So, I buy a $2000 laptop and also buy a $10 app for calculator, $20 app for notes, $70 per year subscription for a calendar app, $50 app for reminders, and so on. Got it.
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macOS 15 Rumored to Feature Revamped Calculator App
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Does this mean the iPad will finally get a native calculator app?!
It is beyond absurd that Apple has never including a calculator app that has been standard on every computer, phone, tablet and pretty much any device ever made with a graphical user interface since the original Mac OS and Windows 1.0!
Even early iPods had a calculator built in to the os!!!!
It is beyond absurd that Apple has never including a calculator app that has been standard on every computer, phone, tablet and pretty much any device ever made with a graphical user interface since the original Mac OS and Windows 1.0!
Even early iPods had a calculator built in to the os!!!!
Hoping they also redo the iPhone calculator, and bring it to iPad, and that’s how they bring it to Mac.
Good, will be happy to have the improvements in Calculator.
Other improvements I would like to see:
1. Sending a screen capture to Preview should not cause the open files dialog to open.
2. Need ability to set column width in Notes.
3. It would be nice to have a Bold, Italics, Highlight and Font color buttons on the Notes toolbar.
4. Fix Contacts new list issue. Contacts gives all new lists the title untitled irrespective of what name you choose.
5. It would be nice to use larger fonts in Contacts if you choose.
6. Fix Bluetooth reliability issues. Fifteen percent of the time my iMac can't find the Magic Keyboard or mouse.
(Bluetooth on my Intel Nuc with Windows 11 is much more reliable than my iMac.)
7. Wish Pages could create email templates for the Mac email app.
Other improvements I would like to see:
1. Sending a screen capture to Preview should not cause the open files dialog to open.
2. Need ability to set column width in Notes.
3. It would be nice to have a Bold, Italics, Highlight and Font color buttons on the Notes toolbar.
4. Fix Contacts new list issue. Contacts gives all new lists the title untitled irrespective of what name you choose.
5. It would be nice to use larger fonts in Contacts if you choose.
6. Fix Bluetooth reliability issues. Fifteen percent of the time my iMac can't find the Magic Keyboard or mouse.
(Bluetooth on my Intel Nuc with Windows 11 is much more reliable than my iMac.)
7. Wish Pages could create email templates for the Mac email app.
When "Revamped Calculator" is the *headline* you know you're scraping the bottom of the barrel
But the weird thing is, there's so much low hanging fruit to fix on the Mac. Like the insanely bad System Settings revamp and all the little bugs and glitches. I've especially noticed them lately in multiple desktops/fullscreen. Just tons of little details that don't work right
The most exciting thing Apple could do is announce they're going to fix all the bugs in different areas of the Mac. They could start with Finder
But the weird thing is, there's so much low hanging fruit to fix on the Mac. Like the insanely bad System Settings revamp and all the little bugs and glitches. I've especially noticed them lately in multiple desktops/fullscreen. Just tons of little details that don't work right
The most exciting thing Apple could do is announce they're going to fix all the bugs in different areas of the Mac. They could start with Finder
I haven't tried it on iPad yet, but beyond stoked to find the free iHP48 app for iPhone/iPad a few days ago. If you can adjust to reverse polish notation, there's a lot of very decent equation libraries, and unit conversions anyone can use including length, volume, area, time, mass, force, temperature, viscosity, angles, etc.
I wonder how many people have not put their iPhone into landscape mode when running the calculator app? 😂
Yes... It's like when you buy a pair of jeans, at some point you'll also need to buy socks, underwear, and a shirt. Or... if you buy a toothbrush, you'll also need to buy toothpaste.
It looks like when you buy a laptop you expect/demand to get free software.
In furtherance to your mission and not wanting to spend $10 for a great app (one I've been using for 20 years - about 50 cents per year), you can get a FREE lite version of pCalc, that will likely meet your needs.
Until it has RPN, it's not a calculator
Have you tried pCalc? The best RPN calculator out there.
Until it has RPN, it's not a calculator
Open Calculator app.
Under View menu option, select RPN Mode
MacRumors must be using some kind of unreleased Siri powered AI to pick pictures for their articles.
I don't see any calculator in that office/desk setup picture.
I don't see any calculator in that office/desk setup picture.