JSutils News 0805 Aug
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New Programs & Program Updates Coming Soon
KeyOff V2.2 - Coming 20th August 2007
KeyOff monitors keyboard and mouse activity and initiates computer shutdown if there has been no keyboard or mouse activity for a specified time. It can also be used to shut down a remote computer. Various parameters can be set via the configuration screen. It was originally designed to shut down a computer if it had been unused for 10 minutes. This minor update includes: About and Configuration screens will now time out if left open. Help button removed from configuration screen. 1 second error in power off period fixed. Stopped duplicate log entry after configuration changes. Added configuration updated and not configured to log messages. Minor formatting changes.
EnCalcGU V1.0 - Coming 27th August 2008
EnCalcGU is a gas usage calculator enabling gas bills to be calculated and predicted. The program copes with both metric and imperial gas meters and also calculates the amount of CO2 generated.
AllOff V2.2 - Coming September 2008
A minor update to this CPU load, Keyboard and Mouse activity shutdown utility. Adds timeouts to Configuration and About screens to stop the program hanging if these screens are left open. Also includes a number of minor bug fixes.DownOff V2.1 - Coming September 2008
A minor update to this download rate shutdown utility. Adds timeouts to Configuration and About screens to stop the program hanging if these screens are left open. Registration FAQ added to help. Not configured message added to logging. 1 second shutdown timing error fixed. Also includes a number of minor bug fixes. Also includes a number of minor bug fixes.
LANOff V4.1 - Coming September 2008
A minor update to this network connection shutdown utility. Adds timeouts to Configuration and About screens to stop the program hanging if these screens are left open. Registration FAQ added to help. Not configured message added to logging. 1 second shutdown timing error fixed. Also includes a number of minor bug fixes.
EnCalcEU Version 4.0 - Coming October/November 2008
Adds the ability to deal with discounts including rate capped charging methods to this electricity use calculator.
EnCalcOU Version 1.0 - Coming October/November 2008
A calculator to take the hard work out of working out oil use and cost for central heating systems.
Releases Over The Past Month Or So
CPUOff Version 5.2 - Released 12th August 2008
CPUOff monitors the average CPU usage of a computer and initiates shutdown when the CPU load is less than a preset threshold for a specified period of time. It can also be used to shut down a remote computer. Various parameters can be set via the configuration screen. It was originally designed to shut down two computers after an unattended backup had completed. The About and Configuration screens will now time out if left open.
This minor update includes the following changes: Help button removed from configuration screen. 1 second error in power off period fixed. Stopped duplicate log entry after configuration changes. Added configuration updated and not configured to log messages. Minor formatting changes. Help updated.
EnCalcEU Version 3.2 - Released 6th August 2008
EnCalcEU calculates the cost of electricity, allowing both the real cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time to be calculated. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. The program can cope with different charging rates for electricity at different times of the day, alternative rates based on a preset threshold, varying tax rates plus fixed charges enabling most charging models to be handled.
This minor update includes the following changes: Log now shows calculation period dates. Help updated including adding Registration FAQ. Updated some tool tips. Registration screen and About screen no longer sizable. Minor formatting changes to About and Registration screens. Default costs updated to current levels. Fixed a bug where setting standing charge to zero caused ‘Error 202′ when save defaults clicked.
EnCalcLU Version 1.3 - Released 23rd August 2008
EnCalcLU calculates the cost of water use, allowing both the real cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time to be calculated. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. The program can cope with both water and sewage volume charges, varying tax rates plus fixed charges enabling most charging models to be handled.
This minor update includes the following changes: Log now shows calculation period dates. Help updated including adding Registration FAQ. Corrected references to EnCalcEU is a few tool tips and updated some tool tips. Registration screen and About Screen no longer sizable. Small improvements to error handling. Minor formatting changes to Main, About and Registration screens. Default costs updated to current levels.
AllOff Lite Version 1.1 - Released 9th July 2008
AllOff Lite monitors cpu usage, keyboard and mouse activity and initiates computer shutdown if there has been no keyboard or mouse activity for 15 minutes and the CPU load is less than 15% for 1 minute. Designed to be simple to install and use AllOff Lite (based on AllOff) requires no configuration and is suitable for most applications.
This minor update includes the following changes: About screen will now time out if left open. 1 second error in power off period fixed. Minor formatting changes.