Chris Pirillo points us to a freely downloadable calculator from Microsoft that is head and shoulders beyond the default Windows calculator in terms of features. Of course, as with most downloads from Microsoft these days, this one requires Windows Genuine Advantage certification. If that makes you nervous, steer clear, but if you're looking for a new calculator application that gives you conversions including currency exchange conversions (it can even download exchange rates), give this one a try.Microsoft Calculator Plus 2
Chris Pirillo points us to a freely downloadable calculator from Microsoft that is head and shoulders beyond the default Windows calculator in terms of features. Of course, as with most downloads from Microsoft these days, this one requires Windows Genuine Advantage certification. If that makes you nervous, steer clear, but if you're looking for a new calculator application that gives you conversions including currency exchange conversions (it can even download exchange rates), give this one a try.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Skip the Genuine crap! Heres the link:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/5/045ae76d-2edb-4e6b-84af-aba399e2f2e8/CalcPlus.msi
Posted at 9:19AM on Jul 4th 2006 by Hobo Joe
3. Meh, PowerToy Calculator has conversions too, plus graphs, variables, a history, hexadecimal/binary, and more. I'll still with PowerToy Calculator, thank you very much. (Or Qalculate when I dual boot to Ubuntu.)
Posted at 2:19AM on Sep 7th 2006 by Robin Lionheart
4. Where is the U.S. dollar for the currency conversion? The premise of the tool is good, the implementation is awful - at least as far as currency conversion goes.
Posted at 12:42AM on Sep 13th 2006 by Greg Lucas








1. Is this for real???
Does Microsoft realise how long it is since Europe has used the Dutch Gilder, The Austrian Schilling, The Italian Lire...need I go on...
Wakey Wakey Microsoft!! We've been using the Euro in Europe for a long time now.
What a complete waste of effort, not to mention this thing is copyright 2004.
Thanks for nothing!
Solomalee
Posted at 12:57PM on Jun 28th 2006 by SoloMalee