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So I’ve been pretty bad. It’s been some time since I’ve updated this with anything new but in my defense I’ve been busy. Now that I’m sick and literally can’t do much I figured let me  put something up on here seeing that is has been a long time…

But fear not I will have some more to write about in the days to come….

But for now take solace in this:

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Joost previously known as The Venice Project is an IPTV startup… From these screen shots it looks like it’s pretty happening… Of course more content is needed (perhaps a synergy between Joost and Jaman will provide with a superior product).

Now if you want an invite shoot me an e-mail, comment, or shout (with your name and e-mail) and I’ll send one out to you…. Remember the invites are on first come first serve basis! Good Luck!

Oh by the way, please make sure you have broadband internet before requesting an invite, because if you’re connecting with anything less it’ll be a tragedy to waste an invitation.

*Update* Sorry visitors…. I’m all out of invites. The minute Joost will send me some more I’ll e-mail’em out to you. I’ll re-iterate what I said before, and that was I need a First Name, Last Name, and an e-mail address to send you an invite. SO if you don’t feel comfortable putting that stuff down in the comments section then use the contact form and shoot me an e-mail.

So I’ve been running my own servers for various things for awhile, and I always wanted to know how much power something like that would be drawing out of my pocket for some time.  So recently while cleaning up my bookmarks, I came across this website: How much electricity do computers use?  Using the formula there I decided to do my own calculations and to help you guys out here’s how you can calculate how much of a hole your computer puts in your wallet.

Watts x Usage Hours
1000
Now that you have that number multiply it by the amount you get charged for electricity per kWh. To find this simply grab your power bill and divide the daily use in dollars by the daily use in kWh.

Here’s an example of my own:

Dell Dimension E510 - (106.28 - 164.68)

Lower Estimate

106.28 * 8760 =  931,012.8
(8760 is how many hours there are in a year, because my E510 is on 24/7)

931,012.8/1000 =  931.0128kWh
(You divide by 1000 to go from watts to kilowatts)

931.0128 * .23 =  $214.132944/year

214.132944/12 = $17.844412/month

Upper Estimate

 164.68 * 8760 = 1,442,596.80

 1,442,596.80/1000 = 1,442.5968 kWh

 1,442.5968 * .23 = $331.797264/year

331.797264/12 =  $27.649772/month

Now keep in mind when you calculate how much your electric company charges you, this is the average for the billing cycle. Out here in California (at least in Los Angeles) depending on how much power you use is how much you get charged. There is a structured power scheme something like this:

1-00 = $0.10
100-200 = $0.15
200+ = $0.20

Those numbers I have made up, if you look at your power bill you will see what I’m talking about more clearly….

In a new “limited time” special promotion Skype is giving away 24 minutes to use any which way you want… So if you got Skype claim your 24 minutes before they’re gone…

http://www.skype.com/campaigns/chinesenewyear/

Who says procrastination doesn’t bring gifts…. Came across this awesome video…