When I was in 2nd grade I not only knew who I was and who my friends were but who I was going to be. In 6th grade I was quite sure(if not overly confident) in whom I was and would become. Now after my freshman year of college I am not sure of who I am, who I will become or who my friends are. I say this with perhaps some exaggeration and certainly little depth, because I have accumulated many pieces of the puzzle . Despite this, I have come to conclusion that what assisted me most in this has been my fortunate opportunity to meet so many interesting and wonderful people. Certainly many others, if not all, can say this yet I feel that few would say the majority of influential people in their life were old enough to be their grandparents. I mention this to emphasize what I see to be a rather neglected aspect of our lives.

The average computer user, even those fairly knowledgeable about their computer, contemplates their computer as much more than a tool for browsing the web, updating various digital music players (iPod, Zune, Creative...etc), playing games, keeping various documents (various media, text, spread sheets, power points...etc) or communicating with friends and family. Even as one ascends up computer literary hierarchy and associated knowledge base people are still prone to miss innovative computing solutions that they may wish to either participate in or help design. Although there are a myriad of options available none of them are both as useful and interesting, in my honest opinion, as volunteer computing.