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Check out gomez.com. It's commercial distributed computing. Its totally secure, and im sure, at a national level (or world wide) there is a pretty consistent CPU/bandwidth number. Plus, since its commercial, YOU GET PAID! I'de give you my referal number, but that would be so lame. (well, just in case, here it is)

Popular Power has been out of business since 2000. Don't expect a check from them any time soon.

Currently the only active for-pay distributed computing-related project is Gómez Performance Peer Network. Disclaimer: this link will give me a small referral fee if you sign up and are accepted to Active status. Here is a generic link to Gómez. Expect to earn about $5 US per month per PC if you sign up for this program.

Kirk
Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects

Popular Power has been out of business since 2000. Don't expect a check from them any time soon.

Currently the only active for-pay distributed computing-related project is Gómez Performance Peer Network. Disclaimer: this link will give me a small referral fee if you sign up and are accepted to Active status. Here is a generic link to Gómez. Expect to earn about $5 US per month per PC if you sign up for this program.

Kirk
Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects

Gomez Peer is a legitimate company that'll pay you for your bandwidth and CPU time. Basically, it checks various websites for reachability/performance. Apparently it's hard to get in, unless you're on their "most wanted" location list.

Not at the present time, although Porivo Technologies has a sweepstakes running. This sweepstakes is currently a $2000 shopping spree from buy.com! Also, better than other sweepstakes that I've heard about, the second and third place winners even get $1000 themselves! I love great prizes :)

One of the nicest things I've noticed is that Porivo's client doesn't actually nail your CPU (and subsequently your power bill :) like other clients. Their main focus appears to be on Web site performance testing. Since I'm a big-time gamer that's much more interested in keeping my CPU free and latencies low, the very slight amount of bandwidth needed doesn't affect me. Combined with the bonus of a nicer sweepstakes prize, they've got me hooked :)

You may remember Porivo from their earlier coverage, here on Slashdot

Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good. If it boots up it is perfect -- Linus Torvalds

Not at the present time, although Porivo Technologies has a sweepstakes running. This sweepstakes is currently a $2000 shopping spree from buy.com! Also, better than other sweepstakes that I've heard about, the second and third place winners even get $1000 themselves! I love great prizes :)

One of the nicest things I've noticed is that Porivo's client doesn't actually nail your CPU (and subsequently your power bill :) like other clients. Their main focus appears to be on Web site performance testing. Since I'm a big-time gamer that's much more interested in keeping my CPU free and latencies low, the very slight amount of bandwidth needed doesn't affect me. Combined with the bonus of a nicer sweepstakes prize, they've got me hooked :)

You may remember Porivo from their earlier coverage, here on Slashdot

Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good. If it boots up it is perfect -- Linus Torvalds

Not at the present time, although Porivo Technologies has a sweepstakes running. This sweepstakes is currently a $2000 shopping spree from buy.com! Also, better than other sweepstakes that I've heard about, the second and third place winners even get $1000 themselves! I love great prizes :)

One of the nicest things I've noticed is that Porivo's client doesn't actually nail your CPU (and subsequently your power bill :) like other clients. Their main focus appears to be on Web site performance testing. Since I'm a big-time gamer that's much more interested in keeping my CPU free and latencies low, the very slight amount of bandwidth needed doesn't affect me. Combined with the bonus of a nicer sweepstakes prize, they've got me hooked :)

You may remember Porivo from their earlier coverage, here on Slashdot

Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good. If it boots up it is perfect -- Linus Torvalds