http://sandbox.malagent.com Malagent's Monkeys test code and other stuff in the Sandbox. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:36:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Specification number, or S-spec number, is a five character code that uniquely identifies such CPU characteristics as core frequency, bus frequency, the size of level 2 cache, thermal design power, and so on. Specification numbers always start from letter 'S' and are usually printed on the top of the CPU. ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/182/s-spec/ Processor model numbers are used to distinguish between microprocessors with different sets of features and different characteristics, such as speed, level 1 and level 2 cache, etc. The model numbers can be used to identify only basic features and most important characteristics, and may not be used to identify all ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/178/processor-cpu-model-numbers/ This post is just to show the images and some additional information for a few items I have decided to part with. If you have any questions please refer to the listing that led you here. Sorry but I will not be answering questions from here. Intel Core Solo Processor: Micron 1GB ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/173/some-stuff-im-selling/ Tabbed browsing is usefull enough on it's own, but there are a few simple tricks that make it even more so. I find that the most useful trick for me is to open the previous page in a new tab. This is done by simply holding down the "Command" key ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/152/simple-browser-tricks-go-back-or-forward-in-a-new-tab/ Inline linking (also known as hotlinking, leeching, piggy-backing, direct linking, offsite image grabs and bandwidth theft) is the use of a linked object, often an image, from one site into a web page belonging to a second site. The second site is said to have an inline link to the ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/146/inline-linking/ Mean time between failures (MTBF) is the mean (average) time between failures of a system, and is often attributed to the "useful life" of the device i.e. not including 'infant mortality' or 'end of life' if the device is not repairable. Calculations of MTBF assume that a system is "renewed", ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/126/mean-time-between-failures/ Having a bad drive day Originally uploaded by Malagent As a technician, system administrator and all around super geek, I have told others over and over again to back up their data. Sometimes my own advice is a bit hard to follow, ya know how it is - you get busy looking ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/122/having-a-bad-drive-day/ Those Orange iMac CDs Originally uploaded by malagent Nearly a decade ago I got my first iMac. Although it has been retired and passed along, the orange CDs still remain in my collection of Mac Stuff. Being a Mac Addict, Geek, Pack Rat, and a general Mac Lover I find it hard ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/121/those-orange-imac-cds/ Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on April 29, 2005 as the successor to Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther", which was released 18 months earlier, and ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/120/mac-os-x-104-tiger-dvd/ My data center is getting downsized and upgraded, so there are a few surplus items to put on Craigslist again. The first of which is this COMPAQ 19" Rack cabinet manufactured by Rittal. What self respecting geek would be caught without a rack filled with servers? The purpose of this post ... http://sandbox.malagent.com/2008/110/19-compaq-7142-server-rack-cabinet/