PowCost 1.5 build: 9639 released: 2014-06-01 compiled with: Java 1.8.0_131 Jet jet12.0-pro-x86/1.8.0_131

Compute how much it costs to do various activities with electricity..

Copyright: (c) 2010-2017 Canadian Mind Products.

signed Java Applet (that can also be run as an application).
Download from: http://mindprod.com/products1.html#POWCOST
View HTML to run this program online at: http://mindprod.com/applet/powcost.html

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Notes:

You must install the Java JRE to use this program.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss/jre.html

This hybrid program is mainly designed to be used as an Applet in a
browser but is can also be used from the command prompt, e.g. under
Windows command.exe or JPSoft tcc.exe, formerly called the DOS box. Just
clicking the programs in a directory listing will not do anything useful.  
Just typing the program names at the command prompt will not either.

This program requires a manual install! See below.

I put out an avalanche of free software into the world, and submit PAD
files to hundreds of distribution sites, but I rarely hear back from
anyone.  What's happening?  Does it all just work fine?  It is so
complicated nobody can figure out how to use it and they give up on it?
It is it useful?  Since everyone has the source, do people just fix the
programs to their liking themselves?  Did you have trouble installing?  Do
I presume you know too much?  I would be happy to hear from you about your
experiences, positive or negative and your requests for improvements.  A
one-line email to roedy@mindprod.com would be great.

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labelled non-military use only.
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
All Java jars and source code are included. If you need the class files or Javadoc, you will have to build them yourself. To streamline the zip downloads, class files and Javadoc have been removed.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS that supports Java,
(e.g.W2K/XP/W2003/Vista/W2008/W7-32/W7-64/W8-32/W8-64/Linux/LinuxARM/LinuxX86
/LinuxX64/Ubuntu/Solaris/SolarisSPARC/SolarisSPARC64/SolarisX86/SolarisX64/OSX/AIX...)
so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.8 <><> or later installed (32-bit or 64-bit Java).
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with WinZip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the <span class="click">use folder names</span> option.
To run as an application, type:
java.exe %JAVA_OPTIONS -ea -jar J:\com\mindprod\powcost\powcost.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.
I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test my Java programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.
To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java.exe -ea -jar com/mindprod/powcost/powcost.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure.java basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Configure.java your certificate name with environment SET cert=mindprodcert2017rsa
Configure.java your certificate password with environment SET jarsignerpassword=sesame
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:

PowCost calculates how much electicity and how much that electricity costs
for various simple tasks like boiling water for coffee, or heating up a
meat pie in the microwave or conventional oven.  This information lets you
save money and put less stress on the environment.  It uses built in
tables of electricity cost in various regions in its calculations.  It
displays the results in your local currency.  The raw information comes
from many sources all over the Internet.  If you have better costs, please
send them to me, any currency is ok, cost per Kwh.  Please feel free costs
any locations I have not mentioned, or to make requests for still more
activities.
The exchange rate tables built in to the program are updated daily, so you
should download a fresh version of powcost from time to time to see
accurate prices for different regions of the world in your home currency.
The exch.ser file, embedded in the jar is generated by CurrConAux.  The
easiest way to get a more up to date version is just to download the
latest version of PowCost.  If you want to generate you own, download the
CurrCon program. I update it daily.
Version History
1.0 2010-12-04 - initial version.
1.1 2010-12-06 - add duty cycle.
1.2 2010-12-23 - fix integer overflow bug for large consumption.


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Version History:

 1.0 2010-12-04 initial version.

 1.1 2010-12-06 add duty cycle.

 1.2 2010-12-23 fix integer overflow bug for large consumption.

 1.3 2011-05-19 tweak the layout. Add more energy-using items.

 1.4 2013-01-19 add more items, sort by total cost, fix bug that was chopping a 0, polish alignments.

 1.5 2014-06-01 correct bug displaying duration, add cell phone and ipad.

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