Archive for January, 2006

web design

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

The only thing new about web design is the medium. The design part has very deep roots.

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/articles has some very nice articles not about HTML or CSS but about the process of designing.

excuse calendar

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

I’ve made some updates to the excuse calendar. The layout is a little different, the pagination really works, and audience participation is now possible through the ‘Add excuse’ feature.

power usage.

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

I was curious today so I compiled some statistics about my power usage. I live in South Florida, and my only option for a power company is FPL.

Since I moved in to my apartment in Febrauary 2004, I’ve been billed for 710 service days, totalling $3,674.04. That averages to 50.37 kwh and $5.17 per day and

Date Service
Days
KWH
Used
Debit
Amount
01/24/2006 35 1506 $191.34
12/20/2005 33 1483 $154.55
11/17/2005 29 1398 $145.59
10/19/2005 29 1824 $190.55
09/20/2005 32 2046 $213.99
08/19/2005 29 1889 $198.29
07/21/2005 30 1993 $209.32
06/21/2005 32 2033 $213.04
05/20/2005 29 1562 $163.22
04/21/2005 29 1276 $132.93
03/23/2005 29 1207 $125.65
02/22/2005 32 1175 $122.26
01/21/2005 35 1638 $167.24
12/17/2004 31 1391 $136.32
11/16/2004 29 1451 $142.29
10/18/2004 31 1790 $176.02
09/17/2004 30 1703 $167.36
08/18/2004 29 1336 $130.86
07/20/2004 32 1709 $167.95
06/18/2004 30 1597 $156.82
05/19/2004 29 1300 $127.30
04/20/2004 29 1347 $132.14
03/22/2004 31 1048 $102.36
02/23/2004 6 61 $6.65

Power Consumption