Posted: 27 April 2007 at 5:01am | IP Logged

For those of you who are running some of the BOINC projects on your computers and especially for those who have joined our own group, here is some inspiration.  Our numbers are looking quite good!

  http://www.boincstats.com/stats/boinc_team_graph.php?pr=bo&a mp;id=53368

And for those still wondering whether you should get involved - please do so.  It is in the interest of science, does not cost you anything and also does not require you to do much.   If you can reach thenewRadiant, then you can join BOINC:   all it needs is a PC, an internet connection (to fetch work and report results) and downloading some software (small).

Please ask questions from those who are already involved - we'll gladly assist.

Posted: 01 May 2007 at 4:27am | IP Logged

Those certainly are impressive stats!  We have accumulated more credit than almost 98% of all teams, and still climbing (or should I say lowering? because lower is better)  in World position!

WAY TO GO TEAM! 

And yes, a few more members joining in will only help those stats.

Posted: 14 January 2008 at 3:53am | IP Logged

For those who are still not involved in SETI@home or any other distributed computer projects through BOINC, here's some more "inspiration".  I came across this article on a recent surfing trip across the internet and thought I'd share.  Of course, if you still have any questions or doubts about these projects after you read the article, feel free to ask questions.  Some of us here run these projects and would be more than glad to answer any questions we can (as Lee has stated above).

http://tech.msn.com/guides/green/article.aspx?cp-documentid= 4898078

Posted: 05 May 2009 at 7:30am | IP Logged

Hi Corey - I am still active, but have been thinking maybe BOINC could be the reason for my programmes also slowing down - so I do understand your frustration. I disable it from time to time... I was not even sure how many units I have crunched now until I specially checked. Seems my total is up to 312,364 and I am close to finishing a large unit, so I'll let that finish and perhaps sthen uninstall and install again later...

Some of the programming seems to be less efficient than it is supposed to be.

Posted: 06 May 2009 at 5:08am | IP Logged

Hi Don, I've done all that and the usage has been "frugal" - yet somehow it still seems to interfere somehow and I find I need to suspend it quite often completely.

I don't use it on my laptop at all any longer, mainly because the laptop uses the extremely resources-hungy Vista  and as far as my desktop is concerned, I do find that the machine  seems a bit faster when Boinc is completely disabled.

I've been enthusiastic throughout, so I won't abandon for good, but something is not quite right somewhere...

Posted: 07 May 2009 at 3:30am | IP Logged

Thanks for that Don.  Maybe I will give it another whirll....

whiiiirrrrlll.....

  What was that?

Click...Click...

Nah..couldn't be....could it?

Posted: 16 September 2009 at 4:19pm | IP Logged

Hey Don, et al,

Yes, I think I'm back. I was down for a while due computer blowupage, but I finally got everything fixed.......I think.

As a thought, another thing you can do, it's a minor pain in the butt, but when you start using the computer, just to to the manager and suspend it for the duration. Then just before you are done, you can reinstate it.

BTW, can you do me a favor, and check to make sure I'm on the New Radiant team. I'm pretty sure I am and have been all along, but I just want to make sure and I can't seem to sign in and for whatever reason it doesn't want to send me my signin info.

Thanks,
Ken B. :D

Posted: 17 September 2009 at 9:10pm | IP Logged

Interested in BOINC or SETI. I have my own laptop now, first time my own computer. (Old desktop is dying slowly.) I am still getting used to my new laptop, but interested in joining the above. Note: due to my Search And Rescue work, laptop will most likely go with me onsite.

Some advice to joining the above to work with a computer that is not always hooked into it...much appreciated. I have a good computer, wish to use it to the max, also want to know if BOINC and / or SETI slows down computer. I have just gotten used to FAST and loving it. Again, advice appreciated! ! ~ Robin