ZYB: Online Mobile Phone Contact Backup Service

I just tried ZYB, the online mobile phone contact backup service and I’ve to tell ya, it is simply a great tool to make sure your cell phone numbers are safely backed up somewhere online. I always was concerned of losing my cell phone or having it not startup on a fine day. One day I happen to drop my cell phone in the rain and it wouldn’t start up after that and I still remember the moment when I was literally trying my best to make sure I get my contacts written somewhere safe. Fortunate for me that I got my cell phone back up and running without that many hassles but that taught me a good lesson and importance of keeping a backup of my cell phone contacts.

When I heard of ZYB providing the same service of what I was looking for, I thought of giving it a try. Truly it was a seamless effort to back up my cell phone contacts. Even though the web site was a bit slow in terms of performance it was simple enough to have my RAZR contacts backed up with few simple steps that ZYB will guide you thru.

One great service that I would recommend you to try.

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Vegetables for health

Vegetable	Amount	Minerals Contained (in descending order)	Vitamins Contained (in descending order)
Artichoke	One medium cooked with no added salt has 4.2 grams protein and 6.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 425 mg Phosphorus – 103 mg Magnesium – 72 mg Calcium – 54 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, iron , manganese , copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 12 mg Niacin - 1.2 mg Pantothenic Acid – .5 mg Folate – 61.2 mcg Vitamin A – 212 IU Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Asparagus	Half cup (about 4 spears) cooked with no added salt contains over 2 grams of protein and almost 1.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 144 mg Phosphorus – 48.5 mg Calcium – 18 mg Sodium – 10 mg Magnesium – 9 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium , iron , manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin A – 485 IU Vitamin C – 9.7 mg Niacin - .974 mg Folate – 131 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Broccoli	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains 2.3 grams protein and 2.3 grams fiber.	Potassium – 228 mg Phosphorus – 46 mg Calcium – 36 mg Sodium – 28 mg Magnesium – 18.7 mg Iron – .65 mg Vitamin K – 110 mcg Also contains small amounts of selenium, manganese , copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 1083 IU Vitamin C – 58 mg Niacin – .45 mg Pantothenic Acid – .4 mg Folate – 39 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Carrots	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains .85 grams protein and 2.6 grams fiber.	Potassium – 177 mg Sodium – 51.5 mg Calcium – 24 mg Magnesium – 10 mg Iron – .48 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, manganese, zinc.	Vitamin A – 19,152 IU Vitamin C – 1.8 mg Niacin – .4 mg Pantothenic Acid – .2 mg Vitamin B6 – .2 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Cauliflower	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains 1.1 grams protein and 1.7 grams fiber.	Potassium – 88 mg Phosphorus – 19.8 mg Calcium – 9.9 mg Sodium – 9.3 mg Magnesium – 5.6 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium,iron , manganese ,copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 27.5 mg Vitamin A – 1.5 IU Pantothenic Acid – .3 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Corn	One ear, cooked with no salt contains 2.6 grams protein and 2.1 grams fiber.	Potassium – 191.7 mg Phosphorus – 79.3 mg Magnesium – 24.6 mg Sodium – 13 mg Calcium – 1.5 mg selenium – .6 mg Iron – .5 mg Zinc – .4 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese and copper .	Vitamin C – 4.8 mg Vitamin A – 167 IU Niacin – 1.2 mg Folate – 27.3 mcg Pantothenic Acid – .68 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Cucumber	Half a cup of sliced cucumber with skins contains .36 grams protein and .42 grams fiber.	Potassium – 74.9 mg Phosphorus – 1.4 mg Magnesium – 5.7 mg Sodium – 1 mg Calcium – 7.3 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 2.6 mg Vitamin A – 111.8 IU Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Green Pepper	One small raw pepper contains .66 grams protein and 1.3 grams fiber.	Potassium – 131 mg Phosphorus – 14 mg Magnesium – 7.4mg Calcium – 6.7 mg Sodium – 1.48 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium , iron , manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin A – 467.7i u Vitamin C – 66 mg Niacin – .4 mg Folate – 6.8 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Kale	One cup of cooked kale with no added salt contains 2.5 grams protein and 2.6 grams fiber.	Potassium – 296.4 mg Phosphorus – 36.4 mg Magnesium – 23.4 mg Calcium – 32 mg Sodium – 29.9 mg Iron – 1.2 mg Manganese – .5 mg Selenium – 1.2 mg Vitamin K – 1062 mcg Also contains small amounts of copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 9,620 IU Vitamin C – 53.3 mg Niacin – .6 mg Folate – 17 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Lima Beans	One cup of cooked large lima beans with no added salt contains 14.7 grams protein and 13.2 grams fiber.	Potassium – 955 mg Phosphorus – 208.7 mg Magnesium – 8.8 mg Calcium – 32 mg Selenium – 8.5 mg Iron – 4.5 mg Sodium – 3.8 mg Zinc – 1.8 mg Manganese – .8 mg copper – .44 mg	Pantothenic Acid – .8 mg Niacin – .8 mg Folate – 156 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Mushroom	Half a cup of raw mushrooms contains 1.0 grams of protein and .42 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 129.5 mg Phosphorus – 36.4 mg Magnesium – 3.5 mg Selenium – 3 mg Calcium – 1.8 mg Sodium – 1.4 mg Iron – .36 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin D – 26.6 IU Niacin – 1.4 mg Vitamin C – .8 mg Pantothenic Acid – .5 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Onions	One small onion cooked without salt contains .8 grams protein and 1.3 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 110 mg Phosphorus – 23.1 mg Calcium – 14 mg Magnesium – 7 mg Sodium – 2.1 mg Selenium – .42 mg Also contains small amounts of iron, manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 4.5 mg Folate – 9 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Peas	One cup of boiled peas with no salt added contains 8.58 grams of protein and 8.8 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 433.6 mg Phosphorus – 187.2 mg Magnesium – 62.4 mg Calcium – 43.2 mg Sodium – 4.8 mg Selenium – 3.0 mg Iron – 2.5 mg Zinc – 1.9 mg Manganese – .8 mg Also contains small amount of copper .	Vitamin A – 955.2iu Vitamin C – 22.72 mg Niacin – 3.23 mg Folate – 100.8 mcg Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – .41 mg Vitamin B6 - .35 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Potatoes	One medium baked potato without salt contains 3.0 grams of protein and 2.3 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 610 mg Phosphorus – 78 mg Magnesium – 39 mg Calcium – 7.8 mg Sodium – 7.8 mg Iron – .55 mg Selenium – .46 mg Zinc – .45 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese and copper .	Vitamin C – 20 mg Niacin – 2.18 mg Pantothenic Acid – .9 mg Vitamin B6 – .5 mg Folate – 14 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Spinach	One cup of raw spinach contains .86 grams of protein and .81 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 167.4 mg Phosphorus – 14.7 mg Magnesium – 23.7 mg Calcium – 29.7 mg Sodium – 23.7 mg Iron – .81 mg Selenium – .3 mg - Vitamin K - 145 mcg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 2014.5 mg Vitamin C – 8.43 mg Folate – 58.2 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Squash, Summer	One cup of sliced summer squash, baked with no added salt contains 1.65 grams of protein and 2.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 345.6 mg Phosphorus – 7.2 mg Magnesium – 43.2 mg Calcium – 48.6 mg Sodium – 1.8 mg Iron – .65 mg Manganese – .38 mg Selenium – .36 mg Zinc – .7 mg Also contains small amount of copper.	Vitamin A – 516.6 mg Vitamin C – 9.9 mg Niacin – .92 mg Folate – 36 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Squash, Winter	One cup of cubed winter squash, baked with no added salt contains 1.02 grams of protein and 2.07 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 181.3 mg Phosphorus – 21.7 mg Magnesium – 17.0 mg Calcium – 32.5 mg Sodium – 27.9 mg Iron – .52 mg Selenium – .46 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 17.5 mg Vitamin C – 5.4 mg Niacin – 1.25 mg Folate – 57.4 mcg Pantothenic Acid – .55 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Sweet Potatoes	One medium sweet potato baked in its skin contains 1.96 grams of protein and 3.42 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 273 mg Phosphorus – 29.5 mg Magnesium – 13.5 mg Calcium – 6.2 mg Sodium – 11.0 mg Iron – .55 mg Selenium – .5 mg Manganese – .6 mg Zinc – .3 mg Also contains small amount of copper .	Vitamin A – 24,877 mg Vitamin C – 28.0 mg Pantothenic Acid – .74 mg Niacin – .69 mg Folate – 26.2 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts

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Time Projecting Alarm Clock

I just love this little gadget from Emerson. It’s an alarm clock that projects the time on to the floor/wall or any flat surface that are at a reasonable distance. I wear glasses and I keep the alarm clock on the back of the bed (thanks to IKEA) and so it was very inconvenient to peek at the time with sleepy eyes. This new gadget allows me to project the time on the ceiling floor, just above the eye if I stretch straight on my bed. It was just so handy.

If you are ready to shell out $29.99 I would highly recommend this or one of these versions.

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8 things you must do if your identity is stolen

Credit Score Tips and Advice blog has 8 important things you should do if your identity is stolen. We all hope that it should never happen that identity gets stolen but if you are plan for the worst you should read this and keep these points in mind. It even has the contact details for the 3 major credit reporting services. 

Here are the points at a glance,

• Call one of the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion)
• New accounts
• Inform the creditors
• Contact your local police
• File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Change all of the passwords that you use online
• Driver’s license
• Keep records

For the full article, click here.

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Why do we have bad breath in the morning?

Science guru Bill Nye explains that the flow of saliva slows down during sleep. As a result, mouths don’t get the same level of oxygen as they do while we’re active. This allows anaerobic bacteria, which don’t need oxygen, to thrive. “The waste products from these bacteria often contain sulfur — and those compounds of sulfur are what we smell.”

Onions are also nasty culprits of this type of bad breath because they contain sulfur. So limit your raw onion snacking habits, and you’re ahead of the game.

According to BreezeCare, there are additional causes for morning breath. Mucus in your nose can thicken while you sleep, and your tongue falls to the back of your throat — both of which provide welcome environments for anaerobic bacteria.

Treatments for bad breath abound, however the two common solutions are to brush your tongue to remove excess plaque, and the use of an antimicrobial mouthwash. Good luck, and may your breath be as fresh as a Tic Tac.

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20/20 Vision Explained

Visual acuity is expressed as a fraction. The top number refers to the distance you stand from the chart. This is usually 20 feet. The bottom number indicates the distance at which a person with normal eyesight could correctly read the line with the smallest letters. Normal vision is considered 20/20. If your vision is 20/40, the line you correctly read at 20 feet could be read by a person with normal vision at 40 feet.

If your optometrist says you have 20/60 vision, that means you are able to discriminate characters at 20 feet away from an eye chart that a person with normal acuity can see at a distance of 60 feet.

Of course, just because 20/20 vision is normal doesn’t mean it’s perfect. A small percentage of the population is blessed with vision better than 20/20, and just recently researchers unveiled corrective lens that offered vision.

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Happy New Year 2007

Wishing you and your family a very happy and a prosperous New Year 2007.

- Askar

FICO Scores – Explained

You’ve been there and I’ve been there. We all watch our credit history as much as we watch our bank accounts. True? One of the main components of the credit history is the FICO score, you know that.

FICO stands for Fair Isaac Corporation. The credit scores are calculated based on the FICO algorithm/formula. The exact formulae is a top secret and is not available to the public. But the Fair Isaac company has disclosed how much percent they give weightage to the influential factors. Here are they,

• 35% – Punctuality of payment in the past (only includes payments later than 30 days past due)
• 30% - The amount of debt, expressed as the ratio of current revolving debt (credit card balances, etc.) to total available revolving credit (credit limits)
• 15% – Length of credit history
• 10% – Types of credit used (installment, revolving, consumer finance)
• 10% – Recent search for credit and/or amount of credit obtained recently

Well, that gives us an idea of what to watch for if you are to maintain a good credit score.

Technorati tags: Credit Score, FICO Score, FICO calculation formula, Finance, Personal Finance, Money Management

My post-surgery update

Hello Friends –

You might be just wondering what happened to my blog and why is it not getting updated that frequently. May be you must have read my previous post on my accident. I just wanted to update you on my status.

Thank God the surgery went fine. My post surgery recovery is unexpectedly taking more time than what doctors have anticipated as I got more swelling around the eye and have got a balloon effect around my eye that’s making the recovery a bit hard and long. I’m at discomfort when I look at the monitor for a prolonged period of time and so I wouldn’t promise you at this time that I’ll be posting that much to my blog. Rest assured…I’ll try my best to keep my blog updated as much as possible. Hope you understand my situation.

Thanks for your understanding.

- Askar

Less Posts These Days

I got hurt in my right eye when I was trying to pull a stapler from a box with a plier. And I have to undergo a surgery to fix it. All these days I wasn’t been able to post to my blog because of this unexpected situation.

Please keep me in your prayers and as soon as I recover from this surgery I’ll get back to the normal posting habit on my blog.

Sorry my friends. Please be safe.

- Askar

Microsoft Zune – I wouldn’t buy that now

I was at an Office Depot store last night and came across to experience Microsoft’s Zune player, the latest Gizmo. I was following the trend on Zune and have even blogged about it.

I own an iPod 30GB Video and I love it. It’s pretty sleek and the video looks crisp and above all, the all famous, scroll wheel. If at all I complain anything about iPod I would complain my (horrible) experience with iTunes. For some reason it never worked for me in a pleasant way. That’s another reason I was looking at and (eagerly) waiting for Zune to hit the market so that I can see if it’s worth buying it. BTW, I run Windows based OS (XP Pro and XP Media Center Edition) and I’m not sure if that makes any difference.

Anyways, I was attracted with Zune for it’s FM radio capability, wireless sharing and a bit more screen real estate. Even though I hate the color cases of Zune I thought it would be cool. But after my experience at Office Depot I was a bit disappointed with what Zune has to offer. Sure there is FM radio and wireless sharing, but these are the stuffs that made me disappointed,

• Unbelievably poor exterior case color choice
• No scroll wheel….Psssst
• Glaring screen, this was pretty annoying at the store with all those bright lights
• Poor user interface, I even noticed the pixelating fonts
• A bit bulky

I haven’t experienced the Zune Market Place but I hope that to be at least better. To me the whole Zune player looked to me like Microsoft just rushed to bring this to the market at the time of holiday shopping. I would rather say they should have taken the time to make it better than just rushing. But again…it’s Microsoft and they have billions on hand. I hope they would make at least Zune2 a better one.

I would hold on to my lovely iPod 30GB Video. Apple…hey…are you there?…can you please make this freaky iTunes work with my Media Center PC? That would be great.

Technorati tags: iPod, iTunes, Zune, Zune Market Place, Zune Review, iTunes issue with XP Media Center Edition

Robert Scoble – An Inspiration

I’m a big fan of Robert Scoble. For those of you who have no idea of who Robert Scoble is,

• he is the guy behind my beloved Channel9
• he is number one at ”Top WordPress.com blogs”
• he runs ScobleShow at PodTech
• he has written an excellent book “Naked Conversations“ 
• and the list goes on…

He got me addicted to Channel9 and I keep hitting that site at least once a day so far that I can remember. I like his “who are you?” introduction. And lately he got me addicted to his ScobleShow which is another site that I keep hitting it quite often lately. He truly is an inspiration to me.

Anyways, he used to be a kind of guy who posts to his blog consistently but with fewer posts. I just noticed lately that he has started posting it quite often with growing number of posts. That makes it exciting.

Keep posting Robert. And keep posting more videos on ScobleShow. Hope you find the time.

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