Great advice in general but I don't think the above is needed. In fact I would argue that 98% of users should set it and forget it. Putzzzing with the configuration isn't worth it and will lead to trouble IMHO...and shutting the 'puter on and off, which some-people may be inclined to do, is destructive.
I agree, I thought that was a little much, unless your cooling fan seems to be overworking. I'm looking for instructions on how exactly to set up the console version, step-by-step. I tried it first, and had nothing but trouble, so I went to the GUI version for all of my CPUs. It's working fine, but I may have to set up a computer for my son who's just returned from Ghana (Peace Corps) and is staying with us for a while, until he decides where he wants to go next. He claims to be fiscally conservative, and I don't quite believe him on that, and is decidedly liberal. If I do set up another 'puter for him to use, I will be installing Folding@Home for the FReeper team, but this way he won't be tempted to click on the red flower in the systray and want to change Bush_Democrat to something else or, God forbid, run across the DUmp and want to join their team. My home, my computer, my folding team!
On some PC's, my laptop in particular, the fan sorta seems to get locked into a "run at top speed" forever mode, and it gets annoying. An occasional reboot, seems to cure it for about 3-5 days.