen lock sound.

10. Function tag in the collection (Social Tag)

When viewing a picture in the Gallery, if it appears in the picture, it will tag the right faces for you to type the name, you can select the name in the phonebook or on Facebook are.
After tag, Galaxy Grand I9082 asked you to take that picture represented in the book or not, if agreed, the image it will immediately take that person’s face and paste it into your phonebook.
These are very interesting and useful functions. It helps that our contacts are always updated with the latest photos, instead of the past have to do it manually, now all the operations have been  automated.
And yet, after the tag appears small buttons such as Call, Message, Email and Social below the person’s face, click here, the phone will make a call screen or switch to instant message with it.

11. Smart Stay: screen will never turn off if you look at it

Normally, after a period of time (30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.) if you do not touch the screen,
Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 will be automatic shut-off to save battery power, this is a pretty annoying thing when we are reading books or surfing the web,
instead of increased waiting time, you use the Smart Stay. This function used the front camera to track your eyes as looking at the screen or not,
if yes, then it keeps the screen light always, if you fall asleep, look away or put it down, it will automatically turn off the screen as usual.
You’re going to Settings> Display and  enabled Smart Stay. Once enabled, the status bar on the screen will blink the eye icon, to let you know that it runs in the background and watched your eyes.

12. S Voice: Similar Siri, voice startup

S Voice is a software similar to Siri on the iPhone 4S, which lets you use your voice to ask the phone about the weather, stock, open the software .
You can open the S Voice by clicking its icon in the menu or simply that say: “Hi Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082” or any word you like. You can install the boot command S Voice in the menu Settings> Security> Lock screen options.

13. Popup Play: Watch the video screen on all windows

This function will shrink the video window and is located in a corner on the screen, allowing you can see movies while you are surfing the Web, message or watching TV …
You can drag the zoom window to any location on the screen, want to move to the big screen, just click on it. To use, go to Video Player, select any one video, then click on the Popup button in the lower-right corner of the screen.

Windows 8 Tips

Tips for WIndows8

One-click shut down

To shut down a Windows 8 PC, you have to bring up the Charms menu click on Settings, click on Power and then select Shut down. You can avoid this roundabout process by creating a shortcut for ‘Shut down’ and pinning it to the taskbar.

When you are in desktop mode, right click and from the menu select New shortcut. A window will open.

In the location field, type shutdown /s /t 0. Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it ‘Shutdown’ or whatever else you fancy. Select an icon for the new shortcut and save it.

You can then click on this shortcut to shutdown the system. For easy access, drag the icon on to the taskbar to pin it there.

Boot directly into desktop

By default, Windows 8 requires you to go through a password screen during the boot process before you can access its Start screen/desktop. But there is a way to disable it.

When you are on the Start screen, type netplwiz and hit enter. Select your user account and follow the on-screen instructions to boot directly into the desktop.

Similarly, by default, Windows 8 has a lockscreen enabled. This is not only annoying but also needless. To disable it, when you are on the desktop, press the Windows Key+R. Now type gpedit.msc in the Run window and hit enter.

This will open the Local Group Policy Editor window. From the folder tree on the left, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization. In the right panel, click on User Accounts > Personalization and then do not display the lock screen and select enabled.

If you do not have the Professional version, you will have to edit the registry. Download this registry hack (see link below), unzip the file and double-click Disable Lockscreen.

cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DisableLockScreen.zip.

God mode

In video games, God Mode is a cheat code that gives a player each and every possible power there is, as well as unlimited ‘lives’ making him invincible in the game. In Windows 8, this mode puts hundreds of OS settings at your fingertips in one single location.

To turn on God Mode, create a new folder on Desktop and name it

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.

Here, GodMode will be the name of the folder. But you can call it anything else that you might want. Just ensure that the text following it, including the curly brackets, is exactly the same.

After that, the folder you created will include each and every configurable option in Windows 8. Use these powers responsibly.

Troubleshoot problems

One of the best features in Windows 8 is its highly effective Troubleshooting feature. Now, whenever you face any problems with the OS, you don’t necessarily need to search for an expert for help.

To access the Troubleshooting wizard, go to Control Panel > System and security > Find and fix problems.

In the screen that appears, click on View all to display all the automated packs in the OS.

From here, users can troubleshoot over 20 commonly occurring problems including hardware issues, network connections, performance matters, setting up a printer or a TV tuner – and even overall system maintenance. No need to call your techie friend ever again.

Modern start screen

The biggest grouse people have against Windows 8 is its new Start screen that’s made up of large tiles. This interface works wonderfully with touch, but many mouse users would rather get to the desktop straight away. Of course, you can still access the desktop by clicking on its tile. But if you want to skip this extra step altogether, use Skip Metro Suit.

Run the app (no installation needed), and check the Skip Start Screen option, and you’re done.

After this, your PC will boot directly to your desktop.

But that’s not all. You can also use this tool to disable other Windows 8 touch features that are triggered when you hover your mouse. Namely, the top-left corner that activates the App Switcher; the top edge that activates Drag to Close; the bottom-left corner that brings up your Start Screen; and the bottom right action that brings out the Charms bar.

The file explorer in Windows 8 uses the new ‘ribbon’ interface, first used in Microsoft Office 2007. This means when you click on File, for instance, it opens a bar with various options, instead of a drop-down menu. If you want the older interface, use Ribbon Disabler. After downloading it, run the software and select Disable Ribbon Explorer. If you want the ribbon back, you can use the same tool to enable it.

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Bring back the start button

So you’ve got your desktop back, and you would now like the familiar Start button back from where you can search for programs or files, launch programs, shut down the computer and access folders like My Documents. Well, use ClassicShell.

After you install the program, you can choose between three options: Windows Classic, Windows XP and Windows Vista/7. Select the one you want and you are good to go.

sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/files/latest/download

Super calculator

The calculator tool in Windows 8 has some nifty features. Sadly, it’s all hidden away.

To access these ‘power’ options, go to the View menu to find modes for scientific calculations, programming and statistics.

But that’s not all. Your Windows 8 calculator also comes with a built-in conversion function (time, angle, area, energy, length, power, pressure, temperature, etc) – and it can also be used to calculate the difference between two dates in years, months, weeks and days.

Boost pc performance

The problem with using a laptop is that, more often than not, it isn’t easy to upgrade the amount of RAM on your machine. And the lack of such memory is most apparent when using process-intensive software such as Adobe Photoshop. Thankfully, Windows 8 comes with ReadyBoost technology, which allows you to use any USB pen drive (as long as it has at least 250MB of usable space after formatting) as additional RAM.

In fact, you can use up to eight USB pen drives for a maximum of 256GB of additional memory.

To use ReadyBoost, right-click on your pendrive in Windows Explorer and go to Properties.

There, select the ReadyBoost tab, and click the Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost button. Click OK and enjoy a spiffier machine.

Refresh your computer

Over time, your PC accumulates junk files. And then there might be those instances when you might have made some changes to your OS settings leading to system instability. Well, with Windows 8, you don’t have to worry. This new OS has a unique feature that restores your computer to its original state. To access this feature, in the Charms menu, go to Settings and then Change PC Settings > General Tab. Here you will find two options. Remove everything and reinstall Windows is similar to formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows. Refresh your PC without affecting your files simply restores the OS to its original state without deleting data.

Android Tips n Tricks

DISCLAIMER: This information is intended for experienced users. It is not intended for basic users, hackers, or mobile thieves. Please do not try any of following methods if you are not familiar with mobile phones. We’ll not be responsible for the use or misuse of this information, including loss of data or hardware damage. So use it at your own risk.

*#*#4636#*#*

This code can be used to get some interesting information about your phone and battery. It shows following 5 menus on screen:

• Phone information
• Battery information
• Battery history
• Usage statistics
• Wifi information

Menus might differ for different mobile phones.

*#*#7780#*#*

This code can be used for a factory data reset. It’ll remove following things:

• Google account settings stored in your phone
• System and application data and settings
• Downloaded applications

It’ll NOT remove:

• Current system software and bundled applications
• SD card files e.g. photos, music files, etc.

PS: Once you give this code, you get a prompt screen asking you to click on “Reset phone” button. So you get a chance to cancel your operation.

*2767*3855#

Think before you give this code. This code is used for factory format. It’ll remove all files and settings including the internal memory storage. It’ll also reinstall the phone firmware.

PS: Once you give this code, there is no way to cancel the operation unless you remove the battery from the phone. So think twice before giving this code.

*#*#34971539#*#*

This code is used to get information about phone camera. It shows following 4 menus:

• Update camera firmware in image (Don’t try this option)
• Update camera firmware in SD card
• Get camera firmware version
• Get firmware update count

WARNING: Never use the first option otherwise your phone camera will stop working and you’ll need to take your phone to service center to reinstall camera firmware.

*#*#7594#*#*

This one is my favorite one. This code can be used to change the “End Call / Power” button action in your phone. Be default, if you long press the button, it shows a screen asking you to select any option from Silent mode, Airplane mode and Power off.

You can change this action using this code. You can enable direct power off on this button so you don’t need to waste your time in selecting the option.

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#*

This code opens a File copy screen where you can backup your media files e.g. Images, Sound, Video and Voice memo.

*#*#197328640#*#*

This code can be used to enter into Service mode. You can run various tests and change settings in the service mode.

WLAN, GPS and Bluetooth Test Codes:

*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* OR *#*#528#*#* - WLAN test (Use “Menu” button to start various tests)

*#*#232338#*#* - Shows WiFi MAC address

*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test

*#*#1575#*#* - Another GPS test

*#*#232331#*#* - Bluetooth test

*#*#232337#*# - Shows Bluetooth device address

*#*#8255#*#*

This code can be used to launch GTalk Service Monitor.

Codes to get Firmware version information:

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* - PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate

*#*#1234#*#* - PDA and Phone

*#*#1111#*#* - FTA SW Version

*#*#2222#*#* - FTA HW Version

*#*#44336#*#* - PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number

Codes to launch various Factory Tests:

*#*#0283#*#* - Packet Loopback

*#*#0*#*#* - LCD test

*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* - Melody test

*#*#0842#*#* - Device test (Vibration test and BackLight test)

*#*#2663#*#* - Touch screen version

*#*#2664#*#* - Touch screen test

*#*#0588#*#* - Proximity sensor test

*#*#3264#*#* - RAM version

NOTE: All above codes have been checked on some Google Android  Samsung Galaxy series only but they should also work in other Google Android phones.

Service Codes for Chinese Mobile Phones

Enter into Engineering Mode: *#110*01#

Enter into factory Mode: *#987#

Restore Factory Settings: *#987*99#

Check Software Version: *#900# OR *#800#

Default User Codes: 1122, 3344, 1234, 5678

Change LCD Contrast: *#369#

To Enable COM Port: *#110*01# -> Device -> Set UART -> PS Config -> UART1/115200

Codes to Change Screen Language:

• *#0000# + Send : Set Default Language
• *#0007# + Send : Set Language to Russian
• *#0033# + Send : Set Language to French
• *#0034# + Send : Set Language to Spanish
• *#0039# + Send : Set Language to Italian
• *#0044# + Send : Set Language to English
• *#0049# + Send : Set Language to German
• *#0066# + Send : Set Language to Thai
• *#0084# + Send : Set Language to Vietnamese
• *#0966# + Send : Set Language to Arabic