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Calculator for MBP

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MacbookWoo

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Aug 25, 2009
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I know I have one in the widgets, Is there a calculator that anyone prefers?? Actually if there is a way to just use the one I have in my widgets without having to pull up the dashboard that would be okay too... I need a calculator without it being on the dash!!!!!
 
Applications/Calculator is the Apple application. It has scientific, RPN, and programmer modes, as well as conversions.

As for 3rd party, there are a multitude out there. I have PCalc and a few others.

edit: +1 for Spotlight. I use that quite often for simple calculations. Also, I do keep Calculator in my Dock for quick access.
 
spinnerlys said:
Brain? At least for the logarithmic stuff.
Or a sliding rule in combination with an abacus.
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Things have sure changed since the "old days". I remember when I had to do hexadecimal math in my head! (and I still have a slide rule and an abacus, but they don't help exacerbate my carpal tunnel syndrome like a keyboard and mouse do!) :D
 
I always have Terminal open in one of my Spaces, so another option is "bc".

Example:
Code: 
$ echo '57+43' | bc
100

Although, unless I was actively using Terminal, I'd still use Spotlight for text-based calculations.
 
CJS7070 said:
I just type whatever I need to calculate into Spotlight, it's much much faster for me that way.
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Spotlight FTW! :D For simple calculations Spotlight is the quickest route to your computation needs. Just remember your order of execution rules. ;)
 
Analog Kid said:
Sage
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Is it bad that my first thought was "That doesn't work on Vbulletin?" Geez, and I haven't even been to 4chan. And yeah, Spotlight calculator for the win. Now if only I could remember the syntax for....hey wait, ^ does exponents in Spotlight now! Didn't that used to...not work?
 
J the Ninja said:
Is it bad that my first thought was "That doesn't work on Vbulletin?" Geez, and I haven't even been to 4chan. And yeah, Spotlight calculator for the win. Now if only I could remember the syntax for....hey wait, ^ does exponents in Spotlight now! Didn't that used to...not work?
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It does work, but not as far as this: 2^2^2^2^2 . Hmm.
 
gr8tfly said:
Applications/Calculator is the Apple application. It has scientific, RPN, and programmer modes, as well as conversions.

As for 3rd party, there are a multitude out there. I have PCalc and a few others.

edit: +1 for Spotlight. I use that quite often for simple calculations. Also, I do keep Calculator in my Dock for quick access.
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I LOVE it! Especially the RPN part. It's in my dock as well. One caveat is that it is very clunky of you don't have a numeric keypad.
 
Simple math ---> Spotlight
Medium simple math ---> Applicaton/Calculator
High level math ---> Mathematica
Engineering math ---> Matlab
 
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