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Supercharge Your LAN With Condor, part 1

Condor is a batch job queueing system, which runs across multiple machines. It takes jobs from users, queues them up, decides where and when to run them, and then returns the results to the user once done. It enables you to turn any group of machines into a cluster-like system -- setting up a distributed-processing network with whatever resources you have available. You can use it on pretty much any setup, including dedicated clusters, but arguably its best use is as software enabling you to treat your desktops as a part-time cluster. You can set rules so that jobs are only run on idle desktops -- making the most of unused CPU cycles and power resources, especially if your site has an always-on policy.

Four Ways to Supercharge Your Small Business' Online Presence

Small Business Owners need more than an online presence to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, they need Web capabilities that allow them to boost their business and bottom line. By developing robust online capabilities for their businesses, not only do they have a better chance of standing out among the crowd, they also are better-equipped to compete with midsized and large businesses and their dedicated IT staffs.

How Can Nerds Make a Difference In November?

Scott Aaronson offers an intriguing call for ideas on how nerds can supercharge the political process this year. He's clearly an Obama admirer and phrases his challenge this way: "What non-obvious things can nerds who are so inclined do to help the Democrats win in November?" But the question itself is not inherently partisan. The analogy Aaronson gives is to the Nadertrading idea in 2000 (which we discussed at the time). What's the Nadertrading for 2008? "The sorts of ideas I'm looking for are ones that (1) exploit nerds' nerdiness, (2) go outside the normal channels of influence, (3) increase nerds' effective voting power by several orders of magnitude, (4) are legal, (5) target critical swing states, and (6) can be done as a hobby."

Breathe New Life into Your Aging MP3 Player with Rockbox

Since the birth of the iPod in 2001, Apple has released generation after generation of new iPods packed with exciting feature updates. The problem is that your not-so-old iPod probably feels like it's drifted into obsolescence. Sure they both still play music, but take a look at a first gen iPod next to an iPod touch and it's not hard to understand where I'm coming from. Rather than pony up for a shiny new MP3 player, consider installing the open-source MP3 player firmware Rockbox on your current player first. Rockbox just hit a new release, and it's never been easier to supercharge your MP3 player, from iPods and irivers to Archos and SanDisk players.

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