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FoldingObserver - 1.1

Monitor Folding@Home status over network

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Version 1.1:	Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version:	1.1
Release Date:	2004-08-22
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.1):	98
Downloads (all versions):	3,409

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Product Description:

FoldingObserver gives you a simple possibility to monitor your Folding@Home clients within your network. You can keep track of lots of details of your clients.

Features include:

Shows all details of your clients in a convinient, sortable overview
Highlights clients with high progress
Add clients to groups
Shows inactive clients with details
The "Checkpoint"- function makes it easy to monitor a progress over a certain time, e.g. over night.

What's new in this version:

New in this version:

FoldingObserver measures the time needed to process one percent and estimates the remaining time until completion of the protein.
The information window shows date and time of a set checkpoint.
The statusbar on the overview window has been improved to show the name of the computer together with the highest progress. Additionally, if there is a checkpoint set, its time and date will be displayed on the statusbar, too.
The Checkpunkt- function now counts calculated protein pakages, too.
Minor changes on the layout and bugfixes.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.0 or later
Folding@Home

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Fun & Useful! - Version: 1.6, 12/7/2007 08:35PM PST

jwdawso_1

I've been using FoldingObserver for years, and use it to monitor folding running on my house full of Macs. The latest version works great! It's easy to add clients, and to see the status on all clients in a network. The "View Options" allows seeing as much of the status as possible, and each option can be sorted on. I like sorting on "Progress" or on "Time Remaining". Since you can view the team and user id, it's easy to make sure that each client is configured correctly.

There is one bug - if a client is past due, it grays out the client plus does not compute/show time remaining or CPU utilization. However, the small bug is that the folding data doesn't include the year the unit is due by, so when it's due next year, FoldingObserver thinks it's past due. I'm sure this will be fixed soon (though it's really the folding client's fault!).