Monday, August 9, 2004
PocketDiner - Free Dining Check Calculator
Posted by Janak Parekh in "SOFTWARE" @ 08:00 AM
"Ever notice the guy that orders the $25 steak at group lunches? Do you feel screwed when they split the bill and you both end up paying $20 even though you only had coffee? Relax. It's not that they're evil greedy bastards out to get a free lunch. Much like you, they're LAZY. If five people eat, the easiest way to figure out who pays what is to double the tax for tip, and then divide by five. PocketDiner eliminates the hassle. This is not some ordinary tip calculator that multiplies your total by 15%. PocketDiner calculates to the cent what each person owes. You pay for exactly what you eat, simple as that."
I'm definitely going to have to try this out. One of the double-edged swords of working in New York is the fantastic selection of restaurants; there's probably a dozen decent places within a few blocks of my office. However, this always means we puzzle over the check. Don't even get me started over birthday dinners! I'm glad someone else had the time to write a solution up. 8) Note that it's written in eVB, so WM2003 users will have to install the eVB runtime (a link is provided on the linked page, along with the download). Of course, if you go out to dinner with truly evil bastards, then even this is not going to help.
I'm definitely going to have to try this out. One of the double-edged swords of working in New York is the fantastic selection of restaurants; there's probably a dozen decent places within a few blocks of my office. However, this always means we puzzle over the check. Don't even get me started over birthday dinners! I'm glad someone else had the time to write a solution up. 8) Note that it's written in eVB, so WM2003 users will have to install the eVB runtime (a link is provided on the linked page, along with the download). Of course, if you go out to dinner with truly evil bastards, then even this is not going to help.
