From school going children to senior citizens, everyone use mobiles and everyone has different amount of mobile usage. Some people are glued to their phone and much of their time spends talking on phone or sending messages. While I have seen some people who hardly use their phone. Due to such variety in usage, telecom operators have different tariff plans to cater everyone’s need at lowest possible cost. Price war is always there between different operators which mean better plans for customers at even lower cost. Most people start with pre-paid plans which are like pay as you go and it gives a surety about how much one wants to spend on talking. If you find yourself spending a lot on pre-paid recharges then I strongly suggest to look at post paid or contract phone deals where you not only get freedom from recharging phone again and again but also get rid of worry about running out of recharge while making that important call.

Contract phone deals sometime include handsets at lower cost than market rates but as we know you get nothing for free and operators usually include some misc. amount in bills or have higher call rates to cover up the cost of set. So when you go for such offer, check out where the tariff plans carefully and read the terms or services line by line. Websites like Dial a phone.co.uk makes our work easier by giving all the information in much clear way rather than hiding them in asterisks and smaller fonts like operators do. So do check out this site.

Mathematics is one subject that if you know it well, you will enjoy it but if you don’t then it will make your life hell. Learning maths can be fun if it does not involve strict maths teachers (I have usually found maths teachers to be quite strict) and student is able to get answer and clear explanation of everything no matter how simple it is or difficult. Students are shy in asking questions in class because they think they question they are going to ask is very simple one and students of class will make fun.

Math answers if easily available with clear explanation then all left for the student is to give it a time in understanding how its done, which formulas are used, learn the formula if he/she don’t know it already and then practice the question few times. Practicing is very important in mathematics. I understood this when I needed Calculus help and no matter how many formulas I learned, I was not able to do tougher problems of calculus. Then I came to know that practicing is all I need and I will have to practice so many problems that in exam no calculus problems should look new to me. Only then I would be able to solve else it may take lots of time to solve it and in exam we have limited time. Precalculus help is also an important thing to get equally for better understanding of this topic.

Now you can save you thousands of bucks that you might spend on buying car or bike or just any lead acid battery even when its not needed. Lead Acid battery plates develop sulphur with aging and this blocks current leading to low voltage and a time comes when battery is no more able to maintain 12v and car does not start.

I have tried this trick on my car battery which went dead few days back, just 10v was left in it and was going down to 4v on using self. First I tried charging it using battery charger for one whole day and night but I found as soon as I remove it from charging, it would go to 10v at once. So battery was dead, there was no reaction (bubbles) in one of the cell. I was about to change my battery then found this tip and it worked for me

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When you are not able to recharge the battery and it won’t maintain 13v then do this.

1. Open all the caps (from where you fill water) of cell and drain the acid. (You can use this acid to remove algae). Please do this cautiously, wear surgical gloves and goggles to protect your eyes and hand from acid.

2. Take an empty 600ml plastic cold drink bottle, fill it with distill water and add 2 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate in it. Shake shake shake! shake it well untill all the salt gets dissolved in distill water. You can get magnesium sulfate from people who supply chemicals in school labs.

3. Fill each cell with this magnesium sulfate solution you just prepared, don’t overfill, just about 0.5 inch above plates is good. Tap the battery from each side so that air bubbles trapped in plates escape.

4. Don’t put the caps back, leave battery open and put it on charging. I used 5 Amp charger for my 35 Amp car battery. Charge it for atleast 24 hours. Use atleast 10% current for charging, for example your battery is of 12v and 65 Amp then use atleast 6.5 Amp current and 13.8V for charging. I would recommend slightly higher of about 8 or 9 Amp.

5. Remove battery from charging and check voltage. Wear your goggles and peep in cell using a torch to see tiny bubbles coming up from each cell plates. This indicate that your cells are working! If you don’t see this then your battery needs more charging. If you do see bubbles and battery voltage remains constant between 12.6 – 14v then you just saved your battery and it can be used in your car now!

The magnesium sulphate solution will turn into acid when battery is charged so you don’t need to add acid later. If you feel electrolyte level has gone down after this long charging, you can add distill water. But remember don’t overfill the cells as overfilled cells with experience slow charging.

Disclaimer: Use this tip at your own risk, in no case I will be held responsible for any accidents or loss caused by trying tip described above.

When someone buys a car, there are some strong reasons behind it. No one just decides for a car in few minutes and get whatever brand and model he finds first. If have decided that you only need a brand new car because of some special reasons (there can be many) then no need to read further, for people who can think of used car as option, read on the benefits. First of all the main reason you buy a car is to move around, go to places. The first benefit of a used car is the price. You get it for much less than new one and price depreciation is almost nil. For example if one buys a new car for say 4000$ then after 4 years no one will buy it for $4000 again from you no matter how good is the condition of car and how much you have spent on this car in 4 years for accessories. But if I buy a used car for $2000, after using it for 4 years I can still sell it for $2000 if I maintain it well and find a good customer. Of course it doesn’t mean you had a free ride all these 4 years because used car may sometime need more attention (money) on its maintenance and may also consume more fuel than newer models.

Second biggest benefit I personally feel is freedom. Freedom in sense that I don’t feel uncomfortable taking my car to those narrow streets where it is prone to scratches. Also I can park it anywhere and as I am sure its not shiny new to attract people do vandalism. Bad roads are also not a big problem for used car owners because they know if any damage will be cheaper to repair than new models. So the basic purpose of car that is moving people around is best fulfilled by a used car. For people who have lots of money, it may not make sense but it’s for those for whom buying a new car means a lot of money.

Old technology used in your used car may not give you best fuel efficiency and refinement but it has other great benefits. Maintenance cost is much less; easy to repair and less parts even means more reliability. Today car have so much electronics in them that failure in even one part can leave you stranded on road. I am not against new car technology but this can be counted as a drawback you get with new cars. One big example is of timing belt. If a newer generation car engine have timing belt failure (it’s a rubber belt so it can break) it means your car will have to spend lots of time in garage for repairs and you need to shell out lots of money, for older cars, it does not take even an hour to change the belt and you only need to change the belt, nothing else and you are good to go. These were the few reasons that go in favor of used car, I might write more reasons as I experience with my own used car that I am happily driving since 4 years.

When we shop for any item in our home like a brand new television or furniture’s, we look for the best but when it comes to things link sink, taps etc, we leave it to our plumber to decide. Will you let your maid decide which carpet, or curtain to buy just because she is responsible for keeping them clean? Certainly not, then why not you decide which sink you should get fitted in your kitchen and bathroom. For kitchen sinks, let your wife or mother decide because they know what is going to be more useful in kitchen. There are ceramic and marble sinks in market but nothing is better than stainless steel sinks as they add that glittering effect to your kitchen. A sparkling stainless stink will add beauty to your kitchen or bar whenever you use them. There are so many benefits of using steel sinks like they are not only easy to clean but also last longer and don’t cost you a fortune. Beauty of a stainless steel sink is that it blends well with any color or design of tiles you are going to use in your kitchen or bar. Installation is fast and easy compared to other types of sinks and they are not prone to breaking while installing unlike ceramic ones which may break if not handled carefully.

Fuel prices keep increasing and as your car gets older, its love for fuel increases. You notice that you are visiting fuel pump often than before and fuel expenses has increased noticeably. If your car is too old (say more than 10 years old) then it will be wise to sell it off and get a more fuel efficient car. But let’s stick to the topic of fuel saving on your current car.

To start with, fill your car only in morning or at midnight. Now it’s not necessary that you make a visit to petrol pump at these odd times only to fill your car, you can do it whenever you find a reputed pump while returning late night or while going to office in morning. Reason is when fuel is colder, it’s denser and you are sure of getting right quantity of fuel in your car.

Now when you have right amount of fuel, next thing you should do at fuel pump is get your tire pressure checked which is free at most petrol pumps. Correct tire pressure will help in achieving a good fuel efficiency.

Now drive off the pump but keep your right foot in control, do not floor the accelerator pedal or press quickly. Train your right foot to press accelerator pedal as gently and slowly as possible and pressing it all the way down.

Use brakes only when absolutely needed, in city traffic you can always use engine brake to slow down. Engine braking comes when you are in lower gear and you are not using clutch and accelerator at all. If you have to apply brakes to slowdown a bit (for example to keep good distance from car in front of you) try not to use clutch at all, if engine tends to stall then ofcourse you have to use clutch.

Check your car from inside and look for unnecessary things stuffed in your car which are adding weight to your car. Engine is using more fuel to carry these unnecessary loads. Now don’t throw that spare wheel and curse me when you have a flat tire LOL

Roll down the windows and see if you can do without AC. Using AC means adding load to engine and engine will obviously going to gulp down more fuel.

One last tip is for overall benefit of your car is that get it serviced regularly at authorized workshops and don’t just rely on what they are doing to your car. Check yourself like they have changed oil filter, engine oil, air filter etc or not and things like wheel balancing are alignment are carried out or not if it was needed.