How to Donate Computer Time to Help Find a Cancer Cure

With the rising price of the cost of living, it's hard to find money to donate to charity but there are ways to give that won't cost much at all. Donate your idle computer time to find a cure for cancer. Researchers often do not have the means to buy time on supercomputers and need more computing power for projects. Donate your computer time and help save lives.

Instructions

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  Find a cancer research project in need of computer time donations. Check the sites of cancer research projects or call cancer research facilities in your area. One such project using computer time for cancer research is Rosetta at Home.

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  Read through the system requirements to make sure your computer is compatible with the project. Most projects are compatible with many operating systems. Read any of the organization's policies and procedures.

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  Download the required software and install it. Adjust your settings to specify when to begin computing. Programs have default settings that do not generally effect the efficiency of your computer. Specify the amount of time after your system has been idle at which your computer can begin computing. Override any days of the week in when you do not want to donate computer time.

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  Monitor your statistics. Most projects have statistics so you can see exactly how your computer is contributing. It gives you the feeling that your donated computer time is really making a difference.