Need a little help figuring out your new iMac or MacBook? You’ve come to the right place.
Check out our updated survival guide for the basics on Mac OS X, including details on the latest “Mountain Lion” features, illustrated guides for updating and backing up your Mac, must-know tips, and more.

The basics

What is Mac OS X?

It’s the software that powers all the day-to-day features on your iMac or MacBook. Every time you click a menu at the top of the screen, open a folder on your desktop, or search for a document on your hard drive, you have the Mac operating system (or “OS”) to thank.

OK, so what does the “X” in “Mac OS X” stand for?

It stands for “10,” as in the Roman numeral—and specifically, it means we’re currently using the tenth major version of the Mac OS. Mac OS X first arrived for desktop Macs way back in 2001, and had been preceded by—you guessed it—Mac OS 9.

“Mountain Lion” is the latest version of Mac OS X, the software that powers your iMac or MacBook.

What is “Mountain Lion”?

Over the past dozen years, there have been seven big updates to Mac OS X, and the latest update, 10.8, is nicknamed “Mountain Lion.” Previous updates to Mac OS X have been named “Panther,” “Leopard,” “Snow Leopard,” and plain-old “Lion.” Yes, it’s safe to say that Apple has a thing for felines.
Anyway, Mac OS X “Mountain Lion” (which came out in July 2012) adds more than 200 new features to the Mac operating system, including a “Notification Center” with alerts for incoming e-mail and calendar alerts, voice dictation, text messaging with iPhone, iPad, and other Mac users, and the ability to “mirror” a newer Mac’s display to an Apple TV-connected HDTV.
Check out Apple’s rundown of the 200 new features in Lion right here.

Where to get Mountain Lion

Lion is available for download from the Mac App Store for $20.

The “About This Mac” window will tell you is your Mac is new enough for Mountain Lion.

Can your Mac handle Lion?

Generally speaking, you’ll need an iMac or MacBook Pro that was manufactured no earlier than 2007, or a MacBook circa 2008 or later.
Specific iMac and MacBook models have different requirements, however; click here for more details.

How to install Mountain Lion

The Lion installation process is fairly straightforward, but it will require at least an hour of your time.
Once you purchase Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store, your system will download the update and alert you when it’s ready to begin the installation process. Just follow the prompts (there are only a few), sit back and wait. After a restart or two, your Mac should be all et.

How to back up your Mac

Don’t even thing of updating your Mac’s operating system without backing up your hard drive first. Luckily, backing up your hard drive is easy thanks for a Mac OS X utility called Time Machine; here’s how to use it.

35 must-know Mac tips and tricks

You can pause your Notification Center alerts with a quick swipe and click.

1. How to pause all your Notification Center alerts

Want a break from all the banners and alerts from the Mac’s new Notification Center? You put all your notifications on “pause” with a simple swipe and click.

2. Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control

The Mac’s handy Mission Control feature lets you manage multiple desktop “spaces” at once, each filled with its own assortment of open documents and applications. Sounds confusing, I know. But once you get the hang of it, these additional, virtual desktops can become addicting—and even essential.

3. Why “natural” scrolling feels backwards—and how to turn it off

Does scrolling on your Mac feel backwards to you? Blame Apple’s new “natural” scrolling feature. Luckily, turning it off is a cinch.

Wish you could get your scroll bars back? All you have to do is tweak the right setting.

4. How to get your missing scroll bars back

Hey, what happened to the scroll bars on your windows? Don’t worry—you can get them back in a few clicks.

5. 12 handy trackpad gestures you need to try

Want to zoom in on a web page, twirl a snapshot in iPhoto, sneak a peek at the desktop, or look up the definition of a head-scratching word? You can do all that and more with a simple swipe, “pinch,” or tap on your Mac’s trackpad.

6. Turn on your Mac’s speaking clock

Your Mac has a built-in speaking clock that will read you the time every hour, on the hour—or the half hour, or even quarter hour. Here’s how to turn it on.

You can add a new Mission Control desktop with a little help from your mouse.

7. Create a new desktop in Mission Control

Making a new “space” in Mission Control, the Lion feature that gives you a bird’s eye view of all your virtual desktops, is easy—if you know where to look.

8. Pin an app to a specific Mission Control desktop

There’s a way to assign an app to a specific desktop in Mission Control, perfect for keeping your programs in their proper “spaces.”

9. How to paste your signature into a PDF, no scanner or printer required

Got a contract or some other document that you need to sign and return via email? Just snap a photo of your John Hancock with your Mac’s iSight camera (just about any recent iMac or MacBook should have one), then paste it into the document you need to sign.

10. 8 ways to make the most of the Mac desktop dock

Thanks to the handy Dock at the bottom of your Mac desktop, your favorite programs, files, and folders are never more than a click away—and if you know where to look, you can make the Dock behave practically any way you want.

“Sticky Keys” make for a clever alternative to playing “Twister” with your fingers.

11. How to enable “sticky keys”

Having a tough time maneuvering your fingertips around multi-key combos like SHIFT + ALT + DELETE? The “sticky keys” feature in Mac OS X can help.

12. 5 ways to take a “Quick Look” at almost any file

Meet “Quick Look,” a handy, built-in Mac tool that lets you take a quick glance at almost any file or folder without committing to firing up a program.

13. 12 Mac keyboard shortcuts you need to know

Switch applications, take a “quick look” at a file, get help, and more, all without touching your Mac’s mouse or trackpad.

14. 6 ways to give your Mac desktop icons a makeover

Got a jumble of icons cluttering your Mac’s desktop? Are you desktop icons too big—or too small? Wish they would just arrange themselves? Help is here!

15. 5 ways to make the most of the sidebar

Looking to add your own folders to the Mac sidebar? Or perhaps you’d rather make the sidebar bigger, smaller, or just plain gone. Help is here!

Just dip into your Mac’s system settings to make the mouse pointer bigger.

16. How to boost the size of the mouse pointer

Want to save both your eyesight and your sanity? Here’s an easy way: by dipping into your system settings and boosting the size of the mouse pointer.

17. How to control your desktop with “Hot Corners”

Turn on the Mac’s hot-corner feature to jump to Mission Control, clear your desktop, and more, all with a simple flick of your fingertip.

18. How to “unthread” your e-mail conversations

It’s easy to “unthread” the mail conversations in your Mac’s Mail inbox messages—or at least it is once you know the setting you need to tweak.

19. How to disable the Caps Lock key

Sick of striking the Caps Lock key by mistake? The good news is that turning off Caps Lock for good on a Mac is easy.

20. How to stop programs from launching automatically

How long does it take for your Mac to start up? Too long? Maybe your Mac is trying to launch too many apps when it’s first starting up.

You can zoom your Mac’s display with a few keyboard combinations.

21. How to zoom the display

Squinting at your computer screen? You can zoom the entire display on your PC or Mac, a handy trick for anyone with iffy eyesight. Here’s how.

22. Choose your default web browser

Sick of having Safari pop up when you really wanted another browser, like Chrome or Firefox? There’s single, centralized place on your Mac where you can set your default web browser once and for all.

23. Create a “recent files” folder on your desktop

It’s easy to create a folder on your desktop that’ll display only the files you’ve created or worked with in the past day, week, month … you name it.

24. Set your Mac to automatically start up (or shut down) each day

Want to wake up each morning to a freshly brewed pot of coffee and a fully powered-on Mac? It’s easier than you might think.

25. 16 Mac keyboard shortcuts you need to know

Want to switch applications, empty the trash, search your hard drive, or put your Mac to sleep, all without touching your mouse? Read on for 16 keyboard shortcuts that’ll let you zip around your Mac like a pro.

By tweaking a single setting, you can use your Mac’s function keys without having to press and hold the “Fn” key.

26. Use the function keys without pressing “Fn”

On most Mac keyboards, the function keys—you know, those keys along the top of the keyboard marked “F1,” “F2,” “F3,” and so on—don’t get the luxury of having an entire key to themselves. Want to switch things around so you don’t need to press and hold “fn” to use a function key? No problem.

27. Set multiple “home” or “start” pages for your web browser

Want more than just a single home page to appear when you fire up your web browser in the morning? No problem.

28. Cram a bunch of files into a single “zip” archive

Got a bunch of little files that you want to send to a friend? Well, you could always drag them all into an email and send them as attachments, but talk about messy. A cleaner, tidier alternative is to take all those little (or not-so-little) files and compress them into an archive—or, to be more specific, a “zip” archive.

29. Turn any printable document or web page into a PDF

It’s actually quite easy to convert a Word document into a PDF, and you won’t have to pay a dime to do it. In fact, here’s the rule of thumb when it comes to turning documents or even web pages into PDFs: if you can print ‘em, you can convert ‘em.

Tapping to click takes getting used to, but it’s surprisingly addicting, not to mention easier on your fingers.

30. How to “click” the trackpad with a tap

Having a hard time clicking the MacBook’s squishy trackpad? If so, here’s an alternative: setting the Mac trackpad to “click” with a simple tap rather than an actual click.

31. Share files between nearby Macs with AirDrop

Got a file on one Mac that you’d like to send to another Mac just a few feet away? A built-in Mac feature called AirDrop lets you…well, “drop” a file from one Mac onto another.

32. Change the default programs for your files

Annoyed that the Mac’s Preview app, and not Adobe Reader, always gets to open your PDF files? There’s a way to permanently change the “default” program that opens a given type of document.

33. Customize the buttons in program toolbars

Ever wish there were a Print button next to the Reply and Forward buttons in the Mac’s Mail app, or a pair of Zoom buttons on the top of every Safari browser window? Well, here’s the thing: you can add, remove, and rearrange the buttons in the “toolbar” of several familiar Mac programs.

You can set your wallpaper to change at any interval you choose, from once a day to once every 5 seconds.

34. Put your desktop wallpaper on shuffle

Getting tired of the same old wallpaper on your Mac desktop? If so, try this: just set your Mac to shuffle some or all of your favorite desktop wallpaper (or “background”) photos, at any interval you choose.

35. 4 ways to right-click on a Mac trackpad

There are actually several different ways to right-click on the MacBook’s trackpad, which (nowadays, at least) is essentially one big button.

 35 Basics tips for Mac Xs You must know

Read More..

Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0

Requirements

http://iMarketApk.blogspot.com/ [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0 [Torrent Modded apk] Free APK are available on every other topic you can think of in both fiction and non-fiction of. There are free Android APK available for adults and children and even between and teenagers. It may seem overwhelming to find and download [android apk] Hack no survey [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0 ҩ MOD but with the steps below youll be just minutes away from getting APK.: Varies with device

http://iMarketApk.blogspot.com/ - Overview about Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0

Full Download MOd [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0 and Torrent Link

: Feature rich and easy to use player for your audio books.

Feature rich and easy to use player for your audio books.

7 Day Refund Policy

Try it risk free for a week. If you would like to request a refund send me

the order number found in the receipt Google emails you at the time of

purchase.

It is difficult to fix problems reported via Play Store Comments, please use email!

For fast and friendly support: support@acme-android.com

This is a player only, you must provide your own audiobooks to play.

You can download books from sites such as Download Url,

Download Url, mp3 Overdrive books,

or any place that provides DRM free audio.

Written with a focus on simple design and ease of use with an interface

that puts your books on display and doesnt get in your way. Tap anywhere

on the background to play and pause. Use gesture controls to skip

forward or back. A slide out navigation drawer for when you need it. The

player brings many convenient features such as downloading book

cover art from within the app, sync position across multiple devices,

set a time when the sleep countdown timer is automatically active if book

is played, auto adjust sound levels, a play queue to auto start the next book

when your current book finishes, add multiple library folder locations,

and many more.

I listen to audio books every day and I wrote this player as a labor of love.

Ive spent many hundreds of hours developing this app, and continue

to invest a lot of time in improvements and updates. If you enjoy audiobooks

like I do, please give it a try. I hope you will enjoy using it.

• No advertisements. No in-app purchases to unlock features.

• Folder based library automatically stays in sync with your audiobook folder. Each book should be placed in its own folder. Allows books to be organized within subfolders. Library will allow you to browse folders, or list all books at once.

• Supports mp3, m4b, m4a, opus, and ogg. (must be DRM free)

• Variable playback speed (0.5 to 3.0x) and volume boost. Can set global defaults and per book override.

• Built in sync support. You can synchronize current position and bookmarks to multiple devices. (Android 4.0+)

• Equalizer.

• Cover art is added from embedded art, images in the book folder, or can be downloaded easily from within the app.

• Bookmarks.

• Position History.

• Chapter search. Skip next/previous or jump to any file. This must be enabled in settings. Embedded chapters not currently supported.

• Bluetooth play/pause/skip support.

• Remembers last played volume for headset, Bluetooth, speaker, and sleep mode.

• Widgets.

• Lock-screen control.

• Control with Tasker, LLama, etc. See: Download Url

• Play queue. Automatically starts the next book in the queue when the current book finishes.

• Navigation drawer that can slide away when not needed.

• Play/Pause from notification pull-down

• Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options.

• Fade sound options for sleep timer.

• Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking.

• Set custom short and long skip times.

• Set custom colors for progress bars, action bar, and text.

• Headset button user defined actions.

• Option to hide status bar notification when not playing.

• Actively being developed, always more good stuff in the works!

Languages:

English, Deutsch (German), Pусский (Russian), Polski (Polish), Swedish (Svenska)

Permissions:

• Needs network and storage permissions in order to download and save book cover art.

• View network connections required by sync feature.

• Phone call permission for pause/resume on calls.

• Pair with Bluetooth devices permission to allow optional auto play when connecting to Bluetooth.

• Wake Lock to ensure audio plays when screen is off.

• Retrieve running apps for background service to know if the app is showing.

• Change your audio settings for equalizer.

Whats New

- Enhanced gesture customization. Set custom actions: swipe up, down, left, right, press, and long press.

- Added forward skip button to small notification.

- Play audible notification when creating a bookmark from the headset button.

- Fixed resume after phone call bug.

- Adding some missing translations.

This app has no advertisements

More Info Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0

You can directly download the apk file with torent modded or just in iMarketApk

Android APK Files [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Listen Audiobook Player v4.3.0 Full And No Hack No Survey No ROOT

:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d.listen&hl=en

Download Instructions:

Download Url

mirror:

Download Url

Read More..

As it is with any other desktop or mobile operating system, the performance of your Android OS will start to diminish after you use it for some time. Mobile operating systems are supposed to be lighter and faster to keep up with our need to be on the move, yet still give us access to everything. Want to have the best of both worlds? Then, it’s time to do some housekeeping.
If you have noticed that your Android phones performance have been ‘slowing down’, particularly after you’ve been loading it up with tons of Android apps (we don’t blame you) from the Google Play store, we have a few tips to share with you.

With just a few tweaks and changes, you’d probably be able to breathe life into your Android specifically those that have been updated to Android 4.0 and above.

1. Know your Device

It is important that you learn about the capabilities and drawbacks of your phone. Don’t overburden your phone with resource-hungry apps which would otherwise degrade your phone’s performance at your expense.

2. Update your Android

If you haven’t updated your Android phone to the latest firmware, you should. Google brings great improvements to each new release of the Android operating system, including updates that ensure stability, higher performance speed and connectivity along with other user-friendly new features.
Tablets can also run on ICS and Jelly Bean now; you should be able to update it until Android 4.1 Jelly Bean via System updates (Check under ‘About phone’).

3. Remove Unwanted Apps

Every app you install in your phone take some storage space and runs some background processes. The more storage space occupied or the more background processes running on your phone, the slower your phone’s performance.
Don’t install apps you hardly use. Keep only the apps that you need and if you have got an app that isn’t really useful, you can uninstall or disable it.

4. Disable Unnecessary Apps

‘Performance assistant’ was introduced in Android ICS to help you disable apps that you don’t need. Disabling apps is different from uninstalling apps – uninstallation remove application files from the phone but no file is removed/deleted when you disable it. These disabled apps are not shown on the home screen or app tray but you can re-enable them for use whenever you need them.

5. Update Apps

You should regularly update your phone’s installed apps from Google Play. Try to get updates your apps when they are available in Google Play. Developers fix bugs and add features in new released versions of apps. Updated apps perform better and faster, and will less likely crash your phone.

6. Use High-Speed Memory Card

The memory card is the storage space of your phone. Phones with low internal memory can get a boost from high-capacity memory cards for maximum storage space. But it adds not only capacity but also speed to the mix. You can get between 2GB to 32GB worth of storage space to support high speed read/write operations. Always go for memory cards of Class 6 or Class 10 for your Android phone if you seek performance for your phone.

7. Keep Fewer Widgets

Widgets are not apps, which only run once you choose to activate them. No, widgets are always running in the background; they are active all the time. While some Android users use it to keep track of the weather, and their important dates, others use widgets like ‘Extended controls’ for quick access for essential configurations such as switching Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or their GPS on or off.
They do have their uses but bear in mind that having too many of them running on your homescreen will cause your device’s performance to slow down.

8. Avoid Live Wallpapers

You must be loving Android’s live wallpaper feature. Phones (from different manufacturers) come with different live wallpapers but you should know that live wallpapers that are badly made will need more CPU cycles to run, thus draining the battery faster. Everytime you activate the home screen, you run not only your apps but also your live wallpaper.

9. Stop Syncing

Sync is a very good feature which synchronizes your data with Google servers. Keeping sync on, you can get notifications whenever new mail comes in or when you get new notifications or updates for apps. To do this, it does a refresh at every preset interval (e.g. it checks your mail every 5 minutes for new incoming mail), and this will eat into your android’s performance for other activities.
You can keep Sync off for unrequired services or only have it on when you need to transfer or upload materials to Google servers.

10. Turn off Animations

What animations? Well, if you haven’t noticed, your phone screen actually fades out and in as you switch from one task to the other. To see this in action Go to Settings > Developer Options > Window Animation Scale > Animation scale 10x. Then choose Window Animation Scale again to see the fade in effect in ‘slow-mo’.
When you choose Animation off, the screen just snaps to position without animation. You can also turn off Transition Animation Scale in the same way. If you are a heavy user, you’d probably notice that your Android performs faster with all animations off.

11. Use Task Killer/Manager

Download any free Task Killer apps or Task Managers from Google Play. Some of the good ones are Advanced Task Killer and Super Task Killer Free. Use a task killer to kill background processes and other apps that you don’t need or you don’t use.
Set options to automatically kill unnecessary apps (based on your selections) after every set period of time. Some of the examples include Update Manager (updates don’t come every minute/hour) or any manufacturer-installed app which you don’t require.

12. Root your Android

As Android is built on the Linux kernel, like any other OS, it also can be rooted. Rooting your Android gives you administrator level access on your phone, which means that you can uninstall the apps that came with your phone but may not be what you want to use.
You can then flash it with custom ROMs that may be a better fit to your job requirements or personality, or to enhance the performance and battery life of your phone. You can even update your phone to the latest OS or updates that could otherwise be unsupported for your phone model.
When Not to Root
There are a number of factors against rooting your Android device; for one thing, most manufacturers deem your phone warranty voided if your phone has been rooted. You also need to know what you are doing to avoid screwing everything up, beyond repair. This is called ‘bricking’ a.k.a. turning your phone into a useless brick. So think it through before you use this method to enhance the performance of your Android.

13. Use Lightweight Background Apps

Everyone enjoys listening to music but imagine how much memory the music player app requires to play a whole album for you. It’s the same with other types of background apps you may have. Use lightweight apps for these purposes, e.g., you can install a music player that requires 1 MB installation space (and thus less RAM too) than the ones requiring 10 MB or more.
This way, your phone will have more free memory, boosting your phone’s battery and performance.

Conclusion

If you follow the above-given suggestions, tips and tweaks will help in making your Android faster and smoother while in use. Have other Android-related performance-enhancing tips and tricks? Let us know.

Read More..

For over a century, the industrial model of education did a fantastic job of preparing students for careers.  Those careers are no longer relevant in todays rapidly changing world.  With obvious remnants of this system still in place, new changes are being pushed through under the guise of education reform. Instead of preparing students for an industrialized world the education system is now being tasked with preparing all learners to be college and career ready in order to compete globally with their peers.

Image credit: http://neatoday.org/2011/05/19/beware-pro-charter-parent-groups/

The education system is still not changing at all and is totally based on control and compliance.  The failed legacy of NCLB should provide a stark reminder that pummeling students with standardized tests will not achieve the desired outcome.  So again our education system is in a pickle consisting of an outdated model and the pressure to prepare students for an absurd amount of testing days throughout the school year.  The world does not rest on standardized tests.  Success now lies in ones ability to create solutions to problems, collaborate with peers to meet a goal, communicate effectively, and develop unique ideas that can change things for the better.

Unfortunately the powers that be are ultimately stripping the autonomy away from educators and schools, something that has defined our country for decades.  Even with an outdated model, we have still found ways to provide innovative pathways to unleash a passion for learning among our students. Control, as bad as it is in our system, has been a challenge that some have chosen to overcome.  In the face of adversity, educators have strived to overcome it to benefit our most precious resource - students. However, the current rhetoric and testing blitz that is upon us seeks to not only undermine what makes education special, but to control us to a point that will break the morale of many if it hasnt already.  This control will be the demise of our education system.

Up to this point I have ranted about control at the federal and state level and the dramatic impact it has, and will continue to have, on education if we dont change course.  There is another type of control that we need to acknowledge that is prevalent in virtually every school in the world.  This is the control fostered by administration and teachers as to how learning should, and will, be structured.  This hits home for me on many fronts, as I was guilty of this years ago.  We are often our own worst enemies as we work hard to control what students can do in school or classrooms.  This stems from the fact that we dont want to give up control. Compliancy has worked for so long, and quite frankly we dont trust students or even our own teachers.  What we dont know and understand we fear.  So we react by trying to control every facet of school structure, function, and learning. This was me for many years, but thankfully I changed and I think my school bas benefited.

Image credit: http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/10-questions-learners-shouldnt-ask/

The motivation from this post came from a recent presentation I did on digital learning.  The whole premise behind this concept it to provide relevancy, meaning, and authenticity in the teaching and learning process.  It hinges upon our ability to provide an environment and activities that unleash our students passion for learning and allows them to create artifacts of learning with the tools of their choice to demonstrate conceptual mastery.  Additionally, it relies on a bold vision to grant students and educators the autonomy to take risks, learn from failure, and then adapt as needed.  This is where we have seen a significant shift from a control to ownership of learning.  Students are now able to demonstrate learning transparently for an authentic audience, allowing them to have a choice as to the device and/or tool to demonstrate and apply what they have learned.  Teachers are being empowered and embracing digital learning methodologies to improve professional practice. Meaningful change will only happen if we begin to give up control and establish a culture built on trust and respect.

In the end students have taken ownership of their learning.  As we continue to see the positive impacts of the changes we have willingly made, I wonder if those who are not in schools will take a second and truly reflect upon what their reform decisions are doing to schools, educators, and kids.  I also hope that those who block social media, ban students’ devices, and mandate Common Core scripts understand that these decisions are destroying a love for learning.  Digital learning in its many forms could be one such catalyst to put education on a better path.  If we truly want to prepare the next generation of thinkers, doers, inventors, and change agents we must give up control, trust students and educators, and work to develop a better system that will produce desired outcomes.

Read More..

Ever dread the thought of tapping out a text or replying to email on your slippery Android touchscreen? I know the feeling.
Here’s a half-dozen ways to make life easier on your fingertips, from long-pressing your way to the symbol keys to letting your voice do the typing.

1. Long-press for accents, numbers, and symbols

Need an accent above a vowel, or just a quick number or two?
Try this: tap and hold a key to reveal a pop-up menu of additional options.
For example, if you tap and hold a letter key along the top row of the keypad, you’ll get a shortcut for the number that shares space on that particular key.
Meanwhile, you can long-press any vowel key—say, “e”—for acute (“é”) and grave (“è”) accents, as well as umlauts (“ë”), circumflex (“ê”), and more.
You can also try the same trick with symbol keys. Tap and hold the dash key (“-”), for example, and you’ll find an em dash (“—”), while long-pressing the dollar sign (“$”) reveals symbols for the euro, the Japanese yen, and the British pound, among others.
Last but not least, tap and hold the period for a pop-up menu of many common symbol keys, including parenthesis, the colon and semicolon, the pound sign, and quotes.

Just double-click the shift key to switch to all-caps mode.

2. Double-click for caps lock

Want to type in ALL CAPS? Not a problem. Just double-tap the shift key.
When you do, a telltale blue indicator will light up, and all the letter keys will jump into upper-case mode.
Ready to return to lowercase? Tap the shift key once more.

3. Turn off auto-correct

As you type, most Android phones will display a row of alternate spelling possibilities just above the keyboard; tap one, and it’ll replace the word you’re typing (or mangling, as the case may be).
Many Android phones may also let you replace a word automatically by tapping the spacebar or a punctuation key
Android’s “auto-correction” feature comes in handy when you’re typing in a hurry, but it can also leave you a little red-faced if you wind up texting that (for example) you’re in a “can” rather than a “cab.”

You can turn off Android’s “auto-correct” feature in just a few taps.

Rather not risk any auto-correct embarrassments? Here’s how:

• Tap Settings, Language & Input, find the Keyboard & Input Methods heading, then tap the Settings icon next to “Android keyboard.” (Note: The exact settings may differ depending on the make and model of your Android phone; I tested this tip on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, running on Android version 4.2.1.)
• Scroll down to the Text Correction heading, then tap “Auto-correction.”
• A pop-up menu will give you a series of auto-correct options, from “Modest” to “Very aggressive.” The setting we’re looking for, though, is “Off.” Go ahead and tap it. And don’t worry: you’ll still see a row of word suggestions above the keyboard, even with auto-correct disabled.

4. Speak instead of type

Don’t have a free hand for tapping out a text message? Well, there’s always the power of speech.
In the bottom-left corner of most recent Android phones, you’ll find a key stamped with a microphone icon.
Tap it and start talking—and as you do, your phone will listen carefully and start transcribing your words on the screen.
The results may not be perfect, and you may have to resort to tapping to replace a word or two.
That said, Android’s “voice recognition” feature can be uncannily accurate—and unlike the iPhone, Android will let you voice-type even without a data connection.
(Having trouble with voice recognition when your phone doesn’t have a signal? Tap Settings, Language & Input, Voice Search, and—finally—”Download offline speech recognition.”)

Even if you don’t have the latest version of Android on your phone, Swype will let you do the “swipe-to-type” trick on your handset.

5. Swipe instead of type

Is tapping on your Android phone’s virtual keypad slowing you down? Here’s a way to speed up your touchscreen words-per-minute: swiping instead of typing.
“Gesture Typing,” a feature in the latest version of Android, lets you swipe smoothly from one letter to the next, almost like you’re drawing words rather than typing them.
For using an older Android phone, there’s always Swype, a downloadable Android add-on that also lets you do the swipe-to-type trick.
Read more…

6. Use custom keyboard shortcuts

Getting tired of typing out your street address over and over, or wish you could type a phrase like “On my way!” in just a few taps?
Using the “Personal dictionary” feature on newer Android phones, you can designate your own, custom keyboard shortcuts, good for anything from common phrases to your job title.
For example, you can tap “omw” to insert the phrase “on my way” into a text or email message, or type “addr” (or anything you want) to call up your home address.

a post from heresthethingblog.com
6 essential Android typing tips

Read More..

Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. In my opinion, schools that wish to create the most relevant and meaningful learning culture will go in one of these directions. It is tough to argue the potential impact of either program that is implemented diligently and with a focus on learning that will not result in the enhancement of essential skills sets that our students need to succeed in todays digital world. Probably the most significant impact, either 1:1 or BYOD can have is in the area of teaching digital responsibility, citizenship, and the creation of positive footprints online. After all, in the real world that we are preparing our students for, technological literacies and proficiencies are the cornerstones of numerous career paths.

Image credit: Tony Vincent learninginhand.com

The decision on which way to go is usually determined by finances, which is unfortunate for those schools and districts who have their hearts set on getting a device in the hands of each and every student. Competition resulting from the continuous evolution of tablets, laptops, and now Chrome books, puts schools in a better position to make large-scale investments in mobile technology. In theory and on paper, a 1:1 program seems to be the best program for schools wanting to integrate technology on a macro level to enhance teaching and learning. Advocates for 1:1 programs will claim that it is the only way to go as it ensures equitable access to all students regardless of socioeconomic status.

With each student possessing a device, collaborative work using Web 2.0 tools is a reality for all students, both in an out of school, provided there is Internet access at home. In this day and age, finding a location with free WiFi is not such a difficult task. Maintenance becomes less of a headache for the IT department, as they only have to worry about one type of device. It also figures to entail a more streamlined approach when it comes to providing professional development to staff so that the devices are consistently utilized to support student learning.

The general case I make for 1:1 programs above is compelling, but is it the best option for our students today? The more I read about others thoughts on this and reflect on the BYOD program we have instituted at New Milford High School, I am beginning to think that 1:1 programs are not necessarily the best option for our students. My main reason for this shift in thought is why would we want to pigeonhole our students to one single device and/or platform? Is that reminiscent of the real world that we are supposedly preparing them to flourish and succeed in? The fact is many students own and are comfortable with their devices. The digital divide in schools becomes smaller when bold districts, schools, and educators work to effectively integrate the technology that has been available for years outside their walls. BYOD has the ability to save districts money, but the real impact comes in the form or engagement and empowerment of students to learn on their terms. I have grown quite tired of the myriad of excuses to not move towards BYOD because it can and will have a positive impact with the right mindset, training, and support.

It makes sense to me to create a technology-rich learning environment that leverages available technology with that, which the students already own. This is what we have done at my school and experienced a great deal of success. In addition to BYOD, students and teachers have access to three PC labs, one iMac lab, one Macbook cart, one PC cart, and one netbook cart. The equity issue with BYOD in classrooms has been overcome with school purchased technology and the use of cooperative learning after my teachers determine which device(s) each student possesses and brings to school on a regular basis. In my eyes we are accomplishing the same goals, for the most part, as we would if a 1:1 program had been instituted. Students have access to technology and are using it on a daily basis to communicate, collaborate, create artifacts of learning, problem solve, think critically, become more technologically proficient, and develop a greater global awareness. The should most certainly be able to use it to replace more archaic forms of technology (i.e. pencil and paper) if they wish.

I am extremely interested to hear what others think about 1:1 vs. BYOD in schools. Do you think one is better than the other and if so why? If you are considering going down one of these paths, which one would you lean towards?

Read More..

Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12

Requirements

http://iMarketApk.blogspot.com/ [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12 [Torrent Modded apk] Free APK are available on every other topic you can think of in both fiction and non-fiction of. There are free Android APK available for adults and children and even between and teenagers. It may seem overwhelming to find and download [android apk] Hack no survey [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12 ҩ MOD but with the steps below youll be just minutes away from getting APK.: 2.1 and up

http://iMarketApk.blogspot.com/ - Overview about Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12

Full Download MOd [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12 and Torrent Link

: Smooth Calendar is a simple and good looking calendar widget. It is highly configurable and can display any number of upcoming events. You can easily adapt it to match the look of the rest of your device, such as color, font style, icon etc. Works with the sync providers on your phone and thereby supports Google Calendar, Exchange, Facebook etc.

Free APK Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12

Smooth Calendar is a simple and good looking calendar widget. It is highly configurable and can display any number of upcoming events. You can easily adapt it to match the look of the rest of your device, such as color, font style, icon etc. Works with the sync providers on your phone and thereby supports Google Calendar, Exchange, Facebook etc.

Please note, it is a widget, this means that you need to add it to your home screen as stated in the thank you message. Giving it one star and stating in the comments that it doesnt work is just silly.

Whats New

Should solve the date not updating problem.

If you are using a 4.0 or later device and Smooth Calendar starts crashing when you disable the scrollable widget, please enable it again. I am looking into why this is happening (just set the number of items low enough if you dont want them to scroll).

This app has no advertisements

More Info Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12

You can directly download the apk file with torent modded or just in iMarketApk

Android APK Files [New] APK Market iMarketApk » Smooth Calendar v1.2.0.12 Full And No Hack No Survey No ROOT

:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...calendar&hl=en

Download Instructions:

Download Url

Mirror:

Download Url

Download Url

Read More..

Want to cozy up to a digital fireplace as you unwrap your Christmas presents? You can find dozens of Yule log videos on YouTube, of course, but most of them are too short to last even through the stocking stuffers.

The trick: creating a video playlist, perfect for taking an all-day tour of your favorite YouTube Yule logs—the more, the merrier.
Here’s how to do it…

• First, you’ll need a free YouTube account. Creating one takes just a few seconds, or you can log in to YouTube using your Google or Gmail profile.
• Next, start searching for Yule log videos. You can refine and sort your results by clicking the “Filters” menu just beneath the search box.
• Find a Yule log that suits your fancy? Click the “Add to” tab just beneath the video player (make sure to click through to the video itself from the search results page). A new “Add to playlist” section will appear, complete with a gray box containing the playlists (if any) that you’ve created in the past.
• Beneath the gray box, you’ll see a form labeled “Enter new playlist name.” Go ahead and make up a name (like “My favorite YouTube Yule logs”), select a privacy setting (Public or Private), then click the “Create playlist” button.


Just click your Yule log playlist in the gray box to add more videos.
• Now repeat the process as you find more Yule log videos—except instead of creating a new playlist for each one, look in the gray “Add to playlist” box and click the Yule log playlist you just created.
• Want to see the results? Click the “Guide” button in the top-left corner of the page, just beneath the YouTube logo, then click the “Playlists” (or “Playlist updated”) link.
• You should now see a list of all the playlists you’ve created. Click the link for your new Yule log playlist, and it should begin playing automatically, one Yule log after another.
• Want to change the order of your YouTube Yule logs, change the name of your playlist, or make it public? Click the Guide button (top-left corner of the page) again, click Playlists, and click the Manage button (beneath and to the right of the search box). Finally, click the Edit button next to your Yule log playlist.

So, want to see a Yule log video playlist created by yours truly? Click here to view it on YouTube, or just check out the video player below:

Bonus tip

You can view your Yule log playlist on your Android phone, iPhone or iPad from Google’s YouTube mobile app.
Just log into your Google account, tap your name in the left column of the interface (on iPhones and smaller Android phones, you may have to tap the top-left menu button first to reveal the column of options), then tap Playlists.
Oh, one more thing…
Happy holidays, everyone!

Create your own Yule log video playlist [YouTobe tip

Read More..

Download WavPlayer v2.9 for Android 1.6+
Listening to VoiceMail sent by email is now possible with WavPlayer. Finally!


* NEW! Now supports playback of most WMA files!
Plays many types of compressed audio files sent by email or found online, like voicemail, music, midi files and other file attachments. For WAV files, Android OS only supports playback of 8-bit and 16-bit uncompressed PCM Linear audio.

WavPlayer is designed to be a lightweight application. Once another task is started or the application loses focus, WavPlayer will quit and free all system resources.

Haptic feedback (vibration) and REW/FF buttons can be disabled from the settings screen.

Features:
* Pause / Play
* Random Seek / Slider
* Fast Forward and Rewind Buttons
* Play through Speaker or Earpiece
* Haptic feedback (vibration)
* Move to SD Card

File types supported:
* 3gp
* aiff
* asf
* au
* flac (up to 48kHz)
* gsm
* m4a, m4b
* qcp (QCELP format only)
* wav
* wma

WAV compression formats supported:
* 0x0001 PCM Linear (up to 24-bit)
* 0x0002 MS ADPCM
* 0x0006 ALaw
* 0x0007 MuLaw/uLaw
* 0x0011 IMA/DVI ADPCM
* 0x0017 Dialogic OKI ADPCM
* 0x0022 DSP TrueSpeech
* 0x0031 GSM/MS GSM
* 0x0050 MPEG-1 layer 1, 2
* 0x0133 G.729
* 0x0010 OKI ADPCM

Also includes playback support for all Android core media formats.
Your device must be able to play these with the built-in player.
* mid/midi
* mp3
* mp4
* ogg

Reported to play the following VOIP email attachments:
Lingo, Magic Jack, Asterisk, Cisco Unity, ShoreTel, Switchvox, Vonage, TalkSwitch, Inter-Tel Axxess, trixbox CE, Swisscom COMBOX, Zultys, AVM FRITZ!Box, TDS, LiberailVoIP, ObjectWorld CallAttendant, BroadVoice, U-verse, PhonePower, Cablevision Optimum Voice, Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging System

Whats in this version:
-Add support for wav file sample rate > 48kHz
-Add support for uuencoded and base64 PCM audio files
-Add new Favor custom decoder setting to work-around playback issues when core decoding fails (DROID X)
-Fix rare FC issues
-Fix seek error when playing 8-bit, mono files
... and more! Please see website for full list of changes
Being developed:
-Playback of very large files (e.g. Audio Books)
-Background Play
-Playlist / folder playback support

Provided by: -Market Militia-

More Info:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dkro.wavplayer


Download :
WavPlayer v2.9

Read More..

Tips Memilih HP Bekas Berkualitas - Yaah, namanya hidup selalu dihadapkan kepada berbagai pilihan, dan sudah menjadi kewajiban kita untuk mengambil keputusan untuk mengambil pilihan yang mana. Hemm, lalu apa hubungannya dengan HP bekas? Ya jelas ada donk! Memilih untuk membeli hp bekas tentu juga merupakan sebuah keputusan di tengah banyaknya pilihan hp baru yang beredar dipasaran. Faktor harga, ketersediaan dan berbagai pertimbangan lain juga menjadi faktor penentu kenapa orang lebih memilih untuk membeli hp bekas daripada hp baru. Berdasarkan keterangan dari beberapa teman yang mimin tanyai, mereka lebih memilih untuk membeli handphone second karena memang keadaan fisiknya masih bagus dan tidak jauh beda dengan barang yang masih baru, ditambah dengan selisih harga yang bisa dibilang lumayan membuat pilihan ini dirasa lebih menguntungkan.

Tapi tetap saja ada beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan sebelum memutuskan untuk membelinya atau tidak, seperti yang dilakukan oleh konsumen cerdas lainnya. Barang baru saja terkadang tidak selalu sempurna bukan? Maka jargon "teliti sebelum membeli" sepertinya memang harus benar - benar diterapkan oleh para konsumen khususnya jika ingin membeli perangkat second. Namun tidak sedikit konsumen yang tidak tau hal apa saja yang harus diperhatikan khususnya saat membeli handphone second. Apalagi sekarang ini sedang nge-trend dan banyak sekali beredar perangkat atau gadget canggih yang membuat konsumen semakin bingung. Nah untuk itu pada posting kali ini mimin akan memberikan beberapa tips tentang apa - apa saja yang harus diperhatikan sebelum memutuskan untuk membeli gadget "baru tapi bekas". Yuk kita langsung ke TKP :D

• Kondisi fisik

Secara tidak langsung, kondisi fisik dari suatu perangkat menggambarkan perlakuan dan perawatan yang dilakukan oleh pemilik sebelumnya. Perhatikan bagian casing, apakah terdapat dent atau bagian yang cacat seperti bekas jatuh. Jika terdapat dent atau goresan - goresan, bisa diindikasikan bahwa perangkat tersebut pernah jatuh dengan keadaan yang agak parah dan perlu diteliti lebih detail lagi mengingat hal itu (perangkat yang jatuh) dapat menyebabkan kerusakan pada komponen penting perangkat. Perhatikan juga tampilan layarnya apakah terdapat death pixel atau tidak. Biasanya death pixel terdapat di pinggiran layar yang ciri - cirinya adalah warna akan nampak lebih pucat dibagian itu, atau terdapat warna atau bercak kemerahan. CMIIW.

• Cek fisik Part II : Periksa keyboard / layar sentuh dan tombol lainnya

Disini mimin akan membagi tips nya menjadi dua bagian, yakni untuk perangkat dengan keyboard fisik dan perangkat dengan layar sentuh :

1. Jika perangkat memiliki keyboard fisik, periksalah apakah semua tombolnya berfungsi dengan baik. Hal ini sangat penting khususnya bagi handphone yang isinya tombol semua memiliki banyak tombol fisik (QWERTY) demi menjaga kenyamanan saat menggunakannya nanti.
2. Jika perangkat tidak memiliki keyboard fisik alias handphone / smartphone dengan layar sentuh, hal yang harus diperiksa adalah sensor dari layar tersebut, apakah bekerja dengan baik atau tidak. Karena perangkat yang isinya cuma layar thok menggunakan navigasi layar sentuh sangat rentan terhadap kerusakan pada bagian layar khususnya jika perangkat pernah terjatuh. Sentuh dan navigasi seluruh bagian layar mulai dari ujung atas hingga ujung bawah dan pastikan semua bagian layarnya dapat merespon dengan baik.

Selain hal diatas, biasanya dalam sebuah handphone terdapat beberapa tombol lain seperti tombol power, volume, kamera dll. Pastikan juga semua tombol tersebut berfungsi dengan semestinya.

• Periksa keaslian perangkat

Kondisi fisik yang baik memang penting, tapi keaslian perangkat lebih penting! Jangan mudah tergiur dengan harga murah karena bisa jadi itu adalah barang BM atau bahkan barang palsu! Cara yang paling mudah adalah dengan cara mengecek IMEI dari perangkat tersebut. Perangkat resmi (bukan BM) dan asli akan mengeluarkan informasi tentang kode IMEI jika kita menekan tombol #*06# pada menu telepon. Namun jika kamu belum yakin, lakukan beberapa pengujian lain seperti yang sudah mimin posting pada halaman cara cek handphone asli atau palsu.

• Periksa kinerja perangkat

Jangan melihat sesuatu dari bentuk fisiknya saja, sepertinya ungkapan pepatah itu sangat tepat untuk diterapkan dalam hal bertransaksi. Bentuk fisik "mulus" belum tentu kinerjanya juga bagus karena sering kali kerusakan tertentu tidak bisa terlihat dari bentuk fisik luarnya saja bukan? Maka memeriksa apakah perangkat dapat bekerja dengan semestinya juga menjadi faktor penting sebelum memutuskan untuk membelinya.

• Periksa fitur perangkat

Fitur - fitur seperti kamera, speaker dan lainnya juga menjadi hal yang wajib diperhatikan. Jangan sampai fitur tersebut malah tidak bisa digunakan dengan baik sehingga akan mengurangi kenyamanan dan fungsionalitas #halah dari perangkat yang akan kita beli. Yup, ini berkaca dari kesalahan saudara kandung (kakak) mimin yang menyesal setelah membeli handphone bekas karena ternyata speaker pada perangkat tersebut sudah rusak meski keadaan fisiknya masih sangat baik.

• Kelengkapan perangkat

Kelengkapan seperti kotak atau dus, kabel USB, memory card, earphone original dan lain lain menjadi nilai tambah pada gadget bekas. Jika perangkat yang kamu beli dilengkapi dengan dus, maka carilah kode IMEI pada dus tersebut dan cocokkan dengan kode IMEI perangkatmu (seperti yang sudah dijelaskan diatas). Jika ternyata cocok, (hampir) bisa dipastikan bahwa perangkat tersebut adalah barang tersebut bukanlah barang curian.

• Harga

Yang terakhir adalah soal harga. Pastikan harganya sesuai dengan kisaran harga dipasaran. Biasanya jika semua hal diatas sudah terpenuhi, maka harga dari perangkatnya pun bisa dibanderol cukup tinggi (untuk kisaran harga bekas pada tipe perangkat yang sama) karena memang kualitasnya masih baik.

Nah itulah beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan sebelum membeli handphone bekas versi on the spot Dunia gadget 558. Semoga bermanfaat :D Oia, mimin numpang promosi dikit ya (promo dilapak sendiri gapapa kan ya?). Jika kamu berada di sekitaran wilayah Mataram (Lombok) dan sedang bingung untuk mencari handphone bekas, silahkan kunjungi lapak Online kami di d558 Shop. Proses transaksi simple, dan bisa COD alias ketemuan :)

BACA JUGA :

• Tips memilih smartphone Android
• Tips memilih PC tablet

Read More..

Terkadang kita sebagai manusia lalai terhadap kesehatan tubuh kita, sehingga tidak bisa menghindarkan diri dari makanan yang tidak higienis atau bersih dari segala macam bibit kuman dan penyakit. Apabila kita makanan yang tidak higienis maka kita bisa terserang penyakit pencernaan yang salah satu akibatnya adalah diare atau mencret-mencret. Selain itu diare dapat disebabkan oleh keracunan bahan kimia dalam makanan, masuk angin, dehidrasi (kekurangan cairan tubuh) dan lain sebagainya.

Diare adalah suatu kondisi di mana seseorang buang air besar berkali-kali dalam satu hari yang melebihi batas normal dan tinja atau feses yang keluar berupa cairan encer atau kental disertai angin / kentut dari dalam perut. Berikut di bawah ini adalah 4 (empat) tips atau cara untuk menanggulangi diare atau mencret-mencret.

1. Minum Air Putih yang Banyak
Sering-seringlah minum air putih yang banyak karena dengan sering buang air besar maka tubuh akan kehilangan banyak cairan yang harus selalu digantikan dengan cairan yang baru. Setiap setelah BAB minumlah satu atau dua gelas air putih atau air mineral yang bersih dan sudah dimasak.

Minumlah oralit yang merupakan larutan gula garam untuk membantu pembentukan energi dan menahan diare / berak setelah habis BAB. Hindari minum kopi, teh dan lain sebagainya yang mampu merangsang asam lambung.

2. Makan Makanan Khusus
Hindari makan makanan yang berserat seperti agar-agar, sayur dan buah karena makanan berserat hanya akan memperpanjang masa diare. Makanan berserat hanya baik untuk penderita susah buang air besar. Bagi penderita diare sebaiknya makan makanan rendah serat dah halus seperti bubur nasi atau nasi lemes dengan lauk telur asin. Di sini nasi akan menjadi gula untuk memberikan energi, sedangkan telur asin akan memberikan protein dan garam untuk menahan mencret dan sebagai zat pembangun tubuh. Hindari makan makanan di luar sembarangan serta makanan yang pedas mengandung cabai dan lada.

3. Istirahat yang Cukup
Tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa orang yang buang-buang air akan terasa lemah, lemas, lesu, kurang bergairah, dan sebagainya. Untuk itu bagi anda yang sudah merasa sangat lemas sebaiknya meminta izin sekolah atau kantor untuk menghindari dari kemungkinan yang terburuk atau memalukan di tempat umum. Tidur sebanyak-banyaknya namun tidak melupakan waktu makan makanan dan obat harus teratur, banyak minum, beribadah dan berdoa dan lain-lain.

4. Minum Obat Dengan Dosis yang Tepat
Ada baiknya anda berkonsultasi dengan dokter dan meminta obat yang tepat untuk anda, karena setiap orang memiliki karakteristik masing-masing dalam pemilihan obat. Rumah sakit, dokter praktek, puskesmas atau balai pengobatan lain yang sesuai izin depkes adalah pilihan yang tepat karena memiliki dokter yang baik dengan obat-obatan yang baik pula. Bila anda ragu datangi saja dokter lain untuk mendapatkan informasi lebih lanjut.

Setalah mendapatkan obat minumlah obat itu sesuai dosis yang waktu yang telah ditentukan. Biasanya dokter akan memberikan obat mules, obat mencret, vitamin dan antibiotik. Untuk obat mules dan mencret sebaiknya diminum jika perut mulas dan diare saja dan hentikan jika sudah berhenti mules dan diare. Sedangkan untuk antibiotik wajib dihabiskan agar kuman dan bibit penyakit lainnya mati total dan tidak membentuk resistensi. Untuk vitamin terserah anda mau dihabiskan atau tidak, akan tetapi tidak ada salahnya jika dihabiskan karena vitamin baik untuk anda asalkan tidak berlebihan.

jaga kesehatan yaa biar terhindar dari diare dan penyakit apapun karena sehat itu mahal harganya.

Read More..

KUNYIT MENYEMBUHKAN LAMBUNG SAKIT
Sakit mag sering kali digambarkan sebagai “termakan”-nya lambung kita oleh asam lambung. Kalau penyakit ini menimpa, kita akan merasakan sakit luar biasa pada perut atas kiri. Ternyata beberapa tanaman di sekitar kita punya khasiat mencegah dan menyembuhkannya.

Kalau sering muntah agak asam, suhu badan naik, muka pucat, nafsu makan kurang, kalau sedang kosong perut terasa sakit, pedih, dan sesak pada bagian atas, ulu hati sakit hingga kadang-kadang membuat kita terbangun di tengah malam, buang hajat tidak teratur, terkadang sembelit atau mencret, kita patut curiga tukak lambung sedang mendera kita. Istilah paling populer untuk penyakit ini adalah sakit maag.
Maag sendiri merupakan kosa kata Belanda yang berarti lambung, yang kemudian diindonesiakan menjadi mag. Jadi, sakit mag sebenarnya adalah sakit lambung. Umumnya, penyakit yang sering terjadi pada orang bergolongan darah O ini berupa radang selaput lendir (mukosa) lambung (gastritis) atau luka mukosa lambung (gastric ulcer) yang dikenal dengan istilah tukak lambung (ulcus pepticum).
Pada keadaan sakit terdapat borok-borok pada mukosa lambung. Borok terjadi akibat tidak seimbangnya sekresi asam lambung-pepsin dan mukus (produk kelenjar pada mukosa lambung yang berfungsi sebagai benteng bagi lapisan mukosa lambung). Karena lambung terletak di rongga perut bagian atas agak ke kiri (ulu hati), maka penderita biasanya mengeluh sakit di bagian itu. Biang keladi penyakit ini adalah zat yang dapat menginhibisi sekresi asam lambung. Misalnya histamin dan antiinflamasi nonsteroid. Kerja berat, pikiran tegang, tidak tenang, atau kurang tidur juga menyebabkan kadar asam lambung yang tinggi. Sering terlambat makan, kebiasaan minum obat yang bersifat asam saat perut kosong, minum minuman beralkohol, dan mengisap rokok berlebihan juga dapat menjadi penyebab penyakit ini. Demikian pula dengan infeksi bakteri Helicobacter pylory yang dapat menyerbu lapisan submukosa lambung.
Berdasarkan penyebab tadi, penyembuhannya dilakukan dengan menetralkan asam lambung, mengurangi produksi asam lambung, mengobati infeksi pada selaput lendir lambung, dan mengurangi rasa sakit akibat iritasi selaput lendir atau kekejangan otot dinding lambung. Obatnya, antasid, antihistamin, antikolinergik, demulcent (dapat mengurangi iritasi lokal pada tukak lambung, dan secara fisik melindungi sel-sel di bawahnya terhadap kontak dengan iritan dari luar). Khusus untuk sakit lambung karena infeksi H. pylory pengobatannya menggunakan antibiotika. Kepada penderita dianjurkan pula untuk makan dalam jumlah sedikit tetapi sering.
Diminum air beningnya
Selain dengan pengobatan menggunakan obat farmasi, penyembuhan sakit mag juga bisa dengan menggunakan tanaman obat. Dengan mencampur tanaman yang mempunyai sifat demulcent, antasid, dan astringent, akan dapat diperoleh sediaan paling baik untuk pengobatan luka (tukak).
Beberapa tanaman yang telah banyak diteliti untuk penyembuhan tukak lambung adalah kunyit, lidah buaya, selasih, dan komamila. Selain itu ada beberapa tanaman yang secara empiris digunakan sebagai obat sakit mag, walaupun data ilmiahnya masih belum ada. Di antaranya kencur, cincau, dan meniran.
Dari semua tanaman itu, rimpang kunyit (Curcuma longa atau C. domestica) termasuk yang paling dikenal masyarakat. Sifat-sifat kunyit yang dapat menyembuhkan luka sudah dilaporkan sejak tahun 1953. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, dengan kunyit laju penyembuhan meningkat 23,3% pada kelinci dan 24,4% pada tikus. Penemuan ini, dan penggunaannya secara tradisional untuk dispepsia, merangsang penelitian lebih lanjut. Pemberian ekstrak air atau ekstrak etanol kunyit secara oral pada kelinci secara nyata menurunkan sekresi asam lambung dan meningkatkan produksi mukus pada mukosa lambung. Hasil ini memperlihatkan efek terapeutik kunyit untuk penyakit lambung dimungkinkan akibat efek stimulasi mukus. Jus dan bubuk kunyit juga memperlihatkan aktivitas antiulcer yang diakibatkan oleh pemberian dosis tinggi HCl, aspirin, dan tekanan pada tikus. Dosisnya masing-masing 165 mg/kg bobot badan untuk jus kunyit dan 10 g/kg bobot badan untuk bubuk kunyit.
Usaha identifikasi kandungan aktif kunyit mengarah kepada penemuan curcumin. Secara eksperimental curcumin efektif dalam mencegah dan memperbaiki luka lambung yang diinduksi oleh phenylbutazone dan aspirin. Curcumin meningkatkan mukus lambung sehingga aktivitas tukak lambung dapat dijelaskan melalui stimulasi produksi mukus.
Percobaan klinis efek kunyit pada tukak lambung dilakukan terhadap 10 pasien. Obat diberikan secara oral dengan dosis 2 kapsul 250 mg, 4 kali sehari, setengah sampai satu jam sebelum makan dan sebelum tidur. Pemeriksaan endoskopik dijalankan periodik sebelum pengobatan dan 4, 8, 12 minggu setelah pengobatan. Tukak sepenuhnya tersembuhkan pada 5 pasien dalam 4 minggu atau 7 pasien dalam 4 – 12 minggu.
Studi kasus lain melibatkan pemakaian bubuk kunyit untuk sakit perut akibat tukak lambung. Setelah 12 minggu pengobatan, 88% pasien yang menerima pil kunyit (3 pil, yang setara dengan 4 g) memperlihatkan perbaikan dan satu kasus tersembuhkan.
Kunyit juga mempunyai khasiat antiinflamasi. Khasiat antiinflamasi kunyit sebanding dengan hydrokortison asetat yang menyembuhkan inflamasi akibat induksi karagenin. Ekstrak air (hasil ekstraksi menggunakan air) 40 mg/kg berkhasiat sama dengan indomentasin 5 mg/kg bobot badan. Khasiat antiinflamasi ini akibat adanya minyak atsiri.
Untuk menggunakannya sebagai obat sakit mag diperlukan 2 jari tangan kunyit. Bahan ini dikupas dan dibersihkan, diparut, dan ditambah air matang. Setelah itu, diperas melalui kain bersih. Hasilnya didiamkan dan diambil air beningnya. Dalam sehari diminum 2 kali, masing-masing satu ramuan. Meminumnya pagi sebelum makan dan malam sebelum tidur.
Gel penghancur sumber inflamasi
Tanaman lain yang dapat digunakan untuk mencegah dan menyembuhkan tukak lambung adalah lidah buaya (Aloe vera). Tanaman yang menyukai tempat panas ini berdaun tebal dengan “duri” di tepinya dan banyak berisi gel. Gel inilah yang biasanya dimanfaatkan sebagai obat, termasuk untuk mengobati sakit mag.
Penelitian menunjukkan, dengan pemberian gel lidah buaya 2 ml 2 kali sehari, tukak lambung pada tikus yang diinduksi aspirin (100 mg/kg) berhasil disembuhkan. Khasiat mengobati tukak lambung ini berasal dari Aloenin dan Magnesiun laktat dalam daun lidah buaya yang diidentifikasikan dapat menghambat sekresi asam lambung pada hewan percobaan.
Zat aktif lain diidentifikasi sebagai Aloctin A dan Aloctin B. Aloctin A menghambat sekresi asam lambung dan pepsin jika diberikan secara intra vena pada tikus. Kandungan yang berkhasiat lain adalah Aloin dan Antrakinon yang dapat meningkatkan produksi prostaglandin. Selain itu, lidah buaya mempunyai khasiat antiinflamasi. Gel lidah buaya mengandung bradykinase, yaitu suatu enzim pemecah sumber inflamasi, bradykinin.
Untuk menjadikan lidah buaya sebagai obat sakit mag diperlukan gel segar dari sekitar � lembar daun lidah buaya. Gel sebanyak itu diminum untuk sekali minum. Dalam sehari perlu meminumnya sebanyak 2 kali. Untuk memperbaiki rasa gel bisa diberi madu secukupnya. Ibu hamil sebaiknya tidak mengkonsumsi ramuan alami ini.
Kemangi hutan atau Lampes (Ocimum sanctum) pun berkhasiat dalam penyembuhan sakit lambung. Di seluruh Jawa dari dataran rendah hingga pada ketinggian 600 m dari permukaan laut, terutama di daerah dengan kemarau yang panjang, bisa dijumpai tanaman ini. Biasanya pada lapangan kering atau semak-semak terbuka. Sosoknya berupa terna atau perdu bercabang banyak setinggi 0,30 – 1,50 m.
Hasil penelitian terhadap tanaman ini menunjukkan, pemberian 70% ekstrak alkohol lampes dosis 100 mg/kg bobot badan pada tikus putih, yang diinduksi dengan aspirin, menunjukkan aktivitas menyembuhkan tukak lambung. Untuk menggunakannya sebagai obat tukak lambung dianjurkan untuk mengkonsumsi daun segar kemangi hutan (lampes) sebagai lalap setiap hari.
Kamomila (Matricaria recutita) juga termasuk tanaman yang baik untuk pengobatan sakit lambung. Sayangnya, tanaman ini kurang dikenal di Indonesia. Mungkin cuma orang Jawa Barat yang mengenalnya. Di tanah Pasundan, tanaman kamonila dikenal sebagai teh kembang. Dulu di Garut kamomila digunakan sebagai bahan tambahan teh hijau dan di Cigeduk untuk campuran teh biasa.
Di Eropa pemakaiannya sangat luas untuk menangani masalah pencernaan, karena bersifat karminatif, antispasmodik, antiinflamasi, dan antiseptik. Di dalamnya terkandung 3 kelompok bahan aktif, yakni minyak atsiri terpenoid (0,25 – 1%) khususnya bisabolol dan chamazulene (keduanya berkhasiat antiinflamasi pada hewan percobaan), flavonoid (+ 2,4%) dengan epigenin yang bersifat antispasmodik, dan pektin (5 – 10%) seperti mucilago pada bunganya (beberapa tanaman yang mengandung mucilago berkhasiat demulcent).
Untuk memanfaatkannya sebagai obat, diperlukan 1 sendok teh bunga kamomila. Air panas sebanyak 150 ml dituangkan ke dalamnya, didiamkan selama 5 – 10 menit, lalu diminum. Frekuensi meminumnya 3 – 4 kali sehari.
Belum ada data ilmiah
Beberapa tanaman juga secara empiris terbukti bisa menyembuhkan sakit mag meskipun data ilmiahnya belum ada. Di antaranya kencur, cincau, dan meniran.
Kencur (Kaempferia galanga), yang sering pula digunakan sebagai salah satu bahan bumbu dapur, juga secara tradisional digunakan sebagai obat sakit mag. Untuk keperluan itu dibutuhkan 1 jari rimpangnya. Rimpang dicuci bersih dikupas dan dikunyah dengan garam seperlunya. Sesudah halus dikunyah, kencur ditelan disusul dengan minum air hangat. Ini dilakukan 3 kali dalam sehari.
Cincau (Cylea barbata), yang daunnya biasa digunakan sebagai bahan minuman segar, bisa pula dijadikan obat. Tanaman ini merupakan tanaman terna membelit. Berdaun tunggal dengan bentuk mirip simbol hati (heart) pada kartu bridge dan permukaannya berbulu lembut.
Bila daun ini yang digunakan, diperlukan 1 genggam daun cincau (kira-kira 80 gram berat basah). Daun dicuci lalu digiling halus. Hasilnya diremas dengan air masak seperlunya dan disaring, diberi air kapur sirih seperlunya agar lekas menjadi kental. Setelah menggumpal dimakan dengan air gula atau sirup. Dalam sehari pengobatan tradisional cara ini dilakukan 3 kali, masing-masing dengan � gelas minum (kapasitas gelas ini kira-kira 200 cc).
Meniran Phyllanthus niruri) merupakan tanaman obat sakit lambung lainnya. Tanaman ini merupakan tanaman terna yang tumbuh tegak pada tempat lembab dan berbatu. Tingginya mencapai 50 cm. Daunnya majemuk berseling, berbentuk bulat telur sampai lonjong dengan ukuran kecil. Daun inilah yang biasa digunakan sebagai obat.
Penggunaannya sebagai obat bisa dilakukan dengan mencuci lalu merebus � genggam daun meniran dalam 3 gelas makan air bersih. Merebusnya dilakukan hingga volume airnya tinggal �-nya. Sesudah dingin disaring lalu diminum dengan madu seperlunya. Cara ini dilakukan 3 kali dalam sehari.

Read More..

Hai sobat, pasti dech, pernah dengar lagu ini?? Lebih baik sakit gigi dari pada sakit hati ini.....ah masa sich??? hehehe
Sakit hati itu gampang lho, obatnya. Kita pasrah dan mendekatkan diri kepada Allah SWT, Insya Allah sembuh dech, sakit hatinya, tapi kalau sakit GIGI tidur nggak enak, makan nggak enak, dan pastinya kepala jadi pusing.
So, nggak mau donk, ngalamin sakit gigi kayak gini,apalagi sampai harus dicabut segala Gigi yang sakit biasanya berasal dari gigi yang berlubang. Yuk, ikuti beberapa tips mencegah gigi berlubang dan menjaga kesehatan rongga mulut. biar gigimu terlihat putih dan senyum mu juga lebih manis. Ini di Baca aja Tipsnya:

1.Rutin menyikat gigi pada pagi hari setelah makan dan malam hari sebelum tidur,Kalau perlu gunakan Mouth wash (obat kumur) setelah menyikat gigi, agar hasilnya maksimal.

2. Pada pagi hari sikat gigi minimal 30 menit setelah sarapan,Jangan langsung menyikat gigi setelah sarapan.

3.Jauhi rokok, karena selain tidak baik untukkesehatan,Rokokjugamenyebabkan noda-noda pada gigi sulit di hilangkan.

4.Gantilah sikat gigi satu bulan sekali, Karena daya bersih sikat berkurang setelah satu bulan pakai.

5.Gunakan benang gigi (dental floss) untuk membersihkan sisa – sisa makanan di sela - sela gigi.
Dental floss ini dapat diperoleh di apotek.

- Jangan lupa menyikat lidah dan gusi

6.Kurangi konsumsi makanan yang banyak mengandung gula,karena gula merupakan bahan yang dapat menyebabkan gigi berlubang.

7.Kurangi kudapan/cemilan di antara dua waktu makan

-Perbanyaklah minum air putih
-Perbanyaklah makan buah dan sayur

8.Jangan tunggu sampai gigi sakit, rutinlah ke dokter gigi.Minimal 6 bulan sekali, periksa dan bersihkan rongga mulut. Ingat mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati.

Dental whitening adalah prosedur yang dapat merubah gigi seseorang menjadi lebih cerah dengan aplikasi bahan kimia. Prosedur yang relatif aman dan tingkat keberhasilannya yang tinggi membuat prosedur ini banyak diminati. Tulisan ini dilatar belakangi oleh keinginan berbagi pengalaman dalam praktek tentang metoda pemutihan gigi.

Dental whitening lebih efektif dilakukan pada perubahan warna gigi yang disebabkan oleh faktor eksternal yaitu perubahan warna gigi yang disebabkan oleh kebiasaan dalam mengkonsumsi makanan dan minuman yang berwarna seperti teh, kopi, cola, nikotin dan mengunyah tembakau dapat menyebabkan perubahan warna gigi dari yang berwarna kuning kecoklatan sampai kehitaman. Sedangkan pada perubahan warna gigi yang disebabkan oleh faktor dari dalam tubuh (faktor intrinsik) seperti pemberian antibiotik tetrasiklin pada anak yang menderita infeksi pada saat sedang terjadi proses pembentukan gigi hasilnya kurang begitu memuaskan.

Dental whitening dapat dilakukan pada pasien diatas umur 13 tahun karena pertumbuhan gigi permanennya sudah sempurna dan geligi tersebut harus bebas dari karies dan karang gigi.

comment nya yaaaaaa

Read More..