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Salvador Dali - The Persistence of Memory

Salvador Dali - The Persistence of Memory. one of my favorite paintings.

Linux processor and memory information commands

Linux FAQ: How can I find Linux processor and memory information? (Also written as, How can I find Linux CPU information?, How can I find Linux RAM information?)

To see what type of processor/CPU your computer system has, use this Linux processor command:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

As you can see, all you have to do is use the Linux cat command on a special file on your Linux system. (See below for sample processor output.)

To see your Linux memory information and memory stats use this command:

Mac Dropbox performance news - Dropbox 1.0 release

Mac Dropbox news: Dropbox.com has announced a new release of their Dropbox backup and syncing software, bringing them up to Dropbox 1.0. The new version offers "hundreds of bug fixes, vastly reduced resource usage, selective sync, and a new installation wizard."

Here's a quick look at the new Dropbox.com features, with a little focus on Mac Dropbox features:

Hundreds of bug fixes: Okay, nothing sexy there, but glad they're fixed.

A2 Hosting review 2010 - Day 4

A2 Hosting Review 2010, Day 4: After four years of using GoDaddy web hosting services, four days ago (December, 2010) I started an experiment to use the A2 Hosting web hosting services. A2's specs -- including the ability to access my web server and also use an A2 Hosting server as a private Git server -- looked impressive, so I set up a new domain and website with them.

A Mac CPU and memory usage monitor

Mac CPU and memory usage: Can you recommend any products to easily monitor Mac CPU usage (and Mac memory usage)?

One cool thing about having a good Mac CPU and memory usage monitor is that you can watch it while an application is running. I was just taking a break and watching last night's World Series game on MLB.com, and I happened to look up and see that both of my Mac CPUs were very active. They weren't pegged to the needle like they are when I'm ripping a DVD on my Mac, but they were pretty busy.

Java stack and heap definitions

Summary: This article provides definitions and descriptions of the Java stack and heap.

I just read a couple of emails about the concepts of a Java stack and heap, and thinking that their descriptions weren't exactly right, I decided to do a little research. There's no better source than the source, so directly from Sun's Java website, here are definitions for the Java stack and Java heap.

Java stack definition

Here's the definition of a Java stack, with a few pieces removed for clarity:

Java concurrency classes, utilities, and tutorials

Just some quick note here today as I dig into the Java 5 concurrency classes and utilities. Mostly, I just wanted to save a few good links I've found related to Java concurrency and multi-core programming:

The Linux top command

Linux top command FAQ: Is there a utility to show Linux processes interactively, like the Unix/Linux ps command, but more like a GUI ro character-based interactive tool?

Linux process memory usage - how to sort the ps command

Linux ps sort FAQ: Can you share some examples of how to sort the ps command?

Sure. In this article we'll take a look at how to sort the Linux ps command output -- without using the Linux sort command.

Before we get started, the important thing to know is that the Linux ps command supports a --sort argument, and that argument takes a number of key values, and those keys indicate how you want to support the ps output.

Here's a quick look at the --sort information from the ps command man page:

The Unix and Linux ps command

Unix/Linux processes FAQ: Can you share some examples of the Linux ps command? (Or, how do I use the Linux ps command?)

The basic ps command

If you run the Linux ps command by itself, it only shows very basic information about the processes you are currently running. For example, if you issue the basic command like this without any arguments:

ps

you'll see output from this command looks something like this:

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