Distributed Computing
Youth Promote Free, Easy Online Volunteerism
Thu, 11/29/2007 - 3:15pm — EmilyForget lemonade stands and car washes. Brothers Grant and Max Buster are successfully promoting a free, easy way to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Cancer Project Launched at World Community Grid
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 10:16am — BrianA new project has been launched today by World Community Grid: Help Conquer Cancer.
World Community Grid "Hidden" Installation
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 2:20am — BrianFollowing our last TechLaunch meeting, Rachel asked me about the World Community Grid and if I "could send those directions to hide the program." I did send her an email with instructions, but it seemed the sort of thing that might be of benefit to others in this group.
So I've turned that email into a more generalized page with lots of screenshots. If you're interested in details on a hidden installation, please visit
http://www.t4tcolorado.org/article/volunteer-computing-background
Let me know if you have any feedback, questions, or need clarification. I hope this helps.
(By the way, thank you to those who have sent in your WCG Team/User names. I'm still missing a few, though . . . )
Volunteer Computing in the Background
by Brian Choc, 10/30/2007Office computers, and to an even greater extent computer labs, are excellent candidates for volunteer computing because these machines generally experience a great deal of idle time. However, it is often the case that there should be minimal visibility and user interaction. This article takes you through a configuration of the BOINC client for near-invisible operation.
World Community Grid Turns 100,000
Tue, 07/10/2007 - 4:07pm — BrianThe World Community Grid announced, this past weekend, that two important milestones have been reached.
First, the Fiocruz Genome Comparison project, begun on November 16th, 2006, has been completed. You can read about the FGC and where it goes from here at the FGC project website.
Second, the world-wide community of World Community Grid volunteers has surpassed 100,000 years of run time! "Because of [members'] contributions, results on critical health issues have already been achieved, demonstrating World Community Grid's potential to make significant inroads on a great range of future projects that can benefit the world," announced IBM, Monday.
(By the way, the T4T Colorado Team is proud to have contributed almost two years to Grid projects!)
