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by bdwilson
Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:59 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: More people should be doing this...
Replies: 16
Views: 2912

Re: More people should be doing this...

I have one point to add: we have been working on ways to make it easier for people to contribute to FAH. The latest (v7) of the client is a ground-up re-write with non-expert usability in mind. We also have another project in mind which could make it even easier, although it's a bit early to announ...
by bdwilson
Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:24 pm
Forum: 3rd party contributed software
Topic: ChromiumOS Folding integration?
Replies: 14
Views: 6956

ChromiumOS Folding integration?

For who who haven't heard about it, Google has released an open source OS that is essentially designed to be focused entirely on web applications. It has a few apps built-in but the overhead is minimal. The OS is open source, meaning anyone can modify it and create their own custom builds, and sever...
by bdwilson
Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: How bout advertising?
Replies: 6
Views: 1303

Re: How bout advertising?

I've had a little luck gaining new folders by spreading the word on other forums I visit (music, technology, religious debate, and other random subjects). I think if everyone would do just a little folding "evangelism" on casual forums, it would help a great deal. Even if you pick up just ...
by bdwilson
Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:49 pm
Forum: New Donors start here
Topic: FAH not starting automatically with Windows
Replies: 5
Views: 1293

Re: FAH not starting automatically with Windows

I don't disagree with your suggestion, but there's really no maintenance being done on V6. All the resources are going into developing V7 and I think you'll be pleased with the way it installs itself. I totally understand, and I am pleased with the beta. But it wouldn't take much work at all to sim...
by bdwilson
Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:01 pm
Forum: New Donors start here
Topic: FAH not starting automatically with Windows
Replies: 5
Views: 1293

Re: FAH not starting automatically with Windows

Thanks, I got it working fine. My post was really a suggestion to the developers to make every version of folding@home automatically start upon system reboots. The version I downloaded is probably the most popular download, and unfortunately it doesn't do this. I'm assuming a certain portion of the ...
by bdwilson
Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:13 am
Forum: New Donors start here
Topic: FAH not starting automatically with Windows
Replies: 5
Views: 1293

FAH not starting automatically with Windows

After installing the basic 6.23 systray program from the main page, I noticed it did not add itself to the list of programs that start automatically every time the computer reboots. This is not a big problem for me since I know how to add things to the startup folder manually, but I'm wondering if t...
by bdwilson
Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: How bout advertising?
Replies: 6
Views: 1303

How bout advertising?

FAH is a fantastic idea that I think many computer novices would be interested in supporting if they knew it existed. My question is, why not pool some of the donations made to support this program and take out some advertisements on major websites or even in national newspapers to get the word out?...