Why do we have to do this with EVERY SINGLE NEW COIN that hits an exchange successfully? If you don't like the coin, just go away and find one that you do like, if you do like the coin, welcome! 

if we agree that no one knows how the mind works then we do not know how the mind works.

Right now the biggest things being worked on have a bounty on them.

If you're looking for what's next in the works, well those need to be completed.

Bitkoot has put out a functional GUI wallet, but it's not yet cross platform. If you run on windows, he needs feedback from end users trying that out. This has the possibility to be ported so that it can be cross platform, so please put your feedback in that thread. It's linked in the OP. Others have been working on different wallets, some might have posted them. These people really need feedback otherwise they're operating in the dark. The feedback can best come from any of us, as we're the ones using it. So, if you'd be kind enough please try it out and make a note of anything that you think doesn't work out great or can be done better and then post it

The same goes for all of the pools, they're only a few days released. Zone117x is an extremely competent developer, and the pool operators are running the software. It still needs tested heavily for your use. That's where any end user comes in. Feel free to make constructive comments on that thread, also listed in the OP. I know Archit also had a pool implementation, so maybe if anyone feels up to it could contact him and set up a pool if he's ready? Same goes for anyone else here just looking to mine. Please share your thoughts with constructive comments in that thread.

Those are two major hurdles that we can all help tackle as far as the technical end goes.

If you're looking to help with marketing, I think davidlatapie can set you up with something to do. If not, give him ideas. Feel free to send him a pm and maybe you both can come up with awesome ways to get us into markets. Also, there's a logo contest on 99 designs. Feel free to make a logo and submit it!

first of all didnt the bytecoin developers borrow from cryptonote developers?

Good approach. CPU coins and GPU coins can be very complimentary.

When doing this it is usually best to reduce the priority on your CPU coin BTW (using nice or the Windows equivalent) and/or reduce threads by one or two.

I forgot to mention also the optimized miners. Both NoodleDoodle and Wolf have been working actively on optimizing the miner. This is extremely important because without them doing that, then someone else will optimize and most likely keep it for themselves.

They're best reached in IRC (#monero, #monero-dev, #monero-otc) from what I can tell, so maybe consider asking them if they want help? The more people testing these optimizations on different hardware will surely help them out greatly. Also, make sure to thank them both. Without Noodle, we'd be mining 14x slower than we are today.

Does each core from one CPU collaborate together on hashing or each core work on their own for solo mining?

Bumping this cause I had (have) the same problem. I'm absolutely positive I did not set a password for my wallet but it will not reopen. I mentioned it earlier in this thread but there was no reply, but now I'm thinking maybe I'm not alone. Really not sure what's happening and it's not a big deal for me personally since I didn't have many coins in my wallet, but still it is pretty frustrating.

As long as it doesn't get vandalized, sure.