1. An apparatus comprising: a personal computer being configured to provide a wireless network connection to a network of said personal computers, the network including an Internet; the personal computer being further configured to initiate a computer processing operation shared with at least one other said personal computer, and the personal computer also being configured to execute a shared computer processing operation initiated by the at least one other personal computer; the personal computer including a microchip including a microprocessor with at least a control unit and at least one processing unit, the control unit being configured to allow a user of the personal computer to control the at least one processing unit; the microchip including a firewall configured to permit access by the at least one other personal computer through the network to the least one processing unit to execute the shared computer processing operation initiated by the at least one other personal computer; the microchip including a non-volatile memory component; the microchip including a power management component; and the microchip including active configuration of at least one circuit integrated into the microchip.