Cucumber - Very interesting

WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.   I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW. 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber.    Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?    Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area. 5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool?    Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite.    Works great on wrinkles too! 6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free.    Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache! 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge?    Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation. 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water. 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?    Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone! 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams. 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?    Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath. 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel?    Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean. 13. Using a pen and made a mistake?    Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!! P.S: This is from a forwarded email.

A Website Full Of C Programs

C is my first love. I wrote my first computer program in C language. That was 13 years ago. I didn't quite understand what was going behind the screen. 'Programming' meant typing programs from lecture/senior's notes or books, compile the programs, fix any syntax(typing errors!:) ) and pray!

It's only much later that I got a bit serious about programming. Then I started with The C Programming Language, 2nd ed. By Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, popularly known as K&R C book.

K&R C is a must-read for every C enthusiast. There are of course, many more books on C Language in the market. And the internet is full of C tutorials, guides and sample programs.

There are so many options to learn C programming on your own that you get where to start. I started with K&R book, trying all the programs in the book, and solving all the exercises.

To make it easy for others to find C programs, I have started a website completely dedicated for C Programs. The website is live at www.c-program-example.com

Visit C Program Examples website and browse through the list of programs, including exercise programs from K&R C.

P.S: K&R C exercises section is work-in-progress.

Like the websites's Facebook page(https://www.facebook.com/cprogramexample)to stay connected and get updates.

Happy coding!

Blue Re-volution: Nokia Developer Conference 2011

The Nokia Annual Developer Conference is here. It's scheduled for 4th November 2011 at ITC Gardenia, Bangalore.

I got the details from this emailer. Head to the Conference Website for more details.

P.S: This (surprisingly) is not a free event. They charge a participation fee of INR 750!

Google Buzz is going away

I got the following notification when I logged in to my gmail account last evening.

it read: "Google Buzz is going away, but your posts are yours to keep." With a link to more info on how can I keep my posts.

Google announced their plan to shutdown Buzz (along with Jaiku and iGoogle) in a blog post on Official Google Blog. Click on Official Google Blog: A fall sweep to read the full post.


However, even after the Google Buzz is shutdown, you can access all your previous Buzz data on your Google Profile.


According to this page on Gmail help, you can download your Buzz data using Google Takeout.


Download your Buzz data and share your experience in comments.

National Innovation Council Calls For Proposals

National Innovation Council is calling for innovative ideas.


Here's the full text of official announcement from their web page:

The National Innovation Council looks forward to proposals for innovation to reduce the drudgery of our working-class population.

These could be in the areas of design improvement of work implements, models for business opportunities, better processes, new equipment and techniques for different occupational groups like blue-collar workers, street-vendors, construction workers and soon.

Proposals should not be labour-displacing.

Professionals, young people, professional groups and students are encouraged to apply. Selected proposals will be awarded and supported. These proposals may be sent via hard copy or email to:

NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL

Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister 
on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations
Room No: 125, Yojana Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001
Ph: +91 11 23096622

Email your ideas at: officepiii[at]nic[dot]in

Do visit NIC's website(http://www.innovationcouncil.gov.in) to know more about the council.

Google: App Engine SSL for Custom Domains

Google announced that SSL support for custom domains on App Engine is in testing.

To see the announcement visit this blog post
App Engine SSL for Custom Domains in Testing  on Google App Engine Blog.

This feature will we made available only to 'trusted testers'. You can sign up to
test this feature by filling up this form.

How to Import Orkut Photo Albums to Google+

When we opened Facebook accounts and started using it, most of us didn't bother importing photos or contacts from our Orkut profiles.

Now, most of us are on Google+, but we are still hooked to Facebook. Nobody is thinking seriously about moving to Google+ or copying content to it. However, Google thinks people may want to import their Orkut photo albums to Google+. So, they have introduced "Orkut Photo Album Importer".

If you have any important photo album on Orkut that you wish to import to Google+, here is how you can do it.

1. Login to your Orkut account. You should see a banner like the one shown below.
   

   

   Link to Orkut Photo importer as displayed on orkut profile.

   
   
2. If you can't see the link on your profile, you can direct access it here Orkut Photo Importer
3. Click on the "Copy my Orkut photos to Google+ now" button, you will see a list of your photo albums. Select the ones you want to share on Google+.

   

   Photo selection to share on Google+

4. Click on the "Import Selected" button to start importing photos to Google+

   

   Status after import.

5. Now login to Google+ to see your new photos.

   

   Photo albums imported from Orkut.

6. Don't forget to read Google's User Content and Conduct Policy before you import.