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Regular visitors to the PC Review forums will surely have noticed the presence of Captain Crunchie (aka Muckshifter) and his crunching team. For those of you who would rather not traul through endless threads about it, here is a brief summary:
World Community Grid aims to solve medical problems through using the processing power of computers. It would costs a great deal of money for these research companies to buy the processing power required, and so they ask for help from the general public. By simply downloading the relevant software, anyone can let their computer 'crunch' data, with the aim of finding such things as a cure for cancer. The program runs in the background while your computer is switched on, and you can go about your normal daily business without noticing any difference.
As well as the enormously good feeling of doing something to help others, there is fun to be had. There are teams of crunchers the world over, indeed, PCR has one: 'The PCReview Crew II' with World Community Grid. Members of this team crunch away, their data is automatically submitted, and a leaderboard emerges. It's always good to try and beat the winner with your crunching power!
So how can you help? We are always on the look out for volunteer crunchers. You can join the team by firstly downloading the software (it is available for both Windows, Mac and Linux). Having done that, the next step is to register yourself on their website and join a team! Couldn't be more simple!
If you have some questions, check out the Crunchers Corner forum for friendly help and advice on getting started
Once again, a big thank you to Mucks, Adywebb and V_R for keeping the whole team running smoothly, and of course to all the crunching members for participating
World Community Grid aims to solve medical problems through using the processing power of computers. It would costs a great deal of money for these research companies to buy the processing power required, and so they ask for help from the general public. By simply downloading the relevant software, anyone can let their computer 'crunch' data, with the aim of finding such things as a cure for cancer. The program runs in the background while your computer is switched on, and you can go about your normal daily business without noticing any difference.
As well as the enormously good feeling of doing something to help others, there is fun to be had. There are teams of crunchers the world over, indeed, PCR has one: 'The PCReview Crew II' with World Community Grid. Members of this team crunch away, their data is automatically submitted, and a leaderboard emerges. It's always good to try and beat the winner with your crunching power!
So how can you help? We are always on the look out for volunteer crunchers. You can join the team by firstly downloading the software (it is available for both Windows, Mac and Linux). Having done that, the next step is to register yourself on their website and join a team! Couldn't be more simple!
If you have some questions, check out the Crunchers Corner forum for friendly help and advice on getting started
Once again, a big thank you to Mucks, Adywebb and V_R for keeping the whole team running smoothly, and of course to all the crunching members for participating
Ady V-R Or someone will advise you in a moment