I recently got DSL at home (after 22 working days), and signed up with a local ISP (cybersmart - you can tell them bwhittington@cybersmart.co.za referred you) because it was the cheapest 3 Gig cap available. What I also like about them is they provide a very simple web page that helps you keep track of your usage. I knew a bit of python, and I wanted to further my skills, so I decided to tap out a python script to bring my cap usage to the desktop. The result:

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