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Sorry for taking so long to post this but better late than never. Anyway, the winner of the InstaCalc contest and the US$25 gift certificate is (drumroll please)…

Haresh with the Annual Gas Cost Calculator

Congratulations, Haresh. Keep you eye on your e-mail for that gift certificate. And thanks to everyone who entered the contest.

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Today is the final day to vote on the InstaCalc contest.  There is only a two vote difference between first and second place!  With a $25 gift certificate at risk, it’s time to call up your friends and get them bringing up your numbers!  So go! Now!

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After much delay, I now officially announce that the InstaCalc contest voting in now open. Please check through the nine contestants and vote for your favorite. Voting will be open until midnight (Central Time) on Sunday, March 18th.

For those of you who have calculators in the contest, good luck. And don’t hesitate to get your friends to up your numbers!  Remember, a $25 Amazon gift certificate is riding on this!

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There are a ton of websites out there that have different calculators to help you with your day to day life. I have often thought that it would be cool to know exactly how they work and to be able to create my own calculators. Unfortunately, a busy life has kept me from gaining these skills. That is, until I discovered Instacalc!

Instacalc lets you create live web based calculators that you can save on the Instacalc website or embed into your own website. For example, I created the DCoT Online Time Waster Calculator. If you go to the version that is at Instacalc, you can not only see the calculator but also the live pie chart that comes with it!

Below, is the embedded version (minus the chart):

Here is my challenge to you and your opportunity to win a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate:

1. Go to Instacalc
2. Create your cool calculator
3. Post a link to it in the comments before midnight (central standard time) February 28, 2007

I will then create a page with all of the calculators embedded in it. You and your friends will get a chance to vote for it March 4 11 to 10 17, 2007 with the winner being announced March 11 18, 2007.

So, start your calculators!

Update

As you may have seen above, I am changing the voting dates (things are a bit nutty). I will get to it next week.

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