I believe this is number 4 in my series on great free software.  First was the graphic viewer, Irfanview.  Next came Dave’s Quick Search Deskbar.  And the last feature was RJT DateCalc.

 Today I’m recommending another mathematically oriented piece of software.

Every once in a while, you come across it, and you just can’t figure it out.  You know - ounces, litres, quarts, centimetres, celsius.  What you need is a tool that can convert all these things.  Well, you’ve just found one.

Quick Convert can convert just about anything.  Just enter in the number, choose the two units of measurement, and there you are.  You can make it positive or negative even.

The only slightly awkward thing about Quick Convert is that you have to select the “Integer range” and “Decimal places”.  If that sounds hopelessly complex, don’t worry.  It just means that if you’re going to enter a number 100 or greater, you have to choose a range larger than 1 … 99.  That’s all.

The beauty of this program really is the range of conversions you can do.  Watch this.  How many metres in a mile?  1609.34.How many seconds are there in a decade?  315360000.  Ok, how many miles an hour is the speed of light?  670616629.40mph.  I have a 1 Gig flash drive - how many megabytes is that?  1,024.  How many UK stones in a 3.03 Tons?  432.86.  How many franklins are 1.1 coulombs?  3297717979.11.  You get the idea.

Quick Convert is a steal of a deal at $0.00 (what’s that in pesos?  Oops - it doesn’t do currency!) and only .98MB.  Download it right here.  And never let your cookbook confuse you again.

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