Jan 20, 2007

I Want a Real Looking Calculator

I am really not one to complain, but in this posting I am going to do just that.

I do not like the calculator application that comes with the BlackJack. When I look at the"About" screen is says MITs Calculator Version 1.1. This tells me that it is a Samsung supplied application - I guess there is no Microsoft calculator that is part of Windows Mobile 5.

Let me tell you why I don't like the supplied calculator. You will think it is petty, but I say "so what, that is just how I feel". I don't like the calculator because it does not look like a calculator. It works fine (even though it does not handle more than some back function: +,-,/,*,%,SqrRoot, and Power) but it looks like a calculator display screen only - I want to see the buttons.

I want a free calculator that looks like the one that comes with regular Windows. Omega One has a calculator called 1-Calc, and I like the look of it - it looks like what I think a software calculator should look like. In fact, Microsoft is even distributing a FREE 1-Calc Lite version here on their website. The problem with this lite version is that it does not work on my BlackJack (I did not check the demo of the full version). When I installed it, it took a looooong time to load - the on screen keyboard took forever to stop scrolling across my screen. When the keyboard stopped scrolling, I could not use any keys; I was unable to calculate anything. I have done some searching on the web, and other BlackJack users are reporting this issue as well.

Anyway, I want a free calculator that looks like a calculator and that will run on my BlackJack. If anyone knows of one, please let me know.

That should be about it for my complaining - it's late Saturday night and no one is probably reading a "techie" blog anyway. Happier, and more useful, posting will follow (not tonight though).