How you can contribute to a very important project

[Matthew_McNally]

Cancer is one of the best known, and feared diseases of the modern world.

Everybody understands the need for Cancer Research.

This post details a free and easy way that everyone on these forums can help, by simply allowing a project to use the unused processor cycles of your PC.

There is an Internet based project which uses distributed computing to process massive amounts of data.

As of today, worldwide there are 885,202 members participating, using 1,814,071 devices.

The total amount of research processed by these members’ amounts to

155,254 years

046 days

18 hours

34 minutes and

33 seconds.

And no - that is not a typo - 155,254 YEARS of research.

To participate in this project, all you need to do is

1 - download a small piece of software.

2 - join the Team Lexus Team.

Full details can be found on the web page I have created here - or you can click on the graphic in my signature.

We have over 1100 members, if everyone were to join up - we would be in the top 15 teams in the world.

We would also contribute over two years of research each and every day.

So come on people - this is a very legitimate, free and easy way for you to make an important contribution to an essential project.

If you have any questions, please feel free to either u2u me or email me - however, it would best if you posted any questions to this thread - so that others can share any answers given.

[sholao]

Matthew would it be possible to slow down the animaton in the signature? I've read through 4 cycles,and even though I get the gist, I think it is too fast.

[Rodders_UK]

Good cause Matthew!! - I'm in and running (I've been doing the genome for a while but this is a better cause)

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by Rodders_UK

I'm in and running

Good Work Rodders - well done mate.

[Andy.thomas]

Well it took alot of reading up on the companies history - and the other projects they are involved in. Working in IT Security im a bit dubious of things like this!

BUT - Im happy, signed up and processes pretty molecular things! :)

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by Andy.thomas

Well it took alot of reading up on the companies history - and the other projects they are involved in. Working in IT Security im a bit dubious of things like this!

BUT - Im happy, signed up and processes pretty molecular things! :)

What a recommendation!

Well done Andy!

Good Work Fella

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by sholao

Matthew would it be possible to slow down the animaton in the signature?

Is that better?

[javadude]

My PC at work was running it until I got a new one - I must download the program again. It seems to have no effect on performance and if your company policy is to leave pcs on overnight etc then it can rack up loads of cpu time to the cancer project.

[Matthew_McNally]

it shouldn't have any effect on performance at all.

the software is actually designed to run using the unused cycles - those normally shown as System Idle Process.

So - even if you have a lot of apps open (I regularly have MX Studio, (Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash running), all that happens is less processor time is used by the agent software.

And if you absolutely must get 100% power from your PC, you can always tell the software to run as a screensaver.

Load it up javadude, and join the team lexus team by clicking here!

[sholao]

I've signed up as well, and joined the Lexus team.

2 Devices working almost full time for cancer reasearch

[Claire G]

I've passed the info on to my IT department (as I use a work laptop) to a) get permission to do this and B) see if it's something that could be adopted as standard on works PCs. Will let you know how I get on.

What about some other fund-raising guys? Cancer is something that I'm sure has affected us all one way or another.

[Rodders_UK]

Originally posted by Claire G

What about some other fund-raising guys?

There's a plan a-foot Claire - watch this space.:bounce:

[Grangey]

Done it now, so I'll keep an out to see how it goes.

[Matthew_McNally]

excellent work!

come on everybody - it won't hurt, I promise you!

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by javadude

My PC at work was running it until I got a new one - I must download the program again. It seems to have no effect on performance and if your company policy is to leave pcs on overnight etc then it can rack up loads of cpu time to the cancer project.

Just a gentle reminder JD;)

not seem your name in the Team Lexus Team. :(

Welcme aboard Julian BTW - not sure which of our 'users' you are!

[Claire G]

Originally posted by Rodders_UK

Originally posted by Claire G

What about some other fund-raising guys?

There's a plan a-foot Claire - watch this space.:bounce:

I'm watching :eyes:

[Monster-Mat]

ive just done it...........

dont know what i registered as though just downloaded it and off it went:rolleyes:

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by superchargedIS200

ive just done it...........

dont know what i registered as though just downloaded it and off it went:rolleyes:

excellent Mat - well done.

Did you join our Team Lexus Team?

once you have installed the software - just click here

[Monster-Mat]

yep joined the team;)

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by superchargedIS200

yep joined the team;)

Nice one matey.

Did you know?

One more person joins up - and we will be in the top 4000 teams in the world!:D

[Matthew_McNally]

Are you guys having any problems with the software, as I cannot see any results returned.

Not a problem, you may have a slow PC, or only have the machine turned on for short periods - no hassle.

But, if you having any problems, let me know, so we can try to fix it.

At the moment, we are generating more that 90 hours research every day.:o

[lewispv]

I'm in and joined the team - have machine up 24x7 too

[Claire G]

Still watching this space :eyes:

[Andy.thomas]

Originally posted by Claire G

Still watching this space :eyes:

Has it done anything yet!!! :tumble:

[Matthew_McNally]

Originally posted by lewispv

I'm in and joined the team - have machine up 24x7 too

good man Lewis!

Nice to have you on board.

We are now returning -

- more than 100 hours of research a day

- more than 13 sets of results a day (3900 molcules a day twisted, crunched and checked for attributes important to Cancer Research)