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Plot Functions Easily With Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 App Function Plotter

If you’ve got some math functions that need plotting, you can do it pretty easily with Function Plotter, available as both a Windows 8 app and Windows Phone 8 app.

Besides looking great, the app also gives you useful at-a-glance information automatically, such as maximum and minimum points, derivatives, antiderivatives, intersection points with a second function, integrals, and more. For those taking math courses or just needing to do some basic function plotting, Function Plotter makes it both easy and visually appealing.

Do beware, however, that there seems to be a range limit on the X and Y axis that can be displayed in the graph. I couldn’t seem to get the X-axis range to go past [-40,40], while the Y-aixs was able to go a little further to [-49.06,49.06]. I do wish the range options were more customizable, as currently you can only pick from a set list of symmetric ranges, so you can’t just view the positive X and Y quadrant, for example.

I would recommend using Function Plotter for quick plotting of functions with a beautiful interface.

Scare Your Co-Workers with iPhone Air Raid Siren Ringtone

The other day, I was minding my own business when I heard what seemed to be a miniature fire alarm. I thought something was odd and went to check it out since the noise was softer than I thought it should be. I couldn’t find what it was, but shortly after it started, a co-worker came rushing out of his office saying it’s a fire alarm. We start leaving the area, but as we got further, it was obvious that the sound was only from that one area. Another co-worker went to investigate and determined it was coming from an unattended iPhone sitting on the desk.

It appears the sound that caused the commotion was the Air Raid Siren ringtone. Along with that, there are also several hundred other siren ringtones. I don’t know why it kept going off without ceasing; maybe it was an alarm or something. It certainly gave us a fright though. With the above links, you can now frighten your friends too!