Mac Geek Gab #39: Xgrid, Distributed Computing, and More!
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Dave and John spend some time discussing Xgrid and distributed computing in general. Listen in for their guide to getting started with Xgrid and also what you can expect once you’re up and running. All this and more on today’s episode of the Mac Geek Gab!

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For February 13th, 2006

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Dave and John spend some time discussing Xgrid and distributed computing in general. Listen in for their guide to getting started with Xgrid and also what you can expect once you’re up and running. All this and more on today’s episode of the Mac Geek Gab!

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Stuff mentioned:

• TiVo)

• iPodObserver: AudioEngine 5 Review)

• Xgrid)

• Apple’s Advanced Computation Group)

• Mac OS X Hints: Run Xgrid with a Tiger Client)

• Apple man page for ‘xgridctl’)

• XgridLite)

• Apple Server Admin Tools 10.4) – Can be used to check on Xgrid controller

• Apple – Bonjour)

• Would You Believe?)

• Apple man page for ‘xgrid’)

• FFmpeg)

• Apple iLife)

• Apple Xcode)

• Xgrid: High Performance Computing for the Rest of us)

• Stanford’s Gridstuffer)

• DVD2oneX)

• New Hampshire Seacoast Mac User’s Group Meeting) – To whom Dave owes a personal apology. Kudos for changing the February meeting date back a week!

• Saint Patrick’s Day)

• Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts)

• Chax) and, of course, the Mac OS X Hints article about Chax)

• Skype 2.0 Info)

• Apple Trademarks MacPro in New Zealand)

• MacMini in SE/30)

• Gmail)

• Newsvine)

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