Ever thought of downloading Windows Updates from their site without using ‘Automatic Updates’? If you are a ‘techie’ you must have thought of it at least once. Here is a simple way to do this :

1. Go to the Windows Update Web Site. Make sure you open it in Internet Explorer, for some reason this site wont open in any other browsers!
2. In the left panel, under Other Options, select “Personalize Windows Update”.
3. Under “Set Options for Windows Update”, select the checkbox for “Display the Link to Windows Update Catalog under ‘See Also’”, then click “Save Settings”.
4. Go back to the Windows Update web site.
5. In the left pane, under “See Also”, select “Windows Update Catalog”.
6. Select “Find Updates for Microsoft Operating Systems”.
7. Select the operating system and language of your choice.
8. Select “Critical Updates and Service Packs”.
9. Select all of the patches you’d like to download.
10. Then click on “Go to download basket” to download them..

Thats it!

YOGA is an art. Art to get control of our body and mind. Here is an example  to do a a simple yogasana. Follow the 12 steps to learn it.

Posture: Surya-namaskar => Sun Salutation

Translation: The Sanskrit word surya means sun. Namaskar is the Hindi word for Namaste, from the root nam, to bow. Namaskar means salutation, salute, greeting or praise.

Follow the 12 Steps :

STEP 1:

Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet touching. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart.

STEP 2:

Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head.

STEP 3:

Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching knees.

STEP 4:

Inhale and move the right leg back away from the body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot between the hands. Raise the head.

STEP 5:

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch.

STEP 6:

Exhale and lower the body to the floor until the the feet, knees, hands, chest, and forehead are touching the ground.

STEP 7:

Inhale and slowly raise the head and bend backward as much as possible, bending the spine to the maximum.

STEP 8:

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch.

STEP 9:

Inhale and move the right leg back away from the body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot between the hands. Raise the head.

STEP 10:

Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching knees.

STEP 11:

Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head.

STEP 12:

Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet touching. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart.

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