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I use Microsoft Word (2004, although later version should still work) and I end up writing a lot of equations. Without this tutorial, most people would try and form an equation using spaces, the sub-script functions as well as inserting symbols. The problem with this is that it is slow, cumbersome, as well inaccurate. You will generally face a lot of problems. There is a solution to this problem. Use the Equation Editor, it is simple to use and the results are amazing quite frankly.

Lets face it. Mac OS X calculator app isn’t the best in the world. It has some neat features, but for serious mathematician and programmers you could do with something a bit more powerful and complex. This is where Magic Number Machine comes in. Its a free piece of software (with source code) than has some really neat tricks up its sleeve to help you work out any of your calculations.

Having started to mess about in automator, I wanted to mess about more in Apple Script. This little trick will hopefully teach you how to generate a random number and display it in a message box.