Despite successfully running for many years, astronomers behind the SETI@home project are looking for more computing power as they ramp up the amount of data they look at. And they want to borrow your system's spare time to do it.
Not many insurance company employees can say they help unravel the secrets of the universe in their spare time.
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Without more investment in high-speed fibre broadband, Australia's competitiveness will suffer, according to academic Internet service provider Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet).
Distributed computing, which harnesses the power of multiple CPUs, grew out of scientists' and academics' needs for processing power, but it is rapidly developing commercial applications. ZDNet Australia examines the power grid.
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This is a decent printer for the photo enthusiast or scrapbooker who wants the amenities of a consumer printer in the size of a medium-format model.
Small offices that don't need a colour scanner will appreciate the other features in the Brother MFC-8440.
Despite a few design quirks, the sleek Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/G offers a long list of features that will appeal both to business users and those with more playful natures.
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