Posts by JFman00

1) Message boards : The Lounge : Why have so few WCG folks come over to BOINC (Message 20786)
Posted 13 Oct 2008 by JFman00
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It took me long time to switch over from UD to BOINC because at the time the only project out there I cared to support was the Fight against Cancer and then protein folding. I wasn't aware of any particular benefits for BOINC (no dual cores existed) so I never bothered to switch.

Now with there being more projects out there I care about (rosetta, namely) and the support for multiple cores I am a staunch BOINC believer.
2) Message boards : Promotion : How can we address BOINC's retention problem? (Message 20785)
Posted 13 Oct 2008 by JFman00
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These are the reasons I've quit/restarted grid projects fairly often:

1) On the old days of single-core systems, the cpu usage of something like SETI@home was noticible, and as an avid multi-tasker, I would frequently disable the program from running on start-up, and never run it again.

2) I moved computers/accounts often, and instead of trying to remember my log-in info for the last profile, I would just create another.

3) Before BOINC, when it was just SETI@home and WCG (formerly United Devices), it felt counter-productive to run more than 1 project at once.

I think it would interesting if there was a push to get computer/OS manufacturers to build BOINC into their products and advertise it as a "set and forget" way to further the greater good. As someone who now runs a quad-core desktop and dual-core laptop, there are no noticible effects to doing multiple tasks and running BOINC.

Additionally, I would push for BOINC for mobile devices and a stronger social-networking presence.
3) Message boards : Promotion : BOINC for unusual devices ? (Message 20784)
Posted 13 Oct 2008 by JFman00
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I would love to be able to run BOINC on my mobile devices like my 2 HTC Wizards and my iPod Touch. For the 2 smartphones, I no longer use them at all, and on the iPod Touch, I use it very sparingly. Would be cool if I could throw these devices into the mix.



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