PPT To Get Schools/Colleges/etc. FOLDING!

as you all undoubtedly remember from this thread: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=783019

i was planning to develop a PPT to help the campaign to borg.

i have done it. i need a host.

once it gets hosted, download it and verify that all the effects (i have no sound effects, just textual) work (i did it in Open Office, not in M$ppt). Additionally, any constructive criticism is much appreciated.

now someone host it please!

okay, listen up. www.freewebs.com is our host. login/pass is hardfolding/horde
with it we can host files (i.e. service installers, etc.) to download. I've added my power point, feel free to add other stuff. the url for the website is http://www.freewebs.com/hardfolding/

woot.

Any objections if I put up a tutorial on setting up your own netboot server and a ramdisk image? It's about 14 mb total, but it gets the job done. I promise to make it smaller

Right now the reason it's so big is it's got things like mplayer, elinks, all that stuff on it. I was using it as my primary box for a while . I can definitely take some of that out. I would guess total eventual size at 8mb + 500k (?) for the tutorial text + pics.

Fold on, dude.

Originally Posted by unhappy_mage

Any objections if I put up a tutorial on setting up your own netboot server and a ramdisk image? It's about 14 mb total, but it gets the job done. I promise to make it smaller

Right now the reason it's so big is it's got things like mplayer, elinks, all that stuff on it. I was using it as my primary box for a while . I can definitely take some of that out. I would guess total eventual size at 8mb + 500k (?) for the tutorial text + pics.

Fold on, dude.

no problem, by all means please upload that tutorial! just edit the html to include your link and we're good to go...

okay, uploading the thingamabob now, tutorial when I finish it

the ppt looks fine on my OOo, except for the spell chekc problems... just a few, but me = grammar nazi.

Originally Posted by freewebs

FreeWebs accounts newer than 7 days are provisional and can only upload files up to 750K. Provisional users also can not upload .exe files. You can remove this provision immediately by signing up for a premium service.

just as well, i'll prolly need that long to set it up...
as for spelling problems... i'll get back to you in a few. i don't have OOo on this machine.

Originally Posted by unhappy_mage

okay, uploading the thingamabob now, tutorial when I finish it

the ppt looks fine on my OOo, except for the spell chekc problems... just a few, but me = grammar nazi.

oh noes! where?? point it out to me and i'll reload it w/o the spelling problems...


i really want someone w/ M$ ppt to test this out as most schools/colleges/etc. run windnoes...

slide 8 - "In essance, Folding @ Home recycles wasted cycles." it should be essEnce, not essAnce. but without the caps. you know.

also, periods at the ends of sentences might be useful

on slide 12, if you could delay the picture of the lightbulb until it is mentioned, it would probably work better.

and i don't like the transition to all red on the last non-references slide. maybe just on the question or something? i'd have to see it first...

wrt references: when you use the same reference, you should just use the same number, not add a new one, unless you are referencing a specific part (i.e. folding.stanford.edu/whyshouldi and folding.stanford.edu/whyshouldnti versus folding.stanford.edu for both) and make sure that all the urls are either links or plain text. 2-4 and 10 are all plain text but the rest are hyperlinks.

looks good otherwise, though.

I thought the information was pretty good, but the first slide is "Terminal Diseases Are Caused By Misfolding". I think I'd start out with "What Is Protein Folding?" before pointing out what diseases are caused by misfolding.

Also, when talking about what F@H is, maybe mention that it's run by Stanford University and give a little history behind it, like how long the program has been going. I don't think Stanford even gets a mention til the citations at the end. Throw out credentials likely to impress and don't shy away from naming names.

And I'm not saying you should go overboard with graphics and bells & whistles (like swooshing transition effects), but you could perhaps apply a bit jazzier of a template.

oh yeah - i'd also think about the title "Terminal Diseases Are Caused By Misfolding" - i'd either say "Terminal Diseases Caused By Misfolding" or "Terminal Diseases That Are Caused By Misfolding" because a list follows. maybe it's just me, though.

thanks all, i'll fix it by next weekend..for now, it's study time for my math test tomorrow

Sweet! Thanks Carnival, I'll see if I can get in to see out IT manager tomorrow.

okay, tutorial uploaded, and index modified.

more coming when the 7 day limit is up...

edit: 7 days still not up

Originally Posted by unhappy_mage

okay, tutorial uploaded, and index modified.

more coming when the 7 day limit is up...

edit: 7 days still not up

kekeke yeah, those seven days take a loooooong time

fooey, looks like they count 7 days very literally. I won't be home at 6:56 or i would be uploading then. as it is, looks like it'll be more like 10.

halloween party, good; not home, not so good.

Originally Posted by unhappy_mage

fooey, looks like they count 7 days very literally. I won't be home at 6:56 or i would be uploading then. as it is, looks like it'll be more like 10.

halloween party, good; not home, not so good.

halloween party? what are you doing...dressing up the boxen?

whoops, i miscounted... tonight is the night when I can finally upload that stuff.

has anyone read the tutorial yet? i didn't mind making it, but it's be nice to see someone use it.

you know where I'll be tonight at 7...

edit: no, I was Peter Parker. Y'see, you take the spiderman costume and put normal clothes over top. Yes I'm hilarious, I know.

uh...

i can't seem to upload _anything_. I tried a 71 byte file and it didn't go...

?

edit: wtf it's working now. I have about 10mb to transfer over 160kb uplink, so it'll be a while.

edit2: woohoo indeed. Here it is!

Originally Posted by unhappy_mage

uh...

i can't seem to upload _anything_. I tried a 71 byte file and it didn't go...

?

edit: wtf it's working now. I have about 10mb to transfer over 160kb uplink, so it'll be a while.

edit2: woohoo indeed. Here it is!

omg, it si t3h prettay....i'll look at it more when i get upstairs and see if i can actually understand it ....
....brb

Originally Posted by Carnival Forces

omg, it si t3h prettay....i'll look at it more when i get upstairs and see if i can actually understand it ....
....brb

so could you understand it, or did it break you? looks simple enough to me (but i've done linux stuff before)

oh - clever manipulation of the email address

CF, did the beauty kill you?

...or do you need help understanding my unintelligible scrawls?