Often we want to help out with worthy causes but time is a factor that holds us back. With Intel’s Progress Thru Processors application, you can help contribute to life changing-research projects by just sitting there, or not even sitting there. The Progress Thru Processors app, which is available via Facebook, utilizes your computer’s spare processor power to work on Rosetta@home, ClimatePrediction.net, and Africa@home. Rosetta@home helps further AIDS, malaria, cancer, and Alzheimer’s research, while ClimatePredition.net helps combat global warning and Africa@home helps control the spread of malaria by providing computer resources to African institutions. Overall, this is a super simple way to help out several worthy causes, and you don’t have to worry about your computer’s performance taking a hit as a result of participating – the app will only activate when your PC’s performance is not being fully utilized. And whether you’re a Mac or a PC, both kinds of computer users can participate. (Via Intel Press Room)