Today I read about Wolfram|Alpha on a blog (Geeks Are Sexy). I didn't think I was going to be very impressed by it, but then I watched the screencast:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html
This site looks like a search engine, but it's really more akin to an internet-enabled graphing calculator. They've farmed the internet for data, and built a tool to present make it extremely quick to access, view and compute using their database.
Take a look, and see what you think. Watch the screencast first, just to get an idea of what you can do, then play around on your own.
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ReplyDeleteWOW, what an amazing tool! I can definitely see using this for some of my work functions and personal needs (calorie counting). Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThey still have a ways to go, but I think it has potential to be very good. Time, and only time, will tell.
ReplyDeleteI was awaiting its release. Would have been helpful to have it for college. I agree ... "time will tell"
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