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eCalc offers new Windows desktop version
by Christina Clark Aug 25th 2008 at 2:00PM
Last month we told you about the new web calculator eCalc. Now you can not only use the calculator on the web, but also on yourWindows desktop. The download and install is extremely fast and simple - I had my calculator up an running in under 90 seconds. The calculator can be used by clicking numbers and functions with a mouse or using them on your keyboard. The only thing I found that threw me off was that using the equal sign on my keyboard did not work. I had to press enter instead.
The desktop version is always on top unless you minimize it and takes up a good chunk of the side of your screen. If you need a scientific calculator, pressing the scientific mode button on the desktop version takes you to the web calculator and its' scientific capabilities.
I hope this won't make me sound too old but I found it easier to use than the regular Windows calculator because of the bigger buttons. It also features a lot more functions beyond addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Brad said 2:56PM on 8-25-2008
Cant wait for the scientific version offline!
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Halo2Master said 3:16PM on 8-25-2008
Eh, I don't see what this offers over the standard Windows Calculator, especially if one uses the number pad as an input device (which is infinitely faster than clicking on the screen buttons).
Not sure if you know this, but the standard Windows Calculator can be put into scientific mode by selecting View --> Scientific.
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Gardiner Westbound said 3:22PM on 8-25-2008
Windows has an alternate version called CalcPlus. It includes standard, scientific and conversion calculators, even a currency converter. It's a free download at
http://tinyurl.com/4lxa3
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Taylor said 3:58PM on 8-25-2008
I just use google... You guys know that you can type any equation (non-algebraic) in google and it will tell you the answer, right?
In firefox, you don't even have to actually open a new tab, just go to the google searchbar at the top right, and type your formula - something like:
(5+PI)/16+2=
and the "suggestion" below the searchbar will be the answer. (you can just paste what i typed above if you want to see. make sure to include the equals sign) You'd need to actually hit enter and go through with the search if you wanted to copy that answer tho.
-Taylor
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Rick said 4:31PM on 8-25-2008
Great BASIC CALCULATOR.........tks
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Matias Korhonen said 5:28PM on 8-25-2008
SpeedCrunch is the way to go:
http://speedcrunch.org/en_US/index.html
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Transcontinental said 3:58AM on 8-26-2008
Kaspersky* don't like eCalc, me like Kaspersky*, so me not like eCalc Desktop.
eCalc Desktop uses the mio engine, and it's that engine which got Kaspersky* annoyed.
A few years ago, before using Karspersky*, I had installed mio-engined apps : the engine ain't clean, but never found out what exactly.
*Kaspersky is KIS 2009
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proee said 12:40AM on 8-26-2008
FYI - MioEngine is safe and just uses IE as a rendering engine for html and javascript. So you can think of this download as similar to a widget for say Vista or OS X.
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Tavil said 4:02PM on 8-26-2008
It's true that this does not offer anything that the Windows Calculator doesn't. But its a lot nicer to look at so ill use it. Hopefully they'll add the Scientific mode offline soon as well.
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Wolfsvein said 4:32PM on 8-26-2008
This product SUCKS I don't like it what so ever!!!
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Henry said 5:58AM on 8-27-2008
This download carries a worm. People who download this thing need to know they are also downloading a worm with the calculator.
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Christina Clark said 11:02AM on 8-27-2008
Henry - I downloaded eCalc and I've been over my computer several times now looking for a worm and I haven't found anything at all.
Thanks for the warning just in case though! Downloaders be wary.
proee said 4:39PM on 8-27-2008
Hello, I'm the author of this program and I can promise it does not contain any worms. The calculator is written in html and javascript and packaged with a tool called miofactory. For some reason only Kaspersky flags this. What program are you using to report this error? There are millions of people using widgets created with miofactory and the author of the miofactory tool is working with Kaspersky to resolve any flags it may show. Best Regards...