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How-to Check CPU's Cache Size and Speed

All we rely on the information printed on shipping box of digital goods. But are they correct all the time? Here's how you can verify various cache levels and sizes of your CPU.

When Did I Installed Windows?

Windows does not have any interface to show users the date on which it was originally installed. However you can extract this information from a simple DOS command.

How-to Book Indian Rail Tickets Using SMS

Indian railways today launched new SMS-based ticketing services to make reservation easier and hassle free for non-Internet users in India. This works with all mobile operators.

Using Adobe Edge Web Fonts on any Website

A joint venture of Typekit, Adobe Type, and Google Web Fonts has launched another free service to host web fonts, that anyone can use. Unlike GWF, the AEWF can be embedded by JavaScript file import.

How-to Block SMS Coming from Gmail Chat

If you don't want to receive SMS messages from the Google Chat service, you may request to ban a particular user, or may opt not to receive any further message from the App.

IE Bug: How to Protect Yourself from Remote Attacks

All IE versions from 6 to 9, except 10 are exposed to Active Scripting vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on user's machine. Microsoft has suggested Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit as a temporary fix for the bug.

Track Exact Running Location of any Indian Train

Indian Railways maintains a separate website to serve train related queries like train's exact location and arrival time to help passengers trace out their journey. This is for all express and mail trains in India.