CNET Editors' review
Judy's TenKey is a three-in-one desktop calculator that has some interesting extras. It can be a standard full-function calculator, an adding machine, or a scientific calculator. A scrolling tape shows you just where you are in a running tally of calculations and automatically recalculates totals when you change something; multiple undos extricate you when you change something you shouldn't have. You can customize the look, add sound, and more.
An optional demo walks new users through the many features and settings Judy's TenKey offers. It starts by explaining how to hide the onscreen number pad, since most users enter digits directly via their keyboard. This also explains the process for customizing your calculator by displaying only those functions and features you need. The demo also configures the tape and shows how to make corrections, reuse totals, paste numbers, calculate statistics and averages, and more. The Configure menu accesses numerous additional settings, and there's a Help file for further explanation than the demo offers, though we found the demo plenty thorough. One extra that few other calculators offer is financial calculation capability via a simple dialog. Another is a zero-install option that lets you use Judy's TenKey from a flash drive or other portable device. Black and red numerals, favorite-spot memory, and other nice touches make it a pleasure to calculate with.
Judy's TenKey adds up to one of the most comprehensive aftermarket Windows desktop calculator we've seen, not to mention among the easiest to use and most affordable. We feel you can count on it.
Editor's note: This is a review of the full version of Judy's TenKey 5.02. The trial version is limited to 30 days trial only.
Publisher's Description
From Judy's Applications:
Judy's TenKey is a Windows calculator that includes nearly every feature imaginable, including a scrolling tape that automatically recalculates when you edit it, and a multi-level undo capability. You can set Judy's TenKey to behave like a standard calculator, an adding machine, or a scientific calculator. A calculator is something you use every day.
Version 5.02 includes Vista support, multi-level undo, customizable toolbar, sounds, and other improvements.
What's new in this version: Version 5.02 includes Vista support, multi-level undo, customizable toolbar, sounds, and other improvements.
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"It's the best that I have found, by far!"
Version: Judy's TenKey 5.02
Pros
TenKey is very highly configurable, including the ability to run in a completely portable mode, such as from a USB drive. It has a tape that can either be shown or hidden, as well as trigonometry funcions that may also be visible or hidden. The list of user options goes on from there, and if you don't give this beauty a try, you are really missing out on a gem of a calculator.
Cons
None that I have found in the latest version. The only thing I found with earlier versions was that they would not store the settings in the application folder. This has been corrected now to allow the app to run as either local or portable, e.g., it will store it's settings either in the registry OR in an INI file.
Summary
I have tested many Microsoft calculator replacements. This one comes out on top of the list. Try it.
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"Excellent tape calculator"
Version: Judy's TenKey 5.02
Pros
its tape is extremely easy to use
Cons
I don't have any
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"Crunch a lot of numbers? This one indispensable tool."
Version: Judy's TenKey 5.02
Pros
Totally configurable
You Can:
hide keypad
hide everything but the numbers
reopen in the same place you left it
resize it for long tapes or tiny for just the bottom line
save/reuse/print/edit tapes
Reinstall on new computers foreverCons
Twenty bucks seems like a lot for a calc app but I moved mine though countless computers since the early ninetys and only had upgrade for use on Windows 64 bit. In the long run a good deal.
Summary
I first bought Judy's TenKey in Windows 3.11 days and it's still one of the first apps I install on a new computer. Money well spent IMHO. If you use a calculator (or adding machine) a lot, then this app is much better than the calc that comes with Windows. The fact that you can get rid of the onscreen keypad and everything except the tape to save desktop space when your using it along with another app is reason enough to buy it. It can remember its position on screen when you reopen it so if you always use it while using another app then it knows it's place and shape without being told every time. You can display only the functions you want, can save/reuse/print/edit tapes. You can stretch its window for long tapes or make it small to stay out of the way and can go back and change or reuse numbers already entered on the tape. Stable, fast, low resource, very fair "move to new computer" policy. This app does everything right.
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