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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("The BOINC manager");
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This page describes the <b>BOINC manager</b>,
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the 'control panel' for BOINC.
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<a href=help.php>Go here</a> for general help with BOINC.
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<h2>The BOINC Manager icon and menu</h2>
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On Windows, the Manager is represented by an icon in the system tray.
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<li>Double-click on the icon to open the BOINC manager window.
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<li>Right-click on the icon to access its menu (shown below).
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<img src=mgrsystraymenu.png>
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On Mac OS X, the Manager is represented by icons in both the menubar and the Dock.
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<li>Click on the icon in the menubar or Dock and hold the
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button down until the menu appears.
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The icon menu choices are:
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<li> <b>Open BOINC Manager</b>: opens the current BOINC Manager.
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<li> <b>Snooze</b>: stop work (computation and file transfer) for
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one hour or until you cancel it.
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See also <a href=#activity>Activity menu</a>.
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<li> <b>About BOINC Manager</b>: displays useful information about the
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<li> <b>Exit</b>: exit the BOINC manager and all running BOINC applications.
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No further work will take place until you run the BOINC manager again.
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<br>(On Mac OS X, this menu item is called <b>Quit</b>.)
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<img src=mgrsystrayballoon.png>
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Hovering over the BOINC icon will display a status balloon which contains
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the project it is currently working on, how far along it is, and which
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computer it is connected to (Windows only).
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<h2>The Projects tab</h2>
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Shows the projects in which this computer is participating.
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<img src=mgrprojects.png>
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<h3>Status messages</h3>
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<li>Suspended by user:
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The project is currently suspended.
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<li> Communication deferred ...:
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The client will wait the specified amount of time before attempting
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to contact the project server again.
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If no communication is required at that point, none will be attempted.
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<li>Won't get new tasks:
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The project will not fill the cache for this project
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when it runs out of tasks.
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Click on a project name to enable the following additional buttons:
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<li> <b>Allow new tasks</b>:
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Allow the project to download additional work, if needed.
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Your computer will stop working for the project.
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<li> <b>No new tasks</b>:
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Do not download any additional work for this project.
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<li> <b>Reset project</b>:
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Stop the project's current work, if any,
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and start from scratch.
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Use this if BOINC has become stuck for some reason.
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Any unreported results and tasks in progress will be discarded.
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Resumes processing of a previously suspended project.
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Suspends any further processing of this project.
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Connect to the project;
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report all completed results,
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get more work if necessary,
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and get your latest <a href=prefs.php>preferences</a>.
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<p>Project administrators can add <a href=gui_urls.php>buttons</a>
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to the manager to quickly navigate the project website.
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<h2>The Tasks tab</h2>
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<p>Shows the tasks currently on your computer.
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Result has been aborted.
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Input files are being downloaded.
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Result has been suspended by the client-side scheduler and will be
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resumed the next time the project comes up in the processing rotation.
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Waiting to notify the scheduling server.
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An estimate of the total CPU time is shown.
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Elapsed CPU time and estimated percent done is shown.
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<li>Suspended by user:
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Task has been suspended by the user.
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Use the 'Resume' button on this tab to resume the task.
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Output files are being uploaded.
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<li>Activities Suspended:
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BOINC is suspended, either by the Activity->Suspend menu item or
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benchmarks are running
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<li>Project suspended by user:
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Project has been suspended by user. Use the 'Resume' button on the
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Projects tab to resume the project.
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Click on a result name to enable the following additional buttons:
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Abort processing for a result. NOTE: This will prevent you from receiving
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credit for any work already completed.
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Resumes processing of a previously suspended task.
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Note, this applies to tasks with status 'Suspended by user'.
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<li> <b>Show graphics</b>:
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Open a window showing application graphics.
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Suspends any further processing of this task.
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<h2>The Transfers tab</h2>
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Shows file transfers (uploads and downloads).
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These may be ready to start, in progress, and completed.
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<img src=mgrtransfers.png>
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Result has been aborted and will be reported to the project server
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as a computational error.
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Your computer is receiving data from the project server.
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The client will wait the specified amount of time before attempting
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to contact the project server again.
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Your computer is sending data to the project server.
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<p>Click on a file name to enable the following additional buttons:
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<li> <b>Retry Now</b>:
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Retry the file transfer now.
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<li> <b>Abort Transfer</b>:
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Abort the file transfer. NOTE: This will prevent you from receiving credit
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for any work already completed.
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<h2>The Messages tab</h2>
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Shows status and error messages.
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You can <a href=client_msgs.php>control what messages are shown</a>.
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Messages are also written to a file 'stdoutdae.txt'.
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<img src=mgrmessages.png>
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Click on one or more messages to enable the following additional buttons:
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<li> <b>Copy all messages</b>:
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Copies all the messages to the clipboard.
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<li> <b>Copy selected messages</b>:
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Copies the highlighted messages to the clipboard.
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NOTE: To highlight a message
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hold down the CTRL key (Windows) or Command key (Mac)
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and then click on the messages you want to store in the clipboard.
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When done click on the 'Copy selected messages' button to copy them
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<h2>The Statistics tab</h2>
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Shows some simple charts and graphs about the user and host progress
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<img src=mgrstatistics.png>
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NOTE: This feature requires three connections to each project scheduler on three
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different days before it starts to work properly.
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<h3>Command view</h3>
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Click on any of the buttons to change to a different chart:
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<li> <b>Show user total</b>:
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Shows the user's credit totals for each project.
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<li> <b>Show user average</b>:
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Shows the user's credit averages for each project.
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<li> <b>Show host total</b>:
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Shows this computer's credit totals for each project.
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<li> <b>Show host average</b>:
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Shows this computer's credit averages for each project.
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Switch between projects when displaying one project at a time:
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<li> <b>Previous project</b>:
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Click this button to select the previous project.
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<li> <b>Next project</b>:
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Click this button to select the next project
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Click on any of the buttons to change the view:
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<li> <b>All projects</b>:
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Show all projects, one chart per project
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<li> <b>One project</b>:
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Shows one project at a time.
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The chart and a list of projects will be shown,
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them using 'previous project' and 'next project' buttons.
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<li> <b> All projects(sum)</b>
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Shows all projects in one chart.
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<h2>The Disk tab</h2>
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<p>This shows how much disk space is currently being used by each project.
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<img src=mgrdisk.png>
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<h2>BOINC Manager Menus</h2>
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The BOINC manager has the following menus:
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<li> <b>Exit</b>: exit the BOINC manager and all running BOINC applications.
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No further work will take place until you run the BOINC manager again.
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<br>(On Mac OS X, this is under the BOINC menu as <b>Quit BOINC</b>.)
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<li> <b>Attach to project</b>:
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enroll this computer in a project.
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You will be asked to enter the project's URL and
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your email address and password.
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<li> <b>Account Manager</b>: attach to one or more new projects using an
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account manager web site.
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See <a href=/acct_mgrs.php>Account managers</a>
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<a name=activity/></a>
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<li> <b>Run always</b>: do work, regardless of preferences.
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<li> <b>Run based on preferences</b>: do work
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when your <a href=prefs.php>preferences</a> allow it.
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<li> <b>Suspend</b>: stop work (computation and file transfer).
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<li> <b>Network activity always available</b>: always allow BOINC to
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contact the project servers when it needs to.
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<li> <b>Network activity based on preferences</b>: allow BOINC to contact
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the project servers only when your <a href=prefs.php>preferences</a>
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<li> <b>Network activity suspended</b>: setting this keeps BOINC
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from attempting to contact any of the project servers. It is useful
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for those on dial-up connections who do not want to be bothered with
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BOINC prompting to connect or disconnect for a time.
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<li> Selecting an option that requires contacting a project
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will temporarily enable network activity regardless of the network setting.
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This includes updating a project, retrying file transfers,
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retrying communications and attaching to projects.
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Network activity will remain enabled for five minutes.
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<li> Selecting <b>Snooze</b> from the <a href=#icon>icon menu</a>
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overrides the 'run....' setting and suspends activity for one hour.
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Unselecting <b>Snooze</b>, or Selecting the <b>Activity</b> menu items
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<b>Run always</b> or <b>Run based on preferences</b>
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cancels <b>Snooze</b>.
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<li> <b>Options</b>: opens a dialog allowing you to select your preferred
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language, how often you wish to be reminded of the need to connect to
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the project servers (for dial-up users), etc.
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<br>If you connect to the web through an HTTP or SOCKS proxy,
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use this dialog to enter its address and port.
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<br>Windows only: use this dialog to tell BOINC your method of connecting
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<li><b>Select Computer</b>: Allows you to control BOINC on a different
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<li><b>Run Benchmarks</b>:
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run benchmark functions, which measure the speed of your processor.
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BOINC does this automatically,
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but you can repeat it whenever you want.
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The results are shown in the Messages tab.
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<li><b>Retry Communications</b>: retry any deferred communications.
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<li> <b>BOINC Manager</b>:
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open this web page with instructions for using the BOINC manager.
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The F1 function key also does this.
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<li> <b>BOINC website</b>: open the main BOINC web page.
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<li> <b>About BOINC Manager</b>: show BOINC manager version number (on Mac OS X,
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this command is under the BOINC menu.)
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Menu names and other text in the BOINC manager can be displayed in
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<a href=translation.php>languages other than English</a>.