Fossil Toys – Free Online Tools for Geeks
Fossil Toys are free online web-based utilities for your
computer testing to determine what the weak chain in your system configuration
is.
Main Advantages:
* Multiple OS are supported: Mac, Windows, Linux, and Unix.
* Multiple browsers are supported: IE, Firefox, Opera, and
Safari.
*You may use the same tools in a multi-platform
environment.
* No software installation required.
* Hit the ground running on unfamiliar systems. Run these
web-based tools immediately and without messing up the operating system with
additional executables.
Online
Utilities:
1.
PC
Speed: PC CPU speed monitor / benchmark software with logging facility.
Features:
* Simple but
effective web-based online PC speed monitor (CPU and RAM).
* Monitors not just
CPU speed, but also system slowdown due to insufficient RAM.
* More accurate
indication of system speed/response time, than CPU idle time (user-perceived
system speed is not zero, when CPU idle time is zero).
* Unobtrusive -
speed is displayed in window title, even when web browser is minimized.
* Stores log of
last 1,500 speeds.
* CSV export
feature for spreadsheet analysis.
* Displays minimum
and maximum speeds recorded during monitoring period.
Website: http://www.fossiltoys.com/speed.html
2.
Memory
Load Test: Testing application/operating system behavior under low memory
conditions.
The professional memory
tester, recommended for the software developers, system administrators, and
very experienced power computer operators.
Caution! Can
result in severe system slowdown or even crash the operating system. Don't perform
the test unless you know what you are doing.
3.
CPU
Load Test: Testing application/operating system behavior under high CPU
load conditions.
Features:
* CPU burn-in test,
stress test, stability test, temperature test.
* Simulate an
older, slower machine, for software development purposes.
* Simulate heavy
load on OS, to test system administration procedures.
* Slow down speed
of other applications to more easily observe their operation e.g. to read error
messages that are displayed too quickly.
* Examine the behavior
of dual-core and other multi-core systems (check CPU utilization). At 100% Duty
Cycle setting - is one core loaded to 100% the other unloaded, or both loaded
to 100%, or both loaded to 50%?
4. System Information: Information reported
by the web browser, and the web server. It includes the Internet address of the
web browser, or its proxy server.
Features:
* Provides IP
Information from www.ipligence.com.
* Information about
PC and web browser, as reported by web browser.
* Information about
PC and web browser, as reported by web server.
5.
Monitor
calibration: Test patterns for
checking/adjusting monitor resolution, flatness, dead pixels, brightness and
contrast.
Features:
* Utility works for
monitors and projectors.
* Checks that all
colors are displayed correctly.
* Checks monitor
resolution/sharpness.
* Detects dead
pixels and checks even illumination.
* Checks display
flatness. Used to adjust monitor keystoning, barrel/pincushion if available.
* Checks how many
different brightness levels can be displayed. Used to adjust monitor brightness
and contrast settings.
* Offers simple
check of total number of pixels displayed by monitor.
* Provides links to
the advanced monitor calibration web sites.
6.
Uptime
Counter and Monitor: Monitors PC uptime, how long since PC was rebooted.
This online utility
shows elapsed time since this web page was loaded.
It can be used to
approximate PC up time, if web page is loaded - and kept open - immediately
after PC reboot. Unlike native Windows and Linux utilities, this web page
provides a continuously updated count of how long the PC has been up.
IP address is shown
for convenient reference. It is useful to quickly identify PC if using KVM or
remote access.
7.
Pixel
Screen Ruler: Ruler to measure screen object pixel dimensions (horizontal
and vertical).
The green image has horizontal and vertical scales marked
out in pixels. By comparing any screen object against these scales, an estimate
of the pixel dimensions of the object can be made.
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