How to insert a table in your blogpost without much work?

Almost all of the bloggers(blogspot users, I don't know about wordpress features) face this while they writing some blog posts.  Many time we like to include a table in the blogpost, Due to the extra coding work (we need to write table creating html code manually) we don't do it.  Table is a very simple feature to add, but i don't know why google didn't added this to the blogger... :(.  Hope they will soon make us one.

  So, lets come to the point.  It is pretty much easy to insert a table with contents.  There is a web(site) [Tableizer]url which gives u this table creation as a service.  And the things is you are allowed to modify the table's view like colour, font, font size etc.

How to:
1.  Use your office suite's spread sheet application (ms excel, libreoffice calc etc).  Yes, am not kidding just input the  contents then copy that.

2. Goto this Tableizer url and paste it at the given box.  Click -> Tableize it.  Thats all.

3.  Copy the shown visual table(or the html code) and paste it into your post.

For example I want to create a 3x3 table with input 1..9 like this.

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

Open libreoffice -> calc -> input 1,2,3 in first row, 4,5,6 in second row, 7,8,9 in third row.  Copy that 3x3 cells with the content, now follow steps 2 & 3.  The resultant table is shown below.

1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8	9

you are done... :)

How to type copyright symbol, trademark symbol etc in linux?

 As our qwerty keyboard can't accommodate all the available characters, symbols we end up with the keyboard(layout) that have the main and most widely used symbols, characters(with shift, alt key combinations).  But, in my opinion our keyboard should at least add symbols like Copyright  ©, Registered  ®, Trademark symbol ™.

Usually we do get/input these symbols from:

1. From a text editor program or from office suite(from insert symbols) like libreoffice, MS office etc.

2. From internet web pages by searching terms like "copyright symbol", "Trade mark symbol"

But, it is not possible to go every time into those application or to search with google to get/input these symbols.  So, Here is a easy way to input these symbols with your standard English keyboard layout (qwerty layout).  You have to enable some already available keyboard settings(Compose key) but not enabled by default .

So, with the help of compose key we can achieve this in our standard key board itself.

Compose key: A excerpt from wikipedia
"A compose key, available on some computer keyboards, is a special kind of modifier key designated to signal the software to interpret the following (usually two) keystrokes as a combination in order to produce a character not found directly on the keyboard. For example, striking Compose followed by ~ and then n can produce character ñ, whereas striking Compose followed by O and then C can produce the symbol ©, the copyright symbol). "

How to enable
1. In  BOSS linux(or any linux which have menu like Applications, System)
System -> preferences -> keyboard settings -> Layout settings -> options -> Compose key positions
In Ubuntu
Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout settings -> Options -> Compose key positions

2. Select your desired compose key.
   You can select any listed key(ctrl, win, capslock etc) as your compose key.  But, as we are using Linux, It is recommended to use the win(dows) key as compose key.

3.  Save the settings thats all you are done.

There are many symbols and the key combinations to produce it.  I here list few most often used symbols and its compose key combinations.  I assume win(dows) key  as the compose key.

Symbol Name	Symbol	composekey combination
Copyright	©	win+o then c
Trademark	™	win+t then m
Registered symbol	®	win+o then r
Quarter	¼	Win+1 then 4
Half	½	Win+1 then 2
3 quarters	¾	Win+3 then 4
Euro	€	win+e then =
Yen	¥	win+y then =
Pound	£	win+l then -
cent	¢	win+c then |
degree	°	win+o then o

Note:  This is for the debian based linux machines(like Ubuntu, BOSS Linux etc) which employs gnome desktop environment.  If your machine is not a debian based one or it uses other desktop environment systems(like kde, xfce etc), you have to fine where the keyboard setting is available and need to enable the settings as above.

How to create a Linux repository for the intranet/local machines?

1. Copy the whole repository of a particular linux distro(BOSS Gnu/linux, ubunutu) into a harddisk(external/internal), either by debmirror command or request/contact to the repository maintainers.
 1.1 Copy the repository using debmirror
   $debmirror -a -d -s --method= -h --root= --no-source --progress --ignore-release-gpg 
   switch a - architecture, d - distro etc..  Note: For more information read man pages of debmirror

ex: 
$debmirror -a i386 -d savir -s main,main/debian-installer --method=http -h packages.bosslinux.in --root=boss --no-source --progress --ignore-release-gpg /home/test/repository


2. install apache2 web server using
 $sudo apt-get install apache2

3. Either copy the whole content distro copy "/home/test/repository" to "/var//www" directory, or give a link to /home/test/repository in /var/www

4. find the ip address of the machine(where you do all the above procedures. i.e machine in which you keep the local/intranet repository/server) using
 $sudo ifconfig

5. add the following line as first entry in the  /etc/apt/sources.list file of all the linux machines that connected to the intranet as follows
 deb http:///boss savir main contrib non-free

6. Try apt-get update from the client machines if it updates fine, everything is fine.  Your local intranet repository is setup successfully.

How to know/follow an original account of a celebrity in twitter?

  Are you sure that you are following the original account of a celebrity in the twitter..?
May be the question is strange to you...(for some people may be not).  But, in reality it is true.  Yes, it is true, in twitter there are hundreds of fake account for every celebrity from Amitabh bachan to Amisha patel, Rajinikanth to Rakki sawant, Sachin tendulkar to Shilpa shetty.  It is a kind of identity theft.

  So, how to find the real/original celebrity account in twitter..?

  A long back twitter introduced a feature "Verified account".  It ensures the identity of the twitter account holder.  So, before follow any celebrity in twitter, ensure the account is a verified one or not(Some exceptions are there, Still there are few celebrity[in terms of my/your opinion] either don't have twitter account or their twitter account is not yet verified.. ).

  So, how a verified twitter account look like?
  All the verified accounts have a white color tick mark in side a small blue color GEAR(Wheel with teeths) like this,

Verified twitter account of A. R. Rahman

 How to find these verified account and follow it..?  Just search the celebrity name in the twitter which returns all the related results, now select only people.  Find the account with the symbol.

For your convenience i list some Indian celebrities verified twitter accounts, Just click and follow.

@sachin_rt
@ashwinravi99
@pitrodasam
@FarOutAkhtar
@narendramodi
@PMOIndia
@ShashiTharoor
@anandmahindra
@arrahman
@aamir_khan

Note: Few web sites/services are there there that scans you account, and provide you a detailed report about your follower/following.  One such nice website is
http://thetwitcleaner.com/ - Don't worry about your username and password it just going use twitter's OAuth.   But, you have to authorize the app to access your account.

Must have apps for Android smartphone(List-1)

There are thousands of Apps available in Google's play.  Here i am going to list few most important,  useful & productive apps(yes, you have your own right to differ with me about these apps).  One more important thing these are free apps.


Aldiko - epub reader

  Are you a voracious reader..? If your answer is yes, then you must install this app.   Aldiko is the app that keeps your reading appitite alive in digital age.  Aldiko's GUI is designed elegantly, navigation is smooth, let user to set his own preference in terms of color, font size etc..
  You can either use the free epub books or you can buy online also.  Moreover Aldiko even let you to use your pdf files also.  So, you import your pdf files to Aldiko for reading.

Gesture search - Awesome app from google

 It is searching application within your mobile, but interestingly without typing the phrase to search instead by drawing(gesture) it.  While you start drawing it shows you suggestions :).  As like in google search which shows suggestions by ajax.

  Nowadays our android smart phones becomes more and more rich in terms of features, applications, settings etc.  We often change our mobile(not all, not me but, many of us), as soon as a new model hit the market.  We can't keepup ourselves with its speed of change.  It lets one to find anything within the mobile contact name, application name, settings anything.

 This tiny app is a very very useful one, interestingly it is a adaptive one.  Means by continuous usage it will adapt with your drawing pattern and gives you the exact result what you are searching.

Google translate - Language translation(not translitration) application from google.


  Have support to almost all major languages.  You can translate from any language to any other language.   Important thing is it supports text input, voice input even a image input also(not to all languages).  You can get the text output & audio output.   You just need to select the from language & to language thats all.



Imdb - movie database app from Imdb.com

 Many times you end with the question, who is the hero of the movie?  how many academy awards that movie got? What is that famous dialogue in that movie? etc etc.. Every time you need to go wikipedia, imdb or rottentomatos websites, instead go with this app.  This app will keeps you restless in terms of movies, TV Series.  If you are a movie manic and if you want to be upto date in details of World cinema, TV series, yes it is for you only.

Yahoo mail - Official yahoomail app from yahoo



 As its name implies, It is the official mobile mail app by yahoo.  GUI design is nice as gmail mobile app comes by default in android mobiles, for yahoomail we have go with app.




Will let you know other must have apps in another post soon... :)