Just about anything: Earn from Idle Computer

Patience is a virtue, and right now nobody other than me can realize it more. I have been waiting for this from several weeks and am so glad to see that Gomez Inc. does make payments to their peers.

This reminds me of a great quote from Alexandre Dumas - "All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope"

See the snapshot of email I just got from PayPal regarding a payment of $7 sent by Gomez Inc.

Just $7?

I know its not a big amount but Its for my computer idle time for few weeks which is well utilized by Gomez Inc using its Peer Program. The Gomez Peer program keep using your idle computer time while you are not using your computer but its running.

What is Gomez Peer Program
This is a Java based program which can be installed on your Windows based system. This runs in background and uses your computer idle time for its processing.

How to apply for Gomez Peer Account?

You can follow my referral link to get quick approval.

For more details about applying/approval process of a Gomez Account please check this post : Earn Money for Idle Computer time

I was trying to search over web if I could earn something by lending my computer at idle time.

Here is the rationale behind this, as most of you would know that modern computers are good at doing multi-tasking and many processes can be run on a simple laptop of a desktop. If you do not have computer science background than you may be surprised to know that you are still keeping your computer idle for most of the time.
If you are browsing on the internet you laptop processing takes few milliseconds and after that it sits idle. This is the reason why even after running many parallel programs you computer keeps responding on time.

If you computer is sitting idle for a longer time then you may utilize its processing using a PEER program and it can have you earn some money in idle time.
The earning may vary based on the amount of time your system is available and few other factors but its worth giving a try. Here I am trying to use Gomez as the provider for using my machine. All you need to do is a register for free with Gomez then download & install their PEER client on your machine.

If you have more then one machine then you can use all of them (if you want) and your earnings can be higher.

Here is the extract from Gomez website FAQs. Read more details about it here

How does the Gomez PEER work? What does it do with my spare capacity?

Each PEER in Gomez's network serves as a "beacon," running in the background of your PC, contributing its spare resources (such as otherwise wasted processing power, RAM, and bandwidth) to test the performance of Web sites.

What kind of computer do I need to run the Gomez PEER?

You must have an Internet connection, a 500 Mhz Pentium III or better, Windows XP, NT, 2000 or 2003 Operating System, 128 MB RAM, and 40 MB of free hard disk space. You must also have the ability to visit secured or SSL encrypted pages.

Is the Gomez PEER secure? Does it provide access to my personal files or data?

The Gomez PEER was designed with security in mind. The PEER defines a "sandbox" on your machine that sets advanced security policies to prevent unauthorized access. Also, the information passed between your machine and our server is encrypted using SSL.
The PEER does not allow access to your personal files or data. It only processes the work that is sent to it by Gomez's servers. For this reason, the PEER will not allow your computer to "catch" viruses. The information sent to the Gomez PEER is in message form (not in file form, like an e-mail attachment). Your files and privacy are not compromised by the Gomez PEER.

Can I run the Gomez PEER on more than one machine?

absolutely! You can run the Gomez PEER on multiple machines to increase your chances of earning money! Account status (Active) and System Activity determine your eligibility to earn money. Therefore, if you have multiple computers connected to the Internet, you will increase your chances of being activated and earning money. Keep in mind that you can only run one copy of the Gomez PEER on each machine and you want to make sure that you are linking all of the computers to the same Username, (account). Also, make sure that each machine has a unique "machine name" assigned during the installation process.

You can register for free to create an account with Gomez by using my referal link below

For those who are techies, the Gomez PEER client is a Java based program and has a decent user interface. The concept looks promising as they talk about testing the performance of several web sites using the power of millions of Gomez registered users.

I have recently started using it, anyone already using this please share your experiences. Also don't forget to share if there are any other options available similar to Gomez?

How to get fast approval for your account?
Well, there is no shortcut to this but you can definitely speed up the approval of account if you keep the criteria of approval in mind.

1. Machine configuration - If your machine configuration is not good then it may take longer time to get your account approved.

2. Number of machines - If you run Gomez peer on multiple machines then it is going to improve the online time and processing time for your account which is going to have your account get active faster as compared to running it on single machine.

3. Network Speed - The speed of your network will also matter therefore if you are using a wireless router then may be its a good idea to plug in the cable when your system is sitting idle. This will give Gomez a better bandwidth and your processing time would improve.

4. Get Referred - Getting referred by someone who is already approved by Gomez may also have your account approval faster.

5. Reboot your system - I have observed that sometimes the Gomez Peer program hangs and its not able to reach the server. This happens if your system is continuously running for long time. Therefore reboot your system once in a while and make sure Gomez Peer is up and running.

6. Add Gomez to your Windows Startup script - This is an option during installation of Gomez Peer but in case you have not chosen to do it you can Go to Options --> Preferences menu and select the checkbox "Launch PEER window at startup".

Updated on Feb 17th 2010: Important Tip

Even if your account is not approved you will still be eligible for referral payments. So don't lose heart if its taking too long for your account to get approved. Even if your account is in Pending status you will receive payment for all referred members by you.

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