From bobrankin@MHV.NET Wed Nov 12 13:52:51 1997 Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:40:42 -0500 From: Bob Rankin Reply-To: TOURBUS-Request@LISTSERV.AOL.COM To: TOURBUS@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: TOURBUS - 11 Nov 1997 - Converters and Calculators _________ ____________ ________ __________ _____________ ___ _ / | / | | / | \ | SNAG THIS FIVE - STAR DOWNLOAD! / | \ |__________|__________/__________|__________|___________/ | \ / /______|----\ | Get the most powerful Windows screen capture tool. |//////| | | SnagIt delivers one-step capture of scrolling web |//////| | | pages, animation, capture to AVI files & much more. |//////| | | |//////| | | ***** DOWNLOAD NOW! http://www.techsmith.com ***** |//////| | \________________________________________________________|______|____| / \ / \ / \ \___/ \___/ T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s \___/ TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPIC: Converters and Calculators TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP: http://www.megaconverter.com If you've ever wondered how many whatzits are in a thingamajig, MegaConverter.com is a website with answers! We'll be touring this nifty site today, but first please check out SNAGIT (see above) and the good stuff at Twin Peaks. Our faithful sponsors keep the Bus rolling, so pop in and say thanks. +------------------------[ TASTEBUD ALERT!! ]-----------------------+ Holidays stressing you out - need help shopping? Shop online at Twin Peaks Gourmet Trading Post. Pumpkin FudgeSwirl Cheesecake - Papaya Pumpkin Habanero Hot Sauce!! Prizes to be won Maybe by you! - Be the "hostess with the mostess" - Make holiday shopping a delight Gourmet delights - Gift certificates - Corp. gifts - Sampler packs +---- CLICK HERE: ------ -----------------------+ MegaConverter.com is a very cool collection of converters and calculators covering weights, measures and units. You can convert miles to kilometers, gallons to liters, find out how many seconds old you are, how many quarts in a chaldron, and what the heck a nebuchadnezzar is. For just about anything you can think of, megaConverter can show you its equivalent. Here's a list of the conversions you can try: Angles, Area, Astro Distance, Density, Energy, Finance-Interest, Force, Foreign Length, Heat Index, Kitchen Measures, Length, Mass & Weight, Metric Prefixes, Nails(hardware), Payment Predictor, Power, Pressure, RGB to Hex, Shot Count, Speed, Temperature, Time, Typography, Volume, Wind Chill, Wine & Spirits, Wire Density, Wire Resistance, and Zillions. You'll find that megaConverter is a great source for conversions as well as being just plain fun and educational. Call up the megaConverter page at one of these addresses (upper/lower case is important here): http://www.megaconverter.com/Cv_start.htm (For Netscape) http://www.megaconverter.com/Ie_start.htm (Internet Explorer/AOL) Note: If your browser is not Javascript capable, you will not be able to use this site. You can try out the converters in two ways. The first (and coolest) way to get started is to use the cute little gizmo they call the Amazing Selector Dial (for Netscape Navigator 3.0+ users only). It's a spinning dial where you move your mouse cursor around the dial (without clicking) as if you were actually turning a control knob. Through the magic of JavaScript, the dial spins and displays the names of the various converters. Once you find the converter you want, go ahead and click. If you're using AOL or Internet Explorer, try the Selector List. Scroll through the list of converters, click on your choice, then click the "GO" button. Whether you use the Selector Dial or the Selector List, a small window will pop up showing the converter or calculator you've selected. For example, if you select "Astro Distance", you could find out that one light year is just a scant 9,460,753,090,819 kilometers, or if you prefer .3066 parsecs. All together now, in the key of C... "It's a small universe after all. It's a small, small universe." YES, BUT HOW MANY QUARKS IN AN OREO COOKIE? I knew you'd ask that question. Fortunately, there is a way to request new megaConverters if you don't find one that suits your needs. Just click on the "Got Any MegaIdeas" button and fill in the form to submit your idea or suggestion. With a little luck, you'll have that Quark-to-Cookie conversion utility in a few days. THE MEGACALCULATOR Now this is even cooler. Another feature of this site is a totally web-based scientific calculator offering most any calculator function you can imagine. You can add, subtract, multiply, divide, take square roots, do powers, logarithms, sin, cosine, tangent, statistical functions and more. And soon, the MegaCalculator will have hex to decimal conversions, hyperbolic functions, and even programmability! You can access the calculator by clicking on a button at the bottom of the megaConverter site, or go directly to: http://www.megaCalculator.com/calc/calcstrt.htm THE MEGARESOURCE There's one more the piece of this site with some stuff you may find interesting. The Mega Joke Reader is a a database with over 200 jokes on line. They're broken down into 10 categories so you can find jokes that fit your mood and/or preference. According to the megaProprietors, they plan to have one of the largest collections of jokes on the Web. As of today, the categories available are: Arts & Entertainment, Battle of the Sexes, Computer & Technical, Darwin & Wierd News, General, Holiday, Religion & Politics, Sports, Tacky, Top Ten Lists, and Work & Career. You can access the Joke Reader by clicking on the megaResource button at the bottom of the megaConverter site, or go directly to: http://www.megaconverter.com/_Resource/Rs_home.htm *-------------[ CONVERT TO LINUX, CALCULATE SAVINGS ]---------------* Run UNIX on your home PC, and keep your Win95 setup too! The NO B.S. GUIDE TO LINUX tells all. FREE CD-ROM with book has Linux Pro (UNIX for PC's) and tons of cool freeware. 350 pages - no geekspeak or technobabble. Read Sample Chapters, Order Online and Save $5 today! *------------------- --------------------* The creators of this site have exploited the power of JavaScript in some innovative ways. If you're a web geek, sneak a peak at the HTML code and you'll learn a lot. Enjoy, and see you next time! --Bob =====================[ Tourbus Rider Information ]=================== The Internet Tourbus - U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1094-2238 Copyright 1995-97, Rankin & Crispen - All rights reserved Archives on the Web at http://www.TOURBUS.com Join: Send SUBSCRIBE TOURBUS Your Name to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Leave: Send SIGNOFF TOURBUS to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM PROMOTE your business on the Internet Tourbus. Reach over 80,000 people in a Net-friendly way. Our sponsors say "It works!" Make it work for you - contact BobRankin@MHV.net for details. =====================================================================