BOINC needs some serious changes to their interface. I know trained IT people who won't use it because it's so awkward.
BOINC will get better with time and money.
Time, because programmers need it.
Money, because it uses government grants.
(Ducking for cover)
I be one of those that you describe.
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I am one of them. I can't tell what the thing is doing. There is no way to verify communications. I started troubleshooting my network based on failed uploads, only to find out the server side is rejecting the connections. I thought SETI was the only good thing to come from Berkeley, now they've screwed that up too.