I have rented the web space www.WORLDBREWERS.INFO for the team's use.

Once the web host gets their accounting straight, we will be able to put a basic 5 page website up using automatic formatting tools. There is also an email (join@worldbrewers.info) which will be collected and read for feedback and questions.

I would like suggestions for the web site.

It won't be perfect the first time through, it just needs to be a point we can use for recruitment in addition to Bill's homepage.

cheers
FB

You have two basic choices: run the unit with the lid on or off. If you take the lid off, you can do away with the blowers and get normal cooling fans over the heat dissipators (there are fan arrays specifically for rack units as well, but they run $100-$200); the downside being that it's exposed to dust and dropped soda. To run with the lid on, you can get a different cooling system. These guys here at this site do nothing but make quiet systems, they probably have at least one better blower and/or cooler:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/section11.html




Definitely an excellent deal and a lot of power, it would be hard to replace without spending a bundle. It is a shame it can't be crunching.

cheers
FB

I loaded the BOINC client onto the dell 1750 over the weekend, and got a bit of run-time out of it. It is certainly a good machine in terms of performance, but with four threads running continuously, the fans would occasionally kick up to full speed which was pretty awful.
I am going to try to track down some good temperature monitoring software for the CPU's and collect some baseline data (maybe I can get temps from other parts of the system also), then I will try out some alternatives to the current fan system. I have the computer mounted under a bench, so I don't have to worry about stuff getting dropped into it, and I may be able to make a "tunnel" through which to blow air across the whole system with quieter fans. I also have in the back of my mind that we are in the middle of winter at the moment, with my ambient room temperature in that room of 15-19C (good ale brewing temps :) ), but in summer, that will increase to around 30C, maybe dropping a few degrees at night.


Rob

Hi V_R, and thanks!

I'm glad that these new WUs are online for Help Defeat Cancer; they really give me some mainstream appeal and solid high profile backers to push off from in opening communication with potential members.


Hi Ady, hi team!


Bump to Markheth for the 475,000+ points - and Dreamboat in hot pursuit with a hot new machine to boot, this should be an interesting race to the big Five-Oh (-oh-oh-oh-OOOH )

Way to go Dave, with over 1,000 results returned


Dowswea, Jay Peek, ScreaminZ, Mahalo3 nz.craig, and Andrew Weatherstone, I'm glad that you're choosing to motor along with us still, all of you over that 6-figure hump nicely and still crunching Thanks for sticking with the team!


BHevey, about to crunch his first 10k with Homebrewers, may your brews never fail. Thanks for coming onboard.

Hi Emozlie, I'm glad to see you're crunching away -12,500+, very nice indeed

Hey willm, you've got 1 more result to turn in to get to 100! Almost there! Michael Herrenbruck you're so close to 25k points your computer can probably smell it! I'll bet it's crunching faster because of it, too! mrvelek, thanks for crunching with us - you're right there too with just about 25k.

Marvin the Martian, Jeremytown, cooldaddybeck, Les Howarth, thanks for sticking with us, you're heading toward 50k points - and every one of those helps us and the WCG.

Sofia Andrade, Congratulations on 50,000 beautiful points!

David Mahar, almost 400 results - very nice contribution to the group and the Community.

Special welcome back to crunching: Bill Velek!

Go Kid Hop and Two Brewers, that 100K's in sight - won't be long now!


If it looks like I forgot you, I didn't mean to, really. I'm still trying to do this manually, and I'm not perfect. I count 22 brewers who've returned results in the past week. There are a handful more who've returned results in the past month. The rest of you, if you are reading this, please come back... we need your help.

Got to get back to work...
Cheers
FB

Hi Fred (and the rest of the team!),

Finally had a chance to post since I got back on the weekend and now I have a out and back trip to scenic North Dakota tomorrow.

The new web site looks real nice, thanks for all of the work!

Based on the note I got from Bill I think you could request a team leader change at any time you are ready, I'm sure he would not object. Then you could point to the new home page from the main team page at WCG.

Just kegged a Bass Ale Clone I made for my wife (I like it too!). Tastes great, now I just have to see how it is when carbonated. I also added some clarifier to two meads that I made late last fall, they are almost ready to bottle.

Heading to a Mead Day event on Saturday so I probably won't have time to post again until Sunday.

Dave