Harrison Blackwood » Computer

over 100,000 credit using BOINC

Harrison — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:56:38 +0000

Yesterday I finally achieved 100,000 credit on my 3 combined BOINC projects.

If you have available computing time and power download the BOINC client and support a project that could find extraterrestrials with SETI@home or cure some human disease with Rosetta@home.

Mac OS X Leopard

Harrison — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:44:12 +0000

No Mac OS X Leopard for me. I won’t be getting the new version of Mac OS X mainly due to the fact that I am still using an old Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2001). Even though I have a 1.2 Ghz G4 card installed the requirements are still on the minimum side. I don’t really need the new operating system, especially since I don’t own an Intel Mac.

I will seriously consider an new 24″ iMac in Jan 2008 after MacWorld and of course it will come with 10.5 Leopard. I am a die hard Mac user and don’t see the need to upgrade every six months. I do not consider my self an early adopter when it comes to most products mainly due to financial reasons.

over 50,000 BOINC work units

Harrison — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:06:59 +0000

I finally completed over 50,000 BOINC work units. Not bad when 80% of that is done on a 6 year old Mac G4. My next goal is to get under 100k on total world postion – currently 120k. Also get all 3 of the projects I participate in over 20k.

Computer useage/owner history

Harrison — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:34:33 +0000

I re-added a computer useage/owner subpage to the About page.

I have been an Apple computer user since the late 1970′s and an owner since the mid 1990′s. The first computer I used was an Apple II plus. I still own this computer, rescued from my mother’s garage. The first computer that I purchased for myself was an Apple Power Macintosh 7100/66 AV. I still own this. I guess I am starting a Mac collection museum.

SETI and BOINC

Harrison — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:49:43 +0000

I have been a supporter of SETI@home for about five years. When I started there was not an easy way to participate in multiple projects. A few years back BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) was developed for the home user to volunteer their personal computing power and time.

See the basic info below from the BOINC site.
Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research. It’s safe, secure, and easy:

Choose projects
Download and run BOINC software
Enter the project URLs, your email address, and password.

This is a simple process, so sign-up today.