JSutils News 0905 May

 

Welcome to the world of computer energy saving and energy calculation software from JSutils.

Program updates will be slowing down for the next couple of months due to holidays and an impending house move. Normal service should be resumed in August.

New Programs & Program Updates Coming Soon

ALLOff 3.1 - Coming May 2009
A major update to this cpu, mouse and keyboard detection and shutdown untility to add the facility to have a fixed daily activation time.

CPUOff 5.5 - Destandardised May 2009
CPUOff is being destandardised as the same functionality is now available from AllOff and will no longer be maintained. It will still be available for download for the foreseeable future.

EnCalcGU 2.0 - Coming Jul 2009
A major update to this gas use and cost calculator to add various forms of discount methods to fit more of the charging models used by gas companies. If you want to check or predict your gas bill then EnCalcGU is for you. Originally planned for May holidays and delays in testing have put this update back.

In addition there is a minor bug fix planned for EnCalcL.

Programs Released Over The Last Month Or So

EnCalcE Version 4.1 - Released 15-May-2009
This update to EnCalcE fixes the inflation calculation, modifies the inflation range to allow deflation. Various minor changes and bug fixes.See history for details. EnCalcE calculates the cost of purchasing and running electrical appliances, allowing 2 alternative items to be compared under the same running conditions, this includes the difference in CO2 generation and allows for annual inflation. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis.

KeyOff Version 2.5 - Destandardised 06-May-2009
KeyOff has been destandardised and is no longer being maintained. The program is still available for download from the archive section. The functionality of KeyOff which is a keyboard and mouse detection shutdown utility is available in AllOff.

EnCalcOU Version 1.2 - Released 29-April-2009
This update to EnCalcOU fixes a bug where oil deliveries stored without tank readings could cause the next calculation to fail plus a number of other minor fixes. See history for details. EnCalcOU calculates the cost of oil, allowing both the real cost based on tank readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. The program can cope with different shaped tanks, work in volume or depth of oil, varying tax rates plus fixed charges enabling most charging models to be handled. It will also calculate the amount of CO2 generated and predict when the tanks next need filling.

EnCalcL Version 3.1 - Released 22-April-2009
This update to EnCalcL corrects the sewage volume calculation plus makes a number of other changes. See history for details. EnCalcL calculates the cost of purchasing and running water using appliances, allowing items to be compared under the same or different conditions, or the true cost of one item to be worked out simply. The results which can include annual inflation can be saved to a log file for later analysis. Variables such as water use, number of uses per day and investment cost can be independently varied for 2 items for specified payback times and water cost to work out the true total cost.

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