{"id":268,"date":"2005-08-20T08:39:38","date_gmt":"2005-08-20T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2005-11-12T20:50:46","modified_gmt":"2005-11-13T03:50:46","slug":"quick-convert-free-software-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2005\/quick-convert-free-software-review.html","title":{"rendered":"Quick Convert [free software review]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe this is number 4 in my series on great free software. &nbsp;First was the graphic viewer, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=185\">Irfanview<\/a>. &nbsp;Next came <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=194\">Dave&#8217;s Quick Search Deskbar<\/a>. &nbsp;And the last feature was <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=215\">RJT DateCalc<\/a>. <\/p>\n<table width=\"300\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/quickconvert.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Quick Convert\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;Today I&#8217;m recommending another mathematically oriented piece of software.<\/p>\n<p><b>Every once in a while, you come across it, and you just can&#8217;t figure it out.<\/b> &nbsp;You know &#8211; ounces, litres, quarts, centimetres, celsius. &nbsp;What you need is a tool that can convert all these things. &nbsp;Well, you&#8217;ve just found one.<\/p>\n<p>Quick Convert can convert just about anything. &nbsp;Just enter in the number, choose the two units of measurement, and there you are. &nbsp;You can make it positive or negative even.<\/p>\n<p>The only slightly awkward thing about Quick Convert is that you have to select the &#8220;Integer range&#8221; and &#8220;Decimal places&#8221;. &nbsp;If that sounds hopelessly complex, don&#8217;t worry. &nbsp;It just means that if you&#8217;re going to enter a number 100 or greater, you have to choose a range larger than 1 &#8230; 99. &nbsp;That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of this program really is the range of conversions you can do. &nbsp;Watch this. &nbsp;How many metres in a mile? &nbsp;<b>1609.34<\/b>.How many seconds are there in a decade? &nbsp;<b>315360000<\/b>. &nbsp;Ok, how many miles an hour is the speed of light? &nbsp;<b>670616629.40mph<\/b>. &nbsp;I have a 1 Gig flash drive &#8211; how many megabytes is that? &nbsp;<b>1,024<\/b>. &nbsp;How many UK stones in a 3.03 Tons? &nbsp;<b>432.86<\/b>. &nbsp;How many franklins are 1.1 coulombs? &nbsp;<b>3297717979.11<\/b>. &nbsp;You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Quick Convert is a steal of a deal at $0.00 (what&#8217;s that in pesos? &nbsp;Oops &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t do currency!) and only .98MB. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.tiscali.co.uk\/rwakelin\/converter\/converter.htm\">Download it right here.<\/a> &nbsp;And never let your cookbook confuse you again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe this is number 4 in my series on great free software. &nbsp;First was the graphic viewer, Irfanview. &nbsp;Next came Dave&#8217;s Quick Search Deskbar. &nbsp;And the last feature was RJT DateCalc. &nbsp;Today I&#8217;m recommending another mathematically oriented piece of software. 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