For those of you that are new to malariacontrol (like me):
1) the "regular" wu's (wu_xxxxxxx) show "progress" in BOINC
2) you need Sun's java installed to crunch the "optimizations" (opt_xxxxxxxxx).
3) The optimizations (opt_xxxxxxx) do NOT show progress in BOINC but not to worry, they crunch for about 2 hours and then move on (normal behavior)
4) Why do I have a lot of "pending credit" WUs?  Many require a quorum of 3.  WU sent to 3 clients.  3 must be completed before credit is assigned (error checking?).
For a little fun, click on a WU and choose "show graphics" in boinc.  This brings up scientific relevant graphics/chart.  Now press "m" to show 
Mosquito Cam!!!
 
Your younger children may enjoy this!
cheers!!:beer: